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 discard """
   output: '''
+
+[Suite] RST parsing
+
+[Suite] RST tables
+
+[Suite] RST indentation
+
+[Suite] Markdown indentation
+
+[Suite] Warnings
+
 [Suite] RST include directive
+
+[Suite] RST escaping
+
+[Suite] RST inline markup
+
+[Suite] Misc isssues
 '''
+matrix: "--mm:refc; --mm:orc"
 """
 
 # tests for rst module
 
-import ../../lib/packages/docutils/rstgen
-import ../../lib/packages/docutils/rst
-import unittest
+import ../../lib/packages/docutils/[rstgen, rst, rstast]
+import unittest, strutils
+import std/private/miscdollars
 import os
+import std/[assertions, syncio]
+
+const preferMarkdown = {roPreferMarkdown, roSupportMarkdown, roNimFile, roSandboxDisabled}
+# legacy nimforum / old default mode:
+const preferRst = {roSupportMarkdown, roNimFile, roSandboxDisabled}
+const pureRst = {roNimFile, roSandboxDisabled}
+
+proc toAst(input: string,
+            rstOptions: RstParseOptions = preferMarkdown,
+            error: ref string = nil,
+            warnings: ref seq[string] = nil): string =
+  ## If `error` is nil then no errors should be generated.
+  ## The same goes for `warnings`.
+  proc testMsgHandler(filename: string, line, col: int, msgkind: MsgKind,
+                      arg: string) =
+    let mc = msgkind.whichMsgClass
+    let a = $msgkind % arg
+    var message: string
+    toLocation(message, filename, line, col + ColRstOffset)
+    message.add " $1: $2" % [$mc, a]
+    if mc == mcError:
+      if error == nil:
+        raise newException(EParseError, "[unexpected error] " & message)
+      error[] = message
+      # we check only first error because subsequent ones may be meaningless
+      raise newException(EParseError, "")
+    else:
+      doAssert warnings != nil, "unexpected RST warning '" & message & "'"
+      warnings[].add message
+  try:
+    const filen = "input"
+
+    proc myFindFile(filename: string): string =
+      # we don't find any files in online mode:
+      result = ""
+
+    var (rst, _, _) = rstParse(input, filen, line=LineRstInit, column=ColRstInit,
+                               rstOptions, myFindFile, nil, testMsgHandler)
+    result = treeRepr(rst)
+  except EParseError as e:
+    if e.msg != "":
+      result = e.msg
+
+suite "RST parsing":
+  test "Standalone punctuation is not parsed as heading overlines":
+    check(dedent"""
+        Paragraph
+
+        !""".toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnParagraph
+            rnLeaf  'Paragraph'
+          rnParagraph
+            rnLeaf  '!'
+      """)
+
+    check(dedent"""
+        Paragraph1
+
+        ...
+
+        Paragraph2""".toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnParagraph
+            rnLeaf  'Paragraph1'
+          rnParagraph
+            rnLeaf  '...'
+          rnParagraph
+            rnLeaf  'Paragraph2'
+      """)
+
+    check(dedent"""
+        ---
+        Paragraph""".toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnLeaf  '---'
+          rnLeaf  ' '
+          rnLeaf  'Paragraph'
+      """)
+
+  test "References are whitespace-neutral and case-insensitive":
+    # refname is 'lexical-analysis', the same for all the 3 variants:
+    check(dedent"""
+        Lexical Analysis
+        ================
+
+        Ref. `Lexical Analysis`_ or `Lexical analysis`_ or `lexical analysis`_.
+        """.toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnHeadline  level=1  anchor='lexical-analysis'
+            rnLeaf  'Lexical'
+            rnLeaf  ' '
+            rnLeaf  'Analysis'
+          rnParagraph
+            rnLeaf  'Ref'
+            rnLeaf  '.'
+            rnLeaf  ' '
+            rnInternalRef
+              rnInner
+                rnLeaf  'Lexical'
+                rnLeaf  ' '
+                rnLeaf  'Analysis'
+              rnLeaf  'lexical-analysis'
+            rnLeaf  ' '
+            rnLeaf  'or'
+            rnLeaf  ' '
+            rnInternalRef
+              rnInner
+                rnLeaf  'Lexical'
+                rnLeaf  ' '
+                rnLeaf  'analysis'
+              rnLeaf  'lexical-analysis'
+            rnLeaf  ' '
+            rnLeaf  'or'
+            rnLeaf  ' '
+            rnInternalRef
+              rnInner
+                rnLeaf  'lexical'
+                rnLeaf  ' '
+                rnLeaf  'analysis'
+              rnLeaf  'lexical-analysis'
+            rnLeaf  '.'
+            rnLeaf  ' '
+      """)
+
+  test "RST quoted literal blocks":
+    let expected =
+      dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnLeaf  'Paragraph'
+          rnLeaf  ':'
+          rnLiteralBlock
+            rnLeaf  '>x'
+        """
+
+    check(dedent"""
+        Paragraph::
+
+        >x""".toAst(rstOptions = preferRst) == expected)
+
+    check(dedent"""
+        Paragraph::
+
+            >x""".toAst(rstOptions = preferRst) == expected)
+
+  test "RST quoted literal blocks, :: at a separate line":
+    let expected =
+      dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnInner
+            rnLeaf  'Paragraph'
+          rnLiteralBlock
+            rnLeaf  '>x
+        >>y'
+      """
+
+    check(dedent"""
+        Paragraph
+
+        ::
+
+        >x
+        >>y""".toAst(rstOptions = preferRst) == expected)
+
+    check(dedent"""
+        Paragraph
+
+        ::
+
+          >x
+          >>y""".toAst(rstOptions = preferRst) == expected)
+
+  test "Markdown quoted blocks":
+    check(dedent"""
+        Paragraph.
+        >x""".toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnLeaf  'Paragraph'
+          rnLeaf  '.'
+          rnMarkdownBlockQuote
+            rnMarkdownBlockQuoteItem  quotationDepth=1
+              rnLeaf  'x'
+      """)
+
+    # bug #17987
+    check(dedent"""
+        foo https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/8258
+
+        > bar""".toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnInner
+            rnLeaf  'foo'
+            rnLeaf  ' '
+            rnStandaloneHyperlink
+              rnLeaf  'https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/8258'
+          rnMarkdownBlockQuote
+            rnMarkdownBlockQuoteItem  quotationDepth=1
+              rnLeaf  'bar'
+      """)
+
+    let expected = dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnLeaf  'Paragraph'
+          rnLeaf  '.'
