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diff --git a/compiler/semexprs.nim b/compiler/semexprs.nim
index 9d7c493a7..2885142a7 100644
--- a/compiler/semexprs.nim
+++ b/compiler/semexprs.nim
@@ -10,12 +10,15 @@
 # this module does the semantic checking for expressions
 # included from sem.nim
 
+when defined(nimCompilerStacktraceHints):
+  import std/stackframes
+
 const
   errExprXHasNoType = "expression '$1' has no type (or is ambiguous)"
   errXExpectsTypeOrValue = "'$1' expects a type or value"
   errVarForOutParamNeededX = "for a 'var' type a variable needs to be passed; but '$1' is immutable"
   errXStackEscape = "address of '$1' may not escape its stack frame"
-  errExprHasNoAddress = "expression has no address; maybe use 'unsafeAddr'"
+  errExprHasNoAddress = "expression has no address"
   errCannotInterpretNodeX = "cannot evaluate '$1'"
   errNamedExprExpected = "named expression expected"
   errNamedExprNotAllowed = "named expression not allowed here"
@@ -23,30 +26,34 @@ const
   errUndeclaredFieldX = "undeclared field: '$1'"
 
 proc semTemplateExpr(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym,
-                     flags: TExprFlags = {}): PNode =
-  markUsed(c.config, n.info, s, c.graph.usageSym)
-  styleCheckUse(n.info, s)
-  pushInfoContext(c.config, n.info)
-  result = evalTemplate(n, s, getCurrOwner(c), c.config, efFromHlo in flags)
-  if efNoSemCheck notin flags: result = semAfterMacroCall(c, n, result, s, flags)
+                     flags: TExprFlags = {}; expectedType: PType = nil): PNode =
+  rememberExpansion(c, n.info, s)
+  let info = getCallLineInfo(n)
+  markUsed(c, info, s)
+  onUse(info, s)
+  # Note: This is n.info on purpose. It prevents template from creating an info
+  # context when called from an another template
+  pushInfoContext(c.config, n.info, s.detailedInfo)
+  result = evalTemplate(n, s, getCurrOwner(c), c.config, c.cache,
+                        c.templInstCounter, c.idgen, efFromHlo in flags)
+  if efNoSemCheck notin flags:
+    result = semAfterMacroCall(c, n, result, s, flags, expectedType)
   popInfoContext(c.config)
 
   # XXX: A more elaborate line info rewrite might be needed
-  result.info = n.info
+  result.info = info
 
 proc semFieldAccess(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags = {}): PNode
 
+template rejectEmptyNode(n: PNode) =
+  # No matter what a nkEmpty node is not what we want here
+  if n.kind == nkEmpty: illFormedAst(n, c.config)
+
 proc semOperand(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags = {}): PNode =
+  rejectEmptyNode(n)
   # same as 'semExprWithType' but doesn't check for proc vars
-  result = semExpr(c, n, flags + {efOperand})
-  #if result.kind == nkEmpty and result.typ.isNil:
-    # do not produce another redundant error message:
-    #raiseRecoverableError("")
-  #  result = errorNode(c, n)
+  result = semExpr(c, n, flags + {efOperand, efAllowSymChoice})
   if result.typ != nil:
-    # XXX tyGenericInst here?
-    if result.typ.kind == tyProc and tfUnresolved in result.typ.flags:
-      localError(c.config, n.info, errProcHasNoConcreteType % n.renderTree)
     if result.typ.kind in {tyVar, tyLent}: result = newDeref(result)
   elif {efWantStmt, efAllowStmt} * flags != {}:
     result.typ = newTypeS(tyVoid, c)
@@ -55,24 +62,51 @@ proc semOperand(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags = {}): PNode =
                renderTree(result, {renderNoComments}))
     result.typ = errorType(c)
 
-proc semExprWithType(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags = {}): PNode =
-  result = semExpr(c, n, flags+{efWantValue})
-  if result.isNil or result.kind == nkEmpty:
+proc semExprCheck(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags, expectedType: PType = nil): PNode =
+  rejectEmptyNode(n)
+  result = semExpr(c, n, flags+{efWantValue}, expectedType)
+
+  let
+    isEmpty = result.kind == nkEmpty
+    isTypeError = result.typ != nil and result.typ.kind == tyError
+
+  if isEmpty or isTypeError:
+    # bug #12741, redundant error messages are the lesser evil here:
+    localError(c.config, n.info, errExprXHasNoType %
+                renderTree(result, {renderNoComments}))
+
+  if isEmpty:
     # do not produce another redundant error message:
-    #raiseRecoverableError("")
     result = errorNode(c, n)
-  if result.typ == nil or result.typ == c.enforceVoidContext:
+
+proc semExprWithType(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags = {}, expectedType: PType = nil): PNode =
+  result = semExprCheck(c, n, flags-{efTypeAllowed}, expectedType)
+  if result.typ == nil and efInTypeof in flags:
+    result.typ = c.voidType
+  elif result.typ == nil or result.typ == c.enforceVoidContext:
     localError(c.config, n.info, errExprXHasNoType %
                 renderTree(result, {renderNoComments}))
     result.typ = errorType(c)
+  elif result.typ.kind == tyError:
+    # associates the type error to the current owner
+    result.typ = errorType(c)
+  elif efTypeAllowed in flags and result.typ.kind == tyProc and
+      hasUnresolvedParams(result, {}):
+    # mirrored with semOperand but only on efTypeAllowed
+    let owner = result.typ.owner
+    let err =
+      # consistent error message with evaltempl/semMacroExpr
+      if owner != nil and owner.kind in {skTemplate, skMacro}:
+        errMissingGenericParamsForTemplate % n.renderTree
+      else:
+        errProcHasNoConcreteType % n.renderTree
+    localError(c.config, n.info, err)
+    result.typ = errorType(c)
   else:
     if result.typ.kind in {tyVar, tyLent}: result = newDeref(result)
 
 proc semExprNoDeref(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags = {}): PNode =
-  result = semExpr(c, n, flags)
-  if result.kind == nkEmpty:
-    # do not produce another redundant error message:
-    result = errorNode(c, n)
+  result = semExprCheck(c, n, flags)
   if result.typ == nil:
     localError(c.config, n.info, errExprXHasNoType %
                renderTree(result, {renderNoComments}))
@@ -81,8 +115,114 @@ proc semExprNoDeref(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags = {}): PNode =
 proc semSymGenericInstantiation(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym): PNode =
   result = symChoice(c, n, s, scClosed)
 
+proc semSym(c: PContext, n: PNode, sym: PSym, flags: TExprFlags): PNode
+
+proc isSymChoice(n: PNode): bool {.inline.} =
+  result = n.kind in nkSymChoices
+
+proc resolveSymChoice(c: PContext, n: var PNode, flags: TExprFlags = {}, expectedType: PType = nil) =
+  ## Attempts to resolve a symchoice `n`, `n` remains a symchoice if
+  ## it cannot be resolved (this is the case even when `n.len == 1`).
+  if expectedType != nil:
+    # resolve from type inference, see paramTypesMatch
+    n = fitNode(c, expectedType, n, n.info)
+  if isSymChoice(n) and efAllowSymChoice notin flags:
+    # some contexts might want sym choices preserved for later disambiguation
+    # in general though they are ambiguous
+    let first = n[0].sym
+    var foundSym: PSym = nil
+    if first.kind == skEnumField and
+        not isAmbiguous(c, first.name, {skEnumField}, foundSym) and
+        foundSym == first:
+      # choose the first resolved enum field, i.e. the latest in scope
+      # to mirror behavior before overloadable enums
+      n = n[0]
+
+proc semOpenSym(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags, expectedType: PType,
+                warnDisabled = false): PNode =
+  ## sem the child of an `nkOpenSym` node, that is, captured symbols that can be
+  ## replaced by newly injected symbols in generics. `s` must be the captured
+  ## symbol if the original node is an `nkSym` node; and `nil` if it is an
+  ## `nkOpenSymChoice`, in which case only non-overloadable injected symbols
+  ## will be considered.
+  let isSym = n.kind == nkSym
+  let ident = n.getPIdent
+  assert ident != nil
+  let id = newIdentNode(ident, n.info)
+  c.isAmbiguous = false
+  let s2 = qualifiedLookUp(c, id, {})
+  # for `nkSym`, the first found symbol being different and unambiguous is
+  # enough to replace the original
+  # for `nkOpenSymChoice`, the first found symbol must be non-overloadable,
+  # since otherwise we have to use regular `nkOpenSymChoice` functionality
+  # but of the overloadable sym kinds, semExpr does not handle skModule, skMacro, skTemplate
+  # as overloaded in the case where `nkIdent` finds them first
+  if s2 != nil and not c.isAmbiguous and
+      ((isSym and s2 != n.sym) or
+        (not isSym and s2.kind notin OverloadableSyms-{skModule, skMacro, skTemplate})):
+    # only consider symbols defined under current proc:
+    var o = s2.owner
+    while o != nil:
+      if o == c.p.owner:
+        if not warnDisabled:
+          result = semExpr(c, id, flags, expectedType)
+          return
+        else:
+          var msg =
+            "a new symbol '" & ident.s & "' has been injected during " &
+            # msgContext should show what is being instantiated:
+            "template or generic instantiation, however "
+          if isSym:
+            msg.add(
+              getSymRepr(c.config, n.sym) & " captured at " &
+              "the proc declaration will be used instead; " &
+              "either enable --experimental:openSym to use the injected symbol, " &
+              "or `bind` this captured symbol explicitly")
+          else:
+            msg.add(
+              "overloads of " & ident.s & " will be used instead; " &
+              "either enable --experimental:openSym to use the injected symbol, " &
+              "or `bind` this symbol explicitly")
+          message(c.config, n.info, warnIgnoredSymbolInjection, msg)
+          break
+      o = o.owner
+  # nothing found
+  n.flags.excl nfDisabledOpenSym
+  if not warnDisabled and isSym:
+    result = semExpr(c, n, flags, expectedType)
+  else:
+    result = nil
+    if not isSym:
+      # set symchoice node type back to None
+      n.typ = newTypeS(tyNone, c)
+
+proc semSymChoice(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags = {}, expectedType: PType = nil): PNode =
+  if n.kind == nkOpenSymChoice:
+    result = semOpenSym(c, n, flags, expectedType,
+      warnDisabled = nfDisabledOpenSym in n.flags and
+        genericsOpenSym notin c.features)
+    if result != nil:
+      return
+  result = n
+  resolveSymChoice(c, result, flags, expectedType)
+  if isSymChoice(result) and result.len == 1:
+    # resolveSymChoice can leave 1 sym
+    result = result[0]
+  if isSymChoice(result) and efAllowSymChoice notin flags:
+    var err = "ambiguous identifier: '" & result[0].sym.name.s &
+      "' -- use one of the following:\n"
+    for child in n:
+      let candidate = child.sym
+      err.add "  " & candidate.owner.name.s & "." & candidate.name.s
+      err.add ": " & typeToString(candidate.typ) & "\n"
+    localError(c.config, n.info, err)
+    n.typ = errorType(c)
+    result = n
+  if result.kind == nkSym:
+    result = semSym(c, result, result.sym, flags)
+
 proc inlineConst(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym): PNode {.inline.} =
-  result = copyTree(s.ast)
+  result = copyTree(s.astdef)
   if result.isNil:
     localError(c.config, n.info, "constant of type '" & typeToString(s.typ) & "' has no value")
     result = newSymNode(s)
@@ -94,7 +234,8 @@ type
   TConvStatus = enum
     convOK,
     convNotNeedeed,
-    convNotLegal
+    convNotLegal,
+    convNotInRange
 
 proc checkConversionBetweenObjects(castDest, src: PType; pointers: int): TConvStatus =
   let diff = inheritanceDiff(castDest, src)
@@ -106,44 +247,79 @@ proc checkConversionBetweenObjects(castDest, src: PType; pointers: int): TConvSt
 const
   IntegralTypes = {tyBool, tyEnum, tyChar, tyInt..tyUInt64}
 
-proc checkConvertible(c: PContext, castDest, src: PType): TConvStatus =
+proc checkConvertible(c: PContext, targetTyp: PType, src: PNode): TConvStatus =
+  let srcTyp = src.typ.skipTypes({tyStatic})
   result = convOK
-  if sameType(castDest, src) and castDest.sym == src.sym:
+  if sameType(targetTyp, srcTyp) and targetTyp.sym == srcTyp.sym:
     # don't annoy conversions that may be needed on another processor:
-    if castDest.kind notin IntegralTypes+{tyRange}:
+    if targetTyp.kind notin IntegralTypes+{tyRange}:
       result = convNotNeedeed
     return
-  var d = skipTypes(castDest, abstractVar)
-  var s = src
+  var d = skipTypes(targetTyp, abstractVar)
+  var s = srcTyp
   if s.kind in tyUserTypeClasses and s.isResolvedUserTypeClass:
-    s = s.lastSon
-  s = skipTypes(s, abstractVar-{tyTypeDesc})
+    s = s.last
+  s = skipTypes(s, abstractVar-{tyTypeDesc, tyOwned})
+  if s.kind == tyOwned and d.kind != tyOwned:
+    s = s.skipModifier
   var pointers = 0
-  while (d != nil) and (d.kind in {tyPtr, tyRef}) and (d.kind == s.kind):
-    d = d.lastSon
-    s = s.lastSon
+  while (d != nil) and (d.kind in {tyPtr, tyRef, tyOwned}):
+    if s.kind == tyOwned and d.kind != tyOwned:
+      s = s.skipModifier
+    elif d.kind != s.kind:
+      break
+    else:
+      d = d.elementType
+      s = s.elementType
     inc pointers
+
+  let targetBaseTyp = skipTypes(targetTyp, abstractVarRange)
+  let srcBaseTyp = skipTypes(srcTyp, abstractVarRange-{tyTypeDesc})
+
   if d == nil:
     result = convNotLegal
-  elif d.kind == tyObject and s.kind == tyObject:
-    result = checkConversionBetweenObjects(d, s, pointers)
-  elif (skipTypes(castDest, abstractVarRange).kind in IntegralTypes) and
-      (skipTypes(src, abstractVarRange-{tyTypeDesc}).kind in IntegralTypes):
-    # accept conversion between integral types
-    discard
+  elif d.skipTypes(abstractInst).kind == tyObject and s.skipTypes(abstractInst).kind == tyObject:
+    result = checkConversionBetweenObjects(d.skipTypes(abstractInst), s.skipTypes(abstractInst), pointers)
+  elif (targetBaseTyp.kind in IntegralTypes) and
+      (srcBaseTyp.kind in IntegralTypes):
+    if targetTyp.kind == tyEnum and srcBaseTyp.kind == tyEnum and
+        not sameType(targetTyp, srcBaseTyp):
+      message(c.config, src.info, warnSuspiciousEnumConv, "suspicious code: enum to enum conversion")
+    # `elif` would be incorrect here
+    if targetTyp.kind == tyBool:
+      discard "convOk"
+    elif targetTyp.isOrdinalType:
+      if src.kind in nkCharLit..nkUInt64Lit and
+          src.getInt notin firstOrd(c.config, targetTyp)..lastOrd(c.config, targetTyp) and
+          targetTyp.kind notin {tyUInt..tyUInt64}:
+        result = convNotInRange
+      elif src.kind in nkFloatLit..nkFloat64Lit and
+          (classify(src.floatVal) in {fcNan, fcNegInf, fcInf} or
+            src.floatVal.int64 notin firstOrd(c.config, targetTyp)..lastOrd(c.config, targetTyp)):
+        result = convNotInRange
+    elif targetBaseTyp.kind in tyFloat..tyFloat64:
+      if src.kind in nkFloatLit..nkFloat64Lit and
+          not floatRangeCheck(src.floatVal, targetTyp):
+        result = convNotInRange
+      elif src.kind in nkCharLit..nkUInt64Lit and
+          not floatRangeCheck(src.intVal.float, targetTyp):
+        result = convNotInRange
   else:
     # we use d, s here to speed up that operation a bit:
+    if d.kind == tyFromExpr:
+      result = convNotLegal
+      return
     case cmpTypes(c, d, s)
     of isNone, isGeneric:
-      if not compareTypes(castDest, src, dcEqIgnoreDistinct):
+      if not compareTypes(targetTyp.skipTypes(abstractVar), srcTyp.skipTypes({tyOwned}), dcEqIgnoreDistinct):
         result = convNotLegal
     else:
       discard
 
-proc isCastable(conf: ConfigRef; dst, src: PType): bool =
+proc isCastable(c: PContext; dst, src: PType, info: TLineInfo): bool =
   ## Checks whether the source type can be cast to the destination type.
   ## Casting is very unrestrictive; casts are allowed as long as
-  ## castDest.size >= src.size, and typeAllowed(dst, skParam)
+  ## dst.size >= src.size, and typeAllowed(dst, skParam)
   #const
   #  castableTypeKinds = {tyInt, tyPtr, tyRef, tyCstring, tyString,
   #                       tySequence, tyPointer, tyNil, tyOpenArray,
@@ -153,27 +329,38 @@ proc isCastable(conf: ConfigRef; dst, src: PType): bool =
     return false
   if skipTypes(src, abstractInst-{tyTypeDesc}).kind == tyTypeDesc:
     return false
+  if skipTypes(dst, abstractInst).kind == tyBuiltInTypeClass:
+    return false
+  let conf = c.config
+  if conf.selectedGC in {gcArc, gcOrc, gcAtomicArc}:
+    let d = skipTypes(dst, abstractInst)
+    let s = skipTypes(src, abstractInst)
+    if d.kind == tyRef and s.kind == tyRef and s[0].isFinal != d[0].isFinal:
+      return false
+    elif d.kind in IntegralTypes and s.kind in {tyString, tySequence}:
+      return false
 
   var dstSize, srcSize: BiggestInt
   dstSize = computeSize(conf, dst)
   srcSize = computeSize(conf, src)
+  if dstSize == -3 or srcSize == -3: # szUnknownSize
+    # The Nim compiler can't detect if it's legal or not.
+    # Just assume the programmer knows what he is doing.
+    return true
   if dstSize < 0:
-    result = false
+    return false
   elif srcSize < 0:
-    result = false
-  elif typeAllowed(dst, skParam) != nil:
-    result = false
+    return false
+  elif typeAllowed(dst, skParam, c, {taIsCastable}) != nil:
+    return false
   elif dst.kind == tyProc and dst.callConv == ccClosure:
-    result = src.kind == tyProc and src.callConv == ccClosure
+    return src.kind == tyProc and src.callConv == ccClosure
   else:
     result = (dstSize >= srcSize) or
         (skipTypes(dst, abstractInst).kind in IntegralTypes) or
         (skipTypes(src, abstractInst-{tyTypeDesc}).kind in IntegralTypes)
   if result and src.kind == tyNil:
-    result = dst.size <= conf.target.ptrSize
-
-proc isSymChoice(n: PNode): bool {.inline.} =
-  result = n.kind in nkSymChoices
+    return dst.size <= conf.target.ptrSize
 
 proc maybeLiftType(t: var PType, c: PContext, info: TLineInfo) =
   # XXX: liftParamType started to perform addDecl
@@ -185,101 +372,145 @@ proc maybeLiftType(t: var PType, c: PContext, info: TLineInfo) =
   closeScope(c)
   if lifted != nil: t = lifted
 
-proc semConv(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
-  if sonsLen(n) != 2:
+proc isOwnedSym(c: PContext; n: PNode): bool =
+  let s = qualifiedLookUp(c, n, {})
+  result = s != nil and sfSystemModule in s.owner.flags and s.name.s == "owned"
+
+proc semConv(c: PContext, n: PNode; flags: TExprFlags = {}, expectedType: PType = nil): PNode =
+  if n.len != 2:
     localError(c.config, n.info, "a type conversion takes exactly one argument")
     return n
 
   result = newNodeI(nkConv, n.info)
-  var targetType = semTypeNode(c, n.sons[0], nil).skipTypes({tyTypeDesc})
+
+  var targetType = semTypeNode(c, n[0], nil)
+  case targetType.skipTypes({tyDistinct}).kind
+  of tyTypeDesc:
+    internalAssert c.config, targetType.len > 0
+    if targetType.base.kind == tyNone:
+      return semTypeOf(c, n)
+    else:
+      targetType = targetType.base
+  of tyStatic:
+    var evaluated = semStaticExpr(c, n[1], expectedType)
+    if evaluated.kind == nkType or evaluated.typ.kind == tyTypeDesc:
+      result = n
+      result.typ = c.makeTypeDesc semStaticType(c, evaluated, nil)
+      return
+    elif targetType.base.kind == tyNone:
+      return evaluated
+    else:
+      targetType = targetType.base
+  of tyAnything, tyUntyped, tyTyped:
+    localError(c.config, n.info, "illegal type conversion to '$1'" % typeToString(targetType))
+  else: discard
+
   maybeLiftType(targetType, c, n[0].info)
 
-  if targetType.kind in {tySink, tyLent}:
-    let baseType = semTypeNode(c, n.sons[1], nil).skipTypes({tyTypeDesc})
-    let t = newTypeS(targetType.kind, c)
-    t.rawAddSonNoPropagationOfTypeFlags baseType
+  if targetType.kind in {tySink, tyLent} or isOwnedSym(c, n[0]):
+    let baseType = semTypeNode(c, n[1], nil).skipTypes({tyTypeDesc})
+    let t = newTypeS(targetType.kind, c, baseType)
+    if targetType.kind == tyOwned:
+      t.flags.incl tfHasOwned
     result = newNodeI(nkType, n.info)
     result.typ = makeTypeDesc(c, t)
     return
 
-  result.addSon copyTree(n.sons[0])
+  result.add copyTree(n[0])
 
   # special case to make MyObject(x = 3) produce a nicer error message:
   if n[1].kind == nkExprEqExpr and
       targetType.skipTypes(abstractPtrs).kind == tyObject:
-    localError(c.config, n.info, "object contruction uses ':', not '='")
-  var op = semExprWithType(c, n.sons[1])
-  if targetType.isMetaType:
+    localError(c.config, n.info, "object construction uses ':', not '='")
+  var op = semExprWithType(c, n[1], flags * {efDetermineType} + {efAllowSymChoice})
+  if isSymChoice(op) and op[0].sym.kind notin routineKinds:
+    # T(foo) disambiguation syntax only allowed for routines
+    op = semSymChoice(c, op)
+  if targetType.kind != tyGenericParam and targetType.isMetaType:
     let final = inferWithMetatype(c, targetType, op, true)
-    result.addSon final
+    result.add final
     result.typ = final.typ
     return
 
   result.typ = targetType
   # XXX op is overwritten later on, this is likely added too early
   # here or needs to be overwritten too then.
-  addSon(result, op)
+  result.add op
+
+  if targetType.kind == tyGenericParam or
+      (op.typ != nil and op.typ.kind == tyFromExpr and c.inGenericContext > 0):
+    # expression is compiled early in a generic body
+    result.typ = makeTypeFromExpr(c, copyTree(result))
+    return result
 
   if not isSymChoice(op):
-    let status = checkConvertible(c, result.typ, op.typ)
+    let status = checkConvertible(c, result.typ, op)
     case status
     of convOK:
       # handle SomeProcType(SomeGenericProc)
       if op.kind == nkSym and op.sym.isGenericRoutine:
-        result.sons[1] = fitNode(c, result.typ, result.sons[1], result.info)
+        result[1] = fitNode(c, result.typ, result[1], result.info)
       elif op.kind in {nkPar, nkTupleConstr} and targetType.kind == tyTuple:
         op = fitNode(c, targetType, op, result.info)
     of convNotNeedeed:
-      message(c.config, n.info, hintConvFromXtoItselfNotNeeded, result.typ.typeToString)
+      if efNoSem2Check notin flags:
+        message(c.config, n.info, hintConvFromXtoItselfNotNeeded, result.typ.typeToString)
     of convNotLegal:
-      result = fitNode(c, result.typ, result.sons[1], result.info)
+      result = fitNode(c, result.typ, result[1], result.info)
       if result == nil:
         localError(c.config, n.info, "illegal conversion from '$1' to '$2'" %
           [op.typ.typeToString, result.typ.typeToString])
+    of convNotInRange:
+      let value =
+        if op.kind in {nkCharLit..nkUInt64Lit}: $op.getInt else: $op.getFloat
+      localError(c.config, n.info, errGenerated, value & " can't be converted to " &
+        result.typ.typeToString)
   else:
-    for i in countup(0, sonsLen(op) - 1):
-      let it = op.sons[i]
-      let status = checkConvertible(c, result.typ, it.typ)
+    for i in 0..<op.len:
+      let it = op[i]
+      let status = checkConvertible(c, result.typ, it)
       if status in {convOK, convNotNeedeed}:
-        markUsed(c.config, n.info, it.sym, c.graph.usageSym)
-        styleCheckUse(n.info, it.sym)
+        markUsed(c, n.info, it.sym)
+        onUse(n.info, it.sym)
         markIndirect(c, it.sym)
         return it
-    errorUseQualifier(c, n.info, op.sons[0].sym)
+    errorUseQualifier(c, n.info, op[0].sym)
 
 proc semCast(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   ## Semantically analyze a casting ("cast[type](param)")
   checkSonsLen(n, 2, c.config)
-  let targetType = semTypeNode(c, n.sons[0], nil)
-  let castedExpr = semExprWithType(c, n.sons[1])
+  let targetType = semTypeNode(c, n[0], nil)
+  let castedExpr = semExprWithType(c, n[1])
+  if castedExpr.kind == nkClosedSymChoice:
+    errorUseQualifier(c, n[1].info, castedExpr)
+  if targetType == nil:
+    localError(c.config, n.info, "Invalid usage of cast, cast requires a type to convert to, e.g., cast[int](0d).")
   if tfHasMeta in targetType.flags:
-    localError(c.config, n.sons[0].info, "cannot cast to a non concrete type: '$1'" % $targetType)
-  if not isCastable(c.config, targetType, castedExpr.typ):
-    let tar = $targetType
-    let alt = typeToString(targetType, preferDesc)
-    let msg = if tar != alt: tar & "=" & alt else: tar
-    localError(c.config, n.info, "expression cannot be cast to " & msg)
+    localError(c.config, n[0].info, "cannot cast to a non concrete type: '$1'" % $targetType)
+  if not isCastable(c, targetType, castedExpr.typ, n.info):
+    localError(c.config, n.info, "expression cannot be cast to '$1'" % $targetType)
   result = newNodeI(nkCast, n.info)
   result.typ = targetType
-  addSon(result, copyTree(n.sons[0]))
-  addSon(result, castedExpr)
+  result.add copyTree(n[0])
+  result.add castedExpr
 
 proc semLowHigh(c: PContext, n: PNode, m: TMagic): PNode =
   const
     opToStr: array[mLow..mHigh, string] = ["low", "high"]
-  if sonsLen(n) != 2:
+  if n.len != 2:
     localError(c.config, n.info, errXExpectsTypeOrValue % opToStr[m])
   else:
-    n.sons[1] = semExprWithType(c, n.sons[1], {efDetermineType})
-    var typ = skipTypes(n.sons[1].typ, abstractVarRange + {tyTypeDesc})
+    n[1] = semExprWithType(c, n[1], {efDetermineType})
+    var typ = skipTypes(n[1].typ, abstractVarRange + {tyTypeDesc, tyUserTypeClassInst})
     case typ.kind
-    of tySequence, tyString, tyCString, tyOpenArray, tyVarargs:
+    of tySequence, tyString, tyCstring, tyOpenArray, tyVarargs:
       n.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyInt)
     of tyArray:
-      n.typ = typ.sons[0] # indextype
-    of tyInt..tyInt64, tyChar, tyBool, tyEnum, tyUInt8, tyUInt16, tyUInt32:
-      # do not skip the range!
-      n.typ = n.sons[1].typ.skipTypes(abstractVar)
+      n.typ = typ.indexType
+      if n.typ.kind == tyRange and emptyRange(n.typ.n[0], n.typ.n[1]): #Invalid range
+        n.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyInt)
+    of tyInt..tyInt64, tyChar, tyBool, tyEnum, tyUInt..tyUInt64, tyFloat..tyFloat64:
+      n.typ = n[1].typ.skipTypes({tyTypeDesc})
     of tyGenericParam:
       # prepare this for resolving in semtypinst:
       # we must use copyTree here in order to avoid creating a cycle
@@ -289,104 +520,157 @@ proc semLowHigh(c: PContext, n: PNode, m: TMagic): PNode =
       localError(c.config, n.info, "invalid argument for: " & opToStr[m])
   result = n
 
