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-rw-r--r--lib/core/allocators.nim12
-rw-r--r--lib/core/macros.nim451
-rw-r--r--lib/core/seqs.nim28
-rw-r--r--lib/core/strs.nim7
4 files changed, 347 insertions, 151 deletions
diff --git a/lib/core/allocators.nim b/lib/core/allocators.nim
index d6608a203..62f5e9756 100644
--- a/lib/core/allocators.nim
+++ b/lib/core/allocators.nim
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 #
 
 type
-  Allocator* {.inheritable.} = ptr object
-    alloc*: proc (a: Allocator; size: int; alignment = 8): pointer {.nimcall.}
+  Allocator* = ptr object {.inheritable.}
+    alloc*: proc (a: Allocator; size: int; alignment: int = 8): pointer {.nimcall.}
     dealloc*: proc (a: Allocator; p: pointer; size: int) {.nimcall.}
     realloc*: proc (a: Allocator; p: pointer; oldSize, newSize: int): pointer {.nimcall.}
 
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ proc getCurrentAllocator*(): Allocator =
 proc setCurrentAllocator*(a: Allocator) =
   currentAllocator = a
 
-proc alloc*(size: int): pointer =
+proc alloc*(size: int; alignment: int = 8): pointer =
   let a = getCurrentAllocator()
-  result = a.alloc(a, size)
+  result = a.alloc(a, size, alignment)
 
 proc dealloc*(p: pointer; size: int) =
   let a = getCurrentAllocator()
-  a.dealloc(a, size)
+  a.dealloc(a, p, size)
 
 proc realloc*(p: pointer; oldSize, newSize: int): pointer =
   let a = getCurrentAllocator()
-  result = a.realloc(a, oldSize, newSize)
+  result = a.realloc(a, p, oldSize, newSize)
diff --git a/lib/core/macros.nim b/lib/core/macros.nim
index b08a2198e..fa5cd67df 100644
--- a/lib/core/macros.nim
+++ b/lib/core/macros.nim
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ include "system/inclrtl"
 
 ## .. include:: ../../doc/astspec.txt
 
+# If you look for the implementation of the magic symbol
+# ``{.magic: "Foo".}``, search for `mFoo` and `opcFoo`.
+
 type
   NimNodeKind* = enum
     nnkNone, nnkEmpty, nnkIdent, nnkSym,
@@ -76,7 +79,8 @@ type
     nnkGotoState,
     nnkState,
     nnkBreakState,
-    nnkFuncDef
+    nnkFuncDef,
+    nnkTupleConstr
 
   NimNodeKinds* = set[NimNodeKind]
   NimTypeKind* = enum  # some types are no longer used, see ast.nim
@@ -118,7 +122,7 @@ type
     ## use ``ident"abc"``.
 
   NimSymObj = object # hidden
-  NimSym* = ref NimSymObj
+  NimSym* {.deprecated.} = ref NimSymObj
     ## represents a Nim *symbol* in the compiler; a *symbol* is a looked-up
     ## *ident*.
 
@@ -130,28 +134,27 @@ const
   nnkLiterals* = {nnkCharLit..nnkNilLit}
   nnkCallKinds* = {nnkCall, nnkInfix, nnkPrefix, nnkPostfix, nnkCommand,
                    nnkCallStrLit}
+  nnkPragmaCallKinds = {nnkExprColonExpr, nnkCall, nnkCallStrLit}
 
 proc `!`*(s: string): NimIdent {.magic: "StrToIdent", noSideEffect, deprecated.}
   ## constructs an identifier from the string `s`
-  ## **Deprecated since version 0.18.0**: Use ``toNimIdent`` instead.
+  ## **Deprecated since version 0.18.0**: Use ``ident`` or ``newIdentNode`` instead.
 
-proc toNimIdent*(s: string): NimIdent {.magic: "StrToIdent", noSideEffect.}
+proc toNimIdent*(s: string): NimIdent {.magic: "StrToIdent", noSideEffect, deprecated.}
   ## constructs an identifier from the string `s`
+  ## **Deprecated since version 0.18.1**; Use ``ident`` or ``newIdentNode`` instead.
 