+          rnMarkdownBlockQuote
+            rnMarkdownBlockQuoteItem  quotationDepth=1
+              rnInner
+                rnLeaf  'x1'
+                rnLeaf  ' '
+                rnLeaf  'x2'
+            rnMarkdownBlockQuoteItem  quotationDepth=2
+              rnInner
+                rnLeaf  'y1'
+                rnLeaf  ' '
+                rnLeaf  'y2'
+            rnMarkdownBlockQuoteItem  quotationDepth=1
+              rnLeaf  'z'
+        """
+
+    check(dedent"""
+        Paragraph.
+        >x1 x2
+        >>y1 y2
+        >z""".toAst == expected)
+
+    check(dedent"""
+        Paragraph.
+        > x1 x2
+        >> y1 y2
+        > z""".toAst == expected)
+
+    check(dedent"""
+        >x
+        >y
+        >z""".toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnMarkdownBlockQuote
+          rnMarkdownBlockQuoteItem  quotationDepth=1
+            rnInner
+              rnLeaf  'x'
+              rnLeaf  ' '
+              rnLeaf  'y'
+              rnLeaf  ' '
+              rnLeaf  'z'
+      """)
+
+    check(dedent"""
+        > z
+        > > >y
+        """.toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnMarkdownBlockQuote
+          rnMarkdownBlockQuoteItem  quotationDepth=1
+            rnLeaf  'z'
+          rnMarkdownBlockQuoteItem  quotationDepth=3
+            rnLeaf  'y'
+        """)
+
+  test "Markdown quoted blocks: lazy":
+    let expected = dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnMarkdownBlockQuote
+            rnMarkdownBlockQuoteItem  quotationDepth=2
+              rnInner
+                rnLeaf  'x'
+                rnLeaf  ' '
+                rnLeaf  'continuation1'
+                rnLeaf  ' '
+                rnLeaf  'continuation2'
+          rnParagraph
+            rnLeaf  'newParagraph'
+      """
+    check(dedent"""
+        >>x
+        continuation1
+        continuation2
+
+        newParagraph""".toAst == expected)
+
+    check(dedent"""
+        >> x
+        continuation1
+        continuation2
+
+        newParagraph""".toAst == expected)
+
+    # however mixing more than 1 non-lazy line and lazy one(s) splits quote
+    # in our parser, which appeared the easiest way to handle such cases:
+    var warnings = new seq[string]
+    check(dedent"""
+        >> x
+        >> continuation1
+        continuation2
+
+        newParagraph""".toAst(warnings=warnings) ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnMarkdownBlockQuote
+            rnMarkdownBlockQuoteItem  quotationDepth=2
+              rnLeaf  'x'
+            rnMarkdownBlockQuoteItem  quotationDepth=2
+              rnInner
+                rnLeaf  'continuation1'
+                rnLeaf  ' '
+                rnLeaf  'continuation2'
+          rnParagraph
+            rnLeaf  'newParagraph'
+        """)
+    check(warnings[] == @[
+        "input(2, 1) Warning: RST style: two or more quoted lines " &
+        "are followed by unquoted line 3"])
+
+  test "Markdown quoted blocks: not lazy":
+    # here is where we deviate from CommonMark specification: 'bar' below is
+    # not considered as continuation of 2-level '>> foo' quote.
+    check(dedent"""
+        >>> foo
+        > bar
+        >> baz
+        """.toAst() ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnMarkdownBlockQuote
+          rnMarkdownBlockQuoteItem  quotationDepth=3
+            rnLeaf  'foo'
+          rnMarkdownBlockQuoteItem  quotationDepth=1
+            rnLeaf  'bar'
+          rnMarkdownBlockQuoteItem  quotationDepth=2
+            rnLeaf  'baz'
+        """)
+
+
+  test "Markdown quoted blocks: inline markup works":
+    check(dedent"""
+        > hi **bold** text
+        """.toAst == dedent"""
+          rnMarkdownBlockQuote
+            rnMarkdownBlockQuoteItem  quotationDepth=1
+              rnInner
+                rnLeaf  'hi'
+                rnLeaf  ' '
+                rnStrongEmphasis
+                  rnLeaf  'bold'
+                rnLeaf  ' '
+                rnLeaf  'text'
+        """)
+
+  test "Markdown quoted blocks: blank line separator":
+    let expected = dedent"""
+      rnInner
+        rnMarkdownBlockQuote
+          rnMarkdownBlockQuoteItem  quotationDepth=1
+            rnInner
+              rnLeaf  'x'
+              rnLeaf  ' '
+              rnLeaf  'y'
+        rnMarkdownBlockQuote
+          rnMarkdownBlockQuoteItem  quotationDepth=1
+            rnInner
+              rnLeaf  'z'
+              rnLeaf  ' '
+              rnLeaf  't'
+      """
+    check(dedent"""
+        >x
+        >y
+
+        > z
+        > t""".toAst == expected)
+
+    check(dedent"""
+        >x
+        y
+
+        > z
+         t""".toAst == expected)
+
+  test "Markdown quoted blocks: nested body blocks/elements work #1":
+    let expected = dedent"""
+      rnMarkdownBlockQuote
+        rnMarkdownBlockQuoteItem  quotationDepth=1
+          rnBulletList
+            rnBulletItem
+              rnInner
+                rnLeaf  'x'
+            rnBulletItem
+              rnInner
+                rnLeaf  'y'
+      """
+
+    check(dedent"""
+        > - x
+          - y
+        """.toAst == expected)
+
+    # TODO: if bug #17340 point 28 is resolved then this may work:
+    # check(dedent"""
+    #     > - x
+    #     - y
+    #     """.toAst == expected)
+
+    check(dedent"""
+        > - x
+        > - y
+        """.toAst == expected)
+
+    check(dedent"""
+        >
+        > - x
+        >
+        > - y
+        >
+        """.toAst == expected)
+
+  test "Markdown quoted blocks: nested body blocks/elements work #2":
+    let expected = dedent"""
+      rnAdmonition  adType=note
+        [nil]
+        [nil]
+        rnDefList
+          rnDefItem
+            rnDefName
+              rnLeaf  'deflist'
+              rnLeaf  ':'
+            rnDefBody
+              rnMarkdownBlockQuote
+                rnMarkdownBlockQuoteItem  quotationDepth=2
+                  rnInner
+                    rnLeaf  'quote'
+                    rnLeaf  ' '
+                    rnLeaf  'continuation'
+      """
+
+    check(dedent"""
+        .. Note:: deflist:
+                    >> quote
+                    continuation
+        """.toAst(rstOptions = preferRst) == expected)
+
+    check(dedent"""
+        .. Note::
+           deflist:
+             >> quote
+             continuation
+        """.toAst(rstOptions = preferRst) == expected)
+
+    check(dedent"""
+        .. Note::
+           deflist:
+             >> quote
+             >> continuation
+        """.toAst(rstOptions = preferRst) == expected)
+
+    # spaces are not significant between `>`:
+    check(dedent"""
+        .. Note::
+           deflist:
+             > > quote
+             > > continuation
+        """.toAst(rstOptions = preferRst) == expected)
+
+  test "Markdown quoted blocks: de-indent handled well":
+    check(dedent"""
+        >
+        >   - x
+        >   - y
+        >
+        > Paragraph.