-proc semSizeof(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
-  if sonsLen(n) != 2:
-    localError(c.config, n.info, errXExpectsTypeOrValue % "sizeof")
-  else:
-    n.sons[1] = semExprWithType(c, n.sons[1], {efDetermineType})
-    #restoreOldStyleType(n.sons[1])
-  n.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyInt)
-  result = n
+proc fixupStaticType(c: PContext, n: PNode) =
+  # This proc can be applied to evaluated expressions to assign
+  # them a static type.
+  #
+  # XXX: with implicit static, this should not be necessary,
+  # because the output type of operations such as `semConstExpr`
+  # should be a static type (as well as the type of any other
+  # expression that can be implicitly evaluated). For now, we
+  # apply this measure only in code that is enlightened to work
+  # with static types.
+  if n.typ.kind != tyStatic:
+    n.typ = newTypeS(tyStatic, c, n.typ)
+    n.typ.n = n # XXX: cycles like the one here look dangerous.
+                # Consider using `n.copyTree`
 
 proc isOpImpl(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
-  internalAssert c.config, n.sonsLen == 3 and
-    n[1].typ != nil and n[1].typ.kind == tyTypeDesc and
+  internalAssert c.config,
+    n.len == 3 and
+    n[1].typ != nil and
     n[2].kind in {nkStrLit..nkTripleStrLit, nkType}
 
-  let t1 = n[1].typ.skipTypes({tyTypeDesc})
+  var
+    res = false
+    t1 = n[1].typ
+    t2 = n[2].typ
+
+  if t1.kind == tyTypeDesc and t2.kind != tyTypeDesc:
+    t1 = t1.base
 
   if n[2].kind in {nkStrLit..nkTripleStrLit}:
     case n[2].strVal.normalize
     of "closure":
       let t = skipTypes(t1, abstractRange)
-      result = newIntNode(nkIntLit, ord(t.kind == tyProc and
-                                        t.callConv == ccClosure and
-                                        tfIterator notin t.flags))
+      res = t.kind == tyProc and
+            t.callConv == ccClosure
+    of "iterator":
+      # holdover from when `is iterator` didn't work
+      let t = skipTypes(t1, abstractRange)
+      res = t.kind == tyProc and
+            t.callConv == ccClosure and
+            tfIterator in t.flags
     else:
-      result = newIntNode(nkIntLit, 0)
+      res = false
   else:
-    var rhsOrigType = n[2].typ
-    var t2 = rhsOrigType.skipTypes({tyTypeDesc})
-    maybeLiftType(t2, c, n.info)
-    var m: TCandidate
-    initCandidate(c, m, t2)
+    if t1.skipTypes({tyGenericInst, tyAlias, tySink, tyDistinct}).kind != tyGenericBody:
+      maybeLiftType(t2, c, n.info)
+    else:
+      #[
+      for this case:
+      type Foo = object[T]
+      Foo is Foo
+      ]#
+      discard
+    var m = newCandidate(c, t2)
     if efExplain in flags:
       m.diagnostics = @[]
       m.diagnosticsEnabled = true
-    let match = typeRel(m, t2, t1) >= isSubtype # isNone
-    result = newIntNode(nkIntLit, ord(match))
+    res = typeRel(m, t2, t1) >= isSubtype # isNone
+    # `res = sameType(t1, t2)` would be wrong, e.g. for `int is (int|float)`
 
+  result = newIntNode(nkIntLit, ord(res))
   result.typ = n.typ
 
 proc semIs(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
-  if sonsLen(n) != 3:
+  if n.len != 3 or n[2].kind == nkEmpty:
     localError(c.config, n.info, "'is' operator takes 2 arguments")
+    return errorNode(c, n)
 
+  let boolType = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyBool)
   result = n
-  n.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyBool)
+  n.typ = boolType
+  var liftLhs = true
 
-  n.sons[1] = semExprWithType(c, n[1], {efDetermineType, efWantIterator})
+  n[1] = semExprWithType(c, n[1], {efDetermineType, efWantIterator})
   if n[2].kind notin {nkStrLit..nkTripleStrLit}:
     let t2 = semTypeNode(c, n[2], nil)
-    n.sons[2] = newNodeIT(nkType, n[2].info, t2)
+    n[2] = newNodeIT(nkType, n[2].info, t2)
+    if t2.kind == tyStatic:
+      let evaluated = tryConstExpr(c, n[1])
+      if evaluated != nil:
+        c.fixupStaticType(evaluated)
+        n[1] = evaluated
+      else:
+        result = newIntNode(nkIntLit, 0)
+        result.typ = boolType
+        return
+    elif t2.kind == tyTypeDesc and
+        (t2.base.kind == tyNone or tfExplicit in t2.flags):
+      # When the right-hand side is an explicit type, we must
+      # not allow regular values to be matched against the type:
+      liftLhs = false
+  else:
+    n[2] = semExpr(c, n[2])
 
-  let lhsType = n[1].typ
+  var lhsType = n[1].typ
   if lhsType.kind != tyTypeDesc:
-    n.sons[1] = makeTypeSymNode(c, lhsType, n[1].info)
-  elif lhsType.base.kind == tyNone:
-    # this is a typedesc variable, leave for evals
-    return
+    if liftLhs:
+      n[1] = makeTypeSymNode(c, lhsType, n[1].info)
+      lhsType = n[1].typ
+  else:
+    if c.inGenericContext > 0 and lhsType.base.containsUnresolvedType:
+      # BUGFIX: don't evaluate this too early: ``T is void``
+      return
 
-  # BUGFIX: don't evaluate this too early: ``T is void``
-  if not n[1].typ.base.containsGenericType: result = isOpImpl(c, n, flags)
+  result = isOpImpl(c, n, flags)
 
 proc semOpAux(c: PContext, n: PNode) =
-  const flags = {efDetermineType}
-  for i in countup(1, n.sonsLen-1):
-    var a = n.sons[i]
-    if a.kind == nkExprEqExpr and sonsLen(a) == 2:
-      let info = a.sons[0].info
-      a.sons[0] = newIdentNode(considerQuotedIdent(c, a.sons[0], a), info)
-      a.sons[1] = semExprWithType(c, a.sons[1], flags)
-      a.typ = a.sons[1].typ
+  const flags = {efDetermineType, efAllowSymChoice}
+  for i in 1..<n.len:
+    var a = n[i]
+    if a.kind == nkExprEqExpr and a.len == 2:
+      let info = a[0].info
+      a[0] = newIdentNode(considerQuotedIdent(c, a[0], a), info)
+      a[1] = semExprWithType(c, a[1], flags)
+      a.typ = a[1].typ
     else:
-      n.sons[i] = semExprWithType(c, a, flags)
+      n[i] = semExprWithType(c, a, flags)
 
 proc overloadedCallOpr(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   # quick check if there is *any* () operator overloaded:
   var par = getIdent(c.cache, "()")
-  if searchInScopes(c, par) == nil:
+  var amb = false
+  if searchInScopes(c, par, amb) == nil:
     result = nil
   else:
     result = newNodeI(nkCall, n.info)
-    addSon(result, newIdentNode(par, n.info))
-    for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n) - 1): addSon(result, n.sons[i])
-    result = semExpr(c, result)
+    result.add newIdentNode(par, n.info)
+    for i in 0..<n.len: result.add n[i]
+    result = semExpr(c, result, flags = {efNoUndeclared})
 
 proc changeType(c: PContext; n: PNode, newType: PType, check: bool) =
   case n.kind
-  of nkCurly, nkBracket:
-    for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n) - 1):
-      changeType(c, n.sons[i], elemType(newType), check)
+  of nkCurly:
+    for i in 0..<n.len:
+      if n[i].kind == nkRange:
+        changeType(c, n[i][0], elemType(newType), check)
+        changeType(c, n[i][1], elemType(newType), check)
+      else:
+        changeType(c, n[i], elemType(newType), check)
+  of nkBracket:
+    for i in 0..<n.len:
+      changeType(c, n[i], elemType(newType), check)
   of nkPar, nkTupleConstr:
-    let tup = newType.skipTypes({tyGenericInst, tyAlias, tySink})
+    let tup = newType.skipTypes({tyGenericInst, tyAlias, tySink, tyDistinct})
     if tup.kind != tyTuple:
       if tup.kind == tyObject: return
       globalError(c.config, n.info, "no tuple type for constructor")
-    elif sonsLen(n) > 0 and n.sons[0].kind == nkExprColonExpr:
+    elif n.len > 0 and n[0].kind == nkExprColonExpr:
       # named tuple?
-      for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n) - 1):
-        var m = n.sons[i].sons[0]
+      for i in 0..<n.len:
+        var m = n[i][0]
         if m.kind != nkSym:
           globalError(c.config, m.info, "invalid tuple constructor")
           return
@@ -395,106 +679,212 @@ proc changeType(c: PContext; n: PNode, newType: PType, check: bool) =
           if f == nil:
             globalError(c.config, m.info, "unknown identifier: " & m.sym.name.s)
             return
-          changeType(c, n.sons[i].sons[1], f.typ, check)
+          changeType(c, n[i][1], f.typ, check)
         else:
-          changeType(c, n.sons[i].sons[1], tup.sons[i], check)
+          changeType(c, n[i][1], tup[i], check)
     else:
-      for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n) - 1):
-        changeType(c, n.sons[i], tup.sons[i], check)
+      for i in 0..<n.len:
+        changeType(c, n[i], tup[i], check)
         when false:
-          var m = n.sons[i]
-          var a = newNodeIT(nkExprColonExpr, m.info, newType.sons[i])
-          addSon(a, newSymNode(newType.n.sons[i].sym))
-          addSon(a, m)
-          changeType(m, tup.sons[i], check)
+          var m = n[i]
+          var a = newNodeIT(nkExprColonExpr, m.info, newType[i])
+          a.add newSymNode(newType.n[i].sym)
+          a.add m
+          changeType(m, tup[i], check)
   of nkCharLit..nkUInt64Lit:
-    if check and n.kind != nkUInt64Lit:
+    if check and n.kind != nkUInt64Lit and not sameTypeOrNil(n.typ, newType):
       let value = n.intVal
       if value < firstOrd(c.config, newType) or value > lastOrd(c.config, newType):
         localError(c.config, n.info, "cannot convert " & $value &
-                                         " to " & typeToString(newType))
+                                         " to " & typeNameAndDesc(newType))
+  of nkFloatLit..nkFloat64Lit:
+    if check and not floatRangeCheck(n.floatVal, newType):
+      localError(c.config, n.info, errFloatToString % [$n.floatVal, typeNameAndDesc(newType)])
+  of nkSym:
+    if check and n.sym.kind == skEnumField and not sameTypeOrNil(n.sym.typ, newType):
+      let value = n.sym.position
+      if value < firstOrd(c.config, newType) or value > lastOrd(c.config, newType):
+        localError(c.config, n.info, "cannot convert '" & n.sym.name.s &
+                                         "' to '" & typeNameAndDesc(newType) & "'")
   else: discard
   n.typ = newType
 
 proc arrayConstrType(c: PContext, n: PNode): PType =
   var typ = newTypeS(tyArray, c)
   rawAddSon(typ, nil)     # index type
-  if sonsLen(n) == 0:
+  if n.len == 0:
     rawAddSon(typ, newTypeS(tyEmpty, c)) # needs an empty basetype!
   else:
-    var t = skipTypes(n.sons[0].typ, {tyGenericInst, tyVar, tyLent, tyOrdinal, tyAlias, tySink})
-    addSonSkipIntLit(typ, t)
-  typ.sons[0] = makeRangeType(c, 0, sonsLen(n) - 1, n.info)
+    var t = skipTypes(n[0].typ, {tyGenericInst, tyVar, tyLent, tyOrdinal, tyAlias, tySink})
+    addSonSkipIntLit(typ, t, c.idgen)
+  typ.setIndexType makeRangeType(c, 0, n.len - 1, n.info)
   result = typ
 
-proc semArrayConstr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
+proc semArrayConstr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags; expectedType: PType = nil): PNode =
   result = newNodeI(nkBracket, n.info)
-  result.typ = newTypeS(tyArray, c)
-  rawAddSon(result.typ, nil)     # index type
-  if sonsLen(n) == 0:
-    rawAddSon(result.typ, newTypeS(tyEmpty, c)) # needs an empty basetype!
+  # nkBracket nodes can also be produced by the VM as seq constant nodes
+  # in which case, we cannot produce a new array type for the node,
+  # as this might lose type info even when the node has array type
+  let constructType = n.typ.isNil
+  var expectedElementType, expectedIndexType: PType = nil
+  var expectedBase: PType = nil
+  if constructType:
+    result.typ = newTypeS(tyArray, c)
+    rawAddSon(result.typ, nil)     # index type
+    if expectedType != nil:
+      expectedBase = expectedType.skipTypes(abstractRange-{tyDistinct})
+  else:
+    result.typ = n.typ
+    expectedBase = n.typ.skipTypes(abstractRange) # include tyDistinct this time
+  if expectedBase != nil:
+    case expectedBase.kind
+    of tyArray:
+      expectedIndexType = expectedBase[0]
+      expectedElementType = expectedBase[1]
+    of tyOpenArray, tySequence:
+      # typed bracket expressions can also have seq type
+      expectedElementType = expectedBase[0]
+    else: discard
+  var
+    firstIndex, lastIndex: Int128 = Zero
+    indexType = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyInt)
+    lastValidIndex = lastOrd(c.config, indexType)
+  if n.len == 0:
+    if constructType:
+      rawAddSon(result.typ,
+        if expectedElementType != nil and
+            typeAllowed(expectedElementType, skLet, c) == nil:
+          expectedElementType
+        else:
+          newTypeS(tyEmpty, c)) # needs an empty basetype!
+    lastIndex = toInt128(-1)
   else:
-    var x = n.sons[0]
-    var lastIndex: BiggestInt = 0
-    var indexType = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyInt)
-    if x.kind == nkExprColonExpr and sonsLen(x) == 2:
-      var idx = semConstExpr(c, x.sons[0])
-      lastIndex = getOrdValue(idx)
-      indexType = idx.typ
-      x = x.sons[1]
-
-    let yy = semExprWithType(c, x)
-    var typ = yy.typ
-    addSon(result, yy)
-    #var typ = skipTypes(result.sons[0].typ, {tyGenericInst, tyVar, tyLent, tyOrdinal})
-    for i in countup(1, sonsLen(n) - 1):
-      x = n.sons[i]
-      if x.kind == nkExprColonExpr and sonsLen(x) == 2:
-        var idx = semConstExpr(c, x.sons[0])
+    var x = n[0]
+    if x.kind == nkExprColonExpr and x.len == 2:
+      var idx = semConstExpr(c, x[0], expectedIndexType)
+      if not isOrdinalType(idx.typ):
+        localError(c.config, idx.info, "expected ordinal value for array " &
+                   "index, got '$1'" % renderTree(idx))
+      else:
+        firstIndex = getOrdValue(idx)
+        lastIndex = firstIndex
+        indexType = idx.typ
+        lastValidIndex = lastOrd(c.config, indexType)
+        x = x[1]
+
+    let yy = semExprWithType(c, x, {efTypeAllowed}, expectedElementType)
+    var typ: PType
+    if constructType:
+      typ = yy.typ
+      if expectedElementType == nil:
+        expectedElementType = typ
+    else:
+      typ = expectedElementType
+    result.add yy
+    #var typ = skipTypes(result[0].typ, {tyGenericInst, tyVar, tyLent, tyOrdinal})
+    for i in 1..<n.len:
+      if lastIndex == lastValidIndex:
+        let validIndex = makeRangeType(c, toInt64(firstIndex), toInt64(lastValidIndex), n.info,
+                                       indexType)
+        localError(c.config, n.info, "size of array exceeds range of index " &
+          "type '$1' by $2 elements" % [typeToString(validIndex), $(n.len-i)])
+
+      x = n[i]
+      if x.kind == nkExprColonExpr and x.len == 2:
+        var idx = semConstExpr(c, x[0], indexType)
         idx = fitNode(c, indexType, idx, x.info)
         if lastIndex+1 != getOrdValue(idx):
           localError(c.config, x.info, "invalid order in array constructor")
-        x = x.sons[1]
+        x = x[1]
 
-      let xx = semExprWithType(c, x, flags*{efAllowDestructor})
+      let xx = semExprWithType(c, x, {efTypeAllowed}, expectedElementType)
       result.add xx
-      typ = commonType(typ, xx.typ)
-      #n.sons[i] = semExprWithType(c, x, flags*{efAllowDestructor})
-      #addSon(result, fitNode(c, typ, n.sons[i]))
+      if constructType:
+        typ = commonType(c, typ, xx.typ)
+      #n[i] = semExprWithType(c, x, {})
+      #result.add fitNode(c, typ, n[i])
       inc(lastIndex)
-    addSonSkipIntLit(result.typ, typ)
-    for i in 0 ..< result.len:
-      result.sons[i] = fitNode(c, typ, result.sons[i], result.sons[i].info)
-  result.typ.sons[0] = makeRangeType(c, 0, sonsLen(result) - 1, n.info)
+    if constructType:
+      addSonSkipIntLit(result.typ, typ, c.idgen)
+    for i in 0..<result.len:
+      result[i] = fitNode(c, typ, result[i], result[i].info)
+  if constructType:
+    result.typ.setIndexType(
+      makeRangeType(c,
+        toInt64(firstIndex), toInt64(lastIndex),
+        n.info, indexType))
 
 proc fixAbstractType(c: PContext, n: PNode) =
-  for i in 1 ..< n.len:
-    let it = n.sons[i]
+  for i in 1..<n.len:
+    let it = n[i]
+    if it == nil:
+      localError(c.config, n.info, "'$1' has nil child at index $2" % [renderTree(n, {renderNoComments}), $i])
+      return
     # do not get rid of nkHiddenSubConv for OpenArrays, the codegen needs it:
     if it.kind == nkHiddenSubConv and
         skipTypes(it.typ, abstractVar).kind notin {tyOpenArray, tyVarargs}:
-      if skipTypes(it.sons[1].typ, abstractVar).kind in
+      if skipTypes(it[1].typ, abstractVar).kind in
             {tyNil, tyTuple, tySet} or it[1].isArrayConstr:
-        var s = skipTypes(it.typ, abstractVar)
-        if s.kind != tyExpr:
-          changeType(c, it.sons[1], s, check=true)
-        n.sons[i] = it.sons[1]
-
-proc isAssignable(c: PContext, n: PNode; isUnsafeAddr=false): TAssignableResult =
-  result = parampatterns.isAssignable(c.p.owner, n, isUnsafeAddr)
+        var s = skipTypes(it.typ, abstractVar + tyUserTypeClasses)
+        if s.kind != tyUntyped:
+          changeType(c, it[1], s, check=true)
+        n[i] = it[1]
+
+proc isAssignable(c: PContext, n: PNode): TAssignableResult =
+  result = parampatterns.isAssignable(c.p.owner, n)
+
+proc isUnresolvedSym(s: PSym): bool =
+  result = s.kind == skGenericParam
+  if not result and s.typ != nil:
+    result = tfInferrableStatic in s.typ.flags or
+        (s.kind == skParam and (s.typ.isMetaType or sfTemplateParam in s.flags)) or
+        (s.kind == skType and
+        s.typ.flags * {tfGenericTypeParam, tfImplicitTypeParam} != {})
+
+proc hasUnresolvedArgs(c: PContext, n: PNode): bool =
+  # Checks whether an expression depends on generic parameters that
+  # don't have bound values yet. E.g. this could happen in situations
+  # such as:
+  #  type Slot[T] = array[T.size, byte]
+  #  proc foo[T](x: default(T))
+  #
+  # Both static parameter and type parameters can be unresolved.
+  case n.kind
+  of nkSym:
+    return isUnresolvedSym(n.sym)
+  of nkIdent, nkAccQuoted:
+    let ident = considerQuotedIdent(c, n)
+    var amb = false
+    let sym = searchInScopes(c, ident, amb)
+    if sym != nil:
+      return isUnresolvedSym(sym)
+    else:
+      return false
+  else:
+    for i in 0..<n.safeLen:
+      if hasUnresolvedArgs(c, n[i]): return true
+    return false
 
-proc newHiddenAddrTaken(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
-  if n.kind == nkHiddenDeref and not (c.config.cmd == cmdCompileToCpp or
+proc newHiddenAddrTaken(c: PContext, n: PNode, isOutParam: bool): PNode =
+  if n.kind == nkHiddenDeref and not (c.config.backend == backendCpp or
                                       sfCompileToCpp in c.module.flags):
     checkSonsLen(n, 1, c.config)
-    result = n.sons[0]
+    result = n[0]
   else:
     result = newNodeIT(nkHiddenAddr, n.info, makeVarType(c, n.typ))
-    addSon(result, n)
-    if isAssignable(c, n) notin {arLValue, arLocalLValue}:
-      localError(c.config, n.info, errVarForOutParamNeededX % renderNotLValue(n))
+    result.add n
+    let aa = isAssignable(c, n)
+    let sym = getRoot(n)
+    if aa notin {arLValue, arLocalLValue}:
+      if aa == arDiscriminant and c.inUncheckedAssignSection > 0:
+        discard "allow access within a cast(unsafeAssign) section"
+      elif strictDefs in c.features and aa == arAddressableConst and
+              sym != nil and sym.kind == skLet and isOutParam:
+        discard "allow let varaibles to be passed to out parameters"
+      else:
+        localError(c.config, n.info, errVarForOutParamNeededX % renderNotLValue(n))
 
-proc analyseIfAddressTaken(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
+proc analyseIfAddressTaken(c: PContext, n: PNode, isOutParam: bool): PNode =
   result = n
   case n.kind
   of nkSym:
@@ -502,44 +892,59 @@ proc analyseIfAddressTaken(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
     if n.sym.typ != nil and
         skipTypes(n.sym.typ, abstractInst-{tyTypeDesc}).kind notin {tyVar, tyLent}:
       incl(n.sym.flags, sfAddrTaken)
-      result = newHiddenAddrTaken(c, n)
+      result = newHiddenAddrTaken(c, n, isOutParam)
   of nkDotExpr:
     checkSonsLen(n, 2, c.config)
-    if n.sons[1].kind != nkSym:
+    if n[1].kind != nkSym:
       internalError(c.config, n.info, "analyseIfAddressTaken")
       return
-    if skipTypes(n.sons[1].sym.typ, abstractInst-{tyTypeDesc}).kind notin {tyVar, tyLent}:
-      incl(n.sons[1].sym.flags, sfAddrTaken)
-      result = newHiddenAddrTaken(c, n)
+    if skipTypes(n[1].sym.typ, abstractInst-{tyTypeDesc}).kind notin {tyVar, tyLent}:
+      incl(n[1].sym.flags, sfAddrTaken)
+      result = newHiddenAddrTaken(c, n, isOutParam)
   of nkBracketExpr:
     checkMinSonsLen(n, 1, c.config)
-    if skipTypes(n.sons[0].typ, abstractInst-{tyTypeDesc}).kind notin {tyVar, tyLent}:
-      if n.sons[0].kind == nkSym: incl(n.sons[0].sym.flags, sfAddrTaken)
-      result = newHiddenAddrTaken(c, n)
+    if skipTypes(n[0].typ, abstractInst-{tyTypeDesc}).kind notin {tyVar, tyLent}:
+      if n[0].kind == nkSym: incl(n[0].sym.flags, sfAddrTaken)
+      result = newHiddenAddrTaken(c, n, isOutParam)
   else:
-    result = newHiddenAddrTaken(c, n)
+    result = newHiddenAddrTaken(c, n, isOutParam)
 