-proc `$`*(i: NimIdent): string {.magic: "IdentToStr", noSideEffect.}
-  ## converts a Nim identifier to a string
-
-proc `$`*(s: NimSym): string {.magic: "IdentToStr", noSideEffect.}
-  ## converts a Nim symbol to a string
-
-proc `==`*(a, b: NimIdent): bool {.magic: "EqIdent", noSideEffect.}
+proc `==`*(a, b: NimIdent): bool {.magic: "EqIdent", noSideEffect, deprecated.}
   ## compares two Nim identifiers
+  ## **Deprecated since version 0.18.1**; Use ``==`` on ``NimNode`` instead.
 
 proc `==`*(a, b: NimNode): bool {.magic: "EqNimrodNode", noSideEffect.}
   ## compares two Nim nodes
 
-proc `==`*(a, b: NimSym): bool {.magic: "EqNimrodNode", noSideEffect.}
+proc `==`*(a, b: NimSym): bool {.magic: "EqNimrodNode", noSideEffect, deprecated.}
   ## compares two Nim symbols
+  ## **Deprecated since version 0.18.1**; Use ```==`(NimNode,NimNode)`` instead.
+
 
 proc sameType*(a, b: NimNode): bool {.magic: "SameNodeType", noSideEffect.} =
   ## compares two Nim nodes' types. Return true if the types are the same,
@@ -194,8 +197,47 @@ proc kind*(n: NimNode): NimNodeKind {.magic: "NKind", noSideEffect.}
 proc intVal*(n: NimNode): BiggestInt {.magic: "NIntVal", noSideEffect.}
 
 proc floatVal*(n: NimNode): BiggestFloat {.magic: "NFloatVal", noSideEffect.}
-proc symbol*(n: NimNode): NimSym {.magic: "NSymbol", noSideEffect.}
-proc ident*(n: NimNode): NimIdent {.magic: "NIdent", noSideEffect.}
+
+proc ident*(n: NimNode): NimIdent {.magic: "NIdent", noSideEffect, deprecated.} =
+  ## **Deprecated since version 0.18.1**; All functionality is defined on ``NimNode``.
+
+proc symbol*(n: NimNode): NimSym {.magic: "NSymbol", noSideEffect, deprecated.}
+  ## **Deprecated since version 0.18.1**; All functionality is defined on ``NimNode``.
+
+proc getImpl*(s: NimSym): NimNode {.magic: "GetImpl", noSideEffect, deprecated: "use `getImpl: NimNode -> NimNode` instead".}
+
+when defined(nimSymKind):
+  proc symKind*(symbol: NimNode): NimSymKind {.magic: "NSymKind", noSideEffect.}
+  proc getImpl*(symbol: NimNode): NimNode {.magic: "GetImpl", noSideEffect.}
+  proc strVal*(n: NimNode): string  {.magic: "NStrVal", noSideEffect.}
+    ## retrieve the implementation of `symbol`. `symbol` can be a
+    ## routine or a const.
+
+  proc `$`*(i: NimIdent): string {.magic: "NStrVal", noSideEffect, deprecated.}
+    ## converts a Nim identifier to a string
+    ## **Deprecated since version 0.18.1**; Use ``strVal`` instead.
+
+  proc `$`*(s: NimSym): string {.magic: "NStrVal", noSideEffect, deprecated.}
+    ## converts a Nim symbol to a string
+    ## **Deprecated since version 0.18.1**; Use ``strVal`` instead.
+
+else: # bootstrapping substitute
+  proc getImpl*(symbol: NimNode): NimNode =
+    symbol.symbol.getImpl
+
+  proc strValOld(n: NimNode): string  {.magic: "NStrVal", noSideEffect.}
+
+  proc `$`*(s: NimSym): string {.magic: "IdentToStr", noSideEffect.}
+
+  proc `$`*(i: NimIdent): string {.magic: "IdentToStr", noSideEffect.}
+
+  proc strVal*(n: NimNode): string =
+    if n.kind == nnkIdent:
+      $n.ident
+    elif n.kind == nnkSym:
+      $n.symbol
+    else:
+      n.strValOld
 
 proc getType*(n: NimNode): NimNode {.magic: "NGetType", noSideEffect.}
   ## with 'getType' you can access the node's `type`:idx:. A Nim type is
@@ -213,26 +255,65 @@ proc getType*(n: typedesc): NimNode {.magic: "NGetType", noSideEffect.}
 
 proc typeKind*(n: NimNode): NimTypeKind {.magic: "NGetType", noSideEffect.}
   ## Returns the type kind of the node 'n' that should represent a type, that
-  ## means the node should have been obtained via `getType`.
-
-proc getTypeInst*(n: NimNode): NimNode {.magic: "NGetType", noSideEffect.}
-  ## Like getType except it includes generic parameters for a specific instance
+  ## means the node should have been obtained via ``getType``.
+
+proc getTypeInst*(n: NimNode): NimNode {.magic: "NGetType", noSideEffect.} =
+  ## Returns the `type`:idx: of a node in a form matching the way the
+  ## type instance was declared in the code.
+  runnableExamples:
+    type
+      Vec[N: static[int], T] = object
+        arr: array[N, T]
+      Vec4[T] = Vec[4, T]
+      Vec4f = Vec4[float32]
+    var a: Vec4f
+    var b: Vec4[float32]
+    var c: Vec[4, float32]
+    macro dumpTypeInst(x: typed): untyped =
+      newLit(x.getTypeInst.repr)
+    doAssert(dumpTypeInst(a) == "Vec4f")
+    doAssert(dumpTypeInst(b) == "Vec4[float32]")
+    doAssert(dumpTypeInst(c) == "Vec[4, float32]")
 
