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diff --git a/tests/stdlib/tstrformat.nim b/tests/stdlib/tstrformat.nim
index be5f1f304..86100e421 100644
--- a/tests/stdlib/tstrformat.nim
+++ b/tests/stdlib/tstrformat.nim
@@ -1,515 +1,501 @@
-discard """
-action: "run"
-output: '''Received (name: "Foo", species: "Bar")'''
-"""
-
-# issue #7632
+# xxx: test js target
 
 import genericstrformat
-import strutils, times
-
-
-doAssert works(5) == "formatted  5"
-doAssert fails0(6) == "formatted  6"
-doAssert fails(7) == "formatted  7"
-doAssert fails2[0](8) == "formatted  8"
-
-# other tests
-
-import strformat
-
-type Obj = object
-
-proc `$`(o: Obj): string = "foobar"
-
-# for custom types, formatValue needs to be overloaded.
-template formatValue(result: var string; value: Obj; specifier: string) =
-  result.formatValue($value, specifier)
-
-var o: Obj
-doAssert fmt"{o}" == "foobar"
-doAssert fmt"{o:10}" == "foobar    "
-
-doAssert fmt"{o=}" == "o=foobar"
-doAssert fmt"{o=:10}" == "o=foobar    "
-
-
-# see issue #7933
-var str = "abc"
-doAssert fmt">7.1 :: {str:>7.1}" == ">7.1 ::       a"
-doAssert fmt">7.2 :: {str:>7.2}" == ">7.2 ::      ab"
-doAssert fmt">7.3 :: {str:>7.3}" == ">7.3 ::     abc"
-doAssert fmt">7.9 :: {str:>7.9}" == ">7.9 ::     abc"
-doAssert fmt">7.0 :: {str:>7.0}" == ">7.0 ::        "
-doAssert fmt" 7.1 :: {str:7.1}" == " 7.1 :: a      "
-doAssert fmt" 7.2 :: {str:7.2}" == " 7.2 :: ab     "
-doAssert fmt" 7.3 :: {str:7.3}" == " 7.3 :: abc    "
-doAssert fmt" 7.9 :: {str:7.9}" == " 7.9 :: abc    "
-doAssert fmt" 7.0 :: {str:7.0}" == " 7.0 ::        "
-doAssert fmt"^7.1 :: {str:^7.1}" == "^7.1 ::    a   "
-doAssert fmt"^7.2 :: {str:^7.2}" == "^7.2 ::   ab   "
-doAssert fmt"^7.3 :: {str:^7.3}" == "^7.3 ::   abc  "
-doAssert fmt"^7.9 :: {str:^7.9}" == "^7.9 ::   abc  "
-doAssert fmt"^7.0 :: {str:^7.0}" == "^7.0 ::        "
-
-doAssert fmt">7.1 :: {str=:>7.1}" == ">7.1 :: str=      a"
-doAssert fmt">7.2 :: {str=:>7.2}" == ">7.2 :: str=     ab"
-doAssert fmt">7.3 :: {str=:>7.3}" == ">7.3 :: str=    abc"
-doAssert fmt">7.9 :: {str=:>7.9}" == ">7.9 :: str=    abc"
-doAssert fmt">7.0 :: {str=:>7.0}" == ">7.0 :: str=       "
-doAssert fmt" 7.1 :: {str=:7.1}" == " 7.1 :: str=a      "
-doAssert fmt" 7.2 :: {str=:7.2}" == " 7.2 :: str=ab     "
-doAssert fmt" 7.3 :: {str=:7.3}" == " 7.3 :: str=abc    "
-doAssert fmt" 7.9 :: {str=:7.9}" == " 7.9 :: str=abc    "
-doAssert fmt" 7.0 :: {str=:7.0}" == " 7.0 :: str=       "
-doAssert fmt"^7.1 :: {str=:^7.1}" == "^7.1 :: str=   a   "
-doAssert fmt"^7.2 :: {str=:^7.2}" == "^7.2 :: str=  ab   "
-doAssert fmt"^7.3 :: {str=:^7.3}" == "^7.3 :: str=  abc  "
-doAssert fmt"^7.9 :: {str=:^7.9}" == "^7.9 :: str=  abc  "
-doAssert fmt"^7.0 :: {str=:^7.0}" == "^7.0 :: str=       "
-str = "äöüe\u0309\u0319o\u0307\u0359"
-doAssert fmt"^7.1 :: {str:^7.1}" == "^7.1 ::    ä   "