-proc analyseIfAddressTakenInCall(c: PContext, n: PNode) =
+proc analyseIfAddressTakenInCall(c: PContext, n: PNode, isConverter = false) =
   checkMinSonsLen(n, 1, c.config)
+  if n[0].typ == nil:
+    # n[0] might be erroring node in nimsuggest
+    return
   const
     FakeVarParams = {mNew, mNewFinalize, mInc, ast.mDec, mIncl, mExcl,
       mSetLengthStr, mSetLengthSeq, mAppendStrCh, mAppendStrStr, mSwap,
-      mAppendSeqElem, mNewSeq, mReset, mShallowCopy, mDeepCopy}
-
+      mAppendSeqElem, mNewSeq, mShallowCopy, mDeepCopy, mMove,
+      mWasMoved}
+
+  template checkIfConverterCalled(c: PContext, n: PNode) =
+    ## Checks if there is a converter call which wouldn't be checked otherwise
+    # Call can sometimes be wrapped in a deref
+    let node = if n.kind == nkHiddenDeref: n[0] else: n
+    if node.kind == nkHiddenCallConv:
+      analyseIfAddressTakenInCall(c, node, true)
   # get the real type of the callee
   # it may be a proc var with a generic alias type, so we skip over them
-  var t = n.sons[0].typ.skipTypes({tyGenericInst, tyAlias, tySink})
-
-  if n.sons[0].kind == nkSym and n.sons[0].sym.magic in FakeVarParams:
+  var t = n[0].typ.skipTypes({tyGenericInst, tyAlias, tySink})
+  if n[0].kind == nkSym and n[0].sym.magic in FakeVarParams:
     # BUGFIX: check for L-Value still needs to be done for the arguments!
     # note sometimes this is eval'ed twice so we check for nkHiddenAddr here:
-    for i in countup(1, sonsLen(n) - 1):
-      if i < sonsLen(t) and t.sons[i] != nil and
-          skipTypes(t.sons[i], abstractInst-{tyTypeDesc}).kind == tyVar:
+    for i in 1..<n.len:
+      if i < t.len and t[i] != nil and
+          skipTypes(t[i], abstractInst-{tyTypeDesc}).kind in {tyVar}:
         let it = n[i]
-        if isAssignable(c, it) notin {arLValue, arLocalLValue}:
+        let aa = isAssignable(c, it)
+        if aa notin {arLValue, arLocalLValue}:
           if it.kind != nkHiddenAddr:
-            localError(c.config, it.info, errVarForOutParamNeededX % $it)
+            if aa == arDiscriminant and c.inUncheckedAssignSection > 0:
+              discard "allow access within a cast(unsafeAssign) section"
+            else:
+              localError(c.config, it.info, errVarForOutParamNeededX % $it)
+        # Make sure to still check arguments for converters
+        c.checkIfConverterCalled(n[i])
     # bug #5113: disallow newSeq(result) where result is a 'var T':
     if n[0].sym.magic in {mNew, mNewFinalize, mNewSeq}:
       var arg = n[1] #.skipAddr
@@ -549,22 +954,22 @@ proc analyseIfAddressTakenInCall(c: PContext, n: PNode) =
         localError(c.config, n.info, errXStackEscape % renderTree(n[1], {renderNoComments}))
 
     return
-  for i in countup(1, sonsLen(n) - 1):
-    if n.sons[i].kind == nkHiddenCallConv:
-      # we need to recurse explicitly here as converters can create nested
-      # calls and then they wouldn't be analysed otherwise
-      analyseIfAddressTakenInCall(c, n.sons[i])
-    if i < sonsLen(t) and
-        skipTypes(t.sons[i], abstractInst-{tyTypeDesc}).kind == tyVar:
-      if n.sons[i].kind != nkHiddenAddr:
-        n.sons[i] = analyseIfAddressTaken(c, n.sons[i])
+  for i in 1..<n.len:
+    let n = if n.kind == nkHiddenDeref: n[0] else: n
+    c.checkIfConverterCalled(n[i])
+    if i < t.len and
+        skipTypes(t[i], abstractInst-{tyTypeDesc}).kind in {tyVar}:
+      # Converters wrap var parameters in nkHiddenAddr but they haven't been analysed yet.
+      # So we need to make sure we are checking them still when in a converter call
+      if n[i].kind != nkHiddenAddr or isConverter:
+        n[i] = analyseIfAddressTaken(c, n[i].skipAddr(), isOutParam(skipTypes(t[i], abstractInst-{tyTypeDesc})))
 
 include semmagic
 
 proc evalAtCompileTime(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   result = n
-  if n.kind notin nkCallKinds or n.sons[0].kind != nkSym: return
-  var callee = n.sons[0].sym
+  if n.kind notin nkCallKinds or n[0].kind != nkSym: return
+  var callee = n[0].sym
   # workaround for bug #537 (overly aggressive inlining leading to
   # wrong NimNode semantics):
   if n.typ != nil and tfTriggersCompileTime in n.typ.flags: return
@@ -572,17 +977,17 @@ proc evalAtCompileTime(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   # constant folding that is necessary for correctness of semantic pass:
   if callee.magic != mNone and callee.magic in ctfeWhitelist and n.typ != nil:
     var call = newNodeIT(nkCall, n.info, n.typ)
-    call.add(n.sons[0])
+    call.add(n[0])
     var allConst = true
-    for i in 1 ..< n.len:
-      var a = getConstExpr(c.module, n.sons[i], c.graph)
+    for i in 1..<n.len:
+      var a = getConstExpr(c.module, n[i], c.idgen, c.graph)
       if a == nil:
         allConst = false
-        a = n.sons[i]
-        if a.kind == nkHiddenStdConv: a = a.sons[1]
+        a = n[i]
+        if a.kind == nkHiddenStdConv: a = a[1]
       call.add(a)
     if allConst:
-      result = semfold.getConstExpr(c.module, call, c.graph)
+      result = semfold.getConstExpr(c.module, call, c.idgen, c.graph)
       if result.isNil: result = n
       else: return result
 
@@ -592,49 +997,62 @@ proc evalAtCompileTime(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
     # done until we have a more robust infrastructure for
     # implicit statics.
     if n.len > 1:
-      for i in 1 ..< n.len:
+      for i in 1..<n.len:
         # see bug #2113, it's possible that n[i].typ for errornous code:
         if n[i].typ.isNil or n[i].typ.kind != tyStatic or
             tfUnresolved notin n[i].typ.flags:
           break maybeLabelAsStatic
-      n.typ = newTypeWithSons(c, tyStatic, @[n.typ])
+      n.typ = newTypeS(tyStatic, c, n.typ)
       n.typ.flags.incl tfUnresolved
 
   # optimization pass: not necessary for correctness of the semantic pass
-  if {sfNoSideEffect, sfCompileTime} * callee.flags != {} and
+  if callee.kind == skConst or
+     {sfNoSideEffect, sfCompileTime} * callee.flags != {} and
      {sfForward, sfImportc} * callee.flags == {} and n.typ != nil:
-    if sfCompileTime notin callee.flags and
-        optImplicitStatic notin c.config.options: return
+
+    if callee.kind != skConst and
+       sfCompileTime notin callee.flags and
+       optImplicitStatic notin c.config.options: return
 
     if callee.magic notin ctfeWhitelist: return
-    if callee.kind notin {skProc, skFunc, skConverter} or callee.isGenericRoutine:
+
+    if callee.kind notin {skProc, skFunc, skConverter, skConst} or
+        callee.isGenericRoutineStrict:
       return
 
-    if n.typ != nil and typeAllowed(n.typ, skConst) != nil: return
+    if n.typ != nil and typeAllowed(n.typ, skConst, c) != nil: return
 
     var call = newNodeIT(nkCall, n.info, n.typ)
-    call.add(n.sons[0])
-    for i in 1 ..< n.len:
-      let a = getConstExpr(c.module, n.sons[i], c.graph)
+    call.add(n[0])
+    for i in 1..<n.len:
+      let a = getConstExpr(c.module, n[i], c.idgen, c.graph)
       if a == nil: return n
       call.add(a)
+
     #echo "NOW evaluating at compile time: ", call.renderTree
-    if sfCompileTime in callee.flags:
-      result = evalStaticExpr(c.module, c.graph, call, c.p.owner)
-      if result.isNil:
-        localError(c.config, n.info, errCannotInterpretNodeX % renderTree(call))
-      else: result = fixupTypeAfterEval(c, result, n)
+    if c.inStaticContext == 0 or sfNoSideEffect in callee.flags:
+      if sfCompileTime in callee.flags:
+        result = evalStaticExpr(c.module, c.idgen, c.graph, call, c.p.owner)
+        if result.isNil:
+          localError(c.config, n.info, errCannotInterpretNodeX % renderTree(call))
+        else: result = fixupTypeAfterEval(c, result, n)
+      else:
+        result = evalConstExpr(c.module, c.idgen, c.graph, call)
+        if result.isNil: result = n
+        else: result = fixupTypeAfterEval(c, result, n)
     else:
-      result = evalConstExpr(c.module, c.graph, call)
-      if result.isNil: result = n
-      else: result = fixupTypeAfterEval(c, result, n)
+      result = n
     #if result != n:
     #  echo "SUCCESS evaluated at compile time: ", call.renderTree
 
-proc semStaticExpr(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
-  let a = semExpr(c, n.sons[0])
+proc semStaticExpr(c: PContext, n: PNode; expectedType: PType = nil): PNode =
+  inc c.inStaticContext
+  openScope(c)
+  let a = semExprWithType(c, n, expectedType = expectedType)
+  closeScope(c)
+  dec c.inStaticContext
   if a.findUnresolvedStatic != nil: return a
-  result = evalStaticExpr(c.module, c.graph, a, c.p.owner)
+  result = evalStaticExpr(c.module, c.idgen, c.graph, a, c.p.owner)
   if result.isNil:
     localError(c.config, n.info, errCannotInterpretNodeX % renderTree(n))
     result = c.graph.emptyNode
@@ -642,105 +1060,146 @@ proc semStaticExpr(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
     result = fixupTypeAfterEval(c, result, a)
 
 proc semOverloadedCallAnalyseEffects(c: PContext, n: PNode, nOrig: PNode,
-                                     flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
-  if flags*{efInTypeof, efWantIterator} != {}:
+                                     flags: TExprFlags; expectedType: PType = nil): PNode =
+  if flags*{efInTypeof, efWantIterator, efWantIterable} != {}:
     # consider: 'for x in pReturningArray()' --> we don't want the restriction
     # to 'skIterator' anymore; skIterator is preferred in sigmatch already
     # for typeof support.
-    # for ``type(countup(1,3))``, see ``tests/ttoseq``.
+    # for ``typeof(countup(1,3))``, see ``tests/ttoseq``.
     result = semOverloadedCall(c, n, nOrig,
-      {skProc, skFunc, skMethod, skConverter, skMacro, skTemplate, skIterator}, flags)
+      {skProc, skFunc, skMethod, skConverter, skMacro, skTemplate, skIterator}, flags, expectedType)
   else:
     result = semOverloadedCall(c, n, nOrig,
-      {skProc, skFunc, skMethod, skConverter, skMacro, skTemplate}, flags)
+      {skProc, skFunc, skMethod, skConverter, skMacro, skTemplate}, flags, expectedType)
 
   if result != nil:
-    if result.sons[0].kind != nkSym:
-      internalError(c.config, "semOverloadedCallAnalyseEffects")
+    if result[0].kind != nkSym:
+      if not (c.inGenericContext > 0): # see generic context check in semOverloadedCall
+        internalError(c.config, "semOverloadedCallAnalyseEffects")
       return
-    let callee = result.sons[0].sym
+    let callee = result[0].sym
     case callee.kind
     of skMacro, skTemplate: discard
     else:
-      if callee.kind == skIterator and callee.id == c.p.owner.id:
-        localError(c.config, n.info, errRecursiveDependencyX % callee.name.s)
+      if callee.kind == skIterator and callee.id == c.p.owner.id and
+          not isClosureIterator(c.p.owner.typ):
+        localError(c.config, n.info, errRecursiveDependencyIteratorX % callee.name.s)
         # error correction, prevents endless for loop elimination in transf.
         # See bug #2051:
-        result.sons[0] = newSymNode(errorSym(c, n))
-
-proc semObjConstr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode
+        result[0] = newSymNode(errorSym(c, n))
+      elif callee.kind == skIterator:
+        if efWantIterable in flags:
+          let typ = newTypeS(tyIterable, c)
+          rawAddSon(typ, result.typ)
+          result.typ = typ
 
 proc resolveIndirectCall(c: PContext; n, nOrig: PNode;
                          t: PType): TCandidate =
-  initCandidate(c, result, t)
+  result = initCandidate(c, t)
   matches(c, n, nOrig, result)
-  if result.state != csMatch:
-    # try to deref the first argument:
-    if implicitDeref in c.features and canDeref(n):
-      n.sons[1] = n.sons[1].tryDeref
-      initCandidate(c, result, t)
-      matches(c, n, nOrig, result)
-
-proc bracketedMacro(n: PNode): PSym =
-  if n.len >= 1 and n[0].kind == nkSym:
-    result = n[0].sym
-    if result.kind notin {skMacro, skTemplate}:
-      result = nil
 
-proc setGenericParams(c: PContext, n: PNode) =
-  for i in 1 ..< n.len:
-    n[i].typ = semTypeNode(c, n[i], nil)
+proc finishOperand(c: PContext, a: PNode): PNode =
+  if a.typ.isNil:
+    result = c.semOperand(c, a, {efDetermineType})
+  else:
+    result = a
+  # XXX tyGenericInst here?
+  if result.typ.kind == tyProc and hasUnresolvedParams(result, {efOperand}):
+    #and tfUnresolved in result.typ.flags:
+    let owner = result.typ.owner
+    let err =
+      # consistent error message with evaltempl/semMacroExpr
+      if owner != nil and owner.kind in {skTemplate, skMacro}:
+        errMissingGenericParamsForTemplate % a.renderTree
+      else:
+        errProcHasNoConcreteType % a.renderTree
+    localError(c.config, a.info, err)
+  considerGenSyms(c, result)
+
+proc semFinishOperands(c: PContext; n: PNode; isBracketExpr = false) =
+  # this needs to be called to ensure that after overloading resolution every
+  # argument has been sem'checked
+
+  # skip the first argument for operands of `[]` since it may be an unresolved
+  # generic proc, which is handled in semMagic
+  let start = 1 + ord(isBracketExpr)
+  for i in start..<n.len:
+    n[i] = finishOperand(c, n[i])
+
+proc afterCallActions(c: PContext; n, orig: PNode, flags: TExprFlags; expectedType: PType = nil): PNode =
+  if efNoSemCheck notin flags and n.typ != nil and n.typ.kind == tyError:
+    return errorNode(c, n)
+  if n.typ != nil and n.typ.kind == tyFromExpr and c.inGenericContext > 0:
+    return n
 
-proc afterCallActions(c: PContext; n, orig: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
   result = n
-  let callee = result.sons[0].sym
+
+  when defined(nimsuggest):
+    if c.config.expandProgress:
+      if c.config.expandLevels == 0:
+        return n
+      else:
+        c.config.expandLevels -= 1
+
+  let callee = result[0].sym
   case callee.kind
-  of skMacro: result = semMacroExpr(c, result, orig, callee, flags)
-  of skTemplate: result = semTemplateExpr(c, result, callee, flags)
+  of skMacro: result = semMacroExpr(c, result, orig, callee, flags, expectedType)
+  of skTemplate: result = semTemplateExpr(c, result, callee, flags, expectedType)
   else:
-    semFinishOperands(c, result)
+    semFinishOperands(c, result, isBracketExpr = callee.magic in {mArrGet, mArrPut})
     activate(c, result)
     fixAbstractType(c, result)
     analyseIfAddressTakenInCall(c, result)
     if callee.magic != mNone:
-      result = magicsAfterOverloadResolution(c, result, flags)
-    if result.typ != nil: liftTypeBoundOps(c, result.typ, n.info)
+      result = magicsAfterOverloadResolution(c, result, flags, expectedType)
+    when false:
+      if result.typ != nil and
+          not (result.typ.kind == tySequence and result.elementType.kind == tyEmpty):
+        liftTypeBoundOps(c, result.typ, n.info)
     #result = patchResolvedTypeBoundOp(c, result)
-  if c.matchedConcept == nil:
+  if c.matchedConcept == nil and (c.inTypeofContext == 0 or callee.magic != mNone):
+    # don't fold calls in concepts and typeof
     result = evalAtCompileTime(c, result)
 
-proc semIndirectOp(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
+proc semIndirectOp(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags; expectedType: PType = nil): PNode =
   result = nil
   checkMinSonsLen(n, 1, c.config)
-  var prc = n.sons[0]
-  if n.sons[0].kind == nkDotExpr:
-    checkSonsLen(n.sons[0], 2, c.config)
-    let n0 = semFieldAccess(c, n.sons[0])
+  var prc = n[0]
+  if n[0].kind == nkDotExpr:
+    checkSonsLen(n[0], 2, c.config)
+    let n0 = semFieldAccess(c, n[0], {efIsDotCall})
     if n0.kind == nkDotCall:
       # it is a static call!
       result = n0
-      result.kind = nkCall
+      result.transitionSonsKind(nkCall)
       result.flags.incl nfExplicitCall
-      for i in countup(1, sonsLen(n) - 1): addSon(result, n.sons[i])
-      return semExpr(c, result, flags)
+      for i in 1..<n.len: result.add n[i]
+      return semExpr(c, result, flags, expectedType)
+    elif n0.typ.kind == tyFromExpr and c.inGenericContext > 0:
+      # don't make assumptions, entire expression needs to be tyFromExpr
+      result = semGenericStmt(c, n)
+      result.typ = makeTypeFromExpr(c, result.copyTree)
+      return
     else:
-      n.sons[0] = n0
+      n[0] = n0
   else:
-    n.sons[0] = semExpr(c, n.sons[0], {efInCall})
-    let t = n.sons[0].typ
+    n[0] = semExpr(c, n[0], {efInCall, efAllowSymChoice})
+    let t = n[0].typ
     if t != nil and t.kind in {tyVar, tyLent}:
-      n.sons[0] = newDeref(n.sons[0])
-    elif n.sons[0].kind == nkBracketExpr:
-      let s = bracketedMacro(n.sons[0])
-      if s != nil:
-        setGenericParams(c, n[0])
-        return semDirectOp(c, n, flags)
+      n[0] = newDeref(n[0])
+    elif isSymChoice(n[0]) and nfDotField notin n.flags:
+      # overloaded generic procs e.g. newSeq[int] can end up here
+      return semDirectOp(c, n, flags, expectedType)
+
+  var t: PType = nil
+  if n[0].typ != nil:
+    t = skipTypes(n[0].typ, abstractInst+{tyOwned}-{tyTypeDesc, tyDistinct})
+  if t != nil and t.kind == tyTypeDesc:
+    if n.len == 1: return semObjConstr(c, n, flags, expectedType)
+    return semConv(c, n, flags)
 
   let nOrig = n.copyTree
   semOpAux(c, n)
-  var t: PType = nil
-  if n.sons[0].typ != nil:
-    t = skipTypes(n.sons[0].typ, abstractInst-{tyTypeDesc})
   if t != nil and t.kind == tyProc:
     # This is a proc variable, apply normal overload resolution
     let m = resolveIndirectCall(c, n, nOrig, t)
@@ -752,34 +1211,41 @@ proc semIndirectOp(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
       else:
         var hasErrorType = false
         var msg = "type mismatch: got <"
-        for i in countup(1, sonsLen(n) - 1):
-          if i > 1: add(msg, ", ")
-          let nt = n.sons[i].typ
-          add(msg, typeToString(nt))
+        for i in 1..<n.len:
+          if i > 1: msg.add(", ")
+          let nt = n[i].typ
+          msg.add(typeToString(nt))
           if nt.kind == tyError:
             hasErrorType = true
             break
         if not hasErrorType:
-          add(msg, ">\nbut expected one of: \n" &
-              typeToString(n.sons[0].typ))
+          let typ = n[0].typ
+          msg.add(">\nbut expected one of:\n" &
+              typeToString(typ))
+          # prefer notin preferToResolveSymbols
+          # t.sym != nil
+          # sfAnon notin t.sym.flags
+          # t.kind != tySequence(It is tyProc)
+          if typ.sym != nil and sfAnon notin typ.sym.flags and
+                                typ.kind == tyProc:
+            # when can `typ.sym != nil` ever happen?
+            msg.add(" = " & typeToString(typ, preferDesc))
+          msg.addDeclaredLocMaybe(c.config, typ)
           localError(c.config, n.info, msg)
         return errorNode(c, n)
-      result = nil
     else:
       result = m.call
       instGenericConvertersSons(c, result, m)
-  elif t != nil and t.kind == tyTypeDesc:
-    if n.len == 1: return semObjConstr(c, n, flags)
-    return semConv(c, n)
+
   else:
-    result = overloadedCallOpr(c, n)
+    result = overloadedCallOpr(c, n) # this uses efNoUndeclared
     # Now that nkSym does not imply an iteration over the proc/iterator space,
     # the old ``prc`` (which is likely an nkIdent) has to be restored:
-    if result == nil:
+    if result == nil or result.kind == nkEmpty:
       # XXX: hmm, what kind of symbols will end up here?
       # do we really need to try the overload resolution?
-      n.sons[0] = prc
-      nOrig.sons[0] = prc
+      n[0] = prc
+      nOrig[0] = prc
       n.flags.incl nfExprCall
       result = semOverloadedCallAnalyseEffects(c, n, nOrig, flags)
       if result == nil: return errorNode(c, n)
@@ -788,48 +1254,38 @@ proc semIndirectOp(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
       # See bug #904 of how to trigger it:
       return result
   #result = afterCallActions(c, result, nOrig, flags)
-  if result.sons[0].kind == nkSym:
-    result = afterCallActions(c, result, nOrig, flags)
+  if result[0].kind == nkSym:
+    result = afterCallActions(c, result, nOrig, flags, expectedType)
   else:
     fixAbstractType(c, result)
     analyseIfAddressTakenInCall(c, result)
 
-proc semDirectOp(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
+proc semDirectOp(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags; expectedType: PType = nil): PNode =
   # this seems to be a hotspot in the compiler!
   let nOrig = n.copyTree
   #semLazyOpAux(c, n)
-  result = semOverloadedCallAnalyseEffects(c, n, nOrig, flags)
-  if result != nil: result = afterCallActions(c, result, nOrig, flags)
+  result = semOverloadedCallAnalyseEffects(c, n, nOrig, flags, expectedType)
+  if result != nil: result = afterCallActions(c, result, nOrig, flags, expectedType)
   else: result = errorNode(c, n)
 
 proc buildEchoStmt(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   # we MUST not check 'n' for semantics again here! But for now we give up:
   result = newNodeI(nkCall, n.info)
-  var e = strTableGet(c.graph.systemModule.tab, getIdent(c.cache, "echo"))
+  let e = systemModuleSym(c.graph, getIdent(c.cache, "echo"))
   if e != nil:
-    add(result, newSymNode(e))
+    result.add(newSymNode(e))
   else:
-    localError(c.config, n.info, "system needs: echo")
-    add(result, errorNode(c, n))
-  add(result, n)
+    result.add localErrorNode(c, n, "system needs: echo")
+  result.add(n)
+  result.add(newStrNode(nkStrLit, ": " & n.typ.typeToString))
   result = semExpr(c, result)
 
 proc semExprNoType(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
+  let isPush = c.config.hasHint(hintExtendedContext)
+  if isPush: pushInfoContext(c.config, n.info)
   result = semExpr(c, n, {efWantStmt})
-  # make an 'if' expression an 'if' statement again for backwards
-  # compatibility (.discardable was a bad idea!); bug #6980
-  var isStmt = false
-  if result.kind == nkIfExpr:
-    isStmt = true
-    for condActionPair in result:
-      let action = condActionPair.lastSon
-      if not implicitlyDiscardable(action) and not
-          endsInNoReturn(action):
-        isStmt = false
-    if isStmt:
-      result.kind = nkIfStmt
-      result.typ = nil
-  discardCheck(c, result)
+  discardCheck(c, result, {})
+  if isPush: popInfoContext(c.config)
 
 proc isTypeExpr(n: PNode): bool =
   case n.kind
@@ -849,50 +1305,50 @@ proc lookupInRecordAndBuildCheck(c: PContext, n, r: PNode, field: PIdent,
   result = nil
   case r.kind
   of nkRecList:
-    for i in countup(0, sonsLen(r) - 1):
-      result = lookupInRecordAndBuildCheck(c, n, r.sons[i], field, check)
+    for i in 0..<r.len:
+      result = lookupInRecordAndBuildCheck(c, n, r[i], field, check)
       if result != nil: return
   of nkRecCase:
     checkMinSonsLen(r, 2, c.config)
-    if (r.sons[0].kind != nkSym): illFormedAst(r, c.config)
-    result = lookupInRecordAndBuildCheck(c, n, r.sons[0], field, check)
+    if (r[0].kind != nkSym): illFormedAst(r, c.config)
+    result = lookupInRecordAndBuildCheck(c, n, r[0], field, check)
     if result != nil: return
-    let setType = createSetType(c, r.sons[0].typ)
+    let setType = createSetType(c, r[0].typ)
     var s = newNodeIT(nkCurly, r.info, setType)
-    for i in countup(1, sonsLen(r) - 1):
-      var it = r.sons[i]
+    for i in 1..<r.len:
+      var it = r[i]
       case it.kind
       of nkOfBranch:
         result = lookupInRecordAndBuildCheck(c, n, lastSon(it), field, check)
         if result == nil:
-          for j in 0..sonsLen(it)-2: addSon(s, copyTree(it.sons[j]))
+          for j in 0..<it.len-1: s.add copyTree(it[j])
         else:
           if check == nil:
             check = newNodeI(nkCheckedFieldExpr, n.info)
-            addSon(check, c.graph.emptyNode) # make space for access node
+            check.add c.graph.emptyNode # make space for access node
           s = newNodeIT(nkCurly, n.info, setType)
-          for j in countup(0, sonsLen(it) - 2): addSon(s, copyTree(it.sons[j]))
+          for j in 0..<it.len - 1: s.add copyTree(it[j])
           var inExpr = newNodeIT(nkCall, n.info, getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyBool))
-          addSon(inExpr, newSymNode(c.graph.opContains, n.info))
-          addSon(inExpr, s)
-          addSon(inExpr, copyTree(r.sons[0]))
-          addSon(check, inExpr)
-          #addSon(check, semExpr(c, inExpr))
+          inExpr.add newSymNode(getSysMagic(c.graph, n.info, "contains", mInSet), n.info)
+          inExpr.add s
+          inExpr.add copyTree(r[0])
+          check.add inExpr
+          #check.add semExpr(c, inExpr)
           return
       of nkElse:
         result = lookupInRecordAndBuildCheck(c, n, lastSon(it), field, check)
         if result != nil:
           if check == nil:
             check = newNodeI(nkCheckedFieldExpr, n.info)
-            addSon(check, c.graph.emptyNode) # make space for access node
+            check.add c.graph.emptyNode # make space for access node
           var inExpr = newNodeIT(nkCall, n.info, getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyBool))
-          addSon(inExpr, newSymNode(c.graph.opContains, n.info))
-          addSon(inExpr, s)
-          addSon(inExpr, copyTree(r.sons[0]))
+          inExpr.add newSymNode(getSysMagic(c.graph, n.info, "contains", mInSet), n.info)
+          inExpr.add s
+          inExpr.add copyTree(r[0])
           var notExpr = newNodeIT(nkCall, n.info, getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyBool))
-          addSon(notExpr, newSymNode(c.graph.opNot, n.info))
-          addSon(notExpr, inExpr)
-          addSon(check, notExpr)
+          notExpr.add newSymNode(getSysMagic(c.graph, n.info, "not", mNot), n.info)
+          notExpr.add inExpr
+          check.add notExpr
           return
       else: illFormedAst(it, c.config)
   of nkSym:
@@ -901,7 +1357,7 @@ proc lookupInRecordAndBuildCheck(c: PContext, n, r: PNode, field: PIdent,
 