 proc getTypeInst*(n: typedesc): NimNode {.magic: "NGetType", noSideEffect.}
-  ## Like getType except it includes generic parameters for a specific instance
-
-proc getTypeImpl*(n: NimNode): NimNode {.magic: "NGetType", noSideEffect.}
-  ## Like getType except it includes generic parameters for the implementation
+  ## Version of ``getTypeInst`` which takes a ``typedesc``.
+
+proc getTypeImpl*(n: NimNode): NimNode {.magic: "NGetType", noSideEffect.} =
+  ## Returns the `type`:idx: of a node in a form matching the implementation
+  ## of the type.  Any intermediate aliases are expanded to arrive at the final
+  ## type implementation.  You can instead use ``getImpl`` on a symbol if you
+  ## want to find the intermediate aliases.
+  runnableExamples:
+    type
+      Vec[N: static[int], T] = object
+        arr: array[N, T]
+      Vec4[T] = Vec[4, T]
+      Vec4f = Vec4[float32]
+    var a: Vec4f
+    var b: Vec4[float32]
+    var c: Vec[4, float32]
+    macro dumpTypeImpl(x: typed): untyped =
+      newLit(x.getTypeImpl.repr)
+    let t = """
+object
+  arr: array[0 .. 3, float32]
+"""
+    doAssert(dumpTypeImpl(a) == t)
+    doAssert(dumpTypeImpl(b) == t)
+    doAssert(dumpTypeImpl(c) == t)
 
 proc getTypeImpl*(n: typedesc): NimNode {.magic: "NGetType", noSideEffect.}
-  ## Like getType except it includes generic parameters for the implementation
-
-proc strVal*(n: NimNode): string  {.magic: "NStrVal", noSideEffect.}
+  ## Version of ``getTypeImpl`` which takes a ``typedesc``.
 
 proc `intVal=`*(n: NimNode, val: BiggestInt) {.magic: "NSetIntVal", noSideEffect.}
 proc `floatVal=`*(n: NimNode, val: BiggestFloat) {.magic: "NSetFloatVal", noSideEffect.}
-proc `symbol=`*(n: NimNode, val: NimSym) {.magic: "NSetSymbol", noSideEffect.}
-proc `ident=`*(n: NimNode, val: NimIdent) {.magic: "NSetIdent", noSideEffect.}
+
+proc `symbol=`*(n: NimNode, val: NimSym) {.magic: "NSetSymbol", noSideEffect, deprecated.}
+  ## **Deprecated since version 0.18.1**; Generate a new ``NimNode`` with ``genSym`` instead.
+
+proc `ident=`*(n: NimNode, val: NimIdent) {.magic: "NSetIdent", noSideEffect, deprecated.}
+  ## **Deprecated since version 0.18.1**; Generate a new ``NimNode`` with ``ident(string)`` instead.
+
 #proc `typ=`*(n: NimNode, typ: typedesc) {.magic: "NSetType".}
 # this is not sound! Unfortunately forbidding 'typ=' is not enough, as you
 # can easily do:
@@ -254,11 +335,6 @@ proc newNimNode*(kind: NimNodeKind,
 proc copyNimNode*(n: NimNode): NimNode {.magic: "NCopyNimNode", noSideEffect.}
 proc copyNimTree*(n: NimNode): NimNode {.magic: "NCopyNimTree", noSideEffect.}
 
-proc getImpl*(s: NimSym): NimNode {.magic: "GetImpl", noSideEffect.} =
-  ## retrieve the implementation of a symbol `s`. `s` can be a routine or a
-  ## const.
-  discard
-
 proc error*(msg: string, n: NimNode = nil) {.magic: "NError", benign.}
   ## writes an error message at compile time
 
@@ -293,11 +369,9 @@ proc newIdentNode*(i: NimIdent): NimNode {.compileTime.} =
   result = newNimNode(nnkIdent)
   result.ident = i
 
-proc newIdentNode*(i: string): NimNode {.compileTime.} =
-  ## creates an identifier node from `i`
-  result = newNimNode(nnkIdent)
-  result.ident = toNimIdent i
-
+proc newIdentNode*(i: string): NimNode {.magic: "StrToIdent", noSideEffect.}
+  ## creates an identifier node from `i`. It is simply an alias for
+  ## ``ident(string)``. Use that, it's shorter.
 