+        """.toAst(rstOptions = preferRst) == dedent"""
+          rnMarkdownBlockQuote
+            rnMarkdownBlockQuoteItem  quotationDepth=1
+              rnInner
+                rnBlockQuote
+                  rnBulletList
+                    rnBulletItem
+                      rnInner
+                        rnLeaf  'x'
+                    rnBulletItem
+                      rnInner
+                        rnLeaf  'y'
+                rnParagraph
+                  rnLeaf  'Paragraph'
+                  rnLeaf  '.'
+          """)
+
+  let expectCodeBlock = dedent"""
+      rnCodeBlock
+        [nil]
+        rnFieldList
+          rnField
+            rnFieldName
+              rnLeaf  'default-language'
+            rnFieldBody
+              rnLeaf  'Nim'
+        rnLiteralBlock
+          rnLeaf  'let a = 1
+      ```'
+      """
+
+  test "Markdown footnotes":
+    # Testing also 1) correct order of manually-numbered and automatically-
+    # numbered footnotes; 2) no spaces between references (html & 3 below):
+
+    check(dedent"""
+        Paragraph [^1] [^html-hyphen][^3] and [^latex]
+
+        [^1]: footnote1
+
+        [^html-hyphen]: footnote2
+           continuation2
+
+        [^latex]: footnote4
+
+        [^3]: footnote3
+            continuation3
+        """.toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnInner
+            rnLeaf  'Paragraph'
+            rnLeaf  ' '
+            rnFootnoteRef
+              rnInner
+                rnLeaf  '1'
+              rnLeaf  'footnote-1'
+            rnLeaf  ' '
+            rnFootnoteRef
+              rnInner
+                rnLeaf  '2'
+              rnLeaf  'footnote-htmlminushyphen'
+            rnFootnoteRef
+              rnInner
+                rnLeaf  '3'
+              rnLeaf  'footnote-3'
+            rnLeaf  ' '
+            rnLeaf  'and'
+            rnLeaf  ' '
+            rnFootnoteRef
+              rnInner
+                rnLeaf  '4'
+              rnLeaf  'footnote-latex'
+          rnFootnoteGroup
+            rnFootnote  anchor='footnote-1'
+              rnInner
+                rnLeaf  '1'
+              rnLeaf  'footnote1'
+            rnFootnote  anchor='footnote-htmlminushyphen'
+              rnInner
+                rnLeaf  '2'
+              rnInner
+                rnLeaf  'footnote2'
+                rnLeaf  ' '
+                rnLeaf  'continuation2'
+            rnFootnote  anchor='footnote-latex'
+              rnInner
+                rnLeaf  '4'
+              rnLeaf  'footnote4'
+            rnFootnote  anchor='footnote-3'
+              rnInner
+                rnLeaf  '3'
+              rnInner
+                rnLeaf  'footnote3'
+                rnLeaf  ' '
+                rnLeaf  'continuation3'
+      """)
+
+  test "Markdown code blocks with more > 3 backticks":
+    check(dedent"""
+        ````
+        let a = 1
+        ```
+        ````""".toAst == expectCodeBlock)
+
+  test "Markdown code blocks with ~~~":
+    check(dedent"""
+        ~~~
+        let a = 1
+        ```
+        ~~~""".toAst == expectCodeBlock)
+    check(dedent"""
+        ~~~~~
+        let a = 1
+        ```
+        ~~~~~""".toAst == expectCodeBlock)
+
+  test "Markdown code blocks with Nim-specific arguments":
+    check(dedent"""
+        ```nim number-lines=1 test
+        let a = 1
+        ```""".toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnCodeBlock
+          rnDirArg
+            rnLeaf  'nim'
+          rnFieldList
+            rnField
+              rnFieldName
+                rnLeaf  'number-lines'
+              rnFieldBody
+                rnLeaf  '1'
+            rnField
+              rnFieldName
+                rnLeaf  'test'
+              rnFieldBody
+          rnLiteralBlock
+            rnLeaf  'let a = 1'
+        """)
+
+    check(dedent"""
+        ```nim test = "nim c $1"  number-lines = 1
+        let a = 1
+        ```""".toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnCodeBlock
+          rnDirArg
+            rnLeaf  'nim'
+          rnFieldList
+            rnField
+              rnFieldName
+                rnLeaf  'test'
+              rnFieldBody
+                rnLeaf  '"nim c $1"'
+            rnField
+              rnFieldName
+                rnLeaf  'number-lines'
+              rnFieldBody
+                rnLeaf  '1'
+          rnLiteralBlock
+            rnLeaf  'let a = 1'
+        """)
+
+  test "additional indentation < 4 spaces is handled fine":
+    check(dedent"""
+        Indentation
+
+          ```nim
+            let a = 1
+          ```""".toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnParagraph
+            rnLeaf  'Indentation'
+          rnParagraph
+            rnCodeBlock
+              rnDirArg
+                rnLeaf  'nim'
+              [nil]
+              rnLiteralBlock
+                rnLeaf  '  let a = 1'
+      """)
+      # | |
+      # |  \ indentation of exactly two spaces before 'let a = 1'
+
+  test "no blank line is required before or after Markdown code block":
+    let inputBacktick = dedent"""
+        Some text
+        ```
+        CodeBlock()
+        ```
+        Other text"""
+    let inputTilde = dedent"""
+        Some text
+        ~~~~~~~~~
+        CodeBlock()
+        ~~~~~~~~~
+        Other text"""
+    let expected = dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnParagraph
+            rnLeaf  'Some'
+            rnLeaf  ' '
+            rnLeaf  'text'
+          rnParagraph
+            rnCodeBlock
+              [nil]
+              rnFieldList
+                rnField
+                  rnFieldName
+                    rnLeaf  'default-language'
+                  rnFieldBody
+                    rnLeaf  'Nim'
+              rnLiteralBlock
+                rnLeaf  'CodeBlock()'
+            rnLeaf  ' '
+            rnLeaf  'Other'
+            rnLeaf  ' '
+            rnLeaf  'text'
+      """
+    check inputBacktick.toAst == expected
+    check inputTilde.toAst == expected
+
+  test "option list has priority over definition list":
+    for opt in [preferMarkdown, preferRst]:
+      check(dedent"""
+          --defusages
+                        file
+          -o            set
+          """.toAst(rstOptions = opt) ==
+        dedent"""
+          rnOptionList
+            rnOptionListItem  order=1
+              rnOptionGroup
+                rnLeaf  '--'
+                rnLeaf  'defusages'
+              rnDescription
+                rnInner
+                  rnLeaf  'file'
+            rnOptionListItem  order=2
+              rnOptionGroup
+                rnLeaf  '-'
+                rnLeaf  'o'
+              rnDescription
+                rnLeaf  'set'
+          """)
+
+  test "items of 1 option list can be separated by blank lines":
+    check(dedent"""
+        -a  desc1
+
+        -b  desc2
+        """.toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnOptionList
+          rnOptionListItem  order=1
+            rnOptionGroup
+              rnLeaf  '-'
+              rnLeaf  'a'
+            rnDescription
+              rnLeaf  'desc1'
+          rnOptionListItem  order=2
+            rnOptionGroup
+              rnLeaf  '-'
+              rnLeaf  'b'
+            rnDescription
+              rnLeaf  'desc2'
+      """)
+
+  test "definition list does not gobble up the following blocks":
+    check(dedent"""
+        defName
+            defBody
+
+        -b  desc2
+        """.toAst(rstOptions = preferRst) ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnDefList
+            rnDefItem
+              rnDefName
+                rnLeaf  'defName'
+              rnDefBody
+                rnInner
+                  rnLeaf  'defBody'
+          rnOptionList
+            rnOptionListItem  order=1
+              rnOptionGroup
+                rnLeaf  '-'
+                rnLeaf  'b'
+              rnDescription
+                rnLeaf  'desc2'
+      """)
+
+  test "definition lists work correctly with additional indentation in Markdown":
+    check(dedent"""
+        Paragraph:
+          -c  desc1
+          -b  desc2
+        """.toAst() ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnInner
+            rnLeaf  'Paragraph'
+            rnLeaf  ':'
+          rnOptionList
+            rnOptionListItem  order=1
+              rnOptionGroup
+                rnLeaf  '-'
+                rnLeaf  'c'
+              rnDescription
+                rnLeaf  'desc1'
+            rnOptionListItem  order=2
+              rnOptionGroup
+                rnLeaf  '-'
+                rnLeaf  'b'
+              rnDescription
+                rnLeaf  'desc2'
+      """)
+
+  test "RST comment":
+    check(dedent"""
+        .. comment1
+         comment2
+        someParagraph""".toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnLeaf  'someParagraph'
+        """)
+
+    check(dedent"""
+        ..
+         comment1
+         comment2
+        someParagraph""".toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnLeaf  'someParagraph'
+        """)
+
+  test "check that additional line right after .. ends comment":
+    check(dedent"""
+        ..
+
+         notAcomment1
+         notAcomment2
+        someParagraph""".toAst(rstOptions = preferRst) ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnBlockQuote
+            rnInner
+              rnLeaf  'notAcomment1'
+              rnLeaf  ' '
+              rnLeaf  'notAcomment2'
+          rnParagraph
+            rnLeaf  'someParagraph'
+        """)
+
+  test "check that additional line right after .. ends comment (Markdown mode)":
+    # in Markdown small indentation does not matter so this should
+    # just be split to 2 paragraphs.
+    check(dedent"""
+        ..
+
+         notAcomment1
+         notAcomment2
+        someParagraph""".toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnInner
+            rnLeaf  'notAcomment1'
+            rnLeaf  ' '
+            rnLeaf  'notAcomment2'
+          rnParagraph
+            rnLeaf  'someParagraph'
+        """)
+
+  test "but blank lines after 2nd non-empty line don't end the comment":
+    check(dedent"""
+        ..
+           comment1
+
+
+         comment2
+        someParagraph""".toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnLeaf  'someParagraph'
+        """)
+
+  test "using .. as separator b/w directives and block quotes":
+    check(dedent"""
+        .. note:: someNote
+
+        ..
+
+          someBlockQuote""".toAst(rstOptions = preferRst) ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnAdmonition  adType=note
+            [nil]
+            [nil]
+            rnLeaf  'someNote'
+          rnBlockQuote
+            rnInner
+              rnLeaf  'someBlockQuote'
+        """)
+
+  test "no redundant blank lines in literal blocks":
+    check(dedent"""
+      Check::
+
+
+        code
+
+      """.toAst(rstOptions = preferRst) ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnLeaf  'Check'
+          rnLeaf  ':'
+          rnLiteralBlock
+            rnLeaf  'code'
+      """)
+
+  test "Markdown indented code blocks":
+    check(dedent"""
+      See
+
+          some code""".toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnInner
+            rnLeaf  'See'
+          rnLiteralBlock
+            rnLeaf  'some code'
+      """)
+
+    # not a code block -- no blank line before:
+    check(dedent"""
+      See
+          some code""".toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnLeaf  'See'
+          rnLeaf  ' '
+          rnLeaf  'some'
+          rnLeaf  ' '
+          rnLeaf  'code'
+      """)
+
+suite "RST tables":
+
+  test "formatting in tables works":
+    check(
+      dedent"""
+        =========  ===
+        `build`    `a`
+        =========  ===
+        """.toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnTable  colCount=2
+          rnTableRow
+            rnTableDataCell
+              rnInlineCode
+                rnDirArg
+                  rnLeaf  'nim'
+                [nil]
+                rnLiteralBlock
+                  rnLeaf  'build'
+            rnTableDataCell
+              rnInlineCode
+                rnDirArg
+                  rnLeaf  'nim'
+                [nil]
+                rnLiteralBlock
+                  rnLeaf  'a'
+      """)
+
+  test "tables with slightly overflowed cells cause an error (1)":
+    var error = new string
+    check(
+      dedent"""
+        ======   ======
+         Inputs  Output
+        ======   ======
+        """.toAst(rstOptions = pureRst, error = error) == "")
+    check(error[] == "input(2, 2) Error: Illformed table: " &
+                     "this word crosses table column from the right")
+
+    # In nimforum compatibility mode & Markdown we raise a warning instead:
+    let expected = dedent"""
+      rnTable  colCount=2
+        rnTableRow
+          rnTableDataCell
+            rnLeaf  'Inputs'
+          rnTableDataCell
+            rnLeaf  'Output'
+      """
+    for opt in [preferRst, preferMarkdown]:
+      var warnings = new seq[string]
+
+      check(
+        dedent"""
+          ======   ======
+           Inputs  Output
+          ======   ======
+          """.toAst(rstOptions = opt, warnings = warnings) == expected)
+      check(warnings[] == @[
+        "input(2, 2) Warning: RST style: this word crosses table column from the right"])
+
+  test "tables with slightly overflowed cells cause an error (2)":
+    var error = new string
+    check("" == dedent"""
+      =====  =====  ======
+      Input  Output
+      =====  =====  ======
+      False  False  False
+      =====  =====  ======
+      """.toAst(rstOptions = pureRst, error = error))
+    check(error[] == "input(2, 8) Error: Illformed table: " &
+                     "this word crosses table column from the right")