 const
   tyTypeParamsHolders = {tyGenericInst, tyCompositeTypeClass}
-  tyDotOpTransparent = {tyVar, tyLent, tyPtr, tyRef, tyAlias, tySink}
+  tyDotOpTransparent = {tyVar, tyLent, tyPtr, tyRef, tyOwned, tyAlias, tySink}
 
 proc readTypeParameter(c: PContext, typ: PType,
                        paramName: PIdent, info: TLineInfo): PNode =
@@ -919,7 +1375,7 @@ proc readTypeParameter(c: PContext, typ: PType,
             # This seems semantically correct and then we'll be able
             # to return the section symbol directly here
             let foundType = makeTypeDesc(c, def[2].typ)
-            return newSymNode(copySym(def[0].sym).linkTo(foundType), info)
+            return newSymNode(copySym(def[0].sym, c.idgen).linkTo(foundType), info)
 
       of nkConstSection:
         for def in statement:
@@ -930,13 +1386,13 @@ proc readTypeParameter(c: PContext, typ: PType,
         discard
 
   if typ.kind != tyUserTypeClass:
-    let ty = if typ.kind == tyCompositeTypeClass: typ.sons[1].skipGenericAlias
+    let ty = if typ.kind == tyCompositeTypeClass: typ.firstGenericParam.skipGenericAlias
              else: typ.skipGenericAlias
-    let tbody = ty.sons[0]
-    for s in countup(0, tbody.len-2):
-      let tParam = tbody.sons[s]
+    let tbody = ty[0]
+    for s in 0..<tbody.len-1:
+      let tParam = tbody[s]
       if tParam.sym.name.id == paramName.id:
-        let rawTyp = ty.sons[s + 1]
+        let rawTyp = ty[s + 1]
         if rawTyp.kind == tyStatic:
           if rawTyp.n != nil:
             return rawTyp.n
@@ -944,18 +1400,22 @@ proc readTypeParameter(c: PContext, typ: PType,
             return c.graph.emptyNode
         else:
           let foundTyp = makeTypeDesc(c, rawTyp)
-          return newSymNode(copySym(tParam.sym).linkTo(foundTyp), info)
+          return newSymNode(copySym(tParam.sym, c.idgen).linkTo(foundTyp), info)
 
   return nil
 
 proc semSym(c: PContext, n: PNode, sym: PSym, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
+  result = nil
+  assert n.kind in nkIdentKinds + {nkDotExpr}
   let s = getGenSym(c, sym)
   case s.kind
   of skConst:
-    markUsed(c.config, n.info, s, c.graph.usageSym)
-    styleCheckUse(n.info, s)
-    case skipTypes(s.typ, abstractInst-{tyTypeDesc}).kind
-    of  tyNil, tyChar, tyInt..tyInt64, tyFloat..tyFloat128,
+    if n.kind != nkDotExpr: # dotExpr is already checked by builtinFieldAccess
+      markUsed(c, n.info, s)
+    onUse(n.info, s)
+    let typ = skipTypes(s.typ, abstractInst-{tyTypeDesc})
+    case typ.kind
+    of tyNil, tyChar, tyInt..tyInt64, tyFloat..tyFloat128,
         tyTuple, tySet, tyUInt..tyUInt64:
       if s.magic == mNone: result = inlineConst(c, n, s)
       else: result = newSymNode(s, n.info)
@@ -970,59 +1430,55 @@ proc semSym(c: PContext, n: PNode, sym: PSym, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
       # It is clear that ``[]`` means two totally different things. Thus, we
       # copy `x`'s AST into each context, so that the type fixup phase can
       # deal with two different ``[]``.
-      if s.ast.len == 0: result = inlineConst(c, n, s)
+      if s.astdef.safeLen == 0: result = inlineConst(c, n, s)
       else: result = newSymNode(s, n.info)
+    of tyStatic:
+      if typ.n != nil:
+        result = typ.n
+        result.typ = typ.base
+      else:
+        result = newSymNode(s, n.info)
     else:
       result = newSymNode(s, n.info)
-  of skMacro:
-    if efNoEvaluateGeneric in flags and s.ast[genericParamsPos].len > 0 or
-       (n.kind notin nkCallKinds and s.requiredParams > 0):
-      markUsed(c.config, n.info, s, c.graph.usageSym)
-      styleCheckUse(n.info, s)
-      result = symChoice(c, n, s, scClosed)
-    else:
-      result = semMacroExpr(c, n, n, s, flags)
-  of skTemplate:
-    if efNoEvaluateGeneric in flags and s.ast[genericParamsPos].len > 0 or
-       (n.kind notin nkCallKinds and s.requiredParams > 0) or
-       sfCustomPragma in sym.flags:
-      markUsed(c.config, n.info, s, c.graph.usageSym)
-      styleCheckUse(n.info, s)
+  of skMacro, skTemplate:
+    # check if we cannot use alias syntax (no required args or generic params)
+    if sfNoalias in s.flags:
+      let info = getCallLineInfo(n)
+      markUsed(c, info, s)
+      onUse(info, s)
       result = symChoice(c, n, s, scClosed)
     else:
-      result = semTemplateExpr(c, n, s, flags)
+      case s.kind
+      of skMacro: result = semMacroExpr(c, n, n, s, flags)
+      of skTemplate: result = semTemplateExpr(c, n, s, flags)
+      else: discard # unreachable
   of skParam:
-    markUsed(c.config, n.info, s, c.graph.usageSym)
-    styleCheckUse(n.info, s)
+    markUsed(c, n.info, s)
+    onUse(n.info, s)
     if s.typ != nil and s.typ.kind == tyStatic and s.typ.n != nil:
       # XXX see the hack in sigmatch.nim ...
       return s.typ.n
     elif sfGenSym in s.flags:
-      if c.p.wasForwarded:
-        # gensym'ed parameters that nevertheless have been forward declared
-        # need a special fixup:
-        let realParam = c.p.owner.typ.n[s.position+1]
-        internalAssert c.config, realParam.kind == nkSym and realParam.sym.kind == skParam
-        return newSymNode(c.p.owner.typ.n[s.position+1].sym, n.info)
-      elif c.p.owner.kind == skMacro:
-        # gensym'ed macro parameters need a similar hack (see bug #1944):
-        var u = searchInScopes(c, s.name)
-        internalAssert c.config, u != nil and u.kind == skParam and u.owner == s.owner
-        return newSymNode(u, n.info)
+      # the owner should have been set by now by addParamOrResult
+      internalAssert c.config, s.owner != nil
     result = newSymNode(s, n.info)
   of skVar, skLet, skResult, skForVar:
     if s.magic == mNimvm:
       localError(c.config, n.info, "illegal context for 'nimvm' magic")
 
-    markUsed(c.config, n.info, s, c.graph.usageSym)
-    styleCheckUse(n.info, s)
+    if n.kind != nkDotExpr: # dotExpr is already checked by builtinFieldAccess
+      markUsed(c, n.info, s)
+    onUse(n.info, s)
     result = newSymNode(s, n.info)
     # We cannot check for access to outer vars for example because it's still
     # not sure the symbol really ends up being used:
     # var len = 0 # but won't be called
     # genericThatUsesLen(x) # marked as taking a closure?
+    if hasWarn(c.config, warnResultUsed):
+      message(c.config, n.info, warnResultUsed)
+
   of skGenericParam:
-    styleCheckUse(n.info, s)
+    onUse(n.info, s)
     if s.typ.kind == tyStatic:
       result = newSymNode(s, n.info)
       result.typ = s.typ
@@ -1032,56 +1488,101 @@ proc semSym(c: PContext, n: PNode, sym: PSym, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
       n.typ = s.typ
       return n
   of skType:
-    markUsed(c.config, n.info, s, c.graph.usageSym)
-    styleCheckUse(n.info, s)
-    if s.typ.kind == tyStatic and s.typ.n != nil:
+    if n.kind != nkDotExpr: # dotExpr is already checked by builtinFieldAccess
+      markUsed(c, n.info, s)
+    onUse(n.info, s)
+    if s.typ.kind == tyStatic and s.typ.base.kind != tyNone and s.typ.n != nil:
       return s.typ.n
     result = newSymNode(s, n.info)
     result.typ = makeTypeDesc(c, s.typ)
   of skField:
-    var p = c.p
-    while p != nil and p.selfSym == nil:
-      p = p.next
-    if p != nil and p.selfSym != nil:
-      var ty = skipTypes(p.selfSym.typ, {tyGenericInst, tyVar, tyLent, tyPtr, tyRef,
-                                         tyAlias, tySink})
-      while tfBorrowDot in ty.flags: ty = ty.skipTypes({tyDistinct})
-      var check: PNode = nil
-      if ty.kind == tyObject:
-        while true:
-          check = nil
-          let f = lookupInRecordAndBuildCheck(c, n, ty.n, s.name, check)
-          if f != nil and fieldVisible(c, f):
-            # is the access to a public field or in the same module or in a friend?
-            doAssert f == s
-            markUsed(c.config, n.info, f, c.graph.usageSym)
-            styleCheckUse(n.info, f)
-            result = newNodeIT(nkDotExpr, n.info, f.typ)
-            result.add makeDeref(newSymNode(p.selfSym))
-            result.add newSymNode(f) # we now have the correct field
-            if check != nil:
-              check.sons[0] = result
-              check.typ = result.typ
-              result = check
-            return result
-          if ty.sons[0] == nil: break
-          ty = skipTypes(ty.sons[0], skipPtrs)
     # old code, not sure if it's live code:
-    markUsed(c.config, n.info, s, c.graph.usageSym)
-    styleCheckUse(n.info, s)
+    markUsed(c, n.info, s)
+    onUse(n.info, s)
     result = newSymNode(s, n.info)
-  else:
-    markUsed(c.config, n.info, s, c.graph.usageSym)
-    styleCheckUse(n.info, s)
+  of skModule:
+    # make sure type is None and not nil for discard checking
+    if efWantStmt in flags: s.typ = newTypeS(tyNone, c)
+    markUsed(c, n.info, s)
+    onUse(n.info, s)
     result = newSymNode(s, n.info)
+  else:
+    let info = getCallLineInfo(n)
+    #if efInCall notin flags:
+    markUsed(c, info, s)
+    onUse(info, s)
+    result = newSymNode(s, info)
 
-proc builtinFieldAccess(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
+proc tryReadingGenericParam(c: PContext, n: PNode, i: PIdent, t: PType): PNode =
+  case t.kind
+  of tyGenericInst:
+    result = readTypeParameter(c, t, i, n.info)
+    if result == c.graph.emptyNode:
+      if c.inGenericContext > 0:
+        result = semGenericStmt(c, n)
+        result.typ = makeTypeFromExpr(c, result.copyTree)
+      else:
+        result = nil
+  of tyUserTypeClasses:
+    if t.isResolvedUserTypeClass:
+      result = readTypeParameter(c, t, i, n.info)
+    elif c.inGenericContext > 0:
+      result = semGenericStmt(c, n)
+      result.typ = makeTypeFromExpr(c, copyTree(result))
+    else:
+      result = nil
+  of tyGenericBody, tyCompositeTypeClass:
+    if c.inGenericContext > 0:
+      result = readTypeParameter(c, t, i, n.info)
+      if result != nil:
+        # generic parameter exists, stop here but delay until instantiation
+        result = semGenericStmt(c, n)
+        result.typ = makeTypeFromExpr(c, copyTree(result))
+    else:
+      result = nil
+  elif c.inGenericContext > 0 and t.containsUnresolvedType:
+    result = semGenericStmt(c, n)
+    result.typ = makeTypeFromExpr(c, copyTree(result))
+  else:
+    result = nil
+
+proc tryReadingTypeField(c: PContext, n: PNode, i: PIdent, ty: PType): PNode =
+  result = nil
+  var ty = ty.skipTypes(tyDotOpTransparent)
+  case ty.kind
+  of tyEnum:
+    # look up if the identifier belongs to the enum:
+    var f = PSym(nil)
+    while ty != nil:
+      f = getSymFromList(ty.n, i)
+      if f != nil: break
+      ty = ty[0]         # enum inheritance
+    if f != nil:
+      result = newSymNode(f)
+      result.info = n.info
+      result.typ = ty
+      markUsed(c, n.info, f)
+      onUse(n.info, f)
+  of tyObject, tyTuple:
+    if ty.n != nil and ty.n.kind == nkRecList:
+      let field = lookupInRecord(ty.n, i)
+      if field != nil:
+        n.typ = makeTypeDesc(c, field.typ)
+        result = n
+  of tyGenericInst:
+    result = tryReadingTypeField(c, n, i, ty.skipModifier)
+    if result == nil:
+      result = tryReadingGenericParam(c, n, i, ty)
+  else:
+    result = tryReadingGenericParam(c, n, i, ty)
+
+proc builtinFieldAccess(c: PContext; n: PNode; flags: var TExprFlags): PNode =
   ## returns nil if it's not a built-in field access
   checkSonsLen(n, 2, c.config)
   # tests/bind/tbindoverload.nim wants an early exit here, but seems to
   # work without now. template/tsymchoicefield doesn't like an early exit
   # here at all!
-  #if isSymChoice(n.sons[1]): return
+  #if isSymChoice(n[1]): return
   when defined(nimsuggest):
     if c.config.cmd == cmdIdeTools:
       suggestExpr(c, n)
@@ -1093,40 +1594,19 @@ proc builtinFieldAccess(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
       result = symChoice(c, n, s, scClosed)
       if result.kind == nkSym: result = semSym(c, n, s, flags)
     else:
-      markUsed(c.config, n.sons[1].info, s, c.graph.usageSym)
+      markUsed(c, n[1].info, s)
       result = semSym(c, n, s, flags)
-    styleCheckUse(n.sons[1].info, s)
+    onUse(n[1].info, s)
     return
 
-  n.sons[0] = semExprWithType(c, n.sons[0], flags+{efDetermineType})
-  #restoreOldStyleType(n.sons[0])
-  var i = considerQuotedIdent(c, n.sons[1], n)
-  var ty = n.sons[0].typ
+  # extra flags since LHS may become a call operand:
+  n[0] = semExprWithType(c, n[0], flags+{efDetermineType, efWantIterable, efAllowSymChoice})
+  #restoreOldStyleType(n[0])
+  var i = considerQuotedIdent(c, n[1], n)
+  var ty = n[0].typ
   var f: PSym = nil
   result = nil
 
-  template tryReadingGenericParam(t: PType) =
-    case t.kind
-    of tyTypeParamsHolders:
-      result = readTypeParameter(c, t, i, n.info)
-      if result == c.graph.emptyNode:
-        result = n
-        n.typ = makeTypeFromExpr(c, n.copyTree)
-      return
-    of tyUserTypeClasses:
-      if t.isResolvedUserTypeClass:
-        return readTypeParameter(c, t, i, n.info)
-      else:
-        n.typ = makeTypeFromExpr(c, copyTree(n))
-        return n
-    of tyGenericParam, tyAnything:
-      n.typ = makeTypeFromExpr(c, copyTree(n))
-      return n
-    else:
-      discard
-
-  var argIsType = false
-
   if ty.kind == tyTypeDesc:
     if ty.base.kind == tyNone:
       # This is a still unresolved typedesc parameter.
@@ -1135,149 +1615,183 @@ proc builtinFieldAccess(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
       # field access and we leave the compiler to compile a normal call:
       if getCurrOwner(c).kind != skMacro:
         n.typ = makeTypeFromExpr(c, n.copyTree)
+        flags.incl efCannotBeDotCall
         return n
       else:
         return nil
     else:
-      ty = ty.base
-      argIsType = true
-  else:
-    argIsType = isTypeExpr(n.sons[0])
-
-  if argIsType:
-    ty = ty.skipTypes(tyDotOpTransparent)
-    case ty.kind
-    of tyEnum:
-      # look up if the identifier belongs to the enum:
-      while ty != nil:
-        f = getSymFromList(ty.n, i)
-        if f != nil: break
-        ty = ty.sons[0]         # enum inheritance
-      if f != nil:
-        result = newSymNode(f)
-        result.info = n.info
-        result.typ = ty
-        markUsed(c.config, n.info, f, c.graph.usageSym)
-        styleCheckUse(n.info, f)
-        return
-    of tyObject, tyTuple:
-      if ty.n != nil and ty.n.kind == nkRecList:
-        let field = lookupInRecord(ty.n, i)
-        if field != nil:
-          n.typ = makeTypeDesc(c, field.typ)
-          return n
-    else:
-      tryReadingGenericParam(ty)
-      return
-    # XXX: This is probably not relevant any more
-    # reset to prevent 'nil' bug: see "tests/reject/tenumitems.nim":
-    ty = n.sons[0].typ
+      flags.incl efCannotBeDotCall
+      return tryReadingTypeField(c, n, i, ty.base)
+  elif isTypeExpr(n.sons[0]):
+    flags.incl efCannotBeDotCall
+    return tryReadingTypeField(c, n, i, ty)
+  elif ty.kind == tyError:
+    # a type error doesn't have any builtin fields
     return nil
+
   if ty.kind in tyUserTypeClasses and ty.isResolvedUserTypeClass:
-    ty = ty.lastSon
-  ty = skipTypes(ty, {tyGenericInst, tyVar, tyLent, tyPtr, tyRef, tyAlias, tySink})
-  while tfBorrowDot in ty.flags: ty = ty.skipTypes({tyDistinct})
+    ty = ty.last
+  ty = skipTypes(ty, {tyGenericInst, tyVar, tyLent, tyPtr, tyRef, tyOwned, tyAlias, tySink, tyStatic})
+  while tfBorrowDot in ty.flags: ty = ty.skipTypes({tyDistinct, tyGenericInst, tyAlias})
   var check: PNode = nil
   if ty.kind == tyObject:
     while true:
       check = nil
       f = lookupInRecordAndBuildCheck(c, n, ty.n, i, check)
       if f != nil: break
-      if ty.sons[0] == nil: break
-      ty = skipTypes(ty.sons[0], skipPtrs)
+      if ty[0] == nil: break
+      ty = skipTypes(ty[0], skipPtrs)
     if f != nil:
-      if fieldVisible(c, f):
+      let visibilityCheckNeeded =
+        if n[1].kind == nkSym and n[1].sym == f:
+          false # field lookup was done already, likely by hygienic template or bindSym
+        else: true
+      if not visibilityCheckNeeded or fieldVisible(c, f):
         # is the access to a public field or in the same module or in a friend?
-        markUsed(c.config, n.sons[1].info, f, c.graph.usageSym)
-        styleCheckUse(n.sons[1].info, f)
-        n.sons[0] = makeDeref(n.sons[0])
-        n.sons[1] = newSymNode(f) # we now have the correct field
+        markUsed(c, n[1].info, f)
+        onUse(n[1].info, f)
+        let info = n[1].info
+        n[0] = makeDeref(n[0])
+        n[1] = newSymNode(f) # we now have the correct field
+        n[1].info = info # preserve the original info
         n.typ = f.typ
         if check == nil:
           result = n
         else:
-          check.sons[0] = n
+          check[0] = n
           check.typ = n.typ
           result = check
   elif ty.kind == tyTuple and ty.n != nil:
     f = getSymFromList(ty.n, i)
     if f != nil:
-      markUsed(c.config, n.sons[1].info, f, c.graph.usageSym)
-      styleCheckUse(n.sons[1].info, f)
-      n.sons[0] = makeDeref(n.sons[0])
-      n.sons[1] = newSymNode(f)
+      markUsed(c, n[1].info, f)
+      onUse(n[1].info, f)
+      n[0] = makeDeref(n[0])
+      n[1] = newSymNode(f)
       n.typ = f.typ
       result = n
 
   # we didn't find any field, let's look for a generic param
   if result == nil:
-    let t = n.sons[0].typ.skipTypes(tyDotOpTransparent)
-    tryReadingGenericParam(t)
+    let t = n[0].typ.skipTypes(tyDotOpTransparent)
+    result = tryReadingGenericParam(c, n, i, t)
+    flags.incl efCannotBeDotCall
 
 proc dotTransformation(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
-  if isSymChoice(n.sons[1]):
+  if isSymChoice(n[1]) or
+      # generics usually leave field names as symchoices, but not types
+      (n[1].kind == nkSym and n[1].sym.kind == skType):
     result = newNodeI(nkDotCall, n.info)
-    addSon(result, n.sons[1])
-    addSon(result, copyTree(n[0]))
+    result.add n[1]
+    result.add copyTree(n[0])
   else:
-    var i = considerQuotedIdent(c, n.sons[1], n)
+    var i = considerQuotedIdent(c, n[1], n)
     result = newNodeI(nkDotCall, n.info)
     result.flags.incl nfDotField
-    addSon(result, newIdentNode(i, n[1].info))
-    addSon(result, copyTree(n[0]))
+    result.add newIdentNode(i, n[1].info)
+    result.add copyTree(n[0])
 
 proc semFieldAccess(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
   # this is difficult, because the '.' is used in many different contexts
   # in Nim. We first allow types in the semantic checking.
-  result = builtinFieldAccess(c, n, flags)
-  if result == nil:
+  var f = flags - {efIsDotCall}
+  result = builtinFieldAccess(c, n, f)
+  if result == nil or ((result.typ == nil or result.typ.skipTypes(abstractInst).kind != tyProc) and
+      efIsDotCall in flags and callOperator notin c.features and
+      efCannotBeDotCall notin f):
     result = dotTransformation(c, n)
 
 proc buildOverloadedSubscripts(n: PNode, ident: PIdent): PNode =
   result = newNodeI(nkCall, n.info)
   result.add(newIdentNode(ident, n.info))
-  for i in 0 .. n.len-1: result.add(n[i])
+  for s in n: result.add s
 
-proc semDeref(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
+proc semDeref(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
   checkSonsLen(n, 1, c.config)
-  n.sons[0] = semExprWithType(c, n.sons[0])
+  n[0] = semExprWithType(c, n[0])
+  let a = getConstExpr(c.module, n[0], c.idgen, c.graph)
+  if a != nil:
+    if a.kind == nkNilLit and efInTypeof notin flags:
+      localError(c.config, n.info, "nil dereference is not allowed")
+    n[0] = a
   result = n
-  var t = skipTypes(n.sons[0].typ, {tyGenericInst, tyVar, tyLent, tyAlias, tySink})
+  var t = skipTypes(n[0].typ, {tyGenericInst, tyVar, tyLent, tyAlias, tySink, tyOwned})
   case t.kind
-  of tyRef, tyPtr: n.typ = t.lastSon
+  of tyRef, tyPtr: n.typ = t.elementType
+  of tyMetaTypes, tyFromExpr:
+    n.typ = makeTypeFromExpr(c, n.copyTree)
   else: result = nil
-  #GlobalError(n.sons[0].info, errCircumNeedsPointer)
+  #GlobalError(n[0].info, errCircumNeedsPointer)
+
+proc maybeInstantiateGeneric(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym): PNode =
+  ## Instantiates generic if not lacking implicit generics,
+  ## otherwise returns n.
+  let
+    neededGenParams = s.ast[genericParamsPos].len
+    heldGenParams = n.len - 1
+  var implicitParams = 0
+  for x in s.ast[genericParamsPos]:
+    if tfImplicitTypeParam in x.typ.flags:
+      inc implicitParams
+  if heldGenParams != neededGenParams and implicitParams + heldGenParams == neededGenParams:
+    # This is an implicit + explicit generic procedure without all args passed,
+    # kicking back the sem'd symbol fixes #17212
+    # Uncertain the hackiness of this solution.
+    result = n
+  else:
+    result = explicitGenericInstantiation(c, n, s)
+    if result == n:
+      n[0] = copyTree(result[0])
 
 proc semSubscript(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
   ## returns nil if not a built-in subscript operator; also called for the
   ## checking of assignments
-  if sonsLen(n) == 1:
-    let x = semDeref(c, n)
+  result = nil
+  if n.len == 1:
+    let x = semDeref(c, n, flags)
     if x == nil: return nil
+    if x.typ.kind == tyFromExpr:
+      # depends on generic type
+      return x
     result = newNodeIT(nkDerefExpr, x.info, x.typ)
     result.add(x[0])
     return
   checkMinSonsLen(n, 2, c.config)
-  # make sure we don't evaluate generic macros/templates
-  n.sons[0] = semExprWithType(c, n.sons[0],
-                              {efNoEvaluateGeneric})
-  let arr = skipTypes(n.sons[0].typ, {tyGenericInst,
+  # signal that generic parameters may be applied after
+  n[0] = semExprWithType(c, n[0], {efNoEvaluateGeneric, efAllowSymChoice})
+  var arr = skipTypes(n[0].typ, {tyGenericInst, tyUserTypeClassInst, tyOwned,
                                       tyVar, tyLent, tyPtr, tyRef, tyAlias, tySink})
+  if arr.kind == tyStatic:
+    if arr.base.kind == tyNone:
+      result = n
+      result.typ = semStaticType(c, n[1], nil)
+      return
+    elif arr.n != nil:
+      return semSubscript(c, arr.n, flags)
+    else:
+      arr = arr.base
+
   case arr.kind
-  of tyArray, tyOpenArray, tyVarargs, tySequence, tyString,
-     tyCString:
+  of tyArray, tyOpenArray, tyVarargs, tySequence, tyString, tyCstring,
+    tyUncheckedArray:
     if n.len != 2: return nil
-    n.sons[0] = makeDeref(n.sons[0])
-    for i in countup(1, sonsLen(n) - 1):
-      n.sons[i] = semExprWithType(c, n.sons[i],
+    n[0] = makeDeref(n[0])
+    for i in 1..<n.len:
+      n[i] = semExprWithType(c, n[i],
                                   flags*{efInTypeof, efDetermineType})
-    var indexType = if arr.kind == tyArray: arr.sons[0] else: getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyInt)
-    var arg = indexTypesMatch(c, indexType, n.sons[1].typ, n.sons[1])
-    if arg != nil:
-      n.sons[1] = arg
+    # Arrays index type is dictated by the range's type
+    if arr.kind == tyArray:
+      var indexType = arr[0]
+      var arg = indexTypesMatch(c, indexType, n[1].typ, n[1])
+      if arg != nil:
+        n[1] = arg
+        result = n
+        result.typ = elemType(arr)
+    # Other types have a bit more of leeway
+    elif n[1].typ.skipTypes(abstractRange-{tyDistinct}).kind in
+        {tyInt..tyInt64, tyUInt..tyUInt64}:
       result = n
       result.typ = elemType(arr)
-    #GlobalError(n.info, errIndexTypesDoNotMatch)
   of tyTypeDesc:
     # The result so far is a tyTypeDesc bound
     # a tyGenericBody. The line below will substitute
@@ -1287,27 +1801,30 @@ proc semSubscript(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
     #result = symNodeFromType(c, semTypeNode(c, n, nil), n.info)
   of tyTuple:
     if n.len != 2: return nil
-    n.sons[0] = makeDeref(n.sons[0])
+    n[0] = makeDeref(n[0])
     # [] operator for tuples requires constant expression:
-    n.sons[1] = semConstExpr(c, n.sons[1])
-    if skipTypes(n.sons[1].typ, {tyGenericInst, tyRange, tyOrdinal, tyAlias, tySink}).kind in
+    n[1] = semConstExpr(c, n[1])
+    if skipTypes(n[1].typ, {tyGenericInst, tyRange, tyOrdinal, tyAlias, tySink}).kind in
         {tyInt..tyInt64}:
-      var idx = getOrdValue(n.sons[1])
-      if idx >= 0 and idx < sonsLen(arr): n.typ = arr.sons[int(idx)]
-      else: localError(c.config, n.info, "invalid index value for tuple subscript")
+      let idx = getOrdValue(n[1])
+      if idx >= 0 and idx < arr.len: n.typ = arr[toInt(idx)]
+      else:
+        localError(c.config, n.info,
+          "invalid index $1 in subscript for tuple of length $2" %
+            [$idx, $arr.len])
       result = n
     else:
       result = nil
   else:
-    let s = if n.sons[0].kind == nkSym: n.sons[0].sym
-            elif n[0].kind in nkSymChoices: n.sons[0][0].sym
+    let s = if n[0].kind == nkSym: n[0].sym
+            elif n[0].kind in nkSymChoices + {nkOpenSym}: n[0][0].sym
             else: nil
     if s != nil:
       case s.kind
       of skProc, skFunc, skMethod, skConverter, skIterator:
         # type parameters: partial generic specialization
-        n.sons[0] = semSymGenericInstantiation(c, n.sons[0], s)
-        result = explicitGenericInstantiation(c, n, s)
+        n[0] = semSymGenericInstantiation(c, n[0], s)
+        result = maybeInstantiateGeneric(c, n, s)
       of skMacro, skTemplate:
         if efInCall in flags:
           # We are processing macroOrTmpl[] in macroOrTmpl[](...) call.
@@ -1317,7 +1834,7 @@ proc semSubscript(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
         else:
           # We are processing macroOrTmpl[] not in call. Transform it to the
           # macro or template call with generic arguments here.
-          n.kind = nkCall
+          n.transitionSonsKind(nkCall)
           case s.kind
           of skMacro: result = semMacroExpr(c, n, n, s, flags)
           of skTemplate: result = semTemplateExpr(c, n, s, flags)
@@ -1327,11 +1844,11 @@ proc semSubscript(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
       else:
         discard
 
