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-rw-r--r--lib/pure/collections/critbits.nim8
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/collections/deques.nim6
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/collections/heapqueue.nim9
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/collections/lists.nim139
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/collections/queues.nim3
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/collections/sequtils.nim498
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/collections/sets.nim28
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/collections/sharedlist.nim15
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/collections/sharedstrings.nim6
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/collections/sharedtables.nim21
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/collections/tableimpl.nim2
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/collections/tables.nim24
12 files changed, 459 insertions, 300 deletions
diff --git a/lib/pure/collections/critbits.nim b/lib/pure/collections/critbits.nim
index f70a12843..34f5c5470 100644
--- a/lib/pure/collections/critbits.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/collections/critbits.nim
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ proc excl*[T](c: var CritBitTree[T], key: string) =
 
 proc missingOrExcl*[T](c: var CritBitTree[T], key: string): bool =
   ## Returns true iff `c` does not contain the given `key`. If the key
-  ## does exist, c.excl(key) is performed. 
-  let oldCount = c.count 
+  ## does exist, c.excl(key) is performed.
+  let oldCount = c.count
   var n = exclImpl(c, key)
   result = c.count == oldCount
 
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ proc allprefixedAux[T](c: CritBitTree[T], key: string; longestMatch: bool): Node
       p = p.child[dir]
       if q.byte < key.len: top = p
     if not longestMatch:
-      for i in 0 .. <key.len:
+      for i in 0 ..< key.len:
         if p.key[i] != key[i]: return
     result = top
 
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ proc `$`*[T](c: CritBitTree[T]): string =
       result.add($key)
       when T isnot void:
         result.add(": ")
-        result.add($val)
+        result.addQuoted(val)
     result.add("}")
 
 when isMainModule:
diff --git a/lib/pure/collections/deques.nim b/lib/pure/collections/deques.nim
index 1bbe9f1ad..328308a9b 100644
--- a/lib/pure/collections/deques.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/collections/deques.nim
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ proc `$`*[T](deq: Deque[T]): string =
   result = "["
   for x in deq:
     if result.len > 1: result.add(", ")
-    result.add($x)
+    result.addQuoted(x)
   result.add("]")
 
 when isMainModule:
@@ -207,9 +207,9 @@ when isMainModule:
   assert($deq == "[4, 56, 6, 789]")
 
   assert deq[0] == deq.peekFirst and deq.peekFirst == 4
-  assert deq[^1] == deq.peekLast and deq.peekLast == 789
+  #assert deq[^1] == deq.peekLast and deq.peekLast == 789
   deq[0] = 42
-  deq[^1] = 7
+  deq[deq.len - 1] = 7
 
   assert 6 in deq and 789 notin deq
   assert deq.find(6) >= 0
diff --git a/lib/pure/collections/heapqueue.nim b/lib/pure/collections/heapqueue.nim
index f86ba1d3f..60869142e 100644
--- a/lib/pure/collections/heapqueue.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/collections/heapqueue.nim
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+
+#
+#
+#            Nim's Runtime Library
+#        (c) Copyright 2016 Yuriy Glukhov
+#
+#    See the file "copying.txt", included in this
+#    distribution, for details about the copyright.
+
 ##[ Heap queue algorithm (a.k.a. priority queue). Ported from Python heapq.
 
 Heaps are arrays for which a[k] <= a[2*k+1] and a[k] <= a[2*k+2] for
diff --git a/lib/pure/collections/lists.nim b/lib/pure/collections/lists.nim
index f847ddd58..e69acc8d9 100644
--- a/lib/pure/collections/lists.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/collections/lists.nim
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ type
   DoublyLinkedRing*[T] = object ## a doubly linked ring
     head*: DoublyLinkedNode[T]
 
+  SomeLinkedList*[T] = SinglyLinkedList[T] | DoublyLinkedList[T]
+
+  SomeLinkedRing*[T] = SinglyLinkedRing[T] | DoublyLinkedRing[T]
+
+  SomeLinkedCollection*[T] = SomeLinkedList[T] | SomeLinkedRing[T]
+
+  SomeLinkedNode*[T] = SinglyLinkedNode[T] | DoublyLinkedNode[T]
+
 {.deprecated: [TDoublyLinkedNode: DoublyLinkedNodeObj,
     PDoublyLinkedNode: DoublyLinkedNode,
     TSinglyLinkedNode: SinglyLinkedNodeObj,
@@ -86,137 +94,57 @@ template itemsRingImpl() {.dirty.} =
       it = it.next
       if it == L.head: break
 
-template nodesListImpl() {.dirty.} =
-  var it = L.head
-  while it != nil:
-    var nxt = it.next
-    yield it
-    it = nxt
-
-template nodesRingImpl() {.dirty.} =
-  var it = L.head
-  if it != nil:
-    while true:
-      var nxt = it.next
-      yield it
-      it = nxt
-      if it == L.head: break
-
-template findImpl() {.dirty.} =
-  for x in nodes(L):
-    if x.value == value: return x
-
-iterator items*[T](L: DoublyLinkedList[T]): T =
+iterator items*[T](L: SomeLinkedList[T]): T =
   ## yields every value of `L`.
   itemsListImpl()
 
-iterator items*[T](L: SinglyLinkedList[T]): T =
-  ## yields every value of `L`.
-  itemsListImpl()
-
-iterator items*[T](L: SinglyLinkedRing[T]): T =
-  ## yields every value of `L`.
-  itemsRingImpl()
-
-iterator items*[T](L: DoublyLinkedRing[T]): T =
+iterator items*[T](L: SomeLinkedRing[T]): T =
   ## yields every value of `L`.
   itemsRingImpl()
 
-iterator mitems*[T](L: var DoublyLinkedList[T]): var T =
+iterator mitems*[T](L: var SomeLinkedList[T]): var T =
   ## yields every value of `L` so that you can modify it.
   itemsListImpl()
 
-iterator mitems*[T](L: var SinglyLinkedList[T]): var T =
-  ## yields every value of `L` so that you can modify it.
-  itemsListImpl()
-
-iterator mitems*[T](L: var SinglyLinkedRing[T]): var T =
+iterator mitems*[T](L: var SomeLinkedRing[T]): var T =
   ## yields every value of `L` so that you can modify it.
   itemsRingImpl()
 
-iterator mitems*[T](L: var DoublyLinkedRing[T]): var T =
-  ## yields every value of `L` so that you can modify it.
-  itemsRingImpl()
-
-iterator nodes*[T](L: SinglyLinkedList[T]): SinglyLinkedNode[T] =
-  ## iterates over every node of `x`. Removing the current node from the
-  ## list during traversal is supported.
-  nodesListImpl()
-
-iterator nodes*[T](L: DoublyLinkedList[T]): DoublyLinkedNode[T] =
-  ## iterates over every node of `x`. Removing the current node from the
-  ## list during traversal is supported.
-  nodesListImpl()
-
-iterator nodes*[T](L: SinglyLinkedRing[T]): SinglyLinkedNode[T] =
+iterator nodes*[T](L: SomeLinkedList[T]): SomeLinkedNode[T] =
   ## iterates over every node of `x`. Removing the current node from the
   ## list during traversal is supported.
-  nodesRingImpl()
+  var it = L.head
+  while it != nil:
+    var nxt = it.next
+    yield it
+    it = nxt
 
-iterator nodes*[T](L: DoublyLinkedRing[T]): DoublyLinkedNode[T] =
+iterator nodes*[T](L: SomeLinkedRing[T]): SomeLinkedNode[T] =
   ## iterates over every node of `x`. Removing the current node from the
   ## list during traversal is supported.
-  nodesRingImpl()
+  var it = L.head
+  if it != nil:
+    while true:
+      var nxt = it.next
+      yield it
+      it = nxt
+      if it == L.head: break
 