 type
   BindSymRule* = enum    ## specifies how ``bindSym`` behaves
@@ -311,7 +385,7 @@ type
 
 {.deprecated: [TBindSymRule: BindSymRule].}
 
-proc bindSym*(ident: string, rule: BindSymRule = brClosed): NimNode {.
+proc bindSym*(ident: static[string], rule: BindSymRule = brClosed): NimNode {.
               magic: "NBindSym", noSideEffect.}
   ## creates a node that binds `ident` to a symbol node. The bound symbol
   ## may be an overloaded symbol.
@@ -327,8 +401,10 @@ proc genSym*(kind: NimSymKind = nskLet; ident = ""): NimNode {.
   ## generates a fresh symbol that is guaranteed to be unique. The symbol
   ## needs to occur in a declaration context.
 
-proc callsite*(): NimNode {.magic: "NCallSite", benign.}
+proc callsite*(): NimNode {.magic: "NCallSite", benign,
+  deprecated: "use varargs[untyped] in the macro prototype instead".}
   ## returns the AST of the invocation expression that invoked this macro.
+  ## **Deprecated since version 0.18.1**.
 
 proc toStrLit*(n: NimNode): NimNode {.compileTime.} =
   ## converts the AST `n` to the concrete Nim code and wraps that
@@ -463,9 +539,11 @@ proc newCall*(theProc: NimNode,
   result.add(args)
 
 proc newCall*(theProc: NimIdent,
-              args: varargs[NimNode]): NimNode {.compileTime.} =
+              args: varargs[NimNode]): NimNode {.compileTime, deprecated.} =
   ## produces a new call node. `theProc` is the proc that is called with
   ## the arguments ``args[0..]``.
+  ## **Deprecated since version 0.18.1**; Use ``newCall(string, ...)``,
+  ## or ``newCall(NimNode, ...)`` instead.
   result = newNimNode(nnkCall)
   result.add(newIdentNode(theProc))
   result.add(args)
@@ -593,17 +671,30 @@ proc newLit*(s: string): NimNode {.compileTime.} =
   result = newNimNode(nnkStrLit)
   result.strVal = s
 
-proc nestList*(theProc: NimIdent,
-               x: NimNode): NimNode {.compileTime.} =
-  ## nests the list `x` into a tree of call expressions:
-  ## ``[a, b, c]`` is transformed into ``theProc(a, theProc(c, d))``.
+proc nestList*(op: NimNode; pack: NimNode): NimNode {.compileTime.} =
+  ## nests the list `pack` into a tree of call expressions:
+  ## ``[a, b, c]`` is transformed into ``op(a, op(c, d))``.
+  ## This is also known as fold expression.
+  if pack.len < 1:
+    error("`nestList` expects a node with at least 1 child")
+  result = pack[^1]
+  for i in countdown(pack.len - 2, 0):
+    result = newCall(op, pack[i], result)
+
+proc nestList*(op: NimNode; pack: NimNode; init: NimNode): NimNode {.compileTime.} =
+  ## nests the list `pack` into a tree of call expressions:
+  ## ``[a, b, c]`` is transformed into ``op(a, op(c, d))``.
+  ## This is also known as fold expression.
+  result = init
+  for i in countdown(pack.len - 1, 0):
+    result = newCall(op, pack[i], result)
+
+proc nestList*(theProc: NimIdent, x: NimNode): NimNode {.compileTime, deprecated.} =
+  ## **Deprecated since version 0.18.1**; Use one of ``nestList(NimNode, ...)`` instead.
   var L = x.len
   result = newCall(theProc, x[L-2], x[L-1])
   for i in countdown(L-3, 0):
-    # XXX the 'copyNimTree' here is necessary due to a bug in the evaluation
-    # engine that would otherwise create an endless loop here. :-(
-    # This could easily user code and so should be fixed in evals.nim somehow.
-    result = newCall(theProc, x[i], copyNimTree(result))
+    result = newCall(theProc, x[i], result)
 
 proc treeRepr*(n: NimNode): string {.compileTime, benign.} =
   ## Convert the AST `n` to a human-readable tree-like string.
@@ -615,13 +706,11 @@ proc treeRepr*(n: NimNode): string {.compileTime, benign.} =
     res.add(($n.kind).substr(3))
 