-proc semArrayAccess(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
+proc semArrayAccess(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags; expectedType: PType = nil): PNode =
   result = semSubscript(c, n, flags)
   if result == nil:
     # overloaded [] operator:
-    result = semExpr(c, buildOverloadedSubscripts(n, getIdent(c.cache, "[]")))
+    result = semExpr(c, buildOverloadedSubscripts(n, getIdent(c.cache, "[]")), flags, expectedType)
 
 proc propertyWriteAccess(c: PContext, n, nOrig, a: PNode): PNode =
   var id = considerQuotedIdent(c, a[1], a)
@@ -1340,10 +1857,9 @@ proc propertyWriteAccess(c: PContext, n, nOrig, a: PNode): PNode =
   # this is ugly. XXX Semantic checking should use the ``nfSem`` flag for
   # nodes?
   let aOrig = nOrig[0]
-  result = newNode(nkCall, n.info, sons = @[setterId, a[0],
-                                            semExprWithType(c, n[1])])
+  result = newTreeI(nkCall, n.info, setterId, a[0], n[1])
   result.flags.incl nfDotSetter
-  let orig = newNode(nkCall, n.info, sons = @[setterId, aOrig[0], nOrig[1]])
+  let orig = newTreeI(nkCall, n.info, setterId, aOrig[0], nOrig[1])
   result = semOverloadedCallAnalyseEffects(c, result, orig, {})
 
   if result != nil:
@@ -1356,48 +1872,143 @@ proc takeImplicitAddr(c: PContext, n: PNode; isLent: bool): PNode =
   # return a view into the first argument (if there is one):
   let root = exprRoot(n)
   if root != nil and root.owner == c.p.owner:
+    template url: string = "var_t_return.html".createDocLink
     if root.kind in {skLet, skVar, skTemp} and sfGlobal notin root.flags:
-      localError(c.config, n.info, "'$1' escapes its stack frame; context: '$2'; see $3/var_t_return.html" % [
-        root.name.s, renderTree(n, {renderNoComments}), explanationsBaseUrl])
+      localError(c.config, n.info, "'$1' escapes its stack frame; context: '$2'; see $3" % [
+        root.name.s, renderTree(n, {renderNoComments}), url])
     elif root.kind == skParam and root.position != 0:
-      localError(c.config, n.info, "'$1' is not the first parameter; context: '$2'; see $3/var_t_return.html" % [
-        root.name.s, renderTree(n, {renderNoComments}), explanationsBaseUrl])
+      localError(c.config, n.info, "'$1' is not the first parameter; context: '$2'; see $3" % [
+        root.name.s, renderTree(n, {renderNoComments}), url])
   case n.kind
   of nkHiddenAddr, nkAddr: return n
-  of nkHiddenDeref, nkDerefExpr: return n.sons[0]
+  of nkDerefExpr: return n[0]
   of nkBracketExpr:
-    if len(n) == 1: return n.sons[0]
+    if n.len == 1: return n[0]
+  of nkHiddenDeref:
+    # issue #13848
+    # `proc fun(a: var int): var int = a`
+    discard
   else: discard
   let valid = isAssignable(c, n)
   if valid != arLValue:
-    if valid == arLocalLValue:
+    if valid in {arAddressableConst, arLentValue} and isLent:
+      discard "ok"
+    elif valid == arLocalLValue:
       localError(c.config, n.info, errXStackEscape % renderTree(n, {renderNoComments}))
-    elif not isLent:
+    else:
       localError(c.config, n.info, errExprHasNoAddress)
-  result = newNodeIT(nkHiddenAddr, n.info, makePtrType(c, n.typ))
+  result = newNodeIT(nkHiddenAddr, n.info, if n.typ.kind in {tyVar, tyLent}: n.typ else: makePtrType(c, n.typ))
+  if n.typ.kind in {tyVar, tyLent}:
+    n.typ = n.typ.elementType
   result.add(n)
 
 proc asgnToResultVar(c: PContext, n, le, ri: PNode) {.inline.} =
   if le.kind == nkHiddenDeref:
-    var x = le.sons[0]
-    if x.typ.kind in {tyVar, tyLent} and x.kind == nkSym and x.sym.kind == skResult:
-      n.sons[0] = x # 'result[]' --> 'result'
-      n.sons[1] = takeImplicitAddr(c, ri, x.typ.kind == tyLent)
-      x.typ.flags.incl tfVarIsPtr
-      #echo x.info, " setting it for this type ", typeToString(x.typ), " ", n.info
+    var x = le[0]
+    if x.kind == nkSym:
+      if x.sym.kind == skResult and (x.typ.kind in {tyVar, tyLent} or classifyViewType(x.typ) != noView):
+        n[0] = x # 'result[]' --> 'result'
+        n[1] = takeImplicitAddr(c, ri, x.typ.kind == tyLent)
+        x.typ.flags.incl tfVarIsPtr
+        #echo x.info, " setting it for this type ", typeToString(x.typ), " ", n.info
+      elif sfGlobal in x.sym.flags:
+        x.typ.flags.incl tfVarIsPtr
+
+proc borrowCheck(c: PContext, n, le, ri: PNode) =
+  const
+    PathKinds0 = {nkDotExpr, nkCheckedFieldExpr,
+                  nkBracketExpr, nkAddr, nkHiddenAddr,
+                  nkObjDownConv, nkObjUpConv}
+    PathKinds1 = {nkHiddenStdConv, nkHiddenSubConv}
+
+  proc getRoot(n: PNode; followDeref: bool): PNode =
+    result = n
+    while true:
+      case result.kind
+      of nkDerefExpr, nkHiddenDeref:
+        if followDeref: result = result[0]
+        else: break
+      of PathKinds0:
+        result = result[0]
+      of PathKinds1:
+        result = result[1]
+      else: break
+
+  proc scopedLifetime(c: PContext; ri: PNode): bool {.inline.} =
+    let n = getRoot(ri, followDeref = false)
+    result = (ri.kind in nkCallKinds+{nkObjConstr}) or
+      (n.kind == nkSym and n.sym.owner == c.p.owner and n.sym.kind != skResult)
+
+  proc escapes(c: PContext; le: PNode): bool {.inline.} =
+    # param[].foo[] = self  definitely escapes, we don't need to
+    # care about pointer derefs:
+    let n = getRoot(le, followDeref = true)
+    result = n.kind == nkSym and n.sym.kind == skParam
+
+  # Special typing rule: do not allow to pass 'owned T' to 'T' in 'result = x':
+  const absInst = abstractInst - {tyOwned}
+  if ri.typ != nil and ri.typ.skipTypes(absInst).kind == tyOwned and
+      le.typ != nil and le.typ.skipTypes(absInst).kind != tyOwned and
+      scopedLifetime(c, ri):
+    if le.kind == nkSym and le.sym.kind == skResult:
+      localError(c.config, n.info, "cannot return an owned pointer as an unowned pointer; " &
+        "use 'owned(" & typeToString(le.typ) & ")' as the return type")
+    elif escapes(c, le):
+      localError(c.config, n.info,
+        "assignment produces a dangling ref: the unowned ref lives longer than the owned ref")
 
 template resultTypeIsInferrable(typ: PType): untyped =
   typ.isMetaType and typ.kind != tyTypeDesc
 
+proc goodLineInfo(arg: PNode): TLineInfo =
+  if arg.kind == nkStmtListExpr and arg.len > 0:
+    goodLineInfo(arg[^1])
+  else:
+    arg.info
+
+proc makeTupleAssignments(c: PContext; n: PNode): PNode =
+  ## expand tuple unpacking assignment into series of assignments
+  ##
+  ## mirrored with semstmts.makeVarTupleSection
+  let lhs = n[0]
+  let value = semExprWithType(c, n[1], {efTypeAllowed})
+  if value.typ.kind != tyTuple:
+    localError(c.config, n[1].info, errTupleUnpackingTupleExpected %
+      [typeToString(value.typ, preferDesc)])
+  elif lhs.len != value.typ.len:
+    localError(c.config, n.info, errTupleUnpackingDifferentLengths %
+      [$lhs.len, typeToString(value.typ, preferDesc), $value.typ.len])
+  result = newNodeI(nkStmtList, n.info)
+
+  let temp = newSym(skTemp, getIdent(c.cache, "tmpTupleAsgn"), c.idgen, getCurrOwner(c), n.info)
+  temp.typ = value.typ
+  temp.flags.incl(sfGenSym)
+  var v = newNodeI(nkLetSection, value.info)
+  let tempNode = newSymNode(temp) #newIdentNode(getIdent(genPrefix & $temp.id), value.info)
+  var vpart = newNodeI(nkIdentDefs, v.info, 3)
+  vpart[0] = tempNode
+  vpart[1] = c.graph.emptyNode
+  vpart[2] = value
+  v.add vpart
+  result.add(v)
+
+  for i in 0..<lhs.len:
+    if lhs[i].kind == nkIdent and lhs[i].ident.id == ord(wUnderscore):
+      # skip _ assignments if we are using a temp as they are already evaluated
+      discard
+    else:
+      result.add newAsgnStmt(lhs[i], newTupleAccessRaw(tempNode, i))
+
 proc semAsgn(c: PContext, n: PNode; mode=asgnNormal): PNode =
   checkSonsLen(n, 2, c.config)
-  var a = n.sons[0]
+  var a = n[0]
   case a.kind
   of nkDotExpr:
     # r.f = x
     # --> `f=` (r, x)
     let nOrig = n.copyTree
-    a = builtinFieldAccess(c, a, {efLValue})
+    var flags = {efLValue}
+    a = builtinFieldAccess(c, a, flags)
     if a == nil:
       a = propertyWriteAccess(c, n, nOrig, n[0])
       if a != nil: return a
@@ -1405,102 +2016,112 @@ proc semAsgn(c: PContext, n: PNode; mode=asgnNormal): PNode =
       # possible:
       a = dotTransformation(c, n[0])
       if a.kind == nkDotCall:
-        a.kind = nkCall
+        a.transitionSonsKind(nkCall)
         a = semExprWithType(c, a, {efLValue})
   of nkBracketExpr:
     # a[i] = x
     # --> `[]=`(a, i, x)
     a = semSubscript(c, a, {efLValue})
     if a == nil:
-      result = buildOverloadedSubscripts(n.sons[0], getIdent(c.cache, "[]="))
-      add(result, n[1])
+      result = buildOverloadedSubscripts(n[0], getIdent(c.cache, "[]="))
+      result.add(n[1])
       if mode == noOverloadedSubscript:
-        bracketNotFoundError(c, result)
-        return n
+        bracketNotFoundError(c, result, {})
+        return errorNode(c, n)
       else:
         result = semExprNoType(c, result)
         return result
   of nkCurlyExpr:
     # a{i} = x -->  `{}=`(a, i, x)
-    result = buildOverloadedSubscripts(n.sons[0], getIdent(c.cache, "{}="))
-    add(result, n[1])
+    result = buildOverloadedSubscripts(n[0], getIdent(c.cache, "{}="))
+    result.add(n[1])
     return semExprNoType(c, result)
   of nkPar, nkTupleConstr:
-    if a.len >= 2:
+    if a.len >= 2 or a.kind == nkTupleConstr:
       # unfortunately we need to rewrite ``(x, y) = foo()`` already here so
       # that overloading of the assignment operator still works. Usually we
       # prefer to do these rewritings in transf.nim:
-      return semStmt(c, lowerTupleUnpackingForAsgn(c.graph, n, c.p.owner))
+      return semStmt(c, makeTupleAssignments(c, n), {})
     else:
       a = semExprWithType(c, a, {efLValue})
   else:
     a = semExprWithType(c, a, {efLValue})
-  n.sons[0] = a
+  n[0] = a
   # a = b # both are vars, means: a[] = b[]
   # a = b # b no 'var T' means: a = addr(b)
   var le = a.typ
-  if (skipTypes(le, {tyGenericInst, tyAlias, tySink}).kind != tyVar and
-        isAssignable(c, a) == arNone) or
-      skipTypes(le, abstractVar).kind in {tyOpenArray, tyVarargs}:
+  let assignable = isAssignable(c, a)
+  let root = getRoot(a)
+  let useStrictDefLet = root != nil and root.kind == skLet and
+                       assignable == arAddressableConst and
+                       strictDefs in c.features and isLocalSym(root)
+  if le == nil:
+    localError(c.config, a.info, "expression has no type")
+  elif (skipTypes(le, {tyGenericInst, tyAlias, tySink}).kind notin {tyVar} and
+        assignable in {arNone, arLentValue, arAddressableConst} and not useStrictDefLet
+        ) or (skipTypes(le, abstractVar).kind in {tyOpenArray, tyVarargs} and views notin c.features):
     # Direct assignment to a discriminant is allowed!
     localError(c.config, a.info, errXCannotBeAssignedTo %
                renderTree(a, {renderNoComments}))
   else:
-    let
-      lhs = n.sons[0]
-      lhsIsResult = lhs.kind == nkSym and lhs.sym.kind == skResult
-    var
-      rhs = semExprWithType(c, n.sons[1],
-        if lhsIsResult: {efAllowDestructor} else: {})
-    if lhsIsResult:
+    let lhs = n[0]
+    let rhs = semExprWithType(c, n[1], {efTypeAllowed}, le)
+    if lhs.kind == nkSym and lhs.sym.kind == skResult:
       n.typ = c.enforceVoidContext
       if c.p.owner.kind != skMacro and resultTypeIsInferrable(lhs.sym.typ):
         var rhsTyp = rhs.typ
         if rhsTyp.kind in tyUserTypeClasses and rhsTyp.isResolvedUserTypeClass:
-          rhsTyp = rhsTyp.lastSon
+          rhsTyp = rhsTyp.last
+        if lhs.sym.typ.kind == tyAnything:
+          rhsTyp = rhsTyp.skipTypes({tySink}).skipIntLit(c.idgen)
         if cmpTypes(c, lhs.typ, rhsTyp) in {isGeneric, isEqual}:
           internalAssert c.config, c.p.resultSym != nil
+          # Make sure the type is valid for the result variable
+          typeAllowedCheck(c, n.info, rhsTyp, skResult)
           lhs.typ = rhsTyp
           c.p.resultSym.typ = rhsTyp
-          c.p.owner.typ.sons[0] = rhsTyp
+          c.p.owner.typ.setReturnType rhsTyp
         else:
-          typeMismatch(c.config, n.info, lhs.typ, rhsTyp)
+          typeMismatch(c.config, n.info, lhs.typ, rhsTyp, rhs)
+    borrowCheck(c, n, lhs, rhs)
 
-    n.sons[1] = fitNode(c, le, rhs, n.info)
-    if destructor notin c.features:
-      if tfHasAsgn in lhs.typ.flags and not lhsIsResult and
-          mode != noOverloadedAsgn:
-        return overloadedAsgn(c, lhs, n.sons[1])
-    else:
-      liftTypeBoundOps(c, lhs.typ, lhs.info)
+    n[1] = fitNode(c, le, rhs, goodLineInfo(n[1]))
+    when false: liftTypeBoundOps(c, lhs.typ, lhs.info)
 
     fixAbstractType(c, n)
-    asgnToResultVar(c, n, n.sons[0], n.sons[1])
+    asgnToResultVar(c, n, n[0], n[1])
   result = n
 
 proc semReturn(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   result = n
   checkSonsLen(n, 1, c.config)
-  if c.p.owner.kind in {skConverter, skMethod, skProc, skFunc, skMacro} or (
-     c.p.owner.kind == skIterator and c.p.owner.typ.callConv == ccClosure):
-    if n.sons[0].kind != nkEmpty:
-      # transform ``return expr`` to ``result = expr; return``
-      if c.p.resultSym != nil:
-        var a = newNodeI(nkAsgn, n.sons[0].info)
-        addSon(a, newSymNode(c.p.resultSym))
-        addSon(a, n.sons[0])
-        n.sons[0] = semAsgn(c, a)
-        # optimize away ``result = result``:
-        if n[0][1].kind == nkSym and n[0][1].sym == c.p.resultSym:
-          n.sons[0] = c.graph.emptyNode
+  if c.p.owner.kind in {skConverter, skMethod, skProc, skFunc, skMacro} or
+      (not c.p.owner.typ.isNil and isClosureIterator(c.p.owner.typ)):
+    if n[0].kind != nkEmpty:
+      if n[0].kind == nkAsgn and n[0][0].kind == nkSym and c.p.resultSym == n[0][0].sym:
+        discard "return is already transformed"
+      elif c.p.resultSym != nil:
+        # transform ``return expr`` to ``result = expr; return``
+        var a = newNodeI(nkAsgn, n[0].info)
+        a.add newSymNode(c.p.resultSym)
+        a.add n[0]
+        n[0] = a
       else:
         localError(c.config, n.info, errNoReturnTypeDeclared)
+        return
+      result[0] = semAsgn(c, n[0])
+      # optimize away ``result = result``:
+      if result[0][1].kind == nkSym and result[0][1].sym == c.p.resultSym:
+        result[0] = c.graph.emptyNode
   else:
     localError(c.config, n.info, "'return' not allowed here")
 
-proc semProcBody(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
+proc semProcBody(c: PContext, n: PNode; expectedType: PType = nil): PNode =
+  when defined(nimsuggest):
+    if c.graph.config.expandDone():
+      return n
   openScope(c)
-  result = semExpr(c, n)
+  result = semExpr(c, n, expectedType = expectedType)
   if c.p.resultSym != nil and not isEmptyType(result.typ):
     if result.kind == nkNilLit:
       # or ImplicitlyDiscardable(result):
@@ -1514,110 +2135,137 @@ proc semProcBody(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
       fixNilType(c, result)
     else:
       var a = newNodeI(nkAsgn, n.info, 2)
-      a.sons[0] = newSymNode(c.p.resultSym)
-      a.sons[1] = result
+      a[0] = newSymNode(c.p.resultSym)
+      a[1] = result
       result = semAsgn(c, a)
   else:
-    discardCheck(c, result)
+    discardCheck(c, result, {})
 
   if c.p.owner.kind notin {skMacro, skTemplate} and
      c.p.resultSym != nil and c.p.resultSym.typ.isMetaType:
     if isEmptyType(result.typ):
       # we inferred a 'void' return type:
       c.p.resultSym.typ = errorType(c)
-      c.p.owner.typ.sons[0] = nil
+      c.p.owner.typ.setReturnType nil
     else:
-      localError(c.config, c.p.resultSym.info, errCannotInferReturnType)
-
+      localError(c.config, c.p.resultSym.info, errCannotInferReturnType %
+        c.p.owner.name.s)
+  if isIterator(c.p.owner.typ) and c.p.owner.typ.returnType != nil and
+      c.p.owner.typ.returnType.kind == tyAnything:
+    localError(c.config, c.p.owner.info, errCannotInferReturnType %
+      c.p.owner.name.s)
   closeScope(c)
 
 proc semYieldVarResult(c: PContext, n: PNode, restype: PType) =
   var t = skipTypes(restype, {tyGenericInst, tyAlias, tySink})
   case t.kind
   of tyVar, tyLent:
-    if t.kind == tyVar: t.flags.incl tfVarIsPtr # bugfix for #4048, #4910, #6892
-    if n.sons[0].kind in {nkHiddenStdConv, nkHiddenSubConv}:
-      n.sons[0] = n.sons[0].sons[1]
-    n.sons[0] = takeImplicitAddr(c, n.sons[0], t.kind == tyLent)
+    t.flags.incl tfVarIsPtr # bugfix for #4048, #4910, #6892
+    if n[0].kind in {nkHiddenStdConv, nkHiddenSubConv}:
+      n[0] = n[0][1]
+    n[0] = takeImplicitAddr(c, n[0], t.kind == tyLent)
   of tyTuple:
-    for i in 0..<t.sonsLen:
-      var e = skipTypes(t.sons[i], {tyGenericInst, tyAlias, tySink})
+    for i in 0..<t.len:
+      let e = skipTypes(t[i], {tyGenericInst, tyAlias, tySink})
       if e.kind in {tyVar, tyLent}:
-        if e.kind == tyVar: e.flags.incl tfVarIsPtr # bugfix for #4048, #4910, #6892
-        if n.sons[0].kind in {nkPar, nkTupleConstr}:
-          n.sons[0].sons[i] = takeImplicitAddr(c, n.sons[0].sons[i], e.kind == tyLent)
-        elif n.sons[0].kind in {nkHiddenStdConv, nkHiddenSubConv} and
-             n.sons[0].sons[1].kind in {nkPar, nkTupleConstr}:
-          var a = n.sons[0].sons[1]
-          a.sons[i] = takeImplicitAddr(c, a.sons[i], false)
+        e.flags.incl tfVarIsPtr # bugfix for #4048, #4910, #6892
+        let tupleConstr = if n[0].kind in {nkHiddenStdConv, nkHiddenSubConv}: n[0][1] else: n[0]
+        if tupleConstr.kind in {nkPar, nkTupleConstr}:
+          if tupleConstr[i].kind == nkExprColonExpr:
+            tupleConstr[i][1] = takeImplicitAddr(c, tupleConstr[i][1], e.kind == tyLent)
+          else:
+            tupleConstr[i] = takeImplicitAddr(c, tupleConstr[i], e.kind == tyLent)
         else:
-          localError(c.config, n.sons[0].info, errXExpected, "tuple constructor")
-  else: discard
+          localError(c.config, n[0].info, errXExpected, "tuple constructor")
+      elif e.kind == tyEmpty:
+        localError(c.config, n[0].info, errTypeExpected)
+  else:
+    when false:
+      # XXX investigate what we really need here.
+      if isViewType(t):
+        n[0] = takeImplicitAddr(c, n[0], false)
 
 proc semYield(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   result = n
   checkSonsLen(n, 1, c.config)
   if c.p.owner == nil or c.p.owner.kind != skIterator:
     localError(c.config, n.info, errYieldNotAllowedHere)
-  elif n.sons[0].kind != nkEmpty:
-    n.sons[0] = semExprWithType(c, n.sons[0]) # check for type compatibility:
+  elif n[0].kind != nkEmpty:
     var iterType = c.p.owner.typ
-    let restype = iterType.sons[0]
+    let restype = iterType[0]
+    n[0] = semExprWithType(c, n[0], {}, restype) # check for type compatibility:
     if restype != nil:
-      if restype.kind != tyExpr:
-        n.sons[0] = fitNode(c, restype, n.sons[0], n.info)
-      if n.sons[0].typ == nil: internalError(c.config, n.info, "semYield")
+      if n[0].typ == nil: internalError(c.config, n.info, "semYield")
 
       if resultTypeIsInferrable(restype):
-        let inferred = n.sons[0].typ
-        iterType.sons[0] = inferred
+        let inferred = n[0].typ
+        iterType[0] = inferred
+        if c.p.resultSym != nil:
+          c.p.resultSym.typ = inferred
+      else:
+        n[0] = fitNode(c, restype, n[0], n.info)
 
       semYieldVarResult(c, n, restype)
     else:
       localError(c.config, n.info, errCannotReturnExpr)
-  elif c.p.owner.typ.sons[0] != nil:
+  elif c.p.owner.typ.returnType != nil:
     localError(c.config, n.info, errGenerated, "yield statement must yield a value")
 