-doAssert fmt"^7.2 :: {str:^7.2}" == "^7.2 ::   äö   "
-doAssert fmt"^7.3 :: {str:^7.3}" == "^7.3 ::   äöü  "
-doAssert fmt"^7.0 :: {str:^7.0}" == "^7.0 ::        "
-
-doAssert fmt"^7.1 :: {str=:^7.1}" == "^7.1 :: str=   ä   "
-doAssert fmt"^7.2 :: {str=:^7.2}" == "^7.2 :: str=  äö   "
-doAssert fmt"^7.3 :: {str=:^7.3}" == "^7.3 :: str=  äöü  "
-doAssert fmt"^7.0 :: {str=:^7.0}" == "^7.0 :: str=       "
-# this is actually wrong, but the unicode module has no support for graphemes
-doAssert fmt"^7.4 :: {str:^7.4}" == "^7.4 ::  äöüe  "
-doAssert fmt"^7.9 :: {str:^7.9}" == "^7.9 :: äöüe\u0309\u0319o\u0307\u0359"
-
-doAssert fmt"^7.4 :: {str=:^7.4}" == "^7.4 :: str= äöüe  "
-doAssert fmt"^7.9 :: {str=:^7.9}" == "^7.9 :: str=äöüe\u0309\u0319o\u0307\u0359"
-
-# see issue #7932
-doAssert fmt"{15:08}" == "00000015" # int, works
-doAssert fmt"{1.5:08}" == "000001.5" # float, works
-doAssert fmt"{1.5:0>8}" == "000001.5" # workaround using fill char works for positive floats
-doAssert fmt"{-1.5:0>8}" == "0000-1.5" # even that does not work for negative floats
-doAssert fmt"{-1.5:08}" == "-00001.5" # works
-doAssert fmt"{1.5:+08}" == "+00001.5" # works
-doAssert fmt"{1.5: 08}" == " 00001.5" # works
-
-doAssert fmt"{15=:08}" == "15=00000015" # int, works
-doAssert fmt"{1.5=:08}" == "1.5=000001.5" # float, works
-doAssert fmt"{1.5=:0>8}" == "1.5=000001.5" # workaround using fill char works for positive floats
-doAssert fmt"{-1.5=:0>8}" == "-1.5=0000-1.5" # even that does not work for negative floats
-doAssert fmt"{-1.5=:08}" == "-1.5=-00001.5" # works
-doAssert fmt"{1.5=:+08}" == "1.5=+00001.5" # works
-doAssert fmt"{1.5=: 08}" == "1.5= 00001.5" # works
-
-# only add explicitly requested sign if value != -0.0 (neg zero)
-doAssert fmt"{-0.0:g}" == "-0"
-doAssert fmt"{-0.0:+g}" == "-0"
-doAssert fmt"{-0.0: g}" == "-0"
-doAssert fmt"{0.0:g}" == "0"
-doAssert fmt"{0.0:+g}" == "+0"
-doAssert fmt"{0.0: g}" == " 0"
-
-doAssert fmt"{-0.0=:g}" == "-0.0=-0"
-doAssert fmt"{-0.0=:+g}" == "-0.0=-0"
-doAssert fmt"{-0.0=: g}" == "-0.0=-0"
-doAssert fmt"{0.0=:g}" == "0.0=0"
-doAssert fmt"{0.0=:+g}" == "0.0=+0"
-doAssert fmt"{0.0=: g}" == "0.0= 0"
-
-# seq format
-
-let data1 = [1'i64, 10000'i64, 10000000'i64]
-let data2 = [10000000'i64, 100'i64, 1'i64]
-
-proc formatValue(result: var string; value: (array|seq|openArray); specifier: string) =
-  result.add "["
-  for i, it in value:
-    if i != 0:
+import std/[strformat, strutils, times]
+
+proc main() =
+  block: # issue #7632
+    doAssert works(5) == "formatted  5"
+    doAssert fails0(6) == "formatted  6"
+    doAssert fails(7) == "formatted  7"
+    doAssert fails2[0](8) == "formatted  8"
+
+  block: # other tests
+    type Obj = object
+
+    proc `$`(o: Obj): string = "foobar"
+
+    # for custom types, formatValue needs to be overloaded.