+
+  test "tables with slightly underflowed cells cause an error":
+    var error = new string
+    check("" == dedent"""
+      =====  =====  ======
+      Input Output
+      =====  =====  ======
+      False  False  False
+      =====  =====  ======
+      """.toAst(rstOptions = pureRst, error = error))
+    check(error[] == "input(2, 7) Error: Illformed table: " &
+                     "this word crosses table column from the left")
+
+  test "tables with unequal underlines should be reported (1)":
+    var error = new string
+    error[] = "none"
+    check("" == dedent"""
+      =====  ======
+      Input  Output
+      =====  ======
+      False  False
+      =====  =======
+      """.toAst(rstOptions = pureRst, error = error))
+    check(error[] == "input(5, 14) Error: Illformed table: " &
+                     "end of table column #2 should end at position 13")
+
+  test "tables with unequal underlines should be reported (2)":
+    var error = new string
+    check("" == dedent"""
+      =====  ======
+      Input  Output
+      =====  =======
+      False  False
+      =====  ======
+      """.toAst(rstOptions = pureRst, error = error))
+    check(error[] == "input(3, 14) Error: Illformed table: " &
+                     "end of table column #2 should end at position 13")
+
+  test "tables with empty first cells":
+    check(
+      dedent"""
+          = = =
+          x y z
+              t
+          = = =
+          """.toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnTable  colCount=3
+          rnTableRow
+            rnTableDataCell
+              rnLeaf  'x'
+            rnTableDataCell
+              rnInner
+                rnLeaf  'y'
+                rnLeaf  ' '
+            rnTableDataCell
+              rnInner
+                rnLeaf  'z'
+                rnLeaf  ' '
+                rnLeaf  't'
+        """)
+
+  test "tables with spanning cells & separators":
+    check(
+      dedent"""
+        =====  =====  ======
+           Inputs     Output
+        ------------  ------
+          A      B    A or B
+        =====  =====  ======
+        False  False  False
+        True   False  True
+        -----  -----  ------
+        False  True   True
+        True   True   True
+        =====  =====  ======
+        """.toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnTable  colCount=3
+          rnTableRow
+            rnTableHeaderCell  span=2
+              rnLeaf  'Inputs'
+            rnTableHeaderCell  span=1
+              rnLeaf  'Output'
+          rnTableRow  endsHeader
+            rnTableHeaderCell
+              rnLeaf  'A'
+            rnTableHeaderCell
+              rnLeaf  'B'
+            rnTableHeaderCell
+              rnInner
+                rnLeaf  'A'
+                rnLeaf  ' '
+                rnLeaf  'or'
+                rnLeaf  ' '
+                rnLeaf  'B'
+          rnTableRow
+            rnTableDataCell
+              rnLeaf  'False'
+            rnTableDataCell
+              rnLeaf  'False'
+            rnTableDataCell
+              rnLeaf  'False'
+          rnTableRow
+            rnTableDataCell  span=1
+              rnLeaf  'True'
+            rnTableDataCell  span=1
+              rnLeaf  'False'
+            rnTableDataCell  span=1
+              rnLeaf  'True'
+          rnTableRow
+            rnTableDataCell
+              rnLeaf  'False'
+            rnTableDataCell
+              rnLeaf  'True'
+            rnTableDataCell
+              rnLeaf  'True'
+          rnTableRow
+            rnTableDataCell
+              rnLeaf  'True'
+            rnTableDataCell
+              rnLeaf  'True'
+            rnTableDataCell
+              rnLeaf  'True'
+      """)
+
+  test "tables with spanning cells with uneqal underlines cause an error":
+    var error = new string
+    check(
+      dedent"""
+        =====  =====  ======
+           Inputs     Output
+        ------------- ------
+          A      B    A or B
+        =====  =====  ======
+        """.toAst(error=error) == "")
+    check(error[] == "input(3, 1) Error: Illformed table: " &
+                     "spanning underline does not match main table columns")
+
+  let expTable = dedent"""
+      rnTable  colCount=2
+        rnTableRow
+          rnTableDataCell
+            rnLeaf  'Inputs'
+          rnTableDataCell
+            rnLeaf  'Output'
+      """
+
+  test "only tables with `=` columns specs are allowed (1)":
+    var warnings = new seq[string]
+    check(
+      dedent"""
+        ------  ------
+        Inputs  Output
+        ------  ------
+        """.toAst(warnings=warnings) ==
+      expTable)
+    check(warnings[] ==
+          @["input(1, 1) Warning: RST style: " &
+              "only tables with `=` columns specification are allowed",
+            "input(3, 1) Warning: RST style: " &
+              "only tables with `=` columns specification are allowed"])
+
+  test "only tables with `=` columns specs are allowed (2)":
+    var warnings = new seq[string]
+    check(
+      dedent"""
+        ======  ======
+        Inputs  Output
+        ~~~~~~  ~~~~~~
+        """.toAst(warnings=warnings) ==
+      expTable)
+    check(warnings[] ==
+          @["input(3, 1) Warning: RST style: "&
+              "only tables with `=` columns specification are allowed"])
+
+
+suite "RST indentation":
+  test "nested bullet lists":
+    let input = dedent """
+      * - bullet1
+        - bullet2
+      * - bullet3
+        - bullet4
+      """
+    let output = input.toAst
+    check(output == dedent"""
+      rnBulletList
+        rnBulletItem
+          rnBulletList
+            rnBulletItem
+              rnInner
+                rnLeaf  'bullet1'
+            rnBulletItem
+              rnInner
+                rnLeaf  'bullet2'
+        rnBulletItem
+          rnBulletList
+            rnBulletItem
+              rnInner
+                rnLeaf  'bullet3'
+            rnBulletItem
+              rnInner
+                rnLeaf  'bullet4'
+      """)
+
+  test "nested markup blocks":
+    let input = dedent"""
+      #) .. Hint:: .. Error:: none
+      #) .. Warning:: term0
+                        Definition0
+      #) some
+         paragraph1
+      #) term1
+           Definition1
+         term2
+           Definition2
+    """
+    check(input.toAst(rstOptions = preferRst) == dedent"""
+      rnEnumList  labelFmt=1)
+        rnEnumItem
+          rnAdmonition  adType=hint
+            [nil]
+            [nil]
+            rnAdmonition  adType=error
+              [nil]
+              [nil]
+              rnLeaf  'none'
+        rnEnumItem
+          rnAdmonition  adType=warning
+            [nil]
+            [nil]
+            rnDefList
+              rnDefItem
+                rnDefName
+                  rnLeaf  'term0'
+                rnDefBody
+                  rnInner
+                    rnLeaf  'Definition0'