-proc lookUpForDefined(c: PContext, i: PIdent, onlyCurrentScope: bool): PSym =
-  if onlyCurrentScope:
-    result = localSearchInScope(c, i)
+proc considerQuotedIdentOrDot(c: PContext, n: PNode, origin: PNode = nil): PIdent =
+  if n.kind == nkDotExpr:
+    let a = considerQuotedIdentOrDot(c, n[0], origin).s
+    let b = considerQuotedIdentOrDot(c, n[1], origin).s
+    var s = newStringOfCap(a.len + b.len + 1)
+    s.add(a)
+    s.add('.')
+    s.add(b)
+    result = getIdent(c.cache, s)
   else:
-    result = searchInScopes(c, i) # no need for stub loading
+    result = considerQuotedIdent(c, n, origin)
+
+proc semDefined(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
+  checkSonsLen(n, 2, c.config)
+  # we replace this node by a 'true' or 'false' node:
+  result = newIntNode(nkIntLit, 0)
+  result.intVal = ord isDefined(c.config, considerQuotedIdentOrDot(c, n[1], n).s)
+  result.info = n.info
+  result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyBool)
 
-proc lookUpForDefined(c: PContext, n: PNode, onlyCurrentScope: bool): PSym =
+proc lookUpForDeclared(c: PContext, n: PNode, onlyCurrentScope: bool): PSym =
   case n.kind
-  of nkIdent:
-    result = lookUpForDefined(c, n.ident, onlyCurrentScope)
+  of nkIdent, nkAccQuoted:
+    var amb = false
+    let ident = considerQuotedIdent(c, n)
+    result = if onlyCurrentScope:
+               localSearchInScope(c, ident)
+             else:
+               searchInScopes(c, ident, amb)
   of nkDotExpr:
     result = nil
     if onlyCurrentScope: return
     checkSonsLen(n, 2, c.config)
-    var m = lookUpForDefined(c, n.sons[0], onlyCurrentScope)
+    var m = lookUpForDeclared(c, n[0], onlyCurrentScope)
     if m != nil and m.kind == skModule:
       let ident = considerQuotedIdent(c, n[1], n)
       if m == c.module:
         result = strTableGet(c.topLevelScope.symbols, ident)
       else:
-        result = strTableGet(m.tab, ident)
-  of nkAccQuoted:
-    result = lookUpForDefined(c, considerQuotedIdent(c, n), onlyCurrentScope)
+        result = someSym(c.graph, m, ident)
   of nkSym:
     result = n.sym
   of nkOpenSymChoice, nkClosedSymChoice:
-    result = n.sons[0].sym
+    result = n[0].sym
+  of nkOpenSym:
+    result = lookUpForDeclared(c, n[0], onlyCurrentScope)
   else:
     localError(c.config, n.info, "identifier expected, but got: " & renderTree(n))
     result = nil
 
-proc semDefined(c: PContext, n: PNode, onlyCurrentScope: bool): PNode =
+proc semDeclared(c: PContext, n: PNode, onlyCurrentScope: bool): PNode =
   checkSonsLen(n, 2, c.config)
   # we replace this node by a 'true' or 'false' node:
   result = newIntNode(nkIntLit, 0)
-  if not onlyCurrentScope and considerQuotedIdent(c, n[0], n).s == "defined":
-    let d = considerQuotedIdent(c, n[1], n)
-    result.intVal = ord isDefined(c.config, d.s)
-  elif lookUpForDefined(c, n.sons[1], onlyCurrentScope) != nil:
-    result.intVal = 1
+  result.intVal = ord lookUpForDeclared(c, n[1], onlyCurrentScope) != nil
   result.info = n.info
   result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyBool)
 
@@ -1644,11 +2292,11 @@ proc expectString(c: PContext, n: PNode): string =
   if n.kind in nkStrKinds:
     return n.strVal
   else:
+    result = ""
     localError(c.config, n.info, errStringLiteralExpected)
 
 proc newAnonSym(c: PContext; kind: TSymKind, info: TLineInfo): PSym =
-  result = newSym(kind, c.cache.idAnon, getCurrOwner(c), info)
-  result.flags = {sfGenSym}
+  result = newSym(kind, c.cache.idAnon, c.idgen, getCurrOwner(c), info)
 
 proc semExpandToAst(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   let macroCall = n[1]
@@ -1657,19 +2305,19 @@ proc semExpandToAst(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
     let expandedSym = expectMacroOrTemplateCall(c, macroCall)
     if expandedSym.kind == skError: return n
 
-    macroCall.sons[0] = newSymNode(expandedSym, macroCall.info)
-    markUsed(c.config, n.info, expandedSym, c.graph.usageSym)
-    styleCheckUse(n.info, expandedSym)
+    macroCall[0] = newSymNode(expandedSym, macroCall.info)
+    markUsed(c, n.info, expandedSym)
+    onUse(n.info, expandedSym)
 
   if isCallExpr(macroCall):
-    for i in countup(1, macroCall.len-1):
-      #if macroCall.sons[0].typ.sons[i].kind != tyExpr:
-      macroCall.sons[i] = semExprWithType(c, macroCall[i], {})
+    for i in 1..<macroCall.len:
+      #if macroCall[0].typ[i].kind != tyUntyped:
+      macroCall[i] = semExprWithType(c, macroCall[i], {})
     # performing overloading resolution here produces too serious regressions:
     let headSymbol = macroCall[0]
     var cands = 0
     var cand: PSym = nil
-    var o: TOverloadIter
+    var o: TOverloadIter = default(TOverloadIter)
     var symx = initOverloadIter(o, c, headSymbol)
     while symx != nil:
       if symx.kind in {skTemplate, skMacro} and symx.typ.len == macroCall.len:
@@ -1681,17 +2329,17 @@ proc semExpandToAst(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
     elif cands >= 2:
       localError(c.config, n.info, "ambiguous symbol in 'getAst' context: " & $macroCall)
     else:
-      let info = macroCall.sons[0].info
-      macroCall.sons[0] = newSymNode(cand, info)
-      markUsed(c.config, info, cand, c.graph.usageSym)
-      styleCheckUse(info, cand)
+      let info = macroCall[0].info
+      macroCall[0] = newSymNode(cand, info)
+      markUsed(c, info, cand)
+      onUse(info, cand)
 
     # we just perform overloading resolution here:
-    #n.sons[1] = semOverloadedCall(c, macroCall, macroCall, {skTemplate, skMacro})
+    #n[1] = semOverloadedCall(c, macroCall, macroCall, {skTemplate, skMacro})
   else:
     localError(c.config, n.info, "getAst takes a call, but got " & n.renderTree)
   # Preserve the magic symbol in order to be handled in evals.nim
-  internalAssert c.config, n.sons[0].sym.magic == mExpandToAst
+  internalAssert c.config, n[0].sym.magic == mExpandToAst
   #n.typ = getSysSym("NimNode").typ # expandedSym.getReturnType
   if n.kind == nkStmtList and n.len == 1: result = n[0]
   else: result = n
@@ -1699,8 +2347,8 @@ proc semExpandToAst(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
 
 proc semExpandToAst(c: PContext, n: PNode, magicSym: PSym,
                     flags: TExprFlags = {}): PNode =
-  if sonsLen(n) == 2:
-    n.sons[0] = newSymNode(magicSym, n.info)
+  if n.len == 2:
+    n[0] = newSymNode(magicSym, n.info)
     result = semExpandToAst(c, n)
   else:
     result = semDirectOp(c, n, flags)
@@ -1714,73 +2362,113 @@ proc processQuotations(c: PContext; n: var PNode, op: string,
     ids.add n
     return
 
-  if n.kind == nkPrefix:
-    checkSonsLen(n, 2, c.config)
-    if n[0].kind == nkIdent:
-      var examinedOp = n[0].ident.s
+  template handlePrefixOp(prefixed) =
+    if prefixed[0].kind == nkIdent:
+      let examinedOp = prefixed[0].ident.s
       if examinedOp == op:
-        returnQuote n[1]
+        returnQuote prefixed[1]
       elif examinedOp.startsWith(op):
-        n.sons[0] = newIdentNode(getIdent(c.cache, examinedOp.substr(op.len)), n.info)
-  elif n.kind == nkAccQuoted and op == "``":
-    returnQuote n[0]
+        prefixed[0] = newIdentNode(getIdent(c.cache, examinedOp.substr(op.len)), prefixed.info)
 
-  for i in 0 ..< n.safeLen:
-    processQuotations(c, n.sons[i], op, quotes, ids)
+  if n.kind == nkPrefix:
+    checkSonsLen(n, 2, c.config)
+    handlePrefixOp(n)
+  elif n.kind == nkAccQuoted:
+    if op == "``":
+      returnQuote n[0]
+    else: # [bug #7589](https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/7589)
+      if n.len == 2 and n[0].ident.s == op:
+        var tempNode = nkPrefix.newTree()
+        tempNode.newSons(2)
+        tempNode[0] = n[0]
+        tempNode[1] = n[1]
+        handlePrefixOp(tempNode)
+  elif n.kind == nkIdent:
+    if n.ident.s == "result":
+      n = ids[0]
+
+  for i in 0..<n.safeLen:
+    processQuotations(c, n[i], op, quotes, ids)
 
 proc semQuoteAst(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
-  internalAssert c.config, n.len == 2 or n.len == 3
+  if n.len != 2 and n.len != 3:
+    localError(c.config, n.info, "'quote' expects 1 or 2 arguments")
+    return n
   # We transform the do block into a template with a param for
   # each interpolation. We'll pass this template to getAst.
   var
     quotedBlock = n[^1]
     op = if n.len == 3: expectString(c, n[1]) else: "``"
-    quotes = newSeq[PNode](1)
+    quotes = newSeq[PNode](2)
       # the quotes will be added to a nkCall statement
-      # leave some room for the callee symbol
-    ids = newSeq[PNode]()
+      # leave some room for the callee symbol and the result symbol
+    ids = newSeq[PNode](1)
       # this will store the generated param names
+      # leave some room for the result symbol
 
   if quotedBlock.kind != nkStmtList:
     localError(c.config, n.info, errXExpected, "block")
 
+  # This adds a default first field to pass the result symbol
+  ids[0] = newAnonSym(c, skParam, n.info).newSymNode
   processQuotations(c, quotedBlock, op, quotes, ids)
 
+  let dummyTemplateSym = newAnonSym(c, skTemplate, n.info)
+  incl(dummyTemplateSym.flags, sfTemplateRedefinition)
   var dummyTemplate = newProcNode(
     nkTemplateDef, quotedBlock.info, body = quotedBlock,
     params = c.graph.emptyNode,
-    name = newAnonSym(c, skTemplate, n.info).newSymNode,
+    name = dummyTemplateSym.newSymNode,
               pattern = c.graph.emptyNode, genericParams = c.graph.emptyNode,
               pragmas = c.graph.emptyNode, exceptions = c.graph.emptyNode)
 
   if ids.len > 0:
-    dummyTemplate.sons[paramsPos] = newNodeI(nkFormalParams, n.info)
-    dummyTemplate[paramsPos].add getSysSym(c.graph, n.info, "typed").newSymNode # return type
-    ids.add getSysSym(c.graph, n.info, "untyped").newSymNode # params type
-    ids.add c.graph.emptyNode # no default value
-    dummyTemplate[paramsPos].add newNode(nkIdentDefs, n.info, ids)
-
+    dummyTemplate[paramsPos] = newNodeI(nkFormalParams, n.info)
+    dummyTemplate[paramsPos].add getSysSym(c.graph, n.info, "untyped").newSymNode # return type
+    dummyTemplate[paramsPos].add newTreeI(nkIdentDefs, n.info, ids[0], getSysSym(c.graph, n.info, "typed").newSymNode, c.graph.emptyNode)
+    for i in 1..<ids.len:
+      let exp = semExprWithType(c, quotes[i+1], {})
+      let typ = exp.typ
+      if tfTriggersCompileTime notin typ.flags and typ.kind != tyStatic and exp.kind == nkSym and exp.sym.kind notin routineKinds + {skType}:
+        dummyTemplate[paramsPos].add newTreeI(nkIdentDefs, n.info, ids[i], newNodeIT(nkType, n.info, typ), c.graph.emptyNode)
+      else:
+        dummyTemplate[paramsPos].add newTreeI(nkIdentDefs, n.info, ids[i], getSysSym(c.graph, n.info, "typed").newSymNode, c.graph.emptyNode)
   var tmpl = semTemplateDef(c, dummyTemplate)
   quotes[0] = tmpl[namePos]
-  result = newNode(nkCall, n.info, @[
-     createMagic(c.graph, "getAst", mExpandToAst).newSymNode,
-    newNode(nkCall, n.info, quotes)])
+  # This adds a call to newIdentNode("result") as the first argument to the template call
+  let identNodeSym = getCompilerProc(c.graph, "newIdentNode")
+  # so that new Nim compilers can compile old macros.nim versions, we check for 'nil'
+  # here and provide the old fallback solution:
+  let identNode = if identNodeSym == nil:
+                    newIdentNode(getIdent(c.cache, "newIdentNode"), n.info)
+                  else:
+                    identNodeSym.newSymNode
+  quotes[1] = newTreeI(nkCall, n.info, identNode, newStrNode(nkStrLit, "result"))
+  result = newTreeI(nkCall, n.info,
+     createMagic(c.graph, c.idgen, "getAst", mExpandToAst).newSymNode,
+     newTreeI(nkCall, n.info, quotes))
   result = semExpandToAst(c, result)
 
 proc tryExpr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags = {}): PNode =
   # watch out, hacks ahead:
+  when defined(nimsuggest):
+    # Remove the error hook so nimsuggest doesn't report errors there
+    let tempHook = c.graph.config.structuredErrorHook
+    c.graph.config.structuredErrorHook = nil
   let oldErrorCount = c.config.errorCounter
   let oldErrorMax = c.config.errorMax
   let oldCompilesId = c.compilesContextId
-  inc c.compilesContextIdGenerator
-  c.compilesContextId = c.compilesContextIdGenerator
-  # do not halt after first error:
-  c.config.errorMax = high(int)
+  # if this is a nested 'when compiles', do not increase the ID so that
+  # generic instantiations can still be cached for this level.
+  if c.compilesContextId == 0:
+    inc c.compilesContextIdGenerator
+    c.compilesContextId = c.compilesContextIdGenerator
+  c.config.errorMax = high(int) # `setErrorMaxHighMaybe` not appropriate here
 
   # open a scope for temporary symbol inclusions:
   let oldScope = c.currentScope
   openScope(c)
-  let oldOwnerLen = len(c.graph.owners)
+  let oldOwnerLen = c.graph.owners.len
   let oldGenerics = c.generics
   let oldErrorOutputs = c.config.m.errorOutputs
   if efExplain notin flags: c.config.m.errorOutputs = {}
@@ -1795,9 +2483,12 @@ proc tryExpr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags = {}): PNode =
   var err: string
   try:
     result = semExpr(c, n, flags)
-    if c.config.errorCounter != oldErrorCount: result = nil
+    if result != nil and efNoSem2Check notin flags:
+      trackStmt(c, c.module, result, isTopLevel = false)
+    if c.config.errorCounter != oldErrorCount:
+      result = nil
   except ERecoverableError:
-    discard
+    result = nil
   # undo symbol table changes (as far as it's possible):
   c.compilesContextId = oldCompilesId
   c.generics = oldGenerics
@@ -1812,17 +2503,20 @@ proc tryExpr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags = {}): PNode =
   c.config.m.errorOutputs = oldErrorOutputs
   c.config.errorCounter = oldErrorCount
   c.config.errorMax = oldErrorMax
+  when defined(nimsuggest):
+    # Restore the error hook
+    c.graph.config.structuredErrorHook = tempHook
 
 proc semCompiles(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
   # we replace this node by a 'true' or 'false' node:
-  if sonsLen(n) != 2: return semDirectOp(c, n, flags)
+  if n.len != 2: return semDirectOp(c, n, flags)
 
   result = newIntNode(nkIntLit, ord(tryExpr(c, n[1], flags) != nil))
   result.info = n.info
   result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyBool)
 
 proc semShallowCopy(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
-  if sonsLen(n) == 3:
+  if n.len == 3:
     # XXX ugh this is really a hack: shallowCopy() can be overloaded only
     # with procs that take not 2 parameters:
     result = newNodeI(nkFastAsgn, n.info)
@@ -1833,9 +2527,9 @@ proc semShallowCopy(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
     result = semDirectOp(c, n, flags)
 
 proc createFlowVar(c: PContext; t: PType; info: TLineInfo): PType =
-  result = newType(tyGenericInvocation, c.module)
-  addSonSkipIntLit(result, magicsys.getCompilerProc(c.graph, "FlowVar").typ)
-  addSonSkipIntLit(result, t)
+  result = newType(tyGenericInvocation, c.idgen, c.module)
+  addSonSkipIntLit(result, magicsys.getCompilerProc(c.graph, "FlowVar").typ, c.idgen)
+  addSonSkipIntLit(result, t, c.idgen)
   result = instGenericContainer(c, info, result, allowMetaTypes = false)
 
 proc instantiateCreateFlowVarCall(c: PContext; t: PType;
@@ -1843,84 +2537,107 @@ proc instantiateCreateFlowVarCall(c: PContext; t: PType;
   let sym = magicsys.getCompilerProc(c.graph, "nimCreateFlowVar")
   if sym == nil:
     localError(c.config, info, "system needs: nimCreateFlowVar")
-  var bindings: TIdTable
-  initIdTable(bindings)
-  bindings.idTablePut(sym.ast[genericParamsPos].sons[0].typ, t)
+  var bindings = initTypeMapping()
+  bindings.idTablePut(sym.ast[genericParamsPos][0].typ, t)
   result = c.semGenerateInstance(c, sym, bindings, info)
   # since it's an instantiation, we unmark it as a compilerproc. Otherwise
   # codegen would fail:
   if sfCompilerProc in result.flags:
-    result.flags = result.flags - {sfCompilerProc, sfExportC, sfImportC}
-    result.loc.r = nil
+    result.flags.excl {sfCompilerProc, sfExportc, sfImportc}
+    result.loc.snippet = ""
 
 proc setMs(n: PNode, s: PSym): PNode =
   result = n
-  n.sons[0] = newSymNode(s)
-  n.sons[0].info = n.info
+  n[0] = newSymNode(s)
+  n[0].info = n.info
 
-proc extractImports(n: PNode; result: PNode) =
-  if n.kind in {nkImportStmt, nkImportExceptStmt, nkFromStmt}:
-    result.add copyTree(n)
-    n.kind = nkEmpty
-    return
-  for i in 0..<n.safeLen: extractImports(n[i], result)
+proc semSizeof(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
+  if n.len != 2:
+    localError(c.config, n.info, errXExpectsTypeOrValue % "sizeof")
+  else:
+    n[1] = semExprWithType(c, n[1], {efDetermineType})
+    #restoreOldStyleType(n[1])
+  n.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyInt)
+  result = foldSizeOf(c.config, n, n)
 
-proc semMagic(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
+proc semMagic(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym, flags: TExprFlags; expectedType: PType = nil): PNode =
   # this is a hotspot in the compiler!
-  # DON'T forget to update ast.SpecialSemMagics if you add a magic here!
   result = n
   case s.magic # magics that need special treatment
   of mAddr:
+    markUsed(c, n.info, s)
     checkSonsLen(n, 2, c.config)
-    result = semAddr(c, n.sons[1], s.name.s == "unsafeAddr")
+    result = semAddr(c, n[1])
   of mTypeOf:
-    checkSonsLen(n, 2, c.config)
-    result = semTypeOf(c, n.sons[1])
-  #of mArrGet: result = semArrGet(c, n, flags)
-  #of mArrPut: result = semArrPut(c, n, flags)
-  #of mAsgn: result = semAsgnOpr(c, n)
-  of mDefined: result = semDefined(c, setMs(n, s), false)
-  of mDefinedInScope: result = semDefined(c, setMs(n, s), true)
-  of mCompiles: result = semCompiles(c, setMs(n, s), flags)
-  #of mLow: result = semLowHigh(c, setMs(n, s), mLow)
-  #of mHigh: result = semLowHigh(c, setMs(n, s), mHigh)
-  of mSizeOf: result = semSizeof(c, setMs(n, s))
-  of mIs: result = semIs(c, setMs(n, s), flags)
-  #of mOf: result = semOf(c, setMs(n, s))
-  of mShallowCopy: result = semShallowCopy(c, n, flags)
-  of mExpandToAst: result = semExpandToAst(c, n, s, flags)
-  of mQuoteAst: result = semQuoteAst(c, n)
+    markUsed(c, n.info, s)
+    result = semTypeOf(c, n)
+  of mDefined:
+    markUsed(c, n.info, s)
+    result = semDefined(c, setMs(n, s))
+  of mDeclared:
+    markUsed(c, n.info, s)
+    result = semDeclared(c, setMs(n, s), false)
+  of mDeclaredInScope:
+    markUsed(c, n.info, s)
+    result = semDeclared(c, setMs(n, s), true)
+  of mCompiles:
+    markUsed(c, n.info, s)
+    result = semCompiles(c, setMs(n, s), flags)
+  of mIs:
+    markUsed(c, n.info, s)
+    result = semIs(c, setMs(n, s), flags)
+  of mShallowCopy:
+    markUsed(c, n.info, s)
+    result = semShallowCopy(c, n, flags)
+  of mExpandToAst:
+    markUsed(c, n.info, s)
+    result = semExpandToAst(c, n, s, flags)
+  of mQuoteAst:
+    markUsed(c, n.info, s)
+    result = semQuoteAst(c, n)
   of mAstToStr:
+    markUsed(c, n.info, s)
     checkSonsLen(n, 2, c.config)
     result = newStrNodeT(renderTree(n[1], {renderNoComments}), n, c.graph)
     result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyString)
   of mParallel:
+    markUsed(c, n.info, s)
     if parallel notin c.features:
       localError(c.config, n.info, "use the {.experimental.} pragma to enable 'parallel'")
     result = setMs(n, s)
     var x = n.lastSon
-    if x.kind == nkDo: x = x.sons[bodyPos]
+    if x.kind == nkDo: x = x[bodyPos]
     inc c.inParallelStmt
-    result.sons[1] = semStmt(c, x)
+    result[1] = semStmt(c, x, {})
     dec c.inParallelStmt
   of mSpawn:
-    result = setMs(n, s)
-    for i in 1 ..< n.len:
-      result.sons[i] = semExpr(c, n.sons[i])
-    let typ = result[^1].typ
-    if not typ.isEmptyType:
-      if spawnResult(typ, c.inParallelStmt > 0) == srFlowVar:
-        result.typ = createFlowVar(c, typ, n.info)
-      else:
-        result.typ = typ
-      result.add instantiateCreateFlowVarCall(c, typ, n.info).newSymNode
+    markUsed(c, n.info, s)
+    when defined(leanCompiler):
+      result = localErrorNode(c, n, "compiler was built without 'spawn' support")
     else:
-      result.add c.graph.emptyNode
+      result = setMs(n, s)
+      for i in 1..<n.len:
+        result[i] = semExpr(c, n[i])
+
+      if n.len > 1 and n[1].kind notin nkCallKinds:
+        return localErrorNode(c, n, n[1].info, "'spawn' takes a call expression; got: " & $n[1])
+
+      let typ = result[^1].typ
+      if not typ.isEmptyType:
+        if spawnResult(typ, c.inParallelStmt > 0) == srFlowVar:
+          result.typ = createFlowVar(c, typ, n.info)
+        else:
+          result.typ = typ
+        result.add instantiateCreateFlowVarCall(c, typ, n.info).newSymNode
+      else:
+        result.add c.graph.emptyNode
   of mProcCall:
+    markUsed(c, n.info, s)
     result = setMs(n, s)
-    result.sons[1] = semExpr(c, n.sons[1])
+    result[1] = semExpr(c, n[1])
     result.typ = n[1].typ
   of mPlugin:
+    markUsed(c, n.info, s)
     # semDirectOp with conditional 'afterCallActions':
     let nOrig = n.copyTree
     #semLazyOpAux(c, n)
@@ -1928,7 +2645,7 @@ proc semMagic(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
     if result == nil:
       result = errorNode(c, n)
     else:
-      let callee = result.sons[0].sym
+      let callee = result[0].sym
       if callee.magic == mNone:
         semFinishOperands(c, result)
       activate(c, result)
@@ -1937,29 +2654,50 @@ proc semMagic(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
       if callee.magic != mNone:
         result = magicsAfterOverloadResolution(c, result, flags)
   of mRunnableExamples:
-    if c.config.cmd == cmdDoc and n.len >= 2 and n.lastSon.kind == nkStmtList:
-      if sfMainModule in c.module.flags:
-        let inp = toFullPath(c.config, c.module.info)
-        if c.runnableExamples == nil:
-          c.runnableExamples = newTree(nkStmtList,
-            newTree(nkImportStmt, newStrNode(nkStrLit, expandFilename(inp))))
-        let imports = newTree(nkStmtList)
-        extractImports(n.lastSon, imports)
-        for imp in imports: c.runnableExamples.add imp
-        c.runnableExamples.add newTree(nkBlockStmt, c.graph.emptyNode, copyTree n.lastSon)
+    markUsed(c, n.info, s)
+    if c.config.cmd in cmdDocLike and n.len >= 2 and n.lastSon.kind == nkStmtList:
+      when false:
+        # some of this dead code was moved to `prepareExamples`
+        if sfMainModule in c.module.flags:
+          let inp = toFullPath(c.config, c.module.info)
+          if c.runnableExamples == nil:
+            c.runnableExamples = newTree(nkStmtList,
+              newTree(nkImportStmt, newStrNode(nkStrLit, expandFilename(inp))))
+          let imports = newTree(nkStmtList)
+          var savedLastSon = copyTree n.lastSon
+          extractImports(savedLastSon, imports)
+          for imp in imports: c.runnableExamples.add imp
+          c.runnableExamples.add newTree(nkBlockStmt, c.graph.emptyNode, copyTree savedLastSon)
       result = setMs(n, s)
     else:
       result = c.graph.emptyNode
+  of mSizeOf:
+    markUsed(c, n.info, s)
+    result = semSizeof(c, setMs(n, s))
+  of mArrToSeq, mOpenArrayToSeq:
+    if expectedType != nil and (
+        let expected = expectedType.skipTypes(abstractRange-{tyDistinct});
+        expected.kind in {tySequence, tyOpenArray}):
+      # seq type inference
+      var arrayType = newType(tyOpenArray, c.idgen, expected.owner)
+      arrayType.rawAddSon(expected[0])
+      if n[0].kind == nkSym and sfFromGeneric in n[0].sym.flags:
+        # may have been resolved to `@`[empty] at some point,
+        # reset to `@` to deal with this
+        n[0] = newSymNode(n[0].sym.instantiatedFrom, n[0].info)
+      n[1] = semExpr(c, n[1], flags, arrayType)
+    result = semDirectOp(c, n, flags, expectedType)
   else:
-    result = semDirectOp(c, n, flags)
+    result = semDirectOp(c, n, flags, expectedType)
 
 proc semWhen(c: PContext, n: PNode, semCheck = true): PNode =
   # If semCheck is set to false, ``when`` will return the verbatim AST of
   # the correct branch. Otherwise the AST will be passed through semStmt.
   result = nil
+  let flags = if semCheck: {efWantStmt} else: {}
 
   template setResult(e: untyped) =
-    if semCheck: result = semExpr(c, e) # do not open a new scope!
+    if semCheck: result = semExpr(c, e, flags) # do not open a new scope!
     else: result = e
 