+    template formatValue(result: var string; value: Obj; specifier: string) =
+      result.formatValue($value, specifier)
+
+    var o: Obj
+    doAssert fmt"{o}" == "foobar"
+    doAssert fmt"{o:10}" == "foobar    "
+
+    doAssert fmt"{o=}" == "o=foobar"
+    doAssert fmt"{o=:10}" == "o=foobar    "
+
+  block: # see issue #7933
+    var str = "abc"
+    doAssert fmt">7.1 :: {str:>7.1}" == ">7.1 ::       a"
+    doAssert fmt">7.2 :: {str:>7.2}" == ">7.2 ::      ab"
+    doAssert fmt">7.3 :: {str:>7.3}" == ">7.3 ::     abc"
+    doAssert fmt">7.9 :: {str:>7.9}" == ">7.9 ::     abc"
+    doAssert fmt">7.0 :: {str:>7.0}" == ">7.0 ::        "
+    doAssert fmt" 7.1 :: {str:7.1}" == " 7.1 :: a      "
+    doAssert fmt" 7.2 :: {str:7.2}" == " 7.2 :: ab     "
+    doAssert fmt" 7.3 :: {str:7.3}" == " 7.3 :: abc    "
+    doAssert fmt" 7.9 :: {str:7.9}" == " 7.9 :: abc    "
+    doAssert fmt" 7.0 :: {str:7.0}" == " 7.0 ::        "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.1 :: {str:^7.1}" == "^7.1 ::    a   "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.2 :: {str:^7.2}" == "^7.2 ::   ab   "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.3 :: {str:^7.3}" == "^7.3 ::   abc  "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.9 :: {str:^7.9}" == "^7.9 ::   abc  "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.0 :: {str:^7.0}" == "^7.0 ::        "
+
+    doAssert fmt">7.1 :: {str=:>7.1}" == ">7.1 :: str=      a"
+    doAssert fmt">7.2 :: {str=:>7.2}" == ">7.2 :: str=     ab"
+    doAssert fmt">7.3 :: {str=:>7.3}" == ">7.3 :: str=    abc"
+    doAssert fmt">7.9 :: {str=:>7.9}" == ">7.9 :: str=    abc"
+    doAssert fmt">7.0 :: {str=:>7.0}" == ">7.0 :: str=       "
+    doAssert fmt" 7.1 :: {str=:7.1}" == " 7.1 :: str=a      "
+    doAssert fmt" 7.2 :: {str=:7.2}" == " 7.2 :: str=ab     "
+    doAssert fmt" 7.3 :: {str=:7.3}" == " 7.3 :: str=abc    "
+    doAssert fmt" 7.9 :: {str=:7.9}" == " 7.9 :: str=abc    "
+    doAssert fmt" 7.0 :: {str=:7.0}" == " 7.0 :: str=       "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.1 :: {str=:^7.1}" == "^7.1 :: str=   a   "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.2 :: {str=:^7.2}" == "^7.2 :: str=  ab   "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.3 :: {str=:^7.3}" == "^7.3 :: str=  abc  "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.9 :: {str=:^7.9}" == "^7.9 :: str=  abc  "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.0 :: {str=:^7.0}" == "^7.0 :: str=       "
+    str = "äöüe\u0309\u0319o\u0307\u0359"
+    doAssert fmt"^7.1 :: {str:^7.1}" == "^7.1 ::    ä   "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.2 :: {str:^7.2}" == "^7.2 ::   äö   "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.3 :: {str:^7.3}" == "^7.3 ::   äöü  "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.0 :: {str:^7.0}" == "^7.0 ::        "
+
+    doAssert fmt"^7.1 :: {str=:^7.1}" == "^7.1 :: str=   ä   "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.2 :: {str=:^7.2}" == "^7.2 :: str=  äö   "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.3 :: {str=:^7.3}" == "^7.3 :: str=  äöü  "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.0 :: {str=:^7.0}" == "^7.0 :: str=       "
+    # this is actually wrong, but the unicode module has no support for graphemes
+    doAssert fmt"^7.4 :: {str:^7.4}" == "^7.4 ::  äöüe  "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.9 :: {str:^7.9}" == "^7.9 :: äöüe\u0309\u0319o\u0307\u0359"
+