     case n.kind
-    of nnkEmpty: discard # same as nil node in this representation
-    of nnkNilLit: res.add(" nil")
+    of nnkEmpty, nnkNilLit: discard # same as nil node in this representation
     of nnkCharLit..nnkInt64Lit: res.add(" " & $n.intVal)
     of nnkFloatLit..nnkFloat64Lit: res.add(" " & $n.floatVal)
-    of nnkStrLit..nnkTripleStrLit: res.add(" " & $n.strVal)
-    of nnkIdent: res.add(" ident\"" & $n.ident & '"')
-    of nnkSym: res.add(" \"" & $n.symbol & '"')
+    of nnkStrLit..nnkTripleStrLit, nnkIdent, nnkSym:
+      res.add(" " & $n.strVal.newLit.repr)
     of nnkNone: assert false
     else:
       for j in 0..n.len-1:
@@ -640,13 +729,11 @@ proc lispRepr*(n: NimNode): string {.compileTime, benign.} =
   add(result, "(")
 
   case n.kind
-  of nnkEmpty: discard # same as nil node in this representation
-  of nnkNilLit: add(result, "nil")
+  of nnkEmpty, nnkNilLit: discard # same as nil node in this representation
   of nnkCharLit..nnkInt64Lit: add(result, $n.intVal)
   of nnkFloatLit..nnkFloat64Lit: add(result, $n.floatVal)
-  of nnkStrLit..nnkTripleStrLit: add(result, $n.strVal)
-  of nnkIdent: add(result, "ident\"" & $n.ident & '"')
-  of nnkSym: add(result, $n.symbol)
+  of nnkStrLit..nnkTripleStrLit, nnkCommentStmt, nnkident, nnkSym:
+    add(result, n.strVal.newLit.repr)
   of nnkNone: assert false
   else:
     if n.len > 0:
@@ -677,54 +764,27 @@ proc astGenRepr*(n: NimNode): string {.compileTime, benign.} =
   ## See also `repr`, `treeRepr`, and `lispRepr`.
 
   const
-    NodeKinds = {nnkEmpty, nnkNilLit, nnkIdent, nnkSym, nnkNone}
+    NodeKinds = {nnkEmpty, nnkIdent, nnkSym, nnkNone, nnkCommentStmt}
     LitKinds = {nnkCharLit..nnkInt64Lit, nnkFloatLit..nnkFloat64Lit, nnkStrLit..nnkTripleStrLit}
 
-  proc escape(s: string, prefix = "\"", suffix = "\""): string {.noSideEffect.} =
-    ## Functions copied from strutils
-    proc toHex(x: BiggestInt, len: Positive): string {.noSideEffect, rtl.} =
-      const
-        HexChars = "0123456789ABCDEF"
-      var
-        t = x
-      result = newString(len)
-      for j in countdown(len-1, 0):
-        result[j] = HexChars[int(t and 0xF)]
-        t = t shr 4
-        # handle negative overflow
-        if t == 0 and x < 0: t = -1
-
-    result = newStringOfCap(s.len + s.len shr 2)
-    result.add(prefix)
-    for c in items(s):
-      case c
-      of '\0'..'\31', '\128'..'\255':
-        add(result, "\\x")
-        add(result, toHex(ord(c), 2))
-      of '\\': add(result, "\\\\")
-      of '\'': add(result, "\\'")
-      of '\"': add(result, "\\\"")
-      else: add(result, c)
-    add(result, suffix)
-
   proc traverse(res: var string, level: int, n: NimNode) {.benign.} =
     for i in 0..level-1: res.add "  "
     if n.kind in NodeKinds:
       res.add("new" & ($n.kind).substr(3) & "Node(")
     elif n.kind in LitKinds:
       res.add("newLit(")
+    elif n.kind == nnkNilLit:
+      res.add("newNilLit()")
     else:
       res.add($n.kind)
 
     case n.kind
-    of nnkEmpty: discard
-    of nnkNilLit: res.add("nil")
+    of nnkEmpty, nnkNilLit: discard
     of nnkCharLit: res.add("'" & $chr(n.intVal) & "'")
     of nnkIntLit..nnkInt64Lit: res.add($n.intVal)
     of nnkFloatLit..nnkFloat64Lit: res.add($n.floatVal)
-    of nnkStrLit..nnkTripleStrLit: res.add($n.strVal.escape())
-    of nnkIdent: res.add(($n.ident).escape())
-    of nnkSym: res.add(($n.symbol).escape())
+    of nnkStrLit..nnkTripleStrLit, nnkCommentStmt, nnkIdent, nnkSym:
+      res.add(n.strVal.newLit.repr)
     of nnkNone: assert false
     else:
       res.add(".newTree(")
@@ -768,11 +828,10 @@ macro dumpAstGen*(s: untyped): untyped = echo s.astGenRepr
   ## See `dumpTree`.
 
 macro dumpTreeImm*(s: untyped): untyped {.deprecated.} = echo s.treeRepr
-  ## Deprecated.
+  ## Deprecated. Use `dumpTree` instead.
 