   # Check if the node is "when nimvm"
@@ -1969,105 +2707,151 @@ proc semWhen(c: PContext, n: PNode, semCheck = true): PNode =
   #   ...
   var whenNimvm = false
   var typ = commonTypeBegin
-  if n.sons.len == 2 and n.sons[0].kind == nkElifBranch and
-      n.sons[1].kind == nkElse:
-    let exprNode = n.sons[0].sons[0]
+  if n.len in 1..2 and n[0].kind == nkElifBranch and (
+      n.len == 1 or n[1].kind == nkElse):
+    var exprNode = n[0][0]
+    if exprNode.kind == nkOpenSym:
+      exprNode = exprNode[0]
     if exprNode.kind == nkIdent:
       whenNimvm = lookUp(c, exprNode).magic == mNimvm
     elif exprNode.kind == nkSym:
       whenNimvm = exprNode.sym.magic == mNimvm
     if whenNimvm: n.flags.incl nfLL
 
-  for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n) - 1):
-    var it = n.sons[i]
+  var cannotResolve = false
+  for i in 0..<n.len:
+    var it = n[i]
     case it.kind
     of nkElifBranch, nkElifExpr:
       checkSonsLen(it, 2, c.config)
       if whenNimvm:
         if semCheck:
-          it.sons[1] = semExpr(c, it.sons[1])
-          typ = commonType(typ, it.sons[1].typ)
+          it[1] = semExpr(c, it[1], flags)
+          typ = commonType(c, typ, it[1].typ)
         result = n # when nimvm is not elimited until codegen
+      elif c.inGenericContext > 0:
+        let e = semExprWithType(c, it[0])
+        if e.typ.kind == tyFromExpr:
+          it[0] = makeStaticExpr(c, e)
+          cannotResolve = true
+        else:
+          it[0] = forceBool(c, e)
+          let val = getConstExpr(c.module, it[0], c.idgen, c.graph)
+          if val == nil or val.kind != nkIntLit:
+            cannotResolve = true
+          elif not cannotResolve and val.intVal != 0 and result == nil:
+            setResult(it[1])
+            return # we're not in nimvm and we already have a result
       else:
-        var e = semConstExpr(c, it.sons[0])
+        let e = forceBool(c, semConstExpr(c, it[0]))
         if e.kind != nkIntLit:
           # can happen for cascading errors, assume false
           # InternalError(n.info, "semWhen")
           discard
         elif e.intVal != 0 and result == nil:
-          setResult(it.sons[1])
+          setResult(it[1])
+          return # we're not in nimvm and we already have a result
     of nkElse, nkElseExpr:
       checkSonsLen(it, 1, c.config)
-      if result == nil or whenNimvm:
+      if cannotResolve:
+        discard
+      elif result == nil or whenNimvm:
         if semCheck:
-          it.sons[0] = semExpr(c, it.sons[0])
-          typ = commonType(typ, it.sons[0].typ)
+          it[0] = semExpr(c, it[0], flags)
+          typ = commonType(c, typ, it[0].typ)
+          if typ != nil and typ.kind != tyUntyped:
+            it[0] = fitNode(c, typ, it[0], it[0].info)
         if result == nil:
-          result = it.sons[0]
+          result = it[0]
     else: illFormedAst(n, c.config)
+  if cannotResolve:
+    result = semGenericStmt(c, n)
+    result.typ = makeTypeFromExpr(c, result.copyTree)
+    return
   if result == nil:
     result = newNodeI(nkEmpty, n.info)
-  if whenNimvm: result.typ = typ
-  # The ``when`` statement implements the mechanism for platform dependent
-  # code. Thus we try to ensure here consistent ID allocation after the
-  # ``when`` statement.
-  idSynchronizationPoint(200)
+  if whenNimvm:
+    result.typ = typ
+    if n.len == 1:
+      result.add(newTree(nkElse, newNode(nkStmtList)))
 
-proc semSetConstr(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
+proc semSetConstr(c: PContext, n: PNode, expectedType: PType = nil): PNode =
   result = newNodeI(nkCurly, n.info)
   result.typ = newTypeS(tySet, c)
-  if sonsLen(n) == 0:
-    rawAddSon(result.typ, newTypeS(tyEmpty, c))
+  result.typ.flags.incl tfIsConstructor
+  var expectedElementType: PType = nil
+  if expectedType != nil and (
+      let expected = expectedType.skipTypes(abstractRange-{tyDistinct});
+      expected.kind == tySet):
+    expectedElementType = expected[0]
+  if n.len == 0:
+    rawAddSon(result.typ,
+      if expectedElementType != nil and
+          typeAllowed(expectedElementType, skLet, c) == nil:
+        expectedElementType
+      else:
+        newTypeS(tyEmpty, c))
   else:
     # only semantic checking for all elements, later type checking:
     var typ: PType = nil
-    for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n) - 1):
-      if isRange(n.sons[i]):
-        checkSonsLen(n.sons[i], 3, c.config)
-        n.sons[i].sons[1] = semExprWithType(c, n.sons[i].sons[1])
-        n.sons[i].sons[2] = semExprWithType(c, n.sons[i].sons[2])
-        if typ == nil:
-          typ = skipTypes(n.sons[i].sons[1].typ,
+    for i in 0..<n.len:
+      let doSetType = typ == nil
+      if isRange(n[i]):
+        checkSonsLen(n[i], 3, c.config)
+        n[i][1] = semExprWithType(c, n[i][1], {efTypeAllowed}, expectedElementType)
+        n[i][2] = semExprWithType(c, n[i][2], {efTypeAllowed}, expectedElementType)
+        if doSetType:
+          typ = skipTypes(n[i][1].typ,
                           {tyGenericInst, tyVar, tyLent, tyOrdinal, tyAlias, tySink})
-        n.sons[i].typ = n.sons[i].sons[2].typ # range node needs type too
-      elif n.sons[i].kind == nkRange:
+        n[i].typ = n[i][2].typ # range node needs type too
+      elif n[i].kind == nkRange:
         # already semchecked
-        if typ == nil:
-          typ = skipTypes(n.sons[i].sons[0].typ,
+        if doSetType:
+          typ = skipTypes(n[i][0].typ,
                           {tyGenericInst, tyVar, tyLent, tyOrdinal, tyAlias, tySink})
       else:
-        n.sons[i] = semExprWithType(c, n.sons[i])
-        if typ == nil:
-          typ = skipTypes(n.sons[i].typ, {tyGenericInst, tyVar, tyLent, tyOrdinal, tyAlias, tySink})
-    if not isOrdinalType(typ):
-      localError(c.config, n.info, errOrdinalTypeExpected)
-      typ = makeRangeType(c, 0, MaxSetElements-1, n.info)
-    elif lengthOrd(c.config, typ) > MaxSetElements:
-      typ = makeRangeType(c, 0, MaxSetElements-1, n.info)
-    addSonSkipIntLit(result.typ, typ)
-    for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n) - 1):
+        n[i] = semExprWithType(c, n[i], {efTypeAllowed}, expectedElementType)
+        if doSetType:
+          typ = skipTypes(n[i].typ, {tyGenericInst, tyVar, tyLent, tyOrdinal, tyAlias, tySink})
+      if doSetType:
+        if not isOrdinalType(typ, allowEnumWithHoles=true):
+          localError(c.config, n.info, errOrdinalTypeExpected % typeToString(typ, preferDesc))
+          typ = makeRangeType(c, 0, MaxSetElements-1, n.info)
+        elif isIntLit(typ):
+          # set of int literal, use a default range smaller than the max range
+          typ = makeRangeType(c, 0, DefaultSetElements-1, n.info)
+        elif lengthOrd(c.config, typ) > MaxSetElements:
+          message(c.config, n.info, warnAboveMaxSizeSet, "type '" &
+            typeToString(typ, preferDesc) & "' is too big to be a `set` element, " &
+            "assuming a range of 0.." & $(MaxSetElements - 1) &
+            ", explicitly write this range to get rid of warning")
+          typ = makeRangeType(c, 0, MaxSetElements-1, n.info)
+        if expectedElementType == nil:
+          expectedElementType = typ
+    addSonSkipIntLit(result.typ, typ, c.idgen)
+    for i in 0..<n.len:
       var m: PNode
-      let info = n.sons[i].info
-      if isRange(n.sons[i]):
+      let info = n[i].info
+      if isRange(n[i]):
         m = newNodeI(nkRange, info)
-        addSon(m, fitNode(c, typ, n.sons[i].sons[1], info))
-        addSon(m, fitNode(c, typ, n.sons[i].sons[2], info))
-      elif n.sons[i].kind == nkRange: m = n.sons[i] # already semchecked
+        m.add fitNode(c, typ, n[i][1], info)
+        m.add fitNode(c, typ, n[i][2], info)
+      elif n[i].kind == nkRange: m = n[i] # already semchecked
       else:
-        m = fitNode(c, typ, n.sons[i], info)
-      addSon(result, m)
+        m = fitNode(c, typ, n[i], info)
+      result.add m
 
-proc semTableConstr(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
+proc semTableConstr(c: PContext, n: PNode; expectedType: PType = nil): PNode =
   # we simply transform ``{key: value, key2, key3: value}`` to
   # ``[(key, value), (key2, value2), (key3, value2)]``
   result = newNodeI(nkBracket, n.info)
   var lastKey = 0
-  for i in 0..n.len-1:
-    var x = n.sons[i]
-    if x.kind == nkExprColonExpr and sonsLen(x) == 2:
-      for j in countup(lastKey, i-1):
+  for i in 0..<n.len:
+    var x = n[i]
+    if x.kind == nkExprColonExpr and x.len == 2:
+      for j in lastKey..<i:
         var pair = newNodeI(nkTupleConstr, x.info)
-        pair.add(n.sons[j])
+        pair.add(n[j])
         pair.add(x[1])
         result.add(pair)
 
@@ -2079,94 +2863,118 @@ proc semTableConstr(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
       lastKey = i+1
 
   if lastKey != n.len: illFormedAst(n, c.config)
-  result = semExpr(c, result)
+  result = semExpr(c, result, expectedType = expectedType)
 
 type
   TParKind = enum
     paNone, paSingle, paTupleFields, paTuplePositions
 
 proc checkPar(c: PContext; n: PNode): TParKind =
-  var length = sonsLen(n)
-  if length == 0:
+  if n.len == 0:
     result = paTuplePositions # ()
-  elif length == 1:
-    if n.sons[0].kind == nkExprColonExpr: result = paTupleFields
+  elif n.len == 1:
+    if n[0].kind == nkExprColonExpr: result = paTupleFields
     elif n.kind == nkTupleConstr: result = paTuplePositions
     else: result = paSingle         # (expr)
   else:
-    if n.sons[0].kind == nkExprColonExpr: result = paTupleFields
+    if n[0].kind == nkExprColonExpr: result = paTupleFields
     else: result = paTuplePositions
-    for i in countup(0, length - 1):
+    for i in 0..<n.len:
       if result == paTupleFields:
-        if (n.sons[i].kind != nkExprColonExpr) or
-            not (n.sons[i].sons[0].kind in {nkSym, nkIdent}):
-          localError(c.config, n.sons[i].info, errNamedExprExpected)
+        if (n[i].kind != nkExprColonExpr) or
+            n[i][0].kind notin {nkSym, nkIdent, nkAccQuoted}:
+          localError(c.config, n[i].info, errNamedExprExpected)
           return paNone
       else:
-        if n.sons[i].kind == nkExprColonExpr:
-          localError(c.config, n.sons[i].info, errNamedExprNotAllowed)
+        if n[i].kind == nkExprColonExpr:
+          localError(c.config, n[i].info, errNamedExprNotAllowed)
           return paNone
 
-proc semTupleFieldsConstr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
+proc semTupleFieldsConstr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags; expectedType: PType = nil): PNode =
   result = newNodeI(nkTupleConstr, n.info)
+  var expected: PType = nil
+  if expectedType != nil:
+    expected = expectedType.skipTypes(abstractRange-{tyDistinct})
+    if not (expected.kind == tyTuple and expected.len == n.len):
+      expected = nil
   var typ = newTypeS(tyTuple, c)
   typ.n = newNodeI(nkRecList, n.info) # nkIdentDefs
   var ids = initIntSet()
-  for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n) - 1):
-    if n[i].kind != nkExprColonExpr or n[i][0].kind notin {nkSym, nkIdent}:
-      illFormedAst(n.sons[i], c.config)
-    var id: PIdent
-    if n.sons[i].sons[0].kind == nkIdent: id = n.sons[i].sons[0].ident
-    else: id = n.sons[i].sons[0].sym.name
+  for i in 0..<n.len:
+    if n[i].kind != nkExprColonExpr:
+      illFormedAst(n[i], c.config)
+    let id = considerQuotedIdent(c, n[i][0])
     if containsOrIncl(ids, id.id):
-      localError(c.config, n.sons[i].info, errFieldInitTwice % id.s)
-    n.sons[i].sons[1] = semExprWithType(c, n.sons[i].sons[1],
-                                        flags*{efAllowDestructor})
-    var f = newSymS(skField, n.sons[i].sons[0], c)
-    f.typ = skipIntLit(n.sons[i].sons[1].typ)
+      localError(c.config, n[i].info, errFieldInitTwice % id.s)
+    # can check if field name matches expected type here
+    let expectedElemType = if expected != nil: expected[i] else: nil
+    n[i][1] = semExprWithType(c, n[i][1], {}, expectedElemType)
+    if expectedElemType != nil and
+        (expectedElemType.kind != tyNil and not hasEmpty(expectedElemType)):
+      # hasEmpty/nil check is to not break existing code like
+      # `const foo = [(1, {}), (2, {false})]`,
+      # `const foo = if true: (0, nil) else: (1, new(int))`
+      n[i][1] = fitNode(c, expectedElemType, n[i][1], n[i][1].info)
+
+    if n[i][1].typ.kind == tyTypeDesc:
+      localError(c.config, n[i][1].info, "typedesc not allowed as tuple field.")
+      n[i][1].typ = errorType(c)
+
+    var f = newSymS(skField, n[i][0], c)
+    f.typ = skipIntLit(n[i][1].typ.skipTypes({tySink}), c.idgen)
     f.position = i
     rawAddSon(typ, f.typ)
-    addSon(typ.n, newSymNode(f))
-    n.sons[i].sons[0] = newSymNode(f)
-    addSon(result, n.sons[i])
+    typ.n.add newSymNode(f)
+    n[i][0] = newSymNode(f)
+    result.add n[i]
   result.typ = typ
 
-proc semTuplePositionsConstr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
+proc semTuplePositionsConstr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags; expectedType: PType = nil): PNode =
   result = n                  # we don't modify n, but compute the type:
-  result.kind = nkTupleConstr
+  result.transitionSonsKind(nkTupleConstr)
+  var expected: PType = nil
+  if expectedType != nil:
+    expected = expectedType.skipTypes(abstractRange-{tyDistinct})
+    if not (expected.kind == tyTuple and expected.len == n.len):
+      expected = nil
   var typ = newTypeS(tyTuple, c)  # leave typ.n nil!
-  for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n) - 1):
-    n.sons[i] = semExprWithType(c, n.sons[i], flags*{efAllowDestructor})
-    addSonSkipIntLit(typ, n.sons[i].typ)
+  for i in 0..<n.len:
+    let expectedElemType = if expected != nil: expected[i] else: nil
+    n[i] = semExprWithType(c, n[i], {}, expectedElemType)
+    if expectedElemType != nil and
+        (expectedElemType.kind != tyNil and not hasEmpty(expectedElemType)):
+      # hasEmpty/nil check is to not break existing code like
+      # `const foo = [(1, {}), (2, {false})]`,
+      # `const foo = if true: (0, nil) else: (1, new(int))`
+      n[i] = fitNode(c, expectedElemType, n[i], n[i].info)
+    addSonSkipIntLit(typ, n[i].typ.skipTypes({tySink}), c.idgen)
   result.typ = typ
 
-proc isTupleType(n: PNode): bool =
-  if n.len == 0:
-    return false # don't interpret () as type
-  for i in countup(0, n.len - 1):
-    if n[i].typ == nil or n[i].typ.kind != tyTypeDesc:
-      return false
-  return true
-
 include semobjconstr
 
-proc semBlock(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
+proc semBlock(c: PContext, n: PNode; flags: TExprFlags; expectedType: PType = nil): PNode =
   result = n
   inc(c.p.nestedBlockCounter)
+  let oldBreakInLoop = c.p.breakInLoop
+  c.p.breakInLoop = false
   checkSonsLen(n, 2, c.config)
   openScope(c) # BUGFIX: label is in the scope of block!
-  if n.sons[0].kind != nkEmpty:
-    var labl = newSymG(skLabel, n.sons[0], c)
+  if n[0].kind != nkEmpty:
+    var labl = newSymG(skLabel, n[0], c)
     if sfGenSym notin labl.flags:
       addDecl(c, labl)
-    n.sons[0] = newSymNode(labl, n.sons[0].info)
-    suggestSym(c.config, n.sons[0].info, labl, c.graph.usageSym)
-    styleCheckDef(c.config, labl)
-  n.sons[1] = semExpr(c, n.sons[1])
-  n.typ = n.sons[1].typ
-  if isEmptyType(n.typ): n.kind = nkBlockStmt
-  else: n.kind = nkBlockExpr
+    elif labl.owner == nil:
+      labl.owner = c.p.owner
+    n[0] = newSymNode(labl, n[0].info)
+    suggestSym(c.graph, n[0].info, labl, c.graph.usageSym)
+    styleCheckDef(c, labl)
+    onDef(n[0].info, labl)
+  n[1] = semExpr(c, n[1], flags, expectedType)
+  n.typ = n[1].typ
+  if isEmptyType(n.typ): n.transitionSonsKind(nkBlockStmt)
+  else: n.transitionSonsKind(nkBlockExpr)
   closeScope(c)
+  c.p.breakInLoop = oldBreakInLoop
   dec(c.p.nestedBlockCounter)
 
 proc semExportExcept(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
@@ -2176,181 +2984,478 @@ proc semExportExcept(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
     return n
   let exceptSet = readExceptSet(c, n)
   let exported = moduleName.sym
-  strTableAdd(c.module.tab, exported)
-  var i: TTabIter
-  var s = initTabIter(i, exported.tab)
-  while s != nil:
+  result = newNodeI(nkExportStmt, n.info)
+  reexportSym(c, exported)
+  for s in allSyms(c.graph, exported):
     if s.kind in ExportableSymKinds+{skModule} and
-       s.name.id notin exceptSet:
-      strTableAdd(c.module.tab, s)
-    s = nextIter(i, exported.tab)
-  result = n
+       s.name.id notin exceptSet and sfError notin s.flags:
+      reexportSym(c, s)
+      result.add newSymNode(s, n.info)
+  markUsed(c, n.info, exported)
 
 proc semExport(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
-  var x = newNodeI(n.kind, n.info)
+  proc specialSyms(c: PContext; s: PSym) {.inline.} =
+    if s.kind == skConverter: addConverter(c, LazySym(sym: s))
+    elif s.kind == skType and s.typ != nil and s.typ.kind == tyEnum and sfPure in s.flags:
+      addPureEnum(c, LazySym(sym: s))
+
+  result = newNodeI(nkExportStmt, n.info)
   for i in 0..<n.len:
-    let a = n.sons[i]
-    var o: TOverloadIter
+    let a = n[i]
+    var o: TOverloadIter = default(TOverloadIter)
     var s = initOverloadIter(o, c, a)
     if s == nil:
       localError(c.config, a.info, errGenerated, "cannot export: " & renderTree(a))
     elif s.kind == skModule:
       # forward everything from that module:
-      strTableAdd(c.module.tab, s)
-      x.add(newSymNode(s, a.info))
-      var ti: TTabIter
-      var it = initTabIter(ti, s.tab)
-      while it != nil:
+      reexportSym(c, s)
+      for it in allSyms(c.graph, s):
         if it.kind in ExportableSymKinds+{skModule}:
-          strTableAdd(c.module.tab, it)
-        it = nextIter(ti, s.tab)
+          reexportSym(c, it)
+          result.add newSymNode(it, a.info)
+          specialSyms(c, it)
+      markUsed(c, n.info, s)
     else:
       while s != nil:
-        if s.kind in ExportableSymKinds+{skModule}:
-          x.add(newSymNode(s, a.info))
-          strTableAdd(c.module.tab, s)
+        if s.kind == skEnumField:
+          localError(c.config, a.info, errGenerated, "cannot export: " & renderTree(a) &
+            "; enum field cannot be exported individually")
+        if s.kind in ExportableSymKinds+{skModule} and sfError notin s.flags:
+          result.add(newSymNode(s, a.info))
+          reexportSym(c, s)
+          markUsed(c, n.info, s)
+          specialSyms(c, s)
+          if s.kind == skType and sfPure notin s.flags:
+            var etyp = s.typ
+            if etyp.kind in {tyBool, tyEnum}:
+              for j in 0..<etyp.n.len:
+                var e = etyp.n[j].sym
+                if e.kind != skEnumField:
+                  internalError(c.config, s.info, "rawImportSymbol")
+                reexportSym(c, e)
+
         s = nextOverloadIter(o, c, a)
-  result = n
 