+    doAssert fmt"^7.4 :: {str=:^7.4}" == "^7.4 :: str= äöüe  "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.9 :: {str=:^7.9}" == "^7.9 :: str=äöüe\u0309\u0319o\u0307\u0359"
+
+  block: # see issue #7932
+    doAssert fmt"{15:08}" == "00000015" # int, works
+    doAssert fmt"{1.5:08}" == "000001.5" # float, works
+    doAssert fmt"{1.5:0>8}" == "000001.5" # workaround using fill char works for positive floats
+    doAssert fmt"{-1.5:0>8}" == "0000-1.5" # even that does not work for negative floats
+    doAssert fmt"{-1.5:08}" == "-00001.5" # works
+    doAssert fmt"{1.5:+08}" == "+00001.5" # works
+    doAssert fmt"{1.5: 08}" == " 00001.5" # works
+
+    doAssert fmt"{15=:08}" == "15=00000015" # int, works
+    doAssert fmt"{1.5=:08}" == "1.5=000001.5" # float, works
+    doAssert fmt"{1.5=:0>8}" == "1.5=000001.5" # workaround using fill char works for positive floats
+    doAssert fmt"{-1.5=:0>8}" == "-1.5=0000-1.5" # even that does not work for negative floats
+    doAssert fmt"{-1.5=:08}" == "-1.5=-00001.5" # works
+    doAssert fmt"{1.5=:+08}" == "1.5=+00001.5" # works
+    doAssert fmt"{1.5=: 08}" == "1.5= 00001.5" # works
+
+  block: # only add explicitly requested sign if value != -0.0 (neg zero)
+    doAssert fmt"{-0.0:g}" == "-0"
+    doAssert fmt"{-0.0:+g}" == "-0"
+    doAssert fmt"{-0.0: g}" == "-0"
+    doAssert fmt"{0.0:g}" == "0"
+    doAssert fmt"{0.0:+g}" == "+0"
+    doAssert fmt"{0.0: g}" == " 0"
+
+    doAssert fmt"{-0.0=:g}" == "-0.0=-0"
+    doAssert fmt"{-0.0=:+g}" == "-0.0=-0"
+    doAssert fmt"{-0.0=: g}" == "-0.0=-0"
+    doAssert fmt"{0.0=:g}" == "0.0=0"
+    doAssert fmt"{0.0=:+g}" == "0.0=+0"
+    doAssert fmt"{0.0=: g}" == "0.0= 0"
+
+  block: # seq format
+    let data1 = [1'i64, 10000'i64, 10000000'i64]
+    let data2 = [10000000'i64, 100'i64, 1'i64]
+
+    proc formatValue(result: var string; value: (array|seq|openArray); specifier: string) =
+      result.add "["
+      for i, it in value:
+        if i != 0:
+          result.add ", "
+        result.formatValue(it, specifier)
+      result.add "]"
+
+    doAssert fmt"data1: {data1:8} #" == "data1: [       1,    10000, 10000000] #"
+    doAssert fmt"data2: {data2:8} =" == "data2: [10000000,      100,        1] ="
+
+    doAssert fmt"data1: {data1=:8} #" == "data1: data1=[       1,    10000, 10000000] #"
+    doAssert fmt"data2: {data2=:8} =" == "data2: data2=[10000000,      100,        1] ="
+
+  block: # custom format Value
+    type
+      Vec2[T] = object
+        x,y: T
+
+    proc formatValue[T](result: var string; value: Vec2[T]; specifier: string) =
+      result.add '['
+      result.formatValue value.x, specifier
       result.add ", "
-    result.formatValue(it, specifier)
-  result.add "]"
-
-doAssert fmt"data1: {data1:8} #" == "data1: [       1,    10000, 10000000] #"
-doAssert fmt"data2: {data2:8} =" == "data2: [10000000,      100,        1] ="
-
-doAssert fmt"data1: {data1=:8} #" == "data1: data1=[       1,    10000, 10000000] #"
-doAssert fmt"data2: {data2=:8} =" == "data2: data2=[10000000,      100,        1] ="
-
-# custom format Value
-
-type
-  Vec2[T] = object
-    x,y: T
-
-proc formatValue[T](result: var string; value: Vec2[T]; specifier: string) =
-  result.add '['
-  result.formatValue value.x, specifier
-  result.add ", "
-  result.formatValue value.y, specifier
-  result.add "]"
-
-let v1 = Vec2[float32](x:1.0, y: 2.0)
-let v2 = Vec2[int32](x:1, y: 1337)
-doAssert fmt"v1: {v1:+08}  v2: {v2:>4}" == "v1: [+0000001, +0000002]  v2: [   1, 1337]"