 macro dumpLispImm*(s: untyped): untyped {.deprecated.} = echo s.lispRepr
-  ## Deprecated.
-
+  ## Deprecated. Use `dumpLisp` instead.
 
 proc newEmptyNode*(): NimNode {.compileTime, noSideEffect.} =
   ## Create a new empty node
@@ -1018,28 +1077,21 @@ proc `body=`*(someProc: NimNode, val: NimNode) {.compileTime.} =
 
 proc basename*(a: NimNode): NimNode {.compiletime, benign.}
 
-
 proc `$`*(node: NimNode): string {.compileTime.} =
   ## Get the string of an identifier node
   case node.kind
-  of nnkIdent:
-    result = $node.ident
   of nnkPostfix:
-    result = $node.basename.ident & "*"
-  of nnkStrLit..nnkTripleStrLit:
+    result = node.basename.strVal & "*"
+  of nnkStrLit..nnkTripleStrLit, nnkCommentStmt, nnkSym, nnkIdent:
     result = node.strVal
-  of nnkSym:
-    result = $node.symbol
   of nnkOpenSymChoice, nnkClosedSymChoice:
     result = $node[0]
   of nnkAccQuoted:
     result = $node[0]
-  of nnkCommentStmt:
-    result = node.strVal
   else:
     badNodeKind node.kind, "$"
 
-proc ident*(name: string): NimNode {.compileTime,inline.} = newIdentNode(name)
+proc ident*(name: string): NimNode {.magic: "StrToIdent", noSideEffect.}
   ## Create a new ident node from a string
 
 iterator items*(n: NimNode): NimNode {.inline.} =
@@ -1130,40 +1182,57 @@ proc copy*(node: NimNode): NimNode {.compileTime.} =
   ## An alias for copyNimTree().
   return node.copyNimTree()
 
-proc cmpIgnoreStyle(a, b: cstring): int {.noSideEffect.} =
-  proc toLower(c: char): char {.inline.} =
-    if c in {'A'..'Z'}: result = chr(ord(c) + (ord('a') - ord('A')))
-    else: result = c
-  var i = 0
-  var j = 0
-  # first char is case sensitive
-  if a[0] != b[0]: return 1
-  while true:
-    while a[i] == '_': inc(i)
-    while b[j] == '_': inc(j) # BUGFIX: typo
-    var aa = toLower(a[i])
-    var bb = toLower(b[j])
-    result = ord(aa) - ord(bb)
-    if result != 0 or aa == '\0': break
-    inc(i)
-    inc(j)
-
-proc eqIdent*(a, b: string): bool = cmpIgnoreStyle(a, b) == 0
-  ## Check if two idents are identical.
-
-proc eqIdent*(node: NimNode; s: string): bool {.compileTime.} =
-  ## Check if node is some identifier node (``nnkIdent``, ``nnkSym``, etc.)
-  ## is the same as ``s``. Note that this is the preferred way to check! Most
-  ## other ways like ``node.ident`` are much more error-prone, unfortunately.
-  case node.kind
-  of nnkIdent:
-    result = node.ident == toNimIdent s
-  of nnkSym:
-    result = eqIdent($node.symbol, s)
-  of nnkOpenSymChoice, nnkClosedSymChoice:
-    result = eqIdent($node[0], s)
-  else:
-    result = false
+when defined(nimVmEqIdent):
+  proc eqIdent*(a: string; b: string): bool {.magic: "EqIdent", noSideEffect.}
+    ## Style insensitive comparison.
+
+  proc eqIdent*(a: NimNode; b: string): bool {.magic: "EqIdent", noSideEffect.}
+    ## Style insensitive comparison.
+    ## ``a`` can be an identifier or a symbol.
+
+  proc eqIdent*(a: string; b: NimNode): bool {.magic: "EqIdent", noSideEffect.}
+    ## Style insensitive comparison.
+    ## ``b`` can be an identifier or a symbol.
+
+  proc eqIdent*(a: NimNode; b: NimNode): bool {.magic: "EqIdent", noSideEffect.}
+    ## Style insensitive comparison.
+    ## ``a`` and ``b`` can be an identifier or a symbol.
+
+else:
+  # this procedure is optimized for native code, it should not be compiled to nimVM bytecode.
+  proc cmpIgnoreStyle(a, b: cstring): int {.noSideEffect.} =
+    proc toLower(c: char): char {.inline.} =
+      if c in {'A'..'Z'}: result = chr(ord(c) + (ord('a') - ord('A')))
+      else: result = c
+    var i = 0
+    var j = 0
+    # first char is case sensitive
+    if a[0] != b[0]: return 1
+    while true:
+      while a[i] == '_': inc(i)
+      while b[j] == '_': inc(j) # BUGFIX: typo
+      var aa = toLower(a[i])
+      var bb = toLower(b[j])
+      result = ord(aa) - ord(bb)
+      if result != 0 or aa == '\0': break
+      inc(i)
+      inc(j)
+
+
+  proc eqIdent*(a, b: string): bool = cmpIgnoreStyle(a, b) == 0
+    ## Check if two idents are identical.
+
+  proc eqIdent*(node: NimNode; s: string): bool {.compileTime.} =
+    ## Check if node is some identifier node (``nnkIdent``, ``nnkSym``, etc.)
+    ## is the same as ``s``. Note that this is the preferred way to check! Most
+    ## other ways like ``node.ident`` are much more error-prone, unfortunately.
+    case node.kind
+    of nnkSym, nnkIdent:
+      result = eqIdent(node.strVal, s)
+    of nnkOpenSymChoice, nnkClosedSymChoice:
+      result = eqIdent($node[0], s)
+    else:
+      result = false
 