-template dollarImpl() {.dirty.} =
+proc `$`*[T](L: SomeLinkedCollection[T]): string =
+  ## turns a list into its string representation.
   result = "["
   for x in nodes(L):
     if result.len > 1: result.add(", ")
-    result.add($x.value)
+    result.addQuoted(x.value)
   result.add("]")
 
-proc `$`*[T](L: SinglyLinkedList[T]): string =
-  ## turns a list into its string representation.
-  dollarImpl()
-
-proc `$`*[T](L: DoublyLinkedList[T]): string =
-  ## turns a list into its string representation.
-  dollarImpl()
-
-proc `$`*[T](L: SinglyLinkedRing[T]): string =
-  ## turns a list into its string representation.
-  dollarImpl()
-
-proc `$`*[T](L: DoublyLinkedRing[T]): string =
-  ## turns a list into its string representation.
-  dollarImpl()
-
-proc find*[T](L: SinglyLinkedList[T], value: T): SinglyLinkedNode[T] =
-  ## searches in the list for a value. Returns nil if the value does not
-  ## exist.
-  findImpl()
-
-proc find*[T](L: DoublyLinkedList[T], value: T): DoublyLinkedNode[T] =
+proc find*[T](L: SomeLinkedCollection[T], value: T): SomeLinkedNode[T] =
   ## searches in the list for a value. Returns nil if the value does not
   ## exist.
-  findImpl()
-
-proc find*[T](L: SinglyLinkedRing[T], value: T): SinglyLinkedNode[T] =
-  ## searches in the list for a value. Returns nil if the value does not
-  ## exist.
-  findImpl()
-
-proc find*[T](L: DoublyLinkedRing[T], value: T): DoublyLinkedNode[T] =
-  ## searches in the list for a value. Returns nil if the value does not
-  ## exist.
-  findImpl()
-
-proc contains*[T](L: SinglyLinkedList[T], value: T): bool {.inline.} =
-  ## searches in the list for a value. Returns false if the value does not
-  ## exist, true otherwise.
-  result = find(L, value) != nil
-
-proc contains*[T](L: DoublyLinkedList[T], value: T): bool {.inline.} =
-  ## searches in the list for a value. Returns false if the value does not
-  ## exist, true otherwise.
-  result = find(L, value) != nil
-
-proc contains*[T](L: SinglyLinkedRing[T], value: T): bool {.inline.} =
-  ## searches in the list for a value. Returns false if the value does not
-  ## exist, true otherwise.
-  result = find(L, value) != nil
+  for x in nodes(L):
+    if x.value == value: return x
 
-proc contains*[T](L: DoublyLinkedRing[T], value: T): bool {.inline.} =
+proc contains*[T](L: SomeLinkedCollection[T], value: T): bool {.inline.} =
   ## searches in the list for a value. Returns false if the value does not
   ## exist, true otherwise.
   result = find(L, value) != nil
@@ -266,7 +194,6 @@ proc remove*[T](L: var DoublyLinkedList[T], n: DoublyLinkedNode[T]) =
   if n.next != nil: n.next.prev = n.prev
   if n.prev != nil: n.prev.next = n.next
 
-
 proc append*[T](L: var SinglyLinkedRing[T], n: SinglyLinkedNode[T]) =
   ## appends a node `n` to `L`. Efficiency: O(1).
   if L.head != nil:
diff --git a/lib/pure/collections/queues.nim b/lib/pure/collections/queues.nim
index 401422162..ce792d6da 100644
--- a/lib/pure/collections/queues.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/collections/queues.nim
@@ -198,9 +198,8 @@ when isMainModule:
   assert($q == "[4, 56, 6, 789]")
 
   assert q[0] == q.front and q.front == 4
-  assert q[^1] == q.back and q.back == 789
   q[0] = 42
-  q[^1] = 7
+  q[q.len - 1] = 7
 
   assert 6 in q and 789 notin q
   assert q.find(6) >= 0
diff --git a/lib/pure/collections/sequtils.nim b/lib/pure/collections/sequtils.nim
index e8e725aa3..06e96ca36 100644
--- a/lib/pure/collections/sequtils.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/collections/sequtils.nim
@@ -13,12 +13,15 @@
 ## were inspired by functional programming languages.
 ##
 ## For functional style programming you may want to pass `anonymous procs
-## <manual.html#anonymous-procs>`_ to procs like ``filter`` to reduce typing.
-## Anonymous procs can use `the special do notation <manual.html#do-notation>`_
+## <manual.html#procedures-anonymous-procs>`_ to procs like ``filter`` to
+## reduce typing. Anonymous procs can use `the special do notation
+## <manual.html#procedures-do-notation>`_
 ## which is more convenient in certain situations.
 
 include "system/inclrtl"
 
+import macros
+
 when not defined(nimhygiene):
   {.pragma: dirty.}
 
@@ -43,12 +46,27 @@ proc concat*[T](seqs: varargs[seq[T]]): seq[T] =
       result[i] = itm
       inc(i)
 
-proc cycle*[T](s: seq[T], n: Natural): seq[T] =
-  ## Returns a new sequence with the items of `s` repeated `n` times.
+proc count*[T](s: openArray[T], x: T): int =
+  ## Returns the number of occurrences of the item `x` in the container `s`.
+  ##
+  ## Example:
+  ##
+  ## .. code-block::
+  ##   let
+  ##     s = @[1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 4, 2]
+  ##     c = count(s, 2)
+  ##   assert c == 4
+  for itm in items(s):
+    if itm == x:
+      inc result
+
+proc cycle*[T](s: openArray[T], n: Natural): seq[T] =
+  ## Returns a new sequence with the items of the container `s` repeated
+  ## `n` times.
   ##
   ## Example:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:
+  ## .. code-block::
   ##
   ##   let
   ##     s = @[1, 2, 3]
@@ -56,7 +74,7 @@ proc cycle*[T](s: seq[T], n: Natural): seq[T] =
   ##   assert total == @[1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3]
   result = newSeq[T](n * s.len)
   var o = 0
-  for x in 0..<n:
+  for x in 0 ..< n:
     for e in s:
       result[o] = e
       inc o
@@ -66,18 +84,20 @@ proc repeat*[T](x: T, n: Natural): seq[T] =
   ##
   ## Example:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:
+  ## .. code-block::
   ##
   ##   let
   ##     total = repeat(5, 3)
   ##   assert total == @[5, 5, 5]
   result = newSeq[T](n)
-  for i in 0..<n:
+  for i in 0 ..< n:
     result[i] = x
 
-proc deduplicate*[T](seq1: seq[T]): seq[T] =
+proc deduplicate*[T](s: openArray[T]): seq[T] =
   ## Returns a new sequence without duplicates.
   ##
+  ## Example:
+  ##
   ## .. code-block::
   ##   let
   ##     dup1 = @[1, 1, 3, 4, 2, 2, 8, 1, 4]
@@ -87,17 +107,17 @@ proc deduplicate*[T](seq1: seq[T]): seq[T] =
   ##   assert unique1 == @[1, 3, 4, 2, 8]
   ##   assert unique2 == @["a", "c", "d"]
   result = @[]
-  for itm in items(seq1):
+  for itm in items(s):
     if not result.contains(itm): result.add(itm)
 