+        rnEnumItem
+          rnInner
+            rnLeaf  'some'
+            rnLeaf  ' '
+            rnLeaf  'paragraph1'
+        rnEnumItem
+          rnDefList
+            rnDefItem
+              rnDefName
+                rnLeaf  'term1'
+              rnDefBody
+                rnInner
+                  rnLeaf  'Definition1'
+            rnDefItem
+              rnDefName
+                rnLeaf  'term2'
+              rnDefBody
+                rnInner
+                  rnLeaf  'Definition2'
+      """)
+
+  test "code-block parsing":
+    let input1 = dedent"""
+      .. code-block:: nim
+          :test: "nim c $1"
+
+        template additive(typ: typedesc) =
+          discard
+      """
+    let input2 = dedent"""
+      .. code-block:: nim
+        :test: "nim c $1"
+
+        template additive(typ: typedesc) =
+          discard
+      """
+    let input3 = dedent"""
+      .. code-block:: nim
+         :test: "nim c $1"
+         template additive(typ: typedesc) =
+           discard
+      """
+    let inputWrong = dedent"""
+      .. code-block:: nim
+       :test: "nim c $1"
+
+         template additive(typ: typedesc) =
+           discard
+      """
+    let ast = dedent"""
+      rnCodeBlock
+        rnDirArg
+          rnLeaf  'nim'
+        rnFieldList
+          rnField
+            rnFieldName
+              rnLeaf  'test'
+            rnFieldBody
+              rnInner
+                rnLeaf  '"'
+                rnLeaf  'nim'
+                rnLeaf  ' '
+                rnLeaf  'c'
+                rnLeaf  ' '
+                rnLeaf  '$'
+                rnLeaf  '1'
+                rnLeaf  '"'
+          rnField
+            rnFieldName
+              rnLeaf  'default-language'
+            rnFieldBody
+              rnLeaf  'Nim'
+        rnLiteralBlock
+          rnLeaf  'template additive(typ: typedesc) =
+        discard'
+      """
+    check input1.toAst == ast
+    check input2.toAst == ast
+    check input3.toAst == ast
+    # "template..." should be parsed as a definition list attached to ":test:":
+    check inputWrong.toAst != ast
+
+  test "Markdown definition lists work in conjunction with bullet lists":
+    check(dedent"""
+        * some term
+          : the definition
+
+        Paragraph.""".toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnBulletList
+            rnBulletItem
+              rnMdDefList
+                rnDefItem
+                  rnDefName
+                    rnLeaf  'some'
+                    rnLeaf  ' '
+                    rnLeaf  'term'
+                  rnDefBody
+                    rnInner
+                      rnLeaf  'the'
+                      rnLeaf  ' '
+                      rnLeaf  'definition'
+          rnParagraph
+            rnLeaf  'Paragraph'
+            rnLeaf  '.'
+      """)
+
+  test "Markdown definition lists work with blank lines and extra paragraphs":
+    check(dedent"""
+        Term1
+
+        :   Definition1
+
+        Term2 *inline markup*
+
+        :   Definition2
+
+            Paragraph2
+
+        Term3
+        : * point1
+          * point2
+        : term3definition2
+      """.toAst == dedent"""
+        rnMdDefList
+          rnDefItem
+            rnDefName
+              rnLeaf  'Term1'
+            rnDefBody
+              rnInner
+                rnLeaf  'Definition1'
+          rnDefItem
+            rnDefName
+              rnLeaf  'Term2'
+              rnLeaf  ' '
+              rnEmphasis
+                rnLeaf  'inline'
+                rnLeaf  ' '
+                rnLeaf  'markup'
+            rnDefBody
+              rnParagraph
+                rnLeaf  'Definition2'
+              rnParagraph
+                rnLeaf  'Paragraph2'
+          rnDefItem
+            rnDefName
+              rnLeaf  'Term3'
+            rnDefBody
+              rnBulletList
+                rnBulletItem
+                  rnInner
+                    rnLeaf  'point1'
+                rnBulletItem
+                  rnInner
+                    rnLeaf  'point2'
+            rnDefBody
+              rnInner
+                rnLeaf  'term3definition2'
+      """)
+
+suite "Markdown indentation":
+  test "Markdown paragraph indentation":
+    # Additional spaces (<=3) of indentation does not break the paragraph.
+    # TODO: in 2nd case de-indentation causes paragraph to break, this is
+    # reasonable but does not seem to conform the Markdown spec.
+    check(dedent"""
+      Start1
+        stop1
+
+        Start2
+      stop2
+      """.toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnParagraph
+            rnLeaf  'Start1'
+            rnLeaf  ' '
+            rnLeaf  'stop1'
+          rnParagraph
+            rnLeaf  'Start2'
+          rnParagraph
+            rnLeaf  'stop2'
+            rnLeaf  ' '
+      """)
+
+suite "Warnings":
+  test "warnings for broken footnotes/links/substitutions":
+    let input = dedent"""
+      firstParagraph
+
+      footnoteRef [som]_
+
+      link `a broken Link`_
+
+      substitution |undefined subst|
+
+      link short.link_
+
+      lastParagraph
+      """
+    var warnings = new seq[string]
+    let output = input.toAst(rstOptions=preferRst, warnings=warnings)
+    check(warnings[] == @[
+        "input(3, 14) Warning: broken link 'citation-som'",
+        "input(5, 7) Warning: broken link 'a broken Link'",
+        "input(7, 15) Warning: unknown substitution 'undefined subst'",
+        "input(9, 6) Warning: broken link 'short.link'"
+        ])
+
+  test "Pandoc Markdown concise link warning points to target":
+    var warnings = new seq[string]
+    check(
+      "ref [here][target]".toAst(warnings=warnings) ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnLeaf  'ref'
+          rnLeaf  ' '
+          rnPandocRef
+            rnInner
+              rnLeaf  'here'
+            rnInner
+              rnLeaf  'target'
+      """)
+    check warnings[] == @["input(1, 12) Warning: broken link 'target'"]
+
+  test "With include directive and blank lines at the beginning":
+    "other.rst".writeFile(dedent"""
+
+
+        firstParagraph
+
+        here brokenLink_""")
+    let input = ".. include:: other.rst"
+    var warnings = new seq[string]
+    let output = input.toAst(warnings=warnings)
+    check warnings[] == @["other.rst(5, 6) Warning: broken link 'brokenLink'"]
+    check(output == dedent"""
+      rnInner
+        rnParagraph
+          rnLeaf  'firstParagraph'
+        rnParagraph
+          rnLeaf  'here'
+          rnLeaf  ' '
+          rnRstRef
+            rnLeaf  'brokenLink'
+      """)
+    removeFile("other.rst")
+
+  test "warnings for ambiguous links (references + anchors)":
+    # Reference like `x`_ generates a link alias x that may clash with others
+    let input = dedent"""
+      Manual reference: `foo <#foo,string,string>`_
+
+      .. _foo:
+
+      Paragraph.
