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+# bug #1744
+
+import macros
+
+type
+  SuiteTest = object
+    suiteName: string
+    suiteDesc: string
+    testName: string
+    testDesc: string
+    testBlock: NimNode
+
+proc buildSuiteContents(suiteName, suiteDesc, suiteBloc: NimNode): tuple[tests: seq[SuiteTest]]  {.compileTime.} =
+  var
+    tests:seq[SuiteTest] = @[]
+
+  for child in suiteBloc.children():
+    case $child[0].ident:
+    of "test":
+
+      var testObj = SuiteTest()
+      if suiteName.kind == nnkNilLit:
+        testObj.suiteName = ""
+      else:
+        testObj.suiteName = $suiteName
+      if suiteDesc.kind == nnkNilLit:
+        testObj.suiteDesc = ""
+      else:
+        testObj.suiteDesc = suiteDesc.strVal
+      testObj.testName = $child[1] # should not ever be nil
+      if child[2].kind == nnkNilLit:
+        testObj.testDesc = ""
+      else:
+        testObj.testDesc = child[2].strVal
+      testObj.testBlock = child[1]
+
+      tests.add(testObj)
+
+    else:
+      discard
+
+  return (tests: tests)
+
+macro suite(suiteName, suiteDesc, suiteBloc: untyped): typed =
+  let contents = buildSuiteContents(suiteName, suiteDesc, suiteBloc)
+
+# Test above
+suite basics, "Description of such":
+  test(t5, ""):
+    doAssert false