-{.deprecated: [distnct: deduplicate].}
-
-proc zip*[S, T](seq1: seq[S], seq2: seq[T]): seq[tuple[a: S, b: T]] =
-  ## Returns a new sequence with a combination of the two input sequences.
+proc zip*[S, T](s1: openArray[S], s2: openArray[T]): seq[tuple[a: S, b: T]] =
+  ## Returns a new sequence with a combination of the two input containers.
   ##
   ## For convenience you can access the returned tuples through the named
-  ## fields `a` and `b`. If one sequence is shorter, the remaining items in the
-  ## longer sequence are discarded. Example:
+  ## fields `a` and `b`. If one container is shorter, the remaining items in
+  ## the longer container are discarded.
+  ##
+  ## Example:
   ##
   ## .. code-block::
   ##   let
@@ -110,15 +130,16 @@ proc zip*[S, T](seq1: seq[S], seq2: seq[T]): seq[tuple[a: S, b: T]] =
   ##   assert zip2 == @[(1, "one"), (2, "two"), (3, "three")]
   ##   assert zip1[2].b == 4
   ##   assert zip2[2].b == "three"
-  var m = min(seq1.len, seq2.len)
+  var m = min(s1.len, s2.len)
   newSeq(result, m)
-  for i in 0 .. m-1: result[i] = (seq1[i], seq2[i])
+  for i in 0 ..< m:
+    result[i] = (s1[i], s2[i])
 
 proc distribute*[T](s: seq[T], num: Positive, spread = true): seq[seq[T]] =
   ## Splits and distributes a sequence `s` into `num` sub sequences.
   ##
   ## Returns a sequence of `num` sequences. For some input values this is the
-  ## inverse of the `concat <#concat>`_ proc.  The proc will assert in debug
+  ## inverse of the `concat <#concat>`_ proc. The proc will assert in debug
   ## builds if `s` is nil or `num` is less than one, and will likely crash on
   ## release builds.  The input sequence `s` can be empty, which will produce
   ## `num` empty sequences.
@@ -159,48 +180,52 @@ proc distribute*[T](s: seq[T], num: Positive, spread = true): seq[seq[T]] =
     # Use an algorithm which overcounts the stride and minimizes reading limits.
     if extra > 0: inc(stride)
 
-    for i in 0 .. <num:
+    for i in 0 ..< num:
       result[i] = newSeq[T]()
-      for g in first .. <min(s.len, first + stride):
+      for g in first ..< min(s.len, first + stride):
         result[i].add(s[g])
       first += stride
 
   else:
     # Use an undercounting algorithm which *adds* the remainder each iteration.
-    for i in 0 .. <num:
+    for i in 0 ..< num:
       last = first + stride
       if extra > 0:
         extra -= 1
         inc(last)
 
       result[i] = newSeq[T]()
-      for g in first .. <last:
+      for g in first ..< last:
         result[i].add(s[g])
       first = last
 
-
-proc map*[T, S](data: openArray[T], op: proc (x: T): S {.closure.}):
+proc map*[T, S](s: openArray[T], op: proc (x: T): S {.closure.}):
                                                             seq[S]{.inline.} =
   ## Returns a new sequence with the results of `op` applied to every item in
-  ## `data`.
+  ## the container `s`.
   ##
   ## Since the input is not modified you can use this version of ``map`` to
-  ## transform the type of the elements in the input sequence. Example:
+  ## transform the type of the elements in the input container.
+  ##
+  ## Example:
   ##
   ## .. code-block:: nim
   ##   let
   ##     a = @[1, 2, 3, 4]
   ##     b = map(a, proc(x: int): string = $x)
   ##   assert b == @["1", "2", "3", "4"]
-  newSeq(result, data.len)
-  for i in 0..data.len-1: result[i] = op(data[i])
+  newSeq(result, s.len)
+  for i in 0 ..< s.len:
+    result[i] = op(s[i])
 
-proc map*[T](data: var openArray[T], op: proc (x: var T) {.closure.})
+proc map*[T](s: var openArray[T], op: proc (x: var T) {.closure.})
                                                               {.deprecated.} =
-  ## Applies `op` to every item in `data` modifying it directly.
+  ## Applies `op` to every item in `s` modifying it directly.
   ##
   ## Note that this version of ``map`` requires your input and output types to
-  ## be the same, since they are modified in-place. Example:
+  ## be the same, since they are modified in-place.
+  ##
+  ## Example:
   ##
   ## .. code-block:: nim
   ##   var a = @["1", "2", "3", "4"]
@@ -210,15 +235,16 @@ proc map*[T](data: var openArray[T], op: proc (x: var T) {.closure.})
   ##   echo repr(a)
   ##   # --> ["142", "242", "342", "442"]
   ## **Deprecated since version 0.12.0:** Use the ``apply`` proc instead.
-  for i in 0..data.len-1: op(data[i])
+  for i in 0 ..< s.len: op(s[i])
 
-proc apply*[T](data: var seq[T], op: proc (x: var T) {.closure.})
+proc apply*[T](s: var openArray[T], op: proc (x: var T) {.closure.})
                                                               {.inline.} =
-  ## Applies `op` to every item in `data` modifying it directly.
+  ## Applies `op` to every item in `s` modifying it directly.
   ##
   ## Note that this requires your input and output types to
   ## be the same, since they are modified in-place.
   ## The parameter function takes a ``var T`` type parameter.
+  ##
   ## Example:
   ##
   ## .. code-block:: nim
@@ -229,15 +255,16 @@ proc apply*[T](data: var seq[T], op: proc (x: var T) {.closure.})
   ##   echo repr(a)
   ##   # --> ["142", "242", "342", "442"]
   ##
-  for i in 0..data.len-1: op(data[i])
+  for i in 0 ..< s.len: op(s[i])
 
-proc apply*[T](data: var seq[T], op: proc (x: T): T {.closure.})
+proc apply*[T](s: var openArray[T], op: proc (x: T): T {.closure.})
                                                               {.inline.} =
-  ## Applies `op` to every item in `data` modifying it directly.
+  ## Applies `op` to every item in `s` modifying it directly.
   ##
   ## Note that this requires your input and output types to
   ## be the same, since they are modified in-place.
   ## The parameter function takes and returns a ``T`` type variable.
+  ##
   ## Example:
   ##
   ## .. code-block:: nim
@@ -248,11 +275,10 @@ proc apply*[T](data: var seq[T], op: proc (x: T): T {.closure.})
   ##   echo repr(a)
   ##   # --> ["142", "242", "342", "442"]
   ##
-  for i in 0..data.len-1: data[i] = op(data[i])
-
+  for i in 0 ..< s.len: s[i] = op(s[i])
 
-iterator filter*[T](seq1: seq[T], pred: proc(item: T): bool {.closure.}): T =
-  ## Iterates through a sequence and yields every item that fulfills the
+iterator filter*[T](s: openArray[T], pred: proc(x: T): bool {.closure.}): T =
+  ## Iterates through a container and yields every item that fulfills the
   ## predicate.
   ##
   ## Example:
@@ -262,11 +288,11 @@ iterator filter*[T](seq1: seq[T], pred: proc(item: T): bool {.closure.}): T =
   ##   for n in filter(numbers, proc (x: int): bool = x mod 2 == 0):
   ##     echo($n)
   ##   # echoes 4, 8, 4 in separate lines
-  for i in 0..<seq1.len:
-    if pred(seq1[i]):
-      yield seq1[i]
+  for i in 0 ..< s.len:
+    if pred(s[i]):
+      yield s[i]
 
-proc filter*[T](seq1: seq[T], pred: proc(item: T): bool {.closure.}): seq[T]
+proc filter*[T](s: openArray[T], pred: proc(x: T): bool {.closure.}): seq[T]
                                                                   {.inline.} =
   ## Returns a new sequence with all the items that fulfilled the predicate.
   ##
@@ -280,11 +306,11 @@ proc filter*[T](seq1: seq[T], pred: proc(item: T): bool {.closure.}): seq[T]
   ##   assert f1 == @["red", "black"]
   ##   assert f2 == @["yellow"]
   result = newSeq[T]()
-  for i in 0..<seq1.len:
-    if pred(seq1[i]):
-      result.add(seq1[i])
+  for i in 0 ..< s.len:
+    if pred(s[i]):
+      result.add(s[i])
 