-doAssert fmt"v1: {v1=:+08}  v2: {v2=:>4}" == "v1: v1=[+0000001, +0000002]  v2: v2=[   1, 1337]"
-
-# bug #11012
-
-type
-  Animal = object
-    name, species: string
-  AnimalRef = ref Animal
-
-proc print_object(animalAddr: AnimalRef) =
-  echo fmt"Received {animalAddr[]}"
-
-print_object(AnimalRef(name: "Foo", species: "Bar"))
-
-# bug #11723
-
-let pos: Positive = 64
-doAssert fmt"{pos:3}" == " 64"
-doAssert fmt"{pos:3b}" == "1000000"
-doAssert fmt"{pos:3d}" == " 64"
-doAssert fmt"{pos:3o}" == "100"
-doAssert fmt"{pos:3x}" == " 40"
-doAssert fmt"{pos:3X}" == " 40"
-
-doAssert fmt"{pos=:3}" == "pos= 64"
-doAssert fmt"{pos=:3b}" == "pos=1000000"
-doAssert fmt"{pos=:3d}" == "pos= 64"
-doAssert fmt"{pos=:3o}" == "pos=100"
-doAssert fmt"{pos=:3x}" == "pos= 40"
-doAssert fmt"{pos=:3X}" == "pos= 40"
-
-
-let nat: Natural = 64
-doAssert fmt"{nat:3}" == " 64"
-doAssert fmt"{nat:3b}" == "1000000"
-doAssert fmt"{nat:3d}" == " 64"
-doAssert fmt"{nat:3o}" == "100"
-doAssert fmt"{nat:3x}" == " 40"
-doAssert fmt"{nat:3X}" == " 40"
-
-doAssert fmt"{nat=:3}" == "nat= 64"
-doAssert fmt"{nat=:3b}" == "nat=1000000"
-doAssert fmt"{nat=:3d}" == "nat= 64"
-doAssert fmt"{nat=:3o}" == "nat=100"
-doAssert fmt"{nat=:3x}" == "nat= 40"
-doAssert fmt"{nat=:3X}" == "nat= 40"
-
-# bug #12612
-proc my_proc =
-  const value = "value"
-  const a = &"{value}"
-  doAssert a == value
-
-  const b = &"{value=}"
-  doAssert b == "value=" & value
-
-my_proc()
-
-block:
-  template fmt(pattern: string; openCloseChar: char): untyped =
-    fmt(pattern, openCloseChar, openCloseChar)
-
-  let
-    testInt = 123
-    testStr = "foobar"
-    testFlt = 3.141592
-  doAssert ">><<".fmt('<', '>') == "><"
-  doAssert " >> << ".fmt('<', '>') == " > < "
-  doAssert "<<>>".fmt('<', '>') == "<>"
-  doAssert " << >> ".fmt('<', '>') == " < > "
-  doAssert "''".fmt('\'') == "'"
-  doAssert "''''".fmt('\'') == "''"
-  doAssert "'' ''".fmt('\'') == "' '"
-  doAssert "<testInt>".fmt('<', '>') == "123"
-  doAssert "<testInt>".fmt('<', '>') == "123"
-  doAssert "'testFlt:1.2f'".fmt('\'') == "3.14"
-  doAssert "<testInt><testStr>".fmt('<', '>') == "123foobar"
-  doAssert """ ""{"123+123"}"" """.fmt('"') == " \"{246}\" "
-  doAssert "(((testFlt:1.2f)))((111))".fmt('(', ')') == "(3.14)(111)"
-  doAssert """(()"foo" & "bar"())""".fmt(')', '(') == "(foobar)"
-  doAssert "{}abc`testStr' `testFlt:1.2f' `1+1' ``".fmt('`', '\'') == "{}abcfoobar 3.14 2 `"
-  doAssert """x = '"foo" & "bar"'
-              y = '123 + 111'
-              z = '3 in {2..7}'
-           """.fmt('\'') ==
-           """x = foobar
-              y = 234
-              z = true
-           """
-
-
-# tests from the very own strformat documentation!
-
-let msg = "hello"
-doAssert fmt"{msg}\n" == "hello\\n"
-
-doAssert &"{msg}\n" == "hello\n"
-
-doAssert fmt"{msg}{'\n'}" == "hello\n"
-doAssert fmt("{msg}\n") == "hello\n"
-doAssert "{msg}\n".fmt == "hello\n"
-
-doAssert fmt"{msg=}\n" == "msg=hello\\n"
-
-doAssert &"{msg=}\n" == "msg=hello\n"
-
-doAssert fmt"{msg=}{'\n'}" == "msg=hello\n"
-doAssert fmt("{msg=}\n") == "msg=hello\n"
-doAssert "{msg=}\n".fmt == "msg=hello\n"
-
-doAssert &"""{"abc":>4}""" == " abc"
-doAssert &"""{"abc":<4}""" == "abc "
-
-doAssert fmt"{-12345:08}" == "-0012345"
-doAssert fmt"{-1:3}" == " -1"
-doAssert fmt"{-1:03}" == "-01"
-doAssert fmt"{16:#X}" == "0x10"
-
-doAssert fmt"{123.456}" == "123.456"
-doAssert fmt"{123.456:>9.3f}" == "  123.456"
-doAssert fmt"{123.456:9.3f}" == "  123.456"
-doAssert fmt"{123.456:9.4f}" == " 123.4560"
-doAssert fmt"{123.456:>9.0f}" == "     123."
