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+#
+#
+#            Nim's Runtime Library
+#        (c) Copyright 2012 Andreas Rumpf
+#
+#    See the file "copying.txt", included in this
+#    distribution, for details about the copyright.
+#
+
+when defined(nimdoc) and isMainModule:
+  from std/compileSettings import nil
+  when compileSettings.querySetting(compileSettings.SingleValueSetting.projectFull) == currentSourcePath:
+    ## This is an include file that simply imports common modules for your convenience.
+    runnableExamples:
+      include std/prelude
+        # same as:
+        # import std/[os, strutils, times, parseutils, hashes, tables, sets, sequtils, parseopt, strformat]
+      let x = 1
+      assert "foo $# $#" % [$x, "bar"] == "foo 1 bar"
+      assert toSeq(1..3) == @[1, 2, 3]
+      when not defined(js) or defined(nodejs):
+        assert getCurrentDir().len > 0
+        assert ($now()).startsWith "20"
+
+  # xxx `nim doc -b:js -d:nodejs --doccmd:-d:nodejs lib/pure/prelude.nim` fails for some reason
+  # specific to `nim doc`, but the code otherwise works with nodejs.
+
+import std/[os, strutils, times, parseutils, hashes, tables, sets, sequtils, parseopt, strformat]