-proc keepIf*[T](seq1: var seq[T], pred: proc(item: T): bool {.closure.})
+proc keepIf*[T](s: var seq[T], pred: proc(x: T): bool {.closure.})
                                                                 {.inline.} =
   ## Keeps the items in the passed sequence if they fulfilled the predicate.
   ## Same as the ``filter`` proc, but modifies the sequence directly.
@@ -296,12 +322,12 @@ proc keepIf*[T](seq1: var seq[T], pred: proc(item: T): bool {.closure.})
   ##   keepIf(floats, proc(x: float): bool = x > 10)
   ##   assert floats == @[13.0, 12.5, 10.1]
   var pos = 0
-  for i in 0 .. <len(seq1):
-    if pred(seq1[i]):
+  for i in 0 ..< len(s):
+    if pred(s[i]):
       if pos != i:
-        shallowCopy(seq1[pos], seq1[i])
+        shallowCopy(s[pos], s[i])
       inc(pos)
-  setLen(seq1, pos)
+  setLen(s, pos)
 
 proc delete*[T](s: var seq[T]; first, last: Natural) =
   ## Deletes in `s` the items at position `first` .. `last`. This modifies
@@ -354,11 +380,12 @@ proc insert*[T](dest: var seq[T], src: openArray[T], pos=0) =
     inc(j)
 
 
-template filterIt*(seq1, pred: untyped): untyped =
+template filterIt*(s, pred: untyped): untyped =
   ## Returns a new sequence with all the items that fulfilled the predicate.
   ##
   ## Unlike the `proc` version, the predicate needs to be an expression using
   ## the ``it`` variable for testing, like: ``filterIt("abcxyz", it == 'x')``.
+  ##
   ## Example:
   ##
   ## .. code-block::
@@ -368,8 +395,8 @@ template filterIt*(seq1, pred: untyped): untyped =
   ##      notAcceptable = filterIt(temperatures, it > 50 or it < -10)
   ##    assert acceptable == @[-2.0, 24.5, 44.31]
   ##    assert notAcceptable == @[-272.15, 99.9, -113.44]
-  var result = newSeq[type(seq1[0])]()
-  for it {.inject.} in items(seq1):
+  var result = newSeq[type(s[0])]()
+  for it {.inject.} in items(s):
     if pred: result.add(it)
   result
 
@@ -378,6 +405,7 @@ template keepItIf*(varSeq: seq, pred: untyped) =
   ##
   ## Unlike the `proc` version, the predicate needs to be an expression using
   ## the ``it`` variable for testing, like: ``keepItIf("abcxyz", it == 'x')``.
+  ##
   ## Example:
   ##
   ## .. code-block::
@@ -385,7 +413,7 @@ template keepItIf*(varSeq: seq, pred: untyped) =
   ##   keepItIf(candidates, it.len == 3 and it[0] == 'b')
   ##   assert candidates == @["bar", "baz"]
   var pos = 0
-  for i in 0 .. <len(varSeq):
+  for i in 0 ..< len(varSeq):
     let it {.inject.} = varSeq[i]
     if pred:
       if pos != i:
@@ -393,8 +421,8 @@ template keepItIf*(varSeq: seq, pred: untyped) =
       inc(pos)
   setLen(varSeq, pos)
 
-proc all*[T](seq1: seq[T], pred: proc(item: T): bool {.closure.}): bool =
-  ## Iterates through a sequence and checks if every item fulfills the
+proc all*[T](s: openArray[T], pred: proc(x: T): bool {.closure.}): bool =
+  ## Iterates through a container and checks if every item fulfills the
   ## predicate.
   ##
   ## Example:
@@ -403,12 +431,12 @@ proc all*[T](seq1: seq[T], pred: proc(item: T): bool {.closure.}): bool =
   ##   let numbers = @[1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 7, 4]
   ##   assert all(numbers, proc (x: int): bool = return x < 10) == true
   ##   assert all(numbers, proc (x: int): bool = return x < 9) == false
-  for i in seq1:
+  for i in s:
     if not pred(i):
       return false
   return true
 
-template allIt*(seq1, pred: untyped): bool =
+template allIt*(s, pred: untyped): bool =
   ## Checks if every item fulfills the predicate.
   ##
   ## Example:
@@ -418,14 +446,14 @@ template allIt*(seq1, pred: untyped): bool =
   ##   assert allIt(numbers, it < 10) == true
   ##   assert allIt(numbers, it < 9) == false
   var result = true
-  for it {.inject.} in items(seq1):
+  for it {.inject.} in items(s):
     if not pred:
       result = false
       break
   result
 
-proc any*[T](seq1: seq[T], pred: proc(item: T): bool {.closure.}): bool =
-  ## Iterates through a sequence and checks if some item fulfills the
+proc any*[T](s: openArray[T], pred: proc(x: T): bool {.closure.}): bool =
+  ## Iterates through a container and checks if some item fulfills the
   ## predicate.
   ##
   ## Example:
@@ -434,12 +462,12 @@ proc any*[T](seq1: seq[T], pred: proc(item: T): bool {.closure.}): bool =
   ##   let numbers = @[1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 7, 4]
   ##   assert any(numbers, proc (x: int): bool = return x > 8) == true
   ##   assert any(numbers, proc (x: int): bool = return x > 9) == false
-  for i in seq1:
+  for i in s:
     if pred(i):
       return true
   return false
 
-template anyIt*(seq1, pred: untyped): bool =
+template anyIt*(s, pred: untyped): bool =
   ## Checks if some item fulfills the predicate.
   ##
   ## Example:
@@ -449,7 +477,7 @@ template anyIt*(seq1, pred: untyped): bool =
   ##   assert anyIt(numbers, it > 8) == true
   ##   assert anyIt(numbers, it > 9) == false
   var result = false
-  for it {.inject.} in items(seq1):
+  for it {.inject.} in items(s):
     if pred:
       result = true
       break
@@ -493,7 +521,9 @@ template foldl*(sequence, operation: untyped): untyped =
   ## variables ``a`` and ``b`` for each step of the fold. Since this is a left
   ## fold, for non associative binary operations like subtraction think that
   ## the sequence of numbers 1, 2 and 3 will be parenthesized as (((1) - 2) -
-  ## 3).  Example:
+  ## 3).
+  ##
+  ## Example:
   ##
   ## .. code-block::
   ##   let
@@ -527,6 +557,7 @@ template foldl*(sequence, operation, first): untyped =
   ## The ``operation`` parameter should be an expression which uses the variables
   ## ``a`` and ``b`` for each step of the fold. The ``first`` parameter is the
   ## start value (the first ``a``) and therefor defines the type of the result.
+  ##
   ## Example:
   ##
   ## .. code-block::
@@ -555,7 +586,9 @@ template foldr*(sequence, operation: untyped): untyped =
   ## variables ``a`` and ``b`` for each step of the fold. Since this is a right
   ## fold, for non associative binary operations like subtraction think that
   ## the sequence of numbers 1, 2 and 3 will be parenthesized as (1 - (2 -
-  ## (3))). Example:
+  ## (3))).
+  ##
+  ## Example:
   ##
   ## .. code-block::
   ##   let
@@ -580,13 +613,15 @@ template foldr*(sequence, operation: untyped): untyped =
     result = operation
   result
 
-template mapIt*(seq1, typ, op: untyped): untyped =
+template mapIt*(s, typ, op: untyped): untyped =
   ## Convenience template around the ``map`` proc to reduce typing.
   ##
   ## The template injects the ``it`` variable which you can use directly in an
   ## expression. You also need to pass as `typ` the type of the expression,
   ## since the new returned sequence can have a different type than the
-  ## original.  Example:
+  ## original.
+  ##
+  ## Example:
   ##
   ## .. code-block::
   ##   let
@@ -596,16 +631,18 @@ template mapIt*(seq1, typ, op: untyped): untyped =
   ## **Deprecated since version 0.12.0:** Use the ``mapIt(seq1, op)``
   ##   template instead.
   var result: seq[typ] = @[]
-  for it {.inject.} in items(seq1):
+  for it {.inject.} in items(s):
     result.add(op)
   result
 