-doAssert fmt"{123.456:<9.4f}" == "123.4560 "
-
-doAssert fmt"{123.456:e}" == "1.234560e+02"
-doAssert fmt"{123.456:>13e}" == " 1.234560e+02"
-doAssert fmt"{123.456:13e}" == " 1.234560e+02"
-
-
-doAssert &"""{"abc"=:>4}""" == "\"abc\"= abc"
-doAssert &"""{"abc"=:<4}""" == "\"abc\"=abc "
-
-doAssert fmt"{-12345=:08}" == "-12345=-0012345"
-doAssert fmt"{-1=:3}" == "-1= -1"
-doAssert fmt"{-1=:03}" == "-1=-01"
-doAssert fmt"{16=:#X}" == "16=0x10"
-
-doAssert fmt"{123.456=}" == "123.456=123.456"
-doAssert fmt"{123.456=:>9.3f}" == "123.456=  123.456"
-doAssert fmt"{123.456=:9.3f}" == "123.456=  123.456"
-doAssert fmt"{123.456=:9.4f}" == "123.456= 123.4560"
-doAssert fmt"{123.456=:>9.0f}" == "123.456=     123."
-doAssert fmt"{123.456=:<9.4f}" == "123.456=123.4560 "
-
-doAssert fmt"{123.456=:e}" == "123.456=1.234560e+02"
-doAssert fmt"{123.456=:>13e}" == "123.456= 1.234560e+02"
-doAssert fmt"{123.456=:13e}" == "123.456= 1.234560e+02"
-
-## tests for debug format string
-block:
-  var name = "hello"
-  let age = 21
-  const hobby = "swim"
-  doAssert fmt"{age*9 + 16=}" == "age*9 + 16=205"
-  doAssert &"name: {name    =}\nage: {  age  =: >7}\nhobby: {   hobby=  : 8}" == 
-        "name: name    =hello\nage:   age  =     21\nhobby:    hobby=  swim    "
-  doAssert fmt"{age  ==  12}" == "false"
-  doAssert fmt"{name.toUpperAscii() = }" == "name.toUpperAscii() = HELLO"
-  doAssert fmt"{name.toUpperAscii( ) =  }" == "name.toUpperAscii( ) =  HELLO"
-  doAssert fmt"{  toUpperAscii(  s  =  name  )  =   }" == "  toUpperAscii(  s  =  name  )  =   HELLO"
-  doAssert fmt"{  strutils.toUpperAscii(  s  =  name  )  =   }" == "  strutils.toUpperAscii(  s  =  name  )  =   HELLO"
-  doAssert fmt"{age==12}" == "false"
-  doAssert fmt"{age!= 12}" == "true"
-  doAssert fmt"{age  <=  12}" == "false"
-  for i in 1 .. 10:
-    doAssert fmt"{age.float =: .2f}" == "age.float = 21.00"
-  doAssert fmt"{age.float() =:.3f}" == "age.float() =21.000"
-  doAssert fmt"{float age=  :.3f}" == "float age=  21.000"
-  doAssert fmt"{12 == int(`!=`(age, 12))}" == "false"
-  doAssert fmt"{0==1}" == "false"
-
-
-# It is space sensitive.