+
+      Ref foo_
+      """
+    var warnings = new seq[string]
+    let output = input.toAst(warnings=warnings)
+    check(warnings[] == @[
+      dedent """
+      input(7, 5) Warning: ambiguous doc link `foo`
+        clash:
+          (3, 8): (manual directive anchor)
+          (1, 45): (implicitly-generated hyperlink alias)"""
+    ])
+    # reference should be resolved to the manually set anchor:
+    check(output ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnParagraph
+            rnLeaf  'Manual'
+            rnLeaf  ' '
+            rnLeaf  'reference'
+            rnLeaf  ':'
+            rnLeaf  ' '
+            rnHyperlink
+              rnInner
+                rnLeaf  'foo'
+              rnInner
+                rnLeaf  '#foo,string,string'
+          rnParagraph  anchor='foo'
+            rnLeaf  'Paragraph'
+            rnLeaf  '.'
+          rnParagraph
+            rnLeaf  'Ref'
+            rnLeaf  ' '
+            rnInternalRef
+              rnInner
+                rnLeaf  'foo'
+              rnLeaf  'foo'
+            rnLeaf  ' '
+      """)
 
 suite "RST include directive":
   test "Include whole":
     "other.rst".writeFile("**test1**")
     let input = ".. include:: other.rst"
-    assert "<strong>test1</strong>" == rstTohtml(input, {}, defaultConfig())
+    doAssert "<strong>test1</strong>" == rstToHtml(input, {roSandboxDisabled}, defaultConfig())
     removeFile("other.rst")
 
   test "Include starting from":
@@ -29,7 +1573,7 @@ OtherStart
 .. include:: other.rst
              :start-after: OtherStart
 """
-    assert "<em>Visible</em>" == rstTohtml(input, {}, defaultConfig())
+    check "<em>Visible</em>" == rstToHtml(input, {roSandboxDisabled}, defaultConfig())
     removeFile("other.rst")
 
   test "Include everything before":
@@ -43,7 +1587,7 @@ And this should **NOT** be visible in `docs.html`
 .. include:: other.rst
              :end-before: OtherEnd
 """
-    assert "<em>Visible</em>" == rstTohtml(input, {}, defaultConfig())
+    doAssert "<em>Visible</em>" == rstToHtml(input, {roSandboxDisabled}, defaultConfig())
     removeFile("other.rst")
 
 
@@ -61,7 +1605,7 @@ And this should **NOT** be visible in `docs.html`
              :start-after: OtherStart
              :end-before: OtherEnd
 """
-    assert "<em>Visible</em>" == rstTohtml(input, {}, defaultConfig())
+    check "<em>Visible</em>" == rstToHtml(input, {roSandboxDisabled}, defaultConfig())
     removeFile("other.rst")
 
 
@@ -81,5 +1625,370 @@ And this should **NOT** be visible in `docs.html`
              :start-after: OtherStart
              :end-before: OtherEnd
 """
-    assert "<em>Visible</em>" == rstTohtml(input, {}, defaultConfig())
+    doAssert "<em>Visible</em>" == rstToHtml(input, {roSandboxDisabled}, defaultConfig())
     removeFile("other.rst")
+
+suite "RST escaping":
+  test "backspaces":
+    check("""\ this""".toAst == dedent"""
+      rnLeaf  'this'
+      """)
+
+    check("""\\ this""".toAst == dedent"""
+      rnInner
+        rnLeaf  '\'
+        rnLeaf  ' '
+        rnLeaf  'this'
+      """)
+
+    check("""\\\ this""".toAst == dedent"""
+      rnInner
+        rnLeaf  '\'
+        rnLeaf  'this'
+      """)
+
+    check("""\\\\ this""".toAst == dedent"""
+      rnInner
+        rnLeaf  '\'
+        rnLeaf  '\'
+        rnLeaf  ' '
+        rnLeaf  'this'
+      """)
+
+suite "RST inline markup":
+  test "* and ** surrounded by spaces are not inline markup":
+    check("a * b * c ** d ** e".toAst == dedent"""
+      rnInner
+        rnLeaf  'a'
+        rnLeaf  ' '
+        rnLeaf  '*'
+        rnLeaf  ' '
+        rnLeaf  'b'
+        rnLeaf  ' '
+        rnLeaf  '*'
+        rnLeaf  ' '
+        rnLeaf  'c'
+        rnLeaf  ' '
+        rnLeaf  '**'
+        rnLeaf  ' '
+        rnLeaf  'd'
+        rnLeaf  ' '
+        rnLeaf  '**'
+        rnLeaf  ' '
+        rnLeaf  'e'
+      """)
+
+  test "end-string has repeating symbols":
+    check("*emphasis content****".toAst == dedent"""
+      rnEmphasis
+        rnLeaf  'emphasis'
+        rnLeaf  ' '
+        rnLeaf  'content'
+        rnLeaf  '***'
+      """)
+
+    check("""*emphasis content\****""".toAst == dedent"""
+      rnEmphasis
+        rnLeaf  'emphasis'
+        rnLeaf  ' '
+        rnLeaf  'content'
+        rnLeaf  '*'
+        rnLeaf  '**'
+      """)  # exact configuration of leafs with * is not really essential,
+            # only total number of * is essential
+
+    check("**strong content****".toAst == dedent"""
+      rnStrongEmphasis
+        rnLeaf  'strong'
+        rnLeaf  ' '
+        rnLeaf  'content'
+        rnLeaf  '**'
+      """)
+
+    check("""**strong content*\****""".toAst == dedent"""
+      rnStrongEmphasis
+        rnLeaf  'strong'
+        rnLeaf  ' '
+        rnLeaf  'content'
+        rnLeaf  '*'
+        rnLeaf  '*'
+        rnLeaf  '*'
+      """)
+
+    check("``lit content`````".toAst == dedent"""
+      rnInlineLiteral
+        rnLeaf  'lit'
+        rnLeaf  ' '
+        rnLeaf  'content'
+        rnLeaf  '```'
+      """)
+
+  test "interpreted text parsing: code fragments":
+    check(dedent"""
+        .. default-role:: option
+
+        `--gc:refc`""".toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnDefaultRole
+            rnDirArg
+              rnLeaf  'option'
+            [nil]
+            [nil]
+          rnParagraph
+            rnCodeFragment
+              rnInner
+                rnLeaf  '--'
+                rnLeaf  'gc'
+                rnLeaf  ':'
+                rnLeaf  'refc'
+              rnLeaf  'option'
+        """)
+
+  test """interpreted text can be ended with \` """:
+    let output = (".. default-role:: literal\n" & """`\``""").toAst
+    check(output.endsWith """
+  rnParagraph
+    rnInlineLiteral
+      rnLeaf  '`'""" & "\n")
+
+    let output2 = """`\``""".toAst
+    check(output2 == dedent"""
+      rnInlineCode
+        rnDirArg
+          rnLeaf  'nim'
+        [nil]
+        rnLiteralBlock
+          rnLeaf  '`'
+      """)
+
+    let output3 = """`proc \`+\``""".toAst
+    check(output3 == dedent"""
+      rnInlineCode
+        rnDirArg
+          rnLeaf  'nim'
+        [nil]
+        rnLiteralBlock
+          rnLeaf  'proc `+`'
+      """)
+
+    check("""`\\`""".toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnInlineCode
+          rnDirArg
+            rnLeaf  'nim'
+          [nil]
+          rnLiteralBlock
+            rnLeaf  '\\'
+        """)
+
+  test "Markdown-style code/backtick":
+    # no whitespace is required before `
+    check("`try`...`except`".toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnInlineCode
+            rnDirArg
+              rnLeaf  'nim'
+            [nil]
+            rnLiteralBlock
+              rnLeaf  'try'
+          rnLeaf  '...'