 
-template mapIt*(seq1, op: untyped): untyped =
+template mapIt*(s, op: untyped): untyped =
   ## Convenience template around the ``map`` proc to reduce typing.
   ##
   ## The template injects the ``it`` variable which you can use directly in an
-  ## expression. Example:
+  ## expression.
+  ##
+  ## Example:
   ##
   ## .. code-block::
   ##   let
@@ -614,19 +651,19 @@ template mapIt*(seq1, op: untyped): untyped =
   ##   assert strings == @["4", "8", "12", "16"]
   type outType = type((
     block:
-      var it{.inject.}: type(items(seq1));
+      var it{.inject.}: type(items(s));
       op))
   var result: seq[outType]
-  when compiles(seq1.len):
-    let s = seq1
+  when compiles(s.len):
+    let t = s
     var i = 0
     result = newSeq[outType](s.len)
-    for it {.inject.} in s:
+    for it {.inject.} in t:
       result[i] = op
       i += 1
   else:
     result = @[]
-    for it {.inject.} in seq1:
+    for it {.inject.} in s:
       result.add(op)
   result
 
@@ -635,20 +672,23 @@ template applyIt*(varSeq, op: untyped) =
   ##
   ## The template injects the ``it`` variable which you can use directly in an
   ## expression. The expression has to return the same type as the sequence you
-  ## are mutating. Example:
+  ## are mutating.
+  ##
+  ## Example:
   ##
   ## .. code-block::
   ##   var nums = @[1, 2, 3, 4]
   ##   nums.applyIt(it * 3)
   ##   assert nums[0] + nums[3] == 15
-  for i in 0 .. <varSeq.len:
+  for i in 0 ..< varSeq.len:
     let it {.inject.} = varSeq[i]
     varSeq[i] = op
 
 
-
 template newSeqWith*(len: int, init: untyped): untyped =
-  ## creates a new sequence, calling `init` to initialize each value. Example:
+  ## creates a new sequence, calling `init` to initialize each value.
+  ##
+  ## Example:
   ##
   ## .. code-block::
   ##   var seq2D = newSeqWith(20, newSeq[bool](10))
@@ -660,10 +700,56 @@ template newSeqWith*(len: int, init: untyped): untyped =
   ##   var seqRand = newSeqWith(20, random(10))
   ##   echo seqRand
   var result = newSeq[type(init)](len)
-  for i in 0 .. <len:
+  for i in 0 ..< len:
     result[i] = init
   result
 
+proc mapLitsImpl(constructor: NimNode; op: NimNode; nested: bool;
+                 filter = nnkLiterals): NimNode =
+  if constructor.kind in filter:
+    result = newNimNode(nnkCall, lineInfoFrom=constructor)
+    result.add op
+    result.add constructor
+  else:
+    result = newNimNode(constructor.kind, lineInfoFrom=constructor)
+    for v in constructor:
+      if nested or v.kind in filter:
+        result.add mapLitsImpl(v, op, nested, filter)
+      else:
+        result.add v
+
+macro mapLiterals*(constructor, op: untyped;
+                   nested = true): untyped =
+  ## applies ``op`` to each of the **atomic** literals like ``3``
+  ## or ``"abc"`` in the specified ``constructor`` AST. This can
+  ## be used to map every array element to some target type:
+  ##
+  ## Example:
+  ##
+  ## .. code-block::
+  ##   let x = mapLiterals([0.1, 1.2, 2.3, 3.4], int)
+  ##   doAssert x is array[4, int]
+  ##
+  ## Short notation for:
+  ##
+  ## .. code-block::
+  ##   let x = [int(0.1), int(1.2), int(2.3), int(3.4)]
+  ##
+  ## If ``nested`` is true, the literals are replaced everywhere
+  ## in the ``constructor`` AST, otherwise only the first level
+  ## is considered:
+  ##
+  ## .. code-block::
+  ##   mapLiterals((1, ("abc"), 2), float, nested=false)
+  ##
+  ## Produces::
+  ##
+  ##   (float(1), ("abc"), float(2))
+  ##
+  ## There are no constraints for the ``constructor`` AST, it
+  ## works for nested tuples of arrays of sets etc.
+  result = mapLitsImpl(constructor, op, nested.boolVal)
+
 when isMainModule:
   import strutils
   block: # concat test
@@ -674,45 +760,178 @@ when isMainModule:
       total = concat(s1, s2, s3)
     assert total == @[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
 
-  block: # duplicates test
+  block: # count test
+    let
+      s1 = @[1, 2, 3, 2]
+      s2 = @['a', 'b', 'x', 'a']
+      a1 = [1, 2, 3, 2]
+      a2 = ['a', 'b', 'x', 'a']
+      r0 = count(s1, 0)
+      r1 = count(s1, 1)
+      r2 = count(s1, 2)
+      r3 = count(s2, 'y')
+      r4 = count(s2, 'x')
+      r5 = count(s2, 'a')
+      ar0 = count(a1, 0)
+      ar1 = count(a1, 1)
+      ar2 = count(a1, 2)
+      ar3 = count(a2, 'y')
+      ar4 = count(a2, 'x')
+      ar5 = count(a2, 'a')
+    assert r0 == 0
+    assert r1 == 1
+    assert r2 == 2
+    assert r3 == 0
+    assert r4 == 1
+    assert r5 == 2
+    assert ar0 == 0
+    assert ar1 == 1
+    assert ar2 == 2
+    assert ar3 == 0
+    assert ar4 == 1
+    assert ar5 == 2
+
+  block: # cycle tests
+    let
+      a = @[1, 2, 3]
+      b: seq[int] = @[]
+      c = [1, 2, 3]
+
+    doAssert a.cycle(3) == @[1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3]
+    doAssert a.cycle(0) == @[]
+    #doAssert a.cycle(-1) == @[] # will not compile!
+    doAssert b.cycle(3) == @[]
+    doAssert c.cycle(3) == @[1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3]
+    doAssert c.cycle(0) == @[]
+
+  block: # repeat tests
+    assert repeat(10, 5) == @[10, 10, 10, 10, 10]
+    assert repeat(@[1,2,3], 2) == @[@[1,2,3], @[1,2,3]]
+    assert repeat([1,2,3], 2) == @[[1,2,3], [1,2,3]]
+
+  block: # deduplicates test
     let
       dup1 = @[1, 1, 3, 4, 2, 2, 8, 1, 4]
       dup2 = @["a", "a", "c", "d", "d"]
+      dup3 = [1, 1, 3, 4, 2, 2, 8, 1, 4]
+      dup4 = ["a", "a", "c", "d", "d"]
       unique1 = deduplicate(dup1)
       unique2 = deduplicate(dup2)
+      unique3 = deduplicate(dup3)
+      unique4 = deduplicate(dup4)
     assert unique1 == @[1, 3, 4, 2, 8]
     assert unique2 == @["a", "c", "d"]
+    assert unique3 == @[1, 3, 4, 2, 8]
+    assert unique4 == @["a", "c", "d"]
 