-block:
-  let x = "12"
-  doAssert fmt"{x=:}" == "x=12"
-  doAssert fmt"{x=}" == "x=12"
-  doAssert fmt"{x =:}" == "x =12"
-  doAssert fmt"{x =}" == "x =12"
-  doAssert fmt"{x= :}" == "x= 12"
-  doAssert fmt"{x= }" == "x= 12"
-  doAssert fmt"{x = :}" == "x = 12"
-  doAssert fmt"{x = }" == "x = 12"
-  doAssert fmt"{x   =  :}" == "x   =  12"
-  doAssert fmt"{x   =  }" == "x   =  12"
-
-block:
-  let x = "hello"
-  doAssert fmt"{x=}" == "x=hello" 
-  doAssert fmt"{x =}" == "x =hello"
-
-
-  let y = 3.1415926
-  doAssert fmt"{y=:.2f}" == fmt"y={y:.2f}"
-  doAssert fmt"{y=}" == fmt"y={y}"
-  doAssert fmt"{y = : <8}" == fmt"y = 3.14159 "
-
-  proc hello(a: string, b: float): int = 12
-  template foo(a: string, b: float): int = 18
-
-  doAssert fmt"{hello(x, y)=}" == "hello(x, y)=12"
-  doAssert fmt"{hello(x, y) =}" == "hello(x, y) =12"
-  doAssert fmt"{hello(x, y)= }" == "hello(x, y)= 12"
-  doAssert fmt"{hello(x, y) = }" == "hello(x, y) = 12"
-
-  doAssert fmt"{hello x, y=}" == "hello x, y=12"
-  doAssert fmt"{hello x, y =}" == "hello x, y =12"
-  doAssert fmt"{hello x, y= }" == "hello x, y= 12"
-  doAssert fmt"{hello x, y = }" == "hello x, y = 12"
-
-  doAssert fmt"{x.hello(y)=}" == "x.hello(y)=12"
-  doAssert fmt"{x.hello(y) =}" == "x.hello(y) =12"
-  doAssert fmt"{x.hello(y)= }" == "x.hello(y)= 12"
-  doAssert fmt"{x.hello(y) = }" == "x.hello(y) = 12"
-
-  doAssert fmt"{foo(x, y)=}" == "foo(x, y)=18"
-  doAssert fmt"{foo(x, y) =}" == "foo(x, y) =18"
-  doAssert fmt"{foo(x, y)= }" == "foo(x, y)= 18"
-  doAssert fmt"{foo(x, y) = }" == "foo(x, y) = 18"
-
-  doAssert fmt"{x.foo(y)=}" == "x.foo(y)=18"
-  doAssert fmt"{x.foo(y) =}" == "x.foo(y) =18"
-  doAssert fmt"{x.foo(y)= }" == "x.foo(y)= 18"
-  doAssert fmt"{x.foo(y) = }" == "x.foo(y) = 18"
-
-block:
-  template check(actual, expected: string) =
-    doAssert actual == expected
-
-  # Basic tests
-  let s = "string"
-  check &"{0} {s}", "0 string"
-  check &"{s[0..2].toUpperAscii}", "STR"
-  check &"{-10:04}", "-010"
-  check &"{-10:<04}", "-010"
-  check &"{-10:>04}", "-010"
-  check &"0x{10:02X}", "0x0A"
-
-  check &"{10:#04X}", "0x0A"
-
-  check &"""{"test":#>5}""", "#test"
-  check &"""{"test":>5}""", " test"
-
-  check &"""{"test":#^7}""", "#test##"
-
-  check &"""{"test": <5}""", "test "
-  check &"""{"test":<5}""", "test "
-  check &"{1f:.3f}", "1.000"
-  check &"Hello, {s}!", "Hello, string!"
-
-  # Tests for identifiers without parenthesis
-  check &"{s} works{s}", "string worksstring"
-  check &"{s:>7}", " string"
-  doAssert(not compiles(&"{s_works}")) # parsed as identifier `s_works`
-
-  # Misc general tests
-  check &"{{}}", "{}"
-  check &"{0}%", "0%"
-  check &"{0}%asdf", "0%asdf"
-  check &("\n{\"\\n\"}\n"), "\n\n\n"
-  check &"""{"abc"}s""", "abcs"
-
-  # String tests
-  check &"""{"abc"}""", "abc"
-  check &"""{"abc":>4}""", " abc"
-  check &"""{"abc":<4}""", "abc "
-  check &"""{"":>4}""", "    "
-  check &"""{"":<4}""", "    "
-
-  # Int tests
-  check &"{12345}", "12345"
-  check &"{ - 12345}", "-12345"
-  check &"{12345:6}", " 12345"
-  check &"{12345:>6}", " 12345"
-  check &"{12345:4}", "12345"
-  check &"{12345:08}", "00012345"
-  check &"{-12345:08}", "-0012345"
-  check &"{0:0}", "0"
-  check &"{0:02}", "00"
-  check &"{-1:3}", " -1"
-  check &"{-1:03}", "-01"
-  check &"{10}", "10"
-  check &"{16:#X}", "0x10"
-  check &"{16:^#7X}", " 0x10  "
-  check &"{16:^+#7X}", " +0x10 "
-
-  # Hex tests
-  check &"{0:x}", "0"
-  check &"{-0:x}", "0"
-  check &"{255:x}", "ff"
-  check &"{255:X}", "FF"
-  check &"{-255:x}", "-ff"
-  check &"{-255:X}", "-FF"
-  check &"{255:x} uNaffeCteD CaSe", "ff uNaffeCteD CaSe"
-  check &"{255:X} uNaffeCteD CaSe", "FF uNaffeCteD CaSe"
-  check &"{255:4x}", "  ff"
-  check &"{255:04x}", "00ff"
-  check &"{-255:4x}", " -ff"
-  check &"{-255:04x}", "-0ff"
-
-  # Float tests
-  check &"{123.456}", "123.456"
-  check &"{-123.456}", "-123.456"
-  check &"{123.456:.3f}", "123.456"
-  check &"{123.456:+.3f}", "+123.456"
-  check &"{-123.456:+.3f}", "-123.456"
-  check &"{-123.456:.3f}", "-123.456"
-  check &"{123.456:1g}", "123.456"
-  check &"{123.456:.1f}", "123.5"
-  check &"{123.456:.0f}", "123."