+          rnInlineCode
+            rnDirArg
+              rnLeaf  'nim'
+            [nil]
+            rnLiteralBlock
+              rnLeaf  'except'
+        """)
+
+
+  test """inline literals can contain \ anywhere""":
+    check("""``\``""".toAst == dedent"""
+      rnInlineLiteral
+        rnLeaf  '\'
+      """)
+
+    check("""``\\``""".toAst == dedent"""
+      rnInlineLiteral
+        rnLeaf  '\'
+        rnLeaf  '\'
+      """)
+
+    check("""``\```""".toAst == dedent"""
+      rnInlineLiteral
+        rnLeaf  '\'
+        rnLeaf  '`'
+      """)
+
+    check("""``\\```""".toAst == dedent"""
+      rnInlineLiteral
+        rnLeaf  '\'
+        rnLeaf  '\'
+        rnLeaf  '`'
+      """)
+
+    check("""``\````""".toAst == dedent"""
+      rnInlineLiteral
+        rnLeaf  '\'
+        rnLeaf  '`'
+        rnLeaf  '`'
+      """)
+
+  test "references with _ at the end":
+    check(dedent"""
+      .. _lnk: https
+
+      lnk_""".toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnHyperlink
+          rnInner
+            rnLeaf  'lnk'
+          rnInner
+            rnLeaf  'https'
+      """)
+
+  test "not a hyper link":
+    check(dedent"""
+      .. _lnk: https
+
+      lnk___""".toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnLeaf  'lnk'
+          rnLeaf  '___'
+      """)
+
+  test "no punctuation in the end of a standalone URI is allowed":
+    check(dedent"""
+        [see (http://no.org)], end""".toAst(rstOptions = preferRst) ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnLeaf  '['
+          rnLeaf  'see'
+          rnLeaf  ' '
+          rnLeaf  '('
+          rnStandaloneHyperlink
+            rnLeaf  'http://no.org'
+          rnLeaf  ')'
+          rnLeaf  ']'
+          rnLeaf  ','
+          rnLeaf  ' '
+          rnLeaf  'end'
+        """)
+
+    # but `/` at the end is OK
+    check(
+      dedent"""
+        See http://no.org/ end""".toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnLeaf  'See'
+          rnLeaf  ' '
+          rnStandaloneHyperlink
+            rnLeaf  'http://no.org/'
+          rnLeaf  ' '
+          rnLeaf  'end'
+        """)
+
+    # a more complex URL with some made-up ending '&='.
+    # Github Markdown would include final &= and
+    # so would rst2html.py in contradiction with RST spec.
+    check(
+      dedent"""
+        See https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&url=https%3A%2F%2Fnim-lang.github.io%2FNim%2Frst.html%23features&usg=AO&= end""".toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnLeaf  'See'
+          rnLeaf  ' '
+          rnStandaloneHyperlink
+            rnLeaf  'https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&url=https%3A%2F%2Fnim-lang.github.io%2FNim%2Frst.html%23features&usg=AO'
+          rnLeaf  '&'
+          rnLeaf  '='
+          rnLeaf  ' '
+          rnLeaf  'end'
+        """)
+
+  test "Markdown-style link can be split to a few lines":
+    check(dedent"""
+        is [term-rewriting
+        macros](manual.html#term-rewriting-macros)""".toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnLeaf  'is'
+          rnLeaf  ' '
+          rnHyperlink
+            rnLeaf  'term-rewriting macros'
+            rnLeaf  'manual.html#term-rewriting-macros'
+      """)
+
+  test "URL with balanced parentheses (Markdown rule)":
+    # 2 balanced parens, 1 unbalanced:
+    check(dedent"""
+        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APL_((programming_language)))""".toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnStandaloneHyperlink
+            rnLeaf  'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APL_((programming_language))'
+          rnLeaf  ')'
+      """)
+
+    # the same for Markdown-style link:
+    check(dedent"""
+        [foo [bar]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APL_((programming_language))))""".toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnHyperlink
+            rnLeaf  'foo [bar]'
+            rnLeaf  'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APL_((programming_language))'
+          rnLeaf  ')'
+      """)
+
+    # unbalanced (here behavior is more RST-like actually):
+    check(dedent"""
+        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APL_(programming_language(""".toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnStandaloneHyperlink
+            rnLeaf  'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APL_(programming_language'
+          rnLeaf  '('
+      """)
+
+    # unbalanced [, but still acceptable:
+    check(dedent"""
+        [my {link example](http://example.com/bracket_(symbol_[))""".toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnHyperlink
+          rnLeaf  'my {link example'
+          rnLeaf  'http://example.com/bracket_(symbol_[)'
+      """)
+
+  test "not a Markdown link":
+    # bug #17340 (27) `f` will be considered as a protocol and blocked as unsafe
+    var warnings = new seq[string]
+    check("[T](f: var Foo)".toAst(warnings = warnings) ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnInner
+          rnLeaf  '['
+          rnLeaf  'T'
+          rnLeaf  ']'
+          rnLeaf  '('
+          rnLeaf  'f'
+          rnLeaf  ':'
+          rnLeaf  ' '
+          rnLeaf  'var'
+          rnLeaf  ' '
+          rnLeaf  'Foo'
+          rnLeaf  ')'
+      """)
+    check(warnings[] == @["input(1, 5) Warning: broken link 'f'"])
+
+suite "Misc isssues":
+  test "Markdown CodeblockFields in one line (lacking enclosing ```)":
+    let message = """
+    ```llvm-profdata merge first.profraw second.profraw third.profraw <more stuff maybe> -output data.profdata```"""
+
+    try:
+      echo rstgen.rstToHtml(message, {roSupportMarkdown}, nil)
+    except EParseError:
+      discard