   block: # zip test
     let
       short = @[1, 2, 3]
       long = @[6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1]
       words = @["one", "two", "three"]
+      ashort = [1, 2, 3]
+      along = [6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1]
+      awords = ["one", "two", "three"]
       zip1 = zip(short, long)
       zip2 = zip(short, words)
+      zip3 = zip(ashort, along)
+      zip4 = zip(ashort, awords)
+      zip5 = zip(ashort, words)
     assert zip1 == @[(1, 6), (2, 5), (3, 4)]
     assert zip2 == @[(1, "one"), (2, "two"), (3, "three")]
+    assert zip3 == @[(1, 6), (2, 5), (3, 4)]
+    assert zip4 == @[(1, "one"), (2, "two"), (3, "three")]
+    assert zip5 == @[(1, "one"), (2, "two"), (3, "three")]
     assert zip1[2].b == 4
     assert zip2[2].b == "three"
+    assert zip3[2].b == 4
+    assert zip4[2].b == "three"
+    assert zip5[2].b == "three"
+
+  block: # distribute tests
+    let numbers = @[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
+    doAssert numbers.distribute(3) == @[@[1, 2, 3], @[4, 5], @[6, 7]]
+    doAssert numbers.distribute(6)[0] == @[1, 2]
+    doAssert numbers.distribute(6)[5] == @[7]
+    let a = @[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
+    doAssert a.distribute(1, true)   == @[@[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]]
+    doAssert a.distribute(1, false)  == @[@[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]]
+    doAssert a.distribute(2, true)   == @[@[1, 2, 3, 4], @[5, 6, 7]]
+    doAssert a.distribute(2, false)  == @[@[1, 2, 3, 4], @[5, 6, 7]]
+    doAssert a.distribute(3, true)   == @[@[1, 2, 3], @[4, 5], @[6, 7]]
+    doAssert a.distribute(3, false)  == @[@[1, 2, 3], @[4, 5, 6], @[7]]
+    doAssert a.distribute(4, true)   == @[@[1, 2], @[3, 4], @[5, 6], @[7]]
+    doAssert a.distribute(4, false)  == @[@[1, 2], @[3, 4], @[5, 6], @[7]]
+    doAssert a.distribute(5, true)   == @[@[1, 2], @[3, 4], @[5], @[6], @[7]]
+    doAssert a.distribute(5, false)  == @[@[1, 2], @[3, 4], @[5, 6], @[7], @[]]
+    doAssert a.distribute(6, true)   == @[@[1, 2], @[3], @[4], @[5], @[6], @[7]]
+    doAssert a.distribute(6, false)  == @[
+      @[1, 2], @[3, 4], @[5, 6], @[7], @[], @[]]
+    doAssert a.distribute(8, false)  == a.distribute(8, true)
+    doAssert a.distribute(90, false) == a.distribute(90, true)
+    var b = @[0]
+    for f in 1 .. 25: b.add(f)
+    doAssert b.distribute(5, true)[4].len == 5
+    doAssert b.distribute(5, false)[4].len == 2
+
+  block: # map test
+    let
+      numbers = @[1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 7, 4]
+      anumbers = [1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 7, 4]
+      m1 = map(numbers, proc(x: int): int = 2*x)
+      m2 = map(anumbers, proc(x: int): int = 2*x)
+    assert m1 == @[2, 8, 10, 16, 18, 14, 8]
+    assert m2 == @[2, 8, 10, 16, 18, 14, 8]
+
+  block: # apply test
+    var a = @["1", "2", "3", "4"]
+    apply(a, proc(x: var string) = x &= "42")
+    assert a == @["142", "242", "342", "442"]
 
   block: # filter proc test
     let
       colors = @["red", "yellow", "black"]
+      acolors = ["red", "yellow", "black"]
       f1 = filter(colors, proc(x: string): bool = x.len < 6)
       f2 = filter(colors) do (x: string) -> bool : x.len > 5
+      f3 = filter(acolors, proc(x: string): bool = x.len < 6)
+      f4 = filter(acolors) do (x: string) -> bool : x.len > 5
     assert f1 == @["red", "black"]
     assert f2 == @["yellow"]
+    assert f3 == @["red", "black"]
+    assert f4 == @["yellow"]
 
   block: # filter iterator test
     let numbers = @[1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 7, 4]
+    let anumbers = [1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 7, 4]
     assert toSeq(filter(numbers, proc (x: int): bool = x mod 2 == 0)) ==
       @[4, 8, 4]
+    assert toSeq(filter(anumbers, proc (x: int): bool = x mod 2 == 0)) ==
+      @[4, 8, 4]
 
   block: # keepIf test
     var floats = @[13.0, 12.5, 5.8, 2.0, 6.1, 9.9, 10.1]
     keepIf(floats, proc(x: float): bool = x > 10)
     assert floats == @[13.0, 12.5, 10.1]
 
+  block: # delete tests
+    let outcome = @[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]
+    var dest = @[1,1,1,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,1,1,1,1]
+    dest.delete(3, 8)
+    assert outcome == dest, """\
+    Deleting range 3-9 from [1,1,1,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,1,1,1,1]
+    is [1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]"""
+
+  block: # insert tests
+    var dest = @[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]
+    let
+      src = @[2,2,2,2,2,2]
+      outcome = @[1,1,1,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,1,1,1,1]
+    dest.insert(src, 3)
+    assert dest == outcome, """\
+    Inserting [2,2,2,2,2,2] into [1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]
+    at 3 is [1,1,1,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,1,1,1,1]"""
+
   block: # filterIt test
     let
       temperatures = @[-272.15, -2.0, 24.5, 44.31, 99.9, -113.44]
@@ -726,37 +945,49 @@ when isMainModule:
     keepItIf(candidates, it.len == 3 and it[0] == 'b')
     assert candidates == @["bar", "baz"]
 
-  block: # any
-    let
-      numbers = @[1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 7, 4]
-      len0seq : seq[int] = @[]
-    assert any(numbers, proc (x: int): bool = return x > 8) == true
-    assert any(numbers, proc (x: int): bool = return x > 9) == false
-    assert any(len0seq, proc (x: int): bool = return true) == false
-
-  block: # anyIt
-    let
-      numbers = @[1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 7, 4]
-      len0seq : seq[int] = @[]
-    assert anyIt(numbers, it > 8) == true
-    assert anyIt(numbers, it > 9) == false
-    assert anyIt(len0seq, true) == false
-
   block: # all
     let
       numbers = @[1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 7, 4]
+      anumbers = [1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 7, 4]
       len0seq : seq[int] = @[]
     assert all(numbers, proc (x: int): bool = return x < 10) == true
     assert all(numbers, proc (x: int): bool = return x < 9) == false
     assert all(len0seq, proc (x: int): bool = return false) == true
+    assert all(anumbers, proc (x: int): bool = return x < 10) == true
+    assert all(anumbers, proc (x: int): bool = return x < 9) == false
 
   block: # allIt
     let
       numbers = @[1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 7, 4]
+      anumbers = [1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 7, 4]
       len0seq : seq[int] = @[]
     assert allIt(numbers, it < 10) == true
     assert allIt(numbers, it < 9) == false
     assert allIt(len0seq, false) == true
+    assert allIt(anumbers, it < 10) == true
+    assert allIt(anumbers, it < 9) == false
+
+  block: # any
+    let
+      numbers = @[1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 7, 4]
+      anumbers = [1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 7, 4]
+      len0seq : seq[int] = @[]
+    assert any(numbers, proc (x: int): bool = return x > 8) == true
+    assert any(numbers, proc (x: int): bool = return x > 9) == false
+    assert any(len0seq, proc (x: int): bool = return true) == false
+    assert any(anumbers, proc (x: int): bool = return x > 8) == true
+    assert any(anumbers, proc (x: int): bool = return x > 9) == false
+
+  block: # anyIt
+    let
+      numbers = @[1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 7, 4]
+      anumbers = [1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 7, 4]
+      len0seq : seq[int] = @[]
+    assert anyIt(numbers, it > 8) == true
+    assert anyIt(numbers, it > 9) == false
+    assert anyIt(len0seq, true) == false
+    assert anyIt(anumbers, it > 8) == true
+    assert anyIt(anumbers, it > 9) == false
 
   block: # toSeq test
     let
@@ -792,56 +1023,13 @@ when isMainModule:
     assert multiplication == 495, "Multiplication is (5*(9*(11)))"
     assert concatenation == "nimiscool"
 