 proc hasArgOfName*(params: NimNode; name: string): bool {.compiletime.}=
   ## Search nnkFormalParams for an argument.
@@ -1213,6 +1282,108 @@ macro expandMacros*(body: typed): untyped =
   result = getAst(inner(body))
   echo result.toStrLit
 
+proc customPragmaNode(n: NimNode): NimNode =
+  expectKind(n, {nnkSym, nnkDotExpr, nnkBracketExpr, nnkTypeOfExpr, nnkCheckedFieldExpr})
+  let
+    typ = n.getTypeInst()
+
+  if typ.typeKind == ntyTypeDesc:
+    let impl = typ[1].getImpl()
+    if impl[0].kind == nnkPragmaExpr:
+      return impl[0][1]
+    else:
+      return impl[0] # handle types which don't have macro at all
+
+  if n.kind == nnkSym: # either an variable or a proc
+    let impl = n.getImpl()
+    if impl.kind in RoutineNodes:
+      return impl.pragma
+    else:
+      return typ.getImpl()[0][1]
+
+  if n.kind in {nnkDotExpr, nnkCheckedFieldExpr}:
+    let name = (if n.kind == nnkCheckedFieldExpr: n[0][1] else: n[1])
+    var typDef = getImpl(getTypeInst(if n.kind == nnkCheckedFieldExpr or n[0].kind == nnkHiddenDeref: n[0][0] else: n[0]))
+    while typDef != nil:
+      typDef.expectKind(nnkTypeDef)
+      typDef[2].expectKind({nnkRefTy, nnkPtrTy, nnkObjectTy})
+      let isRef = typDef[2].kind in {nnkRefTy, nnkPtrTy}
+      if isRef and typDef[2][0].kind in {nnkSym, nnkBracketExpr}: # defines ref type for another object(e.g. X = ref X)
+        typDef = getImpl(typDef[2][0])
+      else: # object definition, maybe an object directly defined as a ref type
+        let
+          obj = (if isRef: typDef[2][0] else: typDef[2])
+        var identDefsStack = newSeq[NimNode](obj[2].len)
+        for i in 0..<identDefsStack.len: identDefsStack[i] = obj[2][i]
+        while identDefsStack.len > 0:
+          var identDefs = identDefsStack.pop()
+          if identDefs.kind == nnkRecCase:
+            identDefsStack.add(identDefs[0])
+            for i in 1..<identDefs.len:
+              if identDefs[i][1].kind == nnkIdentDefs:
+                identDefsStack.add(identDefs[i][1])
+              else: # nnkRecList
+                for j in 0..<identDefs[i][1].len:
+                  identDefsStack.add(identDefs[i][1][j])
+
+          else:
+            for i in 0 .. identDefs.len - 3:
+              if identDefs[i].kind == nnkPragmaExpr and
+                identDefs[i][0].kind == nnkIdent and $identDefs[i][0] == $name:
+                return identDefs[i][1]
+
+        if obj[1].kind == nnkOfInherit: # explore the parent object
+          typDef = getImpl(obj[1][0])
+        else:
+          typDef = nil
+
+macro hasCustomPragma*(n: typed, cp: typed{nkSym}): untyped =
+  ## Expands to `true` if expression `n` which is expected to be `nnkDotExpr`
+  ## (if checking a field), a proc or a type has custom pragma `cp`.
+  ##
+  ## See also `getCustomPragmaVal`.
+  ##
+  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   template myAttr() {.pragma.}
+  ##   type
+  ##     MyObj = object
+  ##       myField {.myAttr.}: int
+  ##
+  ##   proc myProc() {.myAttr.} = discard
+  ##
+  ##   var o: MyObj
+  ##   assert(o.myField.hasCustomPragma(myAttr))
+  ##   assert(myProc.hasCustomPragma(myAttr))
+  let pragmaNode = customPragmaNode(n)
+  for p in pragmaNode:
+    if (p.kind == nnkSym and p == cp) or
+        (p.kind in nnkPragmaCallKinds and p.len > 0 and p[0].kind == nnkSym and p[0] == cp):
+      return newLit(true)
+  return newLit(false)
+
+macro getCustomPragmaVal*(n: typed, cp: typed{nkSym}): untyped =
+  ## Expands to value of custom pragma `cp` of expression `n` which is expected
+  ## to be `nnkDotExpr`, a proc or a type.
+  ##
+  ## See also `hasCustomPragma`
+  ##
+  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   template serializationKey(key: string) {.pragma.}
+  ##   type
+  ##     MyObj {.serializationKey: "mo".} = object
+  ##       myField {.serializationKey: "mf".}: int
+  ##   var o: MyObj
+  ##   assert(o.myField.getCustomPragmaVal(serializationKey) == "mf")
+  ##   assert(o.getCustomPragmaVal(serializationKey) == "mo")
+  ##   assert(MyObj.getCustomPragmaVal(serializationKey) == "mo")
+  let pragmaNode = customPragmaNode(n)
+  for p in pragmaNode:
+    if p.kind in nnkPragmaCallKinds and p.len > 0 and p[0].kind == nnkSym and p[0] == cp:
+      return p[1]
+
+  error(n.repr & " doesn't have a pragma named " & cp.repr()) # returning an empty node results in most cases in a cryptic error,
+
+
 when not defined(booting):
   template emit*(e: static[string]): untyped {.deprecated.} =
     ## accepts a single string argument and treats it as nim code
@@ -1231,3 +1402,7 @@ macro unpackVarargs*(callee: untyped; args: varargs[untyped]): untyped =
   result = newCall(callee)
   for i in 0 ..< args.len:
     result.add args[i]
+
+proc getProjectPath*(): string = discard
+  ## Returns the path to the currently compiling project
+
diff --git a/lib/core/seqs.nim b/lib/core/seqs.nim
index 6be95a3bc..02c192851 100644
--- a/lib/core/seqs.nim
+++ b/lib/core/seqs.nim
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #    distribution, for details about the copyright.
 #
 