-proc shouldBeBracketExpr(n: PNode): bool =
+proc semTupleConstr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags; expectedType: PType = nil): PNode =
+  var tupexp = semTuplePositionsConstr(c, n, flags, expectedType)
+  var isTupleType: bool = false
+  if tupexp.len > 0: # don't interpret () as type
+    isTupleType = tupexp[0].typ.kind == tyTypeDesc
+    # check if either everything or nothing is tyTypeDesc
+    for i in 1..<tupexp.len:
+      if isTupleType != (tupexp[i].typ.kind == tyTypeDesc):
+        return localErrorNode(c, n, tupexp[i].info, "Mixing types and values in tuples is not allowed.")
+  if isTupleType: # expressions as ``(int, string)`` are reinterpret as type expressions
+    result = n
+    var typ = semTypeNode(c, n, nil).skipTypes({tyTypeDesc})
+    result.typ = makeTypeDesc(c, typ)
+  else:
+    result = tupexp
+
+proc isExplicitGenericCall(c: PContext, n: PNode): bool =
+  ## checks if a call node `n` is a routine call with explicit generic params
+  ## 
+  ## the callee node needs to be either an nkBracketExpr or a call to a
+  ## symchoice of `[]` in which case it will be transformed into nkBracketExpr
+  ## 
+  ## the LHS of the bracket expr has to either be a symchoice or resolve to
+  ## a routine symbol
+  template checkCallee(n: PNode) =
+    # check subscript LHS, `n` must be mutable
+    if isSymChoice(n):
+      result = true
+    else:
+      let s = qualifiedLookUp(c, n, {})
+      if s != nil and s.kind in routineKinds:
+        result = true
+        n = semSymGenericInstantiation(c, n, s)
   assert n.kind in nkCallKinds
-  let a = n.sons[0]
-  if a.kind in nkCallKinds:
+  result = false
+  let a = n[0]
+  case a.kind
+  of nkBracketExpr:
+    checkCallee(a[0])
+  of nkCallKinds:
     let b = a[0]
     if b.kind in nkSymChoices:
+      let name = b.getPIdent
+      if name != nil and name.s == "[]":
+        checkCallee(a[1])
+        if result:
+          # transform callee into normal bracket expr, only on success
+          let be = newNodeI(nkBracketExpr, a.info)
+          for i in 1..<a.len: be.add(a[i])
+          n[0] = be
+  else:
+    result = false
+
+proc asBracketExpr(c: PContext; n: PNode): PNode =
+  proc isGeneric(c: PContext; n: PNode): bool =
+    if n.kind in {nkIdent, nkAccQuoted}:
+      let s = qualifiedLookUp(c, n, {})
+      result = s != nil and isGenericRoutineStrict(s)
+    else:
+      result = false
+
+  assert n.kind in nkCallKinds
+  if n.len > 1 and isGeneric(c, n[1]):
+    let b = n[0]
+    if b.kind in nkSymChoices:
       for i in 0..<b.len:
         if b[i].kind == nkSym and b[i].sym.magic == mArrGet:
-          let be = newNodeI(nkBracketExpr, n.info)
-          for i in 1..<a.len: be.add(a[i])
-          n.sons[0] = be
-          return true
+          result = newNodeI(nkBracketExpr, n.info)
+          for i in 1..<n.len: result.add(n[i])
+          return result
+  return nil
+
+proc isOpenArraySym(x: PNode): bool =
+  var x = x
+  while true:
+    case x.kind
+    of {nkAddr, nkHiddenAddr}:
+      x = x[0]
+    of {nkHiddenStdConv, nkHiddenDeref}:
+      x = x[1]
+    else:
+      break
+  result = x.kind == nkSym
+
+proc hoistParamsUsedInDefault(c: PContext, call, letSection, defExpr: var PNode) =
+  # This takes care of complicated signatures such as:
+  # proc foo(a: int, b = a)
+  # proc bar(a: int, b: int, c = a + b)
+  #
+  # The recursion may confuse you. It performs two duties:
+  #
+  # 1) extracting all referenced params from default expressions
+  #    into a let section preceding the call
+  #
+  # 2) replacing the "references" within the default expression
+  #    with these extracted skLet symbols.
+  #
+  # The first duty is carried out directly in the code here, while the second
+  # duty is activated by returning a non-nil value. The caller is responsible
+  # for replacing the input to the function with the returned non-nil value.
+  # (which is the hoisted symbol)
+  if defExpr.kind == nkSym and defExpr.sym.kind == skParam and
+      (defExpr.sym.owner == call[0].sym or
+        # symbol was resolved before proc was instantiated:
+        (sfFromGeneric in call[0].sym.flags and
+          defExpr.sym.owner == call[0].sym.instantiatedFrom)):
+    let paramPos = defExpr.sym.position + 1
+
+    if call[paramPos].skipAddr.kind != nkSym and not (
+      skipTypes(call[paramPos].typ, abstractVar).kind in {tyOpenArray, tyVarargs} and
+      isOpenArraySym(call[paramPos])
+    ):
+      let hoistedVarSym = newSym(skLet, getIdent(c.graph.cache, genPrefix), c.idgen,
+                                 c.p.owner, letSection.info, c.p.owner.options)
+      hoistedVarSym.typ = call[paramPos].typ
+
+      letSection.add newTreeI(nkIdentDefs, letSection.info,
+        newSymNode(hoistedVarSym),
+        newNodeI(nkEmpty, letSection.info),
+        call[paramPos])
+
+      call[paramPos] = newSymNode(hoistedVarSym) # Refer the original arg to its hoisted sym
+
+    # arg we refer to is a sym, whether introduced by hoisting or not doesn't matter, we simply reuse it
+    defExpr = call[paramPos]
+  else:
+    for i in 0..<defExpr.safeLen:
+      hoistParamsUsedInDefault(c, call, letSection, defExpr[i])
+
+proc getNilType(c: PContext): PType =
+  result = c.nilTypeCache
+  if result == nil:
+    result = newTypeS(tyNil, c)
+    result.size = c.config.target.ptrSize
+    result.align = c.config.target.ptrSize.int16
+    c.nilTypeCache = result
+
+proc enumFieldSymChoice(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym; flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
+  var o: TOverloadIter = default(TOverloadIter)
+  var i = 0
+  var a = initOverloadIter(o, c, n)
+  while a != nil:
+    if a.kind == skEnumField:
+      inc(i)
+      if i > 1: break
+    a = nextOverloadIter(o, c, n)
+  let info = getCallLineInfo(n)
+  if i <= 1:
+    if sfGenSym notin s.flags:
+      result = newSymNode(s, info)
+      markUsed(c, info, s, efInCall notin flags)
+      onUse(info, s)
+    else:
+      result = n
+  else:
+    result = newNodeIT(nkClosedSymChoice, info, newTypeS(tyNone, c))
+    a = initOverloadIter(o, c, n)
+    while a != nil:
+      if a.kind == skEnumField:
+        incl(a.flags, sfUsed)
+        markOwnerModuleAsUsed(c, a)
+        result.add newSymNode(a, info)
+        onUse(info, a)
+      a = nextOverloadIter(o, c, n)
+
+proc semPragmaStmt(c: PContext; n: PNode) =
+  if c.p.owner.kind == skModule:
+    pragma(c, c.p.owner, n, stmtPragmas+stmtPragmasTopLevel, true)
+  else:
+    pragma(c, c.p.owner, n, stmtPragmas, true)
+
+proc resolveIdentToSym(c: PContext, n: PNode, resultNode: var PNode,
+                       flags: TExprFlags, expectedType: PType): PSym =
+  # result is nil on error or if a node that can't produce a sym is resolved
+  let ident = considerQuotedIdent(c, n)
+  var filter = {low(TSymKind)..high(TSymKind)}
+  if efNoEvaluateGeneric in flags or expectedType != nil:
+    # `a[...]` where `a` is a module or package is not possible
+    filter.excl {skModule, skPackage}
+  let includePureEnum = expectedType != nil and
+    expectedType.skipTypes(abstractRange-{tyDistinct}).kind == tyEnum
+  let candidates = lookUpCandidates(c, ident, filter,
+    includePureEnum = includePureEnum)
+  if candidates.len == 0:
+    result = errorUndeclaredIdentifierHint(c, ident, n.info)
+  elif candidates.len == 1 or {efNoEvaluateGeneric, efInCall} * flags != {}:
+    # unambiguous, or we don't care about ambiguity
+    result = candidates[0]
+  else:
+    # ambiguous symbols have 1 last chance as a symchoice
+    var choice = newNodeIT(nkClosedSymChoice, n.info, newTypeS(tyNone, c))
+    for cand in candidates:
+      case cand.kind
+      of skModule, skPackage:
+        discard
+      of skType:
+        choice.add newSymNodeTypeDesc(cand, c.idgen, n.info)
+      else:
+        choice.add newSymNode(cand, n.info)
+    if choice.len == 0:
+      # we know candidates.len > 1, we just couldn't put any in a symchoice
+      errorUseQualifier(c, n.info, candidates)
+      return nil
+    resolveSymChoice(c, choice, flags, expectedType)
+    # choice.len == 1 can be true here but as long as it's a symchoice
+    # it's still not resolved
+    if isSymChoice(choice):
+      result = nil
+      if efAllowSymChoice in flags:
+        resultNode = choice
+      else:
+        errorUseQualifier(c, n.info, candidates)
+    else:
+      if choice.kind == nkSym:
+        result = choice.sym
+      else:
+        # resolution could have generated nkHiddenStdConv etc
+        resultNode = semExpr(c, choice, flags, expectedType)
+        result = nil
+
+proc semExpr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags = {}, expectedType: PType = nil): PNode =
+  when defined(nimCompilerStacktraceHints):
+    setFrameMsg c.config$n.info & " " & $n.kind
+  when false: # see `tdebugutils`
+    if isCompilerDebug():
+      echo (">", c.config$n.info, n, flags, n.kind)
+    defer:
+      if isCompilerDebug():
+        echo ("<", c.config$n.info, n, ?.result.typ)
+  template directLiteral(typeKind: TTypeKind) =
+    if result.typ == nil:
+      if expectedType != nil and (
+          let expected = expectedType.skipTypes(abstractRange-{tyDistinct});
+          expected.kind == typeKind):
+        result.typ = expected
+        changeType(c, result, expectedType, check=true)
+      else:
+        result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, typeKind)
 
-proc semExpr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags = {}): PNode =
   result = n
+  when defined(nimsuggest):
+    var expandStarted = false
+    if c.config.ideCmd == ideExpand and not c.config.expandProgress and
+        ((n.kind in {nkFuncDef, nkProcDef, nkIteratorDef, nkTemplateDef, nkMethodDef, nkConverterDef} and
+          n.info.exactEquals(c.config.expandPosition)) or
+         (n.kind in {nkCall, nkCommand} and
+          n[0].info.exactEquals(c.config.expandPosition))):
+      expandStarted = true
+      c.config.expandProgress = true
+      if c.config.expandLevels == 0:
+        c.config.expandNodeResult = $n
+        suggestQuit()
+
   if c.config.cmd == cmdIdeTools: suggestExpr(c, n)
   if nfSem in n.flags: return
   case n.kind
   of nkIdent, nkAccQuoted:
-    let checks = if efNoEvaluateGeneric in flags:
-        {checkUndeclared, checkPureEnumFields}
-      elif efInCall in flags:
-        {checkUndeclared, checkModule, checkPureEnumFields}
-      else:
-        {checkUndeclared, checkModule, checkAmbiguity, checkPureEnumFields}
-    var s = qualifiedLookUp(c, n, checks)
+    let s = resolveIdentToSym(c, n, result, flags, expectedType)
+    if s == nil:
+      # resolveIdentToSym either errored or gave a result node
+      return
     if c.matchedConcept == nil: semCaptureSym(s, c.p.owner)
-    result = semSym(c, n, s, flags)
-    if s.kind in {skProc, skFunc, skMethod, skConverter, skIterator}:
+    case s.kind
+    of skProc, skFunc, skMethod, skConverter, skIterator:
       #performProcvarCheck(c, n, s)
       result = symChoice(c, n, s, scClosed)
       if result.kind == nkSym:
         markIndirect(c, result.sym)
         # if isGenericRoutine(result.sym):
         #   localError(c.config, n.info, errInstantiateXExplicitly, s.name.s)
+      # "procs literals" are 'owned'
+      if optOwnedRefs in c.config.globalOptions:
+        result.typ = makeVarType(c, result.typ, tyOwned)
+    of skEnumField:
+      result = enumFieldSymChoice(c, n, s, flags)
+    else:
+      result = semSym(c, n, s, flags)
+    if isSymChoice(result):
+      result = semSymChoice(c, result, flags, expectedType)
+  of nkClosedSymChoice, nkOpenSymChoice:
+    result = semSymChoice(c, n, flags, expectedType)
   of nkSym:
+    let s = n.sym
+    if nfDisabledOpenSym in n.flags:
+      let override = genericsOpenSym in c.features
+      let res = semOpenSym(c, n, flags, expectedType,
+        warnDisabled = not override)
+      if res != nil:
+        assert override
+        return res
     # because of the changed symbol binding, this does not mean that we
     # don't have to check the symbol for semantics here again!
-    result = semSym(c, n, n.sym, flags)
+    result = semSym(c, n, s, flags)
+  of nkOpenSym:
+    assert n.len == 1
+    let inner = n[0]
+    result = semOpenSym(c, inner, flags, expectedType)
   of nkEmpty, nkNone, nkCommentStmt, nkType:
     discard
   of nkNilLit:
-    if result.typ == nil: result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyNil)
+    if result.typ == nil:
+      result.typ = getNilType(c)
+      if expectedType != nil and expectedType.kind notin {tyUntyped, tyTyped}:
+        var m = newCandidate(c, result.typ)
+        if typeRel(m, expectedType, result.typ) >= isSubtype:
+          result.typ = expectedType
+        # or: result = fitNode(c, expectedType, result, n.info)
   of nkIntLit:
-    if result.typ == nil: setIntLitType(c.graph, result)
-  of nkInt8Lit:
-    if result.typ == nil: result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyInt8)
-  of nkInt16Lit:
-    if result.typ == nil: result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyInt16)
-  of nkInt32Lit:
-    if result.typ == nil: result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyInt32)
-  of nkInt64Lit:
-    if result.typ == nil: result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyInt64)
-  of nkUIntLit:
-    if result.typ == nil: result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyUInt)
-  of nkUInt8Lit:
-    if result.typ == nil: result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyUInt8)
-  of nkUInt16Lit:
-    if result.typ == nil: result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyUInt16)
-  of nkUInt32Lit:
-    if result.typ == nil: result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyUInt32)
-  of nkUInt64Lit:
-    if result.typ == nil: result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyUInt64)
-  #of nkFloatLit:
-  #  if result.typ == nil: result.typ = getFloatLitType(result)
-  of nkFloat32Lit:
-    if result.typ == nil: result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyFloat32)
-  of nkFloat64Lit, nkFloatLit:
-    if result.typ == nil: result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyFloat64)
-  of nkFloat128Lit:
-    if result.typ == nil: result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyFloat128)
+    if result.typ == nil:
+      if expectedType != nil and (
+          let expected = expectedType.skipTypes(abstractRange-{tyDistinct});
+          expected.kind in {tyInt..tyInt64,
+            tyUInt..tyUInt64,
+            tyFloat..tyFloat128}):
+        if expected.kind in {tyFloat..tyFloat128}:
+          n.transitionIntToFloatKind(nkFloatLit)
+        changeType(c, result, expectedType, check=true)
+      else:
+        setIntLitType(c, result)
+  of nkInt8Lit: directLiteral(tyInt8)
+  of nkInt16Lit: directLiteral(tyInt16)
+  of nkInt32Lit: directLiteral(tyInt32)
+  of nkInt64Lit: directLiteral(tyInt64)
+  of nkUIntLit: directLiteral(tyUInt)
+  of nkUInt8Lit: directLiteral(tyUInt8)
+  of nkUInt16Lit: directLiteral(tyUInt16)
+  of nkUInt32Lit: directLiteral(tyUInt32)
+  of nkUInt64Lit: directLiteral(tyUInt64)
+  of nkFloatLit:
+    if result.typ == nil:
+      if expectedType != nil and (
+          let expected = expectedType.skipTypes(abstractRange-{tyDistinct});
+          expected.kind in {tyFloat..tyFloat128}):
+        result.typ = expected
+        changeType(c, result, expectedType, check=true)
+      else:
+        result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyFloat64)
+  of nkFloat32Lit: directLiteral(tyFloat32)
+  of nkFloat64Lit: directLiteral(tyFloat64)
+  of nkFloat128Lit: directLiteral(tyFloat128)
   of nkStrLit..nkTripleStrLit:
-    if result.typ == nil: result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyString)
-  of nkCharLit:
-    if result.typ == nil: result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyChar)
+    if result.typ == nil:
+      if expectedType != nil and (
+          let expected = expectedType.skipTypes(abstractRange-{tyDistinct});
+          expected.kind in {tyString, tyCstring}):
+        result.typ = expectedType
+      else:
+        result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyString)
+  of nkCharLit: directLiteral(tyChar)
   of nkDotExpr:
     result = semFieldAccess(c, n, flags)
     if result.kind == nkDotCall:
-      result.kind = nkCall
-      result = semExpr(c, result, flags)
+      result.transitionSonsKind(nkCall)
+      result = semExpr(c, result, flags, expectedType)
   of nkBind:
-    message(c.config, n.info, warnDeprecated, "bind")
-    result = semExpr(c, n.sons[0], flags)
-  of nkTypeOfExpr, nkTupleTy, nkTupleClassTy, nkRefTy..nkEnumTy, nkStaticTy:
+    message(c.config, n.info, warnDeprecated, "bind is deprecated")
+    result = semExpr(c, n[0], flags, expectedType)
+  of nkTypeOfExpr..nkTupleClassTy, nkStaticTy, nkRefTy..nkEnumTy:
     if c.matchedConcept != nil and n.len == 1:
       let modifier = n.modifierTypeKindOfNode
       if modifier != tyNone:
         var baseType = semExpr(c, n[0]).typ.skipTypes({tyTypeDesc})
-        result.typ = c.makeTypeDesc(c.newTypeWithSons(modifier, @[baseType]))
+        result.typ = c.makeTypeDesc(newTypeS(modifier, c, baseType))
         return
     var typ = semTypeNode(c, n, nil).skipTypes({tyTypeDesc})
     result.typ = makeTypeDesc(c, typ)
+  of nkStmtListType:
+    let typ = semTypeNode(c, n, nil)
+    result.typ = makeTypeDesc(c, typ)
   of nkCall, nkInfix, nkPrefix, nkPostfix, nkCommand, nkCallStrLit:
     # check if it is an expression macro:
     checkMinSonsLen(n, 1, c.config)
     #when defined(nimsuggest):
     #  if gIdeCmd == ideCon and c.config.m.trackPos == n.info: suggestExprNoCheck(c, n)
     let mode = if nfDotField in n.flags: {} else: {checkUndeclared}
-    var s = qualifiedLookUp(c, n.sons[0], mode)
+    c.isAmbiguous = false
+    var s = qualifiedLookUp(c, n[0], mode)
     if s != nil:
-      #if c.config.cmd == cmdPretty and n.sons[0].kind == nkDotExpr:
-      #  pretty.checkUse(n.sons[0].sons[1].info, s)
       case s.kind
-      of skMacro:
-        if sfImmediate notin s.flags:
-          result = semDirectOp(c, n, flags)
-        else:
-          result = semMacroExpr(c, n, n, s, flags)
-      of skTemplate:
-        if sfImmediate notin s.flags:
-          result = semDirectOp(c, n, flags)
-        else:
-          result = semTemplateExpr(c, n, s, flags)
+      of skMacro, skTemplate:
+        result = semDirectOp(c, n, flags, expectedType)
       of skType:
         # XXX think about this more (``set`` procs)
-        if n.len == 2:
-          result = semConv(c, n)
-        elif contains(c.ambiguousSymbols, s.id) and n.len == 1:
-          errorUseQualifier(c, n.info, s)
+        let ambig = c.isAmbiguous
+        if not (n[0].kind in nkSymChoices + {nkIdent, nkDotExpr} and ambig) and n.len == 2:
+          result = semConv(c, n, flags, expectedType)
         elif n.len == 1:
-          result = semObjConstr(c, n, flags)
-        elif s.magic == mNone: result = semDirectOp(c, n, flags)
-        else: result = semMagic(c, n, s, flags)
+          if ambig:
+            errorUseQualifier(c, n.info, s)
+          else:
+            result = semObjConstr(c, n, flags, expectedType)
+        elif s.magic == mNone: result = semDirectOp(c, n, flags, expectedType)
+        else: result = semMagic(c, n, s, flags, expectedType)
       of skProc, skFunc, skMethod, skConverter, skIterator:
-        if s.magic == mNone: result = semDirectOp(c, n, flags)
-        else: result = semMagic(c, n, s, flags)
+        if s.magic == mNone: result = semDirectOp(c, n, flags, expectedType)
+        else: result = semMagic(c, n, s, flags, expectedType)
       else:
         #liMessage(n.info, warnUser, renderTree(n));
-        result = semIndirectOp(c, n, flags)
-    elif (n[0].kind == nkBracketExpr or shouldBeBracketExpr(n)) and
-        isSymChoice(n[0][0]):
-      # indirectOp can deal with explicit instantiations; the fixes
-      # the 'newSeq[T](x)' bug
-      setGenericParams(c, n.sons[0])
-      result = semDirectOp(c, n, flags)
-    elif isSymChoice(n.sons[0]) or nfDotField in n.flags:
-      result = semDirectOp(c, n, flags)
+        result = semIndirectOp(c, n, flags, expectedType)
+    elif isExplicitGenericCall(c, n): # this modifies `n` if true
+      result = semDirectOp(c, n, flags, expectedType)
+    elif nfDotField in n.flags:
+      result = semDirectOp(c, n, flags, expectedType)
+    elif isSymChoice(n[0]):
+      let b = asBracketExpr(c, n)
+      if b != nil:
+        result = semExpr(c, b, flags, expectedType)
+      else:
+        result = semDirectOp(c, n, flags, expectedType)
     else:
-      result = semIndirectOp(c, n, flags)
+      result = semIndirectOp(c, n, flags, expectedType)
+
+    if nfDefaultRefsParam in result.flags:
+      result = result.copyTree #XXX: Figure out what causes default param nodes to be shared.. (sigmatch bug?)
+      # We've found a default value that references another param.
+      # See the notes in `hoistParamsUsedInDefault` for more details.
+      var hoistedParams = newNodeI(nkLetSection, result.info)
+      for i in 1..<result.len:
+        hoistParamsUsedInDefault(c, result, hoistedParams, result[i])
+      result = newTreeIT(nkStmtListExpr, result.info, result.typ, hoistedParams, result)
   of nkWhen:
     if efWantStmt in flags:
       result = semWhen(c, n, true)
@@ -2360,54 +3465,51 @@ proc semExpr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags = {}): PNode =
         # This is a "when nimvm" stmt.
         result = semWhen(c, n, true)
       else:
-        result = semExpr(c, result, flags)
+        result = semExpr(c, result, flags, expectedType)
   of nkBracketExpr:
     checkMinSonsLen(n, 1, c.config)
-    result = semArrayAccess(c, n, flags)
+    result = semArrayAccess(c, n, flags, expectedType)
   of nkCurlyExpr:
-    result = semExpr(c, buildOverloadedSubscripts(n, getIdent(c.cache, "{}")), flags)
+    result = semExpr(c, buildOverloadedSubscripts(n, getIdent(c.cache, "{}")), flags, expectedType)
   of nkPragmaExpr:
     var
-      expr = n[0]
       pragma = n[1]
       pragmaName = considerQuotedIdent(c, pragma[0])
       flags = flags
+      finalNodeFlags: TNodeFlags = {}
 
     case whichKeyword(pragmaName)
     of wExplain:
       flags.incl efExplain
+    of wExecuteOnReload:
+      finalNodeFlags.incl nfExecuteOnReload
     else:
       # what other pragmas are allowed for expressions? `likely`, `unlikely`
       invalidPragma(c, n)
 
     result = semExpr(c, n[0], flags)
+    result.flags.incl finalNodeFlags
   of nkPar, nkTupleConstr:
     case checkPar(c, n)
     of paNone: result = errorNode(c, n)
-    of paTuplePositions:
-      var tupexp = semTuplePositionsConstr(c, n, flags)
-      if isTupleType(tupexp):
-        # reinterpret as type
-        var typ = semTypeNode(c, n, nil).skipTypes({tyTypeDesc})
-        result.typ = makeTypeDesc(c, typ)
-      else:
-        result = tupexp
-    of paTupleFields: result = semTupleFieldsConstr(c, n, flags)
-    of paSingle: result = semExpr(c, n.sons[0], flags)
-  of nkCurly: result = semSetConstr(c, n)
-  of nkBracket: result = semArrayConstr(c, n, flags)
-  of nkObjConstr: result = semObjConstr(c, n, flags)
-  of nkLambdaKinds: result = semLambda(c, n, flags)
-  of nkDerefExpr: result = semDeref(c, n)
+    of paTuplePositions: result = semTupleConstr(c, n, flags, expectedType)
+    of paTupleFields: result = semTupleFieldsConstr(c, n, flags, expectedType)
+    of paSingle: result = semExpr(c, n[0], flags, expectedType)
+  of nkCurly: result = semSetConstr(c, n, expectedType)
+  of nkBracket:
+    result = semArrayConstr(c, n, flags, expectedType)
+  of nkObjConstr: result = semObjConstr(c, n, flags, expectedType)
+  of nkLambdaKinds: result = semProcAux(c, n, skProc, lambdaPragmas, flags)
+  of nkDerefExpr: result = semDeref(c, n, flags)
   of nkAddr:
     result = n
     checkSonsLen(n, 1, c.config)
-    result = semAddr(c, n.sons[0])
+    result = semAddr(c, n[0])
   of nkHiddenAddr, nkHiddenDeref:
     checkSonsLen(n, 1, c.config)
-    n.sons[0] = semExpr(c, n.sons[0], flags)
+    n[0] = semExpr(c, n[0], flags, expectedType)
   of nkCast: result = semCast(c, n)
-  of nkIfExpr, nkIfStmt: result = semIf(c, n)
+  of nkIfExpr, nkIfStmt: result = semIf(c, n, flags, expectedType)
   of nkHiddenStdConv, nkHiddenSubConv, nkConv, nkHiddenCallConv:
     checkSonsLen(n, 2, c.config)
     considerGenSyms(c, n)
@@ -2421,32 +3523,27 @@ proc semExpr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags = {}): PNode =
     checkMinSonsLen(n, 2, c.config)
     considerGenSyms(c, n)
   of nkTableConstr:
-    result = semTableConstr(c, n)
-  of nkClosedSymChoice, nkOpenSymChoice:
-    # handling of sym choices is context dependent
-    # the node is left intact for now
-    discard
-  of nkStaticExpr:
-    result = semStaticExpr(c, n)
-  of nkAsgn: result = semAsgn(c, n)
-  of nkBlockStmt, nkBlockExpr: result = semBlock(c, n)
-  of nkStmtList, nkStmtListExpr: result = semStmtList(c, n, flags)
+    result = semTableConstr(c, n, expectedType)
+  of nkStaticExpr: result = semStaticExpr(c, n[0], expectedType)
+  of nkAsgn, nkFastAsgn: result = semAsgn(c, n)
+  of nkBlockStmt, nkBlockExpr: result = semBlock(c, n, flags, expectedType)
+  of nkStmtList, nkStmtListExpr: result = semStmtList(c, n, flags, expectedType)
   of nkRaiseStmt: result = semRaise(c, n)
   of nkVarSection: result = semVarOrLet(c, n, skVar)
   of nkLetSection: result = semVarOrLet(c, n, skLet)
   of nkConstSection: result = semConst(c, n)
   of nkTypeSection: result = semTypeSection(c, n)
   of nkDiscardStmt: result = semDiscard(c, n)
-  of nkWhileStmt: result = semWhile(c, n)
-  of nkTryStmt: result = semTry(c, n)
+  of nkWhileStmt: result = semWhile(c, n, flags)
+  of nkTryStmt, nkHiddenTryStmt: result = semTry(c, n, flags, expectedType)
   of nkBreakStmt, nkContinueStmt: result = semBreakOrContinue(c, n)
-  of nkForStmt, nkParForStmt: result = semFor(c, n)
-  of nkCaseStmt: result = semCase(c, n)
+  of nkForStmt, nkParForStmt: result = semFor(c, n, flags)
+  of nkCaseStmt: result = semCase(c, n, flags, expectedType)
   of nkReturnStmt: result = semReturn(c, n)
   of nkUsingStmt: result = semUsing(c, n)
   of nkAsmStmt: result = semAsm(c, n)
   of nkYieldStmt: result = semYield(c, n)
-  of nkPragma: pragma(c, c.p.owner, n, stmtPragmas)
+  of nkPragma: semPragmaStmt(c, n)
   of nkIteratorDef: result = semIterator(c, n)
   of nkProcDef: result = semProc(c, n)
   of nkFuncDef: result = semFunc(c, n)
@@ -2480,20 +3577,37 @@ proc semExpr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags = {}): PNode =
     if not isTopLevel(c): localError(c.config, n.info, errXOnlyAtModuleScope % "export")
     result = semExportExcept(c, n)
   of nkPragmaBlock:
-    result = semPragmaBlock(c, n)
+    result = semPragmaBlock(c, n, expectedType)
   of nkStaticStmt:
     result = semStaticStmt(c, n)
   of nkDefer:
-    n.sons[0] = semExpr(c, n.sons[0])
-    if not n.sons[0].typ.isEmptyType and not implicitlyDiscardable(n.sons[0]):
+    if c.currentScope == c.topLevelScope:
+      localError(c.config, n.info, "defer statement not supported at top level")
+    openScope(c)
+    n[0] = semExpr(c, n[0])
+    closeScope(c)
+    if not n[0].typ.isEmptyType and not implicitlyDiscardable(n[0]):
       localError(c.config, n.info, "'defer' takes a 'void' expression")
     #localError(c.config, n.info, errGenerated, "'defer' not allowed in this context")
   of nkGotoState, nkState:
     if n.len != 1 and n.len != 2: illFormedAst(n, c.config)
-    for i in 0 ..< n.len:
-      n.sons[i] = semExpr(c, n.sons[i])
+    for i in 0..<n.len:
+      n[i] = semExpr(c, n[i])
   of nkComesFrom: discard "ignore the comes from information for now"
+  of nkMixinStmt: discard
+  of nkBindStmt:
+    if c.p != nil:
+      if n.len > 0 and n[0].kind == nkSym:
+        c.p.localBindStmts.add n
+    else:
+      localError(c.config, n.info, "invalid context for 'bind' statement: " &
+                renderTree(n, {renderNoComments}))
   else:
     localError(c.config, n.info, "invalid expression: " &
                renderTree(n, {renderNoComments}))
   if result != nil: incl(result.flags, nfSem)
+
+  when defined(nimsuggest):
+    if expandStarted:
+      c.config.expandNodeResult = $result
+      suggestQuit()