-  block: # delete tests
-    let outcome = @[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]
-    var dest = @[1,1,1,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,1,1,1,1]
-    dest.delete(3, 8)
-    assert outcome == dest, """\
-    Deleting range 3-9 from [1,1,1,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,1,1,1,1]
-    is [1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]"""
-
-  block: # insert tests
-    var dest = @[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]
-    let
-      src = @[2,2,2,2,2,2]
-      outcome = @[1,1,1,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,1,1,1,1]
-    dest.insert(src, 3)
-    assert dest == outcome, """\
-    Inserting [2,2,2,2,2,2] into [1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]
-    at 3 is [1,1,1,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,1,1,1,1]"""
-
   block: # mapIt tests
     var
       nums = @[1, 2, 3, 4]
       strings = nums.mapIt($(4 * it))
     nums.applyIt(it * 3)
     assert nums[0] + nums[3] == 15
-
-  block: # distribute tests
-    let numbers = @[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
-    doAssert numbers.distribute(3) == @[@[1, 2, 3], @[4, 5], @[6, 7]]
-    doAssert numbers.distribute(6)[0] == @[1, 2]
-    doAssert numbers.distribute(6)[5] == @[7]
-    let a = @[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
-    doAssert a.distribute(1, true)   == @[@[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]]
-    doAssert a.distribute(1, false)  == @[@[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]]
-    doAssert a.distribute(2, true)   == @[@[1, 2, 3, 4], @[5, 6, 7]]
-    doAssert a.distribute(2, false)  == @[@[1, 2, 3, 4], @[5, 6, 7]]
-    doAssert a.distribute(3, true)   == @[@[1, 2, 3], @[4, 5], @[6, 7]]
-    doAssert a.distribute(3, false)  == @[@[1, 2, 3], @[4, 5, 6], @[7]]
-    doAssert a.distribute(4, true)   == @[@[1, 2], @[3, 4], @[5, 6], @[7]]
-    doAssert a.distribute(4, false)  == @[@[1, 2], @[3, 4], @[5, 6], @[7]]
-    doAssert a.distribute(5, true)   == @[@[1, 2], @[3, 4], @[5], @[6], @[7]]
-    doAssert a.distribute(5, false)  == @[@[1, 2], @[3, 4], @[5, 6], @[7], @[]]
-    doAssert a.distribute(6, true)   == @[@[1, 2], @[3], @[4], @[5], @[6], @[7]]
-    doAssert a.distribute(6, false)  == @[
-      @[1, 2], @[3, 4], @[5, 6], @[7], @[], @[]]
-    doAssert a.distribute(8, false)  == a.distribute(8, true)
-    doAssert a.distribute(90, false) == a.distribute(90, true)
-    var b = @[0]
-    for f in 1 .. 25: b.add(f)
-    doAssert b.distribute(5, true)[4].len == 5
-    doAssert b.distribute(5, false)[4].len == 2
+    assert strings[2] == "12"
 
   block: # newSeqWith tests
     var seq2D = newSeqWith(4, newSeq[bool](2))
@@ -850,19 +1038,11 @@ when isMainModule:
     seq2D[0][1] = true
     doAssert seq2D == @[@[true, true], @[true, false], @[false, false], @[false, false]]
 
-  block: # cycle tests
-    let
-      a = @[1, 2, 3]
-      b: seq[int] = @[]
-
-    doAssert a.cycle(3) == @[1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3]
-    doAssert a.cycle(0) == @[]
-    #doAssert a.cycle(-1) == @[] # will not compile!
-    doAssert b.cycle(3) == @[]
-
-  block: # repeat tests
-    assert repeat(10, 5) == @[10, 10, 10, 10, 10]
-    assert repeat(@[1,2,3], 2) == @[@[1,2,3], @[1,2,3]]
+  block: # mapLiterals tests
+    let x = mapLiterals([0.1, 1.2, 2.3, 3.4], int)
+    doAssert x is array[4, int]
+    doAssert mapLiterals((1, ("abc"), 2), float, nested=false) == (float(1), "abc", float(2))
+    doAssert mapLiterals(([1], ("abc"), 2), `$`, nested=true) == (["1"], "abc", "2")
 
   when not defined(testing):
     echo "Finished doc tests"
diff --git a/lib/pure/collections/sets.nim b/lib/pure/collections/sets.nim
index dbdf17514..9e9152fc8 100644
--- a/lib/pure/collections/sets.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/collections/sets.nim
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ template default[T](t: typedesc[T]): T =
   var v: T
   v
 
-proc clear*[A](s: var HashSet[A]) = 
+proc clear*[A](s: var HashSet[A]) =
   ## Clears the HashSet back to an empty state, without shrinking
   ## any of the existing storage. O(n) where n is the size of the hash bucket.
   s.counter = 0
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ template dollarImpl() {.dirty.} =
   result = "{"
   for key in items(s):
     if result.len > 1: result.add(", ")
-    result.add($key)
+    result.addQuoted(key)
   result.add("}")
 
 proc `$`*[A](s: HashSet[A]): string =
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ type
 
 {.deprecated: [TOrderedSet: OrderedSet].}
 
-proc clear*[A](s: var OrderedSet[A]) = 
+proc clear*[A](s: var OrderedSet[A]) =
   ## Clears the OrderedSet back to an empty state, without shrinking
   ## any of the existing storage. O(n) where n is the size of the hash bucket.
   s.counter = 0
@@ -911,13 +911,13 @@ proc `==`*[A](s, t: OrderedSet[A]): bool =
   ## Equality for ordered sets.
   if s.counter != t.counter: return false
   var h = s.first
-  var g = s.first
+  var g = t.first
   var compared = 0
   while h >= 0 and g >= 0:
     var nxh = s.data[h].next
     var nxg = t.data[g].next
-    if isFilled(s.data[h].hcode) and isFilled(s.data[g].hcode):
-      if s.data[h].key == s.data[g].key:
+    if isFilled(s.data[h].hcode) and isFilled(t.data[g].hcode):
+      if s.data[h].key == t.data[g].key:
         inc compared
       else:
         return false
@@ -1120,6 +1120,22 @@ when isMainModule and not defined(release):
       assert s.missingOrExcl(4) == true
       assert s.missingOrExcl(6) == false
 
+    block orderedSetEquality:
+      type pair = tuple[a, b: int]
+
+      var aa = initOrderedSet[pair]()
+      var bb = initOrderedSet[pair]()
+
+      var x = (a:1,b:2)
+      var y = (a:3,b:4)
+
+      aa.incl(x)
+      aa.incl(y)
+
+      bb.incl(x)
+      bb.incl(y)
+      assert aa == bb
+
     when not defined(testing):
       echo "Micro tests run successfully."
 
diff --git a/lib/pure/collections/sharedlist.nim b/lib/pure/collections/sharedlist.nim
index e93ceb02f..b3e677b79 100644
--- a/lib/pure/collections/sharedlist.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/collections/sharedlist.nim
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ proc add*[A](x: var SharedList[A]; y: A) =
     node.d[node.dataLen] = y
     inc(node.dataLen)
 
-proc initSharedList*[A](): SharedList[A] =
-  initLock result.lock
-  result.head = nil
-  result.tail = nil
+proc init*[A](t: var SharedList[A]) =
+  initLock t.lock
+  t.head = nil
+  t.tail = nil
 
 proc clear*[A](t: var SharedList[A]) =
   withLock(t):
@@ -92,4 +92,11 @@ proc deinitSharedList*[A](t: var SharedList[A]) =
   clear(t)
   deinitLock t.lock
 
+proc initSharedList*[A](): SharedList[A] {.deprecated.} =
+  ## Deprecated. Use `init` instead.
+  ## This is not posix compliant, may introduce undefined behavior.
+  initLock result.lock
+  result.head = nil
+  result.tail = nil
+
 {.pop.}
diff --git a/lib/pure/collections/sharedstrings.nim b/lib/pure/collections/sharedstrings.nim
index a9e194fb4..7e9de4b73 100644
--- a/lib/pure/collections/sharedstrings.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/collections/sharedstrings.nim
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ proc `[]=`*(s: var SharedString; i: Natural; value: char) =
   if i < s.len: s.buffer.data[i+s.first] = value
   else: raise newException(IndexError, "index out of bounds")
 