-import allocators
+import allocators, typetraits
 
 ## Default seq implementation used by Nim's core.
 type
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ type
     len, cap: int
     data: ptr UncheckedArray[T]
 
+const nimSeqVersion {.core.} = 2
+
 template frees(s) = dealloc(s.data, s.cap * sizeof(T))
 
 # XXX make code memory safe for overflows in '*'
-proc nimSeqLiteral[T](x: openArray[T]): seq[T] {.core.} =
-  seq[T](len: x.len, cap: x.len, data: x)
 
 when defined(nimHasTrace):
   proc `=trace`[T](s: seq[T]; a: Allocator) =
@@ -115,3 +115,25 @@ proc `@`*[T](elems: openArray[T]): seq[T] =
       result.data[i] = elems[i]
 
 proc len*[T](x: seq[T]): int {.inline.} = x.len
+
+proc `$`*[T](x: seq[T]): string =
+  result = "@["
+  var firstElement = true
+  for i in 0..<x.len:
+    let
+      value = x.data[i]
+    if firstElement:
+      firstElement = false
+    else:
+      result.add(", ")
+
+    when compiles(value.isNil):
+      # this branch should not be necessary
+      if value.isNil:
+        result.add "nil"
+      else:
+        result.addQuoted(value)
+    else:
+      result.addQuoted(value)
+
+  result.add("]")
diff --git a/lib/core/strs.nim b/lib/core/strs.nim
index 1958f4974..ff38aef1d 100644
--- a/lib/core/strs.nim
+++ b/lib/core/strs.nim
@@ -12,12 +12,11 @@
 import allocators
 
 type
-  string {.core.} = object
+  string {.core, exportc: "NimStringV2".} = object
     len, cap: int
     data: ptr UncheckedArray[char]
 
-proc nimStringLiteral(x: cstring; len: int): string {.core.} =
-  string(len: len, cap: len, data: x)
+const nimStrVersion {.core.} = 2
 
 template frees(s) = dealloc(s.data, s.cap + 1)
 
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ proc newString*(len: int): string =
   if len > 0:
     result.data = alloc0(len+1)
 
-converter toCString(x: string): cstring {.core.} =
+converter toCString(x: string): cstring {.core, inline.} =
   if x.len == 0: cstring"" else: cast[cstring](x.data)
 
 proc newStringOfCap*(cap: int): string =