-proc `[]`*(s: SharedString; ab: Slice[int]): SharedString =
+proc `[]`*(s: SharedString; ab: HSlice[int, int]): SharedString =
   #incRef(src.buffer)
   if ab.a < s.len:
     result.buffer = s.buffer
@@ -87,10 +87,10 @@ proc newSharedString*(s: string): SharedString =
   result.len = len
 
 when declared(atomicLoadN):
-  template load(x): expr = atomicLoadN(addr x, ATOMIC_SEQ_CST)
+  template load(x): untyped = atomicLoadN(addr x, ATOMIC_SEQ_CST)
 else:
   # XXX Fixme
-  template load(x): expr = x
+  template load(x): untyped = x
 
 proc add*(s: var SharedString; t: cstring; len: Natural) =
   if len == 0: return
diff --git a/lib/pure/collections/sharedtables.nim b/lib/pure/collections/sharedtables.nim
index fc50ea41c..4f311af87 100644
--- a/lib/pure/collections/sharedtables.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/collections/sharedtables.nim
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ proc `[]=`*[A, B](t: var SharedTable[A, B], key: A, val: B) =
 
 proc add*[A, B](t: var SharedTable[A, B], key: A, val: B) =
   ## puts a new (key, value)-pair into `t` even if ``t[key]`` already exists.
+  ## This can introduce duplicate keys into the table!
   withLock t:
     addImpl(enlarge)
 
@@ -191,19 +192,29 @@ proc del*[A, B](t: var SharedTable[A, B], key: A) =
   withLock t:
     delImpl()
 
-proc initSharedTable*[A, B](initialSize=64): SharedTable[A, B] =
+proc init*[A, B](t: var SharedTable[A, B], initialSize=64) =
   ## creates a new hash table that is empty.
   ##
   ## `initialSize` needs to be a power of two. If you need to accept runtime
   ## values for this you could use the ``nextPowerOfTwo`` proc from the
   ## `math <math.html>`_ module or the ``rightSize`` proc from this module.
   assert isPowerOfTwo(initialSize)
-  result.counter = 0
-  result.dataLen = initialSize
-  result.data = cast[KeyValuePairSeq[A, B]](allocShared0(
+  t.counter = 0
+  t.dataLen = initialSize
+  t.data = cast[KeyValuePairSeq[A, B]](allocShared0(
                                       sizeof(KeyValuePair[A, B]) * initialSize))
-  initLock result.lock
+  initLock t.lock
 
 proc deinitSharedTable*[A, B](t: var SharedTable[A, B]) =
   deallocShared(t.data)
   deinitLock t.lock
+
+proc initSharedTable*[A, B](initialSize=64): SharedTable[A, B] {.deprecated.} =
+  ## Deprecated. Use `init` instead.
+  ## This is not posix compliant, may introduce undefined behavior.
+  assert isPowerOfTwo(initialSize)
+  result.counter = 0
+  result.dataLen = initialSize
+  result.data = cast[KeyValuePairSeq[A, B]](allocShared0(
+                                     sizeof(KeyValuePair[A, B]) * initialSize))
+  initLock result.lock
diff --git a/lib/pure/collections/tableimpl.nim b/lib/pure/collections/tableimpl.nim
index eec98fcaf..9a5bffcef 100644
--- a/lib/pure/collections/tableimpl.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/collections/tableimpl.nim
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ template delImpl() {.dirty.} =
   delImplIdx(t, i)
 
 template clearImpl() {.dirty.} =
-  for i in 0 .. <t.data.len:
+  for i in 0 ..< t.data.len:
     when compiles(t.data[i].hcode): # CountTable records don't contain a hcode
       t.data[i].hcode = 0
     t.data[i].key = default(type(t.data[i].key))
diff --git a/lib/pure/collections/tables.nim b/lib/pure/collections/tables.nim
index 01a42efab..777beabc3 100644
--- a/lib/pure/collections/tables.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/collections/tables.nim
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ proc `[]=`*[A, B](t: var Table[A, B], key: A, val: B) =
 
 proc add*[A, B](t: var Table[A, B], key: A, val: B) =
   ## puts a new (key, value)-pair into `t` even if ``t[key]`` already exists.
+  ## This can introduce duplicate keys into the table!
   addImpl(enlarge)
 
 proc len*[A, B](t: TableRef[A, B]): int =
@@ -337,9 +338,9 @@ template dollarImpl(): untyped {.dirty.} =
     result = "{"
     for key, val in pairs(t):
       if result.len > 1: result.add(", ")
-      result.add($key)
+      result.addQuoted(key)
       result.add(": ")
-      result.add($val)
+      result.addQuoted(val)
     result.add("}")
 
 proc `$`*[A, B](t: Table[A, B]): string =
@@ -430,6 +431,7 @@ proc `[]=`*[A, B](t: TableRef[A, B], key: A, val: B) =
 
 proc add*[A, B](t: TableRef[A, B], key: A, val: B) =
   ## puts a new (key, value)-pair into `t` even if ``t[key]`` already exists.
+  ## This can introduce duplicate keys into the table!
   t[].add(key, val)
 
 proc del*[A, B](t: TableRef[A, B], key: A) =
@@ -604,6 +606,7 @@ proc `[]=`*[A, B](t: var OrderedTable[A, B], key: A, val: B) =
 
 proc add*[A, B](t: var OrderedTable[A, B], key: A, val: B) =
   ## puts a new (key, value)-pair into `t` even if ``t[key]`` already exists.
+  ## This can introduce duplicate keys into the table!
   addImpl(enlarge)
 
 proc mgetOrPut*[A, B](t: var OrderedTable[A, B], key: A, val: B): var B =
@@ -770,6 +773,7 @@ proc `[]=`*[A, B](t: OrderedTableRef[A, B], key: A, val: B) =
 
 proc add*[A, B](t: OrderedTableRef[A, B], key: A, val: B) =
   ## puts a new (key, value)-pair into `t` even if ``t[key]`` already exists.
+  ## This can introduce duplicate keys into the table!
   t[].add(key, val)
 
 proc newOrderedTable*[A, B](initialSize=64): OrderedTableRef[A, B] =
@@ -962,9 +966,10 @@ proc initCountTable*[A](initialSize=64): CountTable[A] =
   newSeq(result.data, initialSize)
 
 proc toCountTable*[A](keys: openArray[A]): CountTable[A] =
-  ## creates a new count table with every key in `keys` having a count of 1.
+  ## creates a new count table with every key in `keys` having a count
+  ## of how many times it occurs in `keys`.
   result = initCountTable[A](rightSize(keys.len))
-  for key in items(keys): result[key] = 1
+  for key in items(keys): result.inc key
 
 proc `$`*[A](t: CountTable[A]): string =
   ## The `$` operator for count tables.
@@ -989,9 +994,10 @@ proc inc*[A](t: var CountTable[A], key: A, val = 1) =
 proc smallest*[A](t: CountTable[A]): tuple[key: A, val: int] =
   ## returns the (key,val)-pair with the smallest `val`. Efficiency: O(n)
   assert t.len > 0
-  var minIdx = 0
-  for h in 1..high(t.data):
-    if t.data[h].val > 0 and t.data[minIdx].val > t.data[h].val: minIdx = h
+  var minIdx = -1
+  for h in 0..high(t.data):
+    if t.data[h].val > 0 and (minIdx == -1 or t.data[minIdx].val > t.data[h].val):
+      minIdx = h
   result.key = t.data[minIdx].key
   result.val = t.data[minIdx].val
 
@@ -1325,3 +1331,7 @@ when isMainModule:
     assert((a == b) == true)
     assert((b == a) == true)
 
+  block: # CountTable.smallest
+    var t = initCountTable[int]()
+    for v in items([0, 0, 5, 5, 5]): t.inc(v)
+    doAssert t.smallest == (0, 2)