-  check &"{123.456:>9.3f}", "  123.456"
-  check &"{123.456:9.3f}", "  123.456"
-  check &"{123.456:>9.4f}", " 123.4560"
-  check &"{123.456:>9.0f}", "     123."
-  check &"{123.456:<9.4f}", "123.4560 "
-
-  # Float (scientific) tests
-  check &"{123.456:e}", "1.234560e+02"
-  check &"{123.456:>13e}", " 1.234560e+02"
-  check &"{123.456:<13e}", "1.234560e+02 "
-  check &"{123.456:.1e}", "1.2e+02"
-  check &"{123.456:.2e}", "1.23e+02"
-  check &"{123.456:.3e}", "1.235e+02"
-
-  # Note: times.format adheres to the format protocol. Test that this
-  # works:
-
-  var dt = initDateTime(01, mJan, 2000, 00, 00, 00)
-  check &"{dt:yyyy-MM-dd}", "2000-01-01"
-
-  var tm = fromUnix(0)
-  discard &"{tm}"
-
-  var noww = now()
-  check &"{noww}", $noww
-
-  # Unicode string tests
-  check &"""{"αβγ"}""", "αβγ"
-  check &"""{"αβγ":>5}""", "  αβγ"
-  check &"""{"αβγ":<5}""", "αβγ  "
-  check &"""a{"a"}α{"α"}€{"€"}𐍈{"𐍈"}""", "aaαα€€𐍈𐍈"
-  check &"""a{"a":2}α{"α":2}€{"€":2}𐍈{"𐍈":2}""", "aa αα €€ 𐍈𐍈 "
-  # Invalid unicode sequences should be handled as plain strings.
-  # Invalid examples taken from: https://stackoverflow.com/a/3886015/1804173
-  let invalidUtf8 = [
-    "\xc3\x28", "\xa0\xa1",
-    "\xe2\x28\xa1", "\xe2\x82\x28",
-    "\xf0\x28\x8c\xbc", "\xf0\x90\x28\xbc", "\xf0\x28\x8c\x28"
-  ]
-  for s in invalidUtf8:
-    check &"{s:>5}", repeat(" ", 5-s.len) & s
-
-  # bug #11089
-  let flfoo: float = 1.0
-  check &"{flfoo}", "1.0"
-
-  # bug #11092
-  check &"{high(int64)}", "9223372036854775807"
-  check &"{low(int64)}", "-9223372036854775808"
-
-  doAssert fmt"{'a'} {'b'}" == "a b"
\ No newline at end of file
+      result.formatValue value.y, specifier
+      result.add "]"
+
+    let v1 = Vec2[float32](x:1.0, y: 2.0)
+    let v2 = Vec2[int32](x:1, y: 1337)
+    doAssert fmt"v1: {v1:+08}  v2: {v2:>4}" == "v1: [+0000001, +0000002]  v2: [   1, 1337]"
+    doAssert fmt"v1: {v1=:+08}  v2: {v2=:>4}" == "v1: v1=[+0000001, +0000002]  v2: v2=[   1, 1337]"
+
+  block: # bug #11012
+    type
+      Animal = object
+        name, species: string
+      AnimalRef = ref Animal
+
+    proc print_object(animalAddr: AnimalRef): string =
+      fmt"Received {animalAddr[]}"
+
+    doAssert print_object(AnimalRef(name: "Foo", species: "Bar")) == """Received (name: "Foo", species: "Bar")"""
+
+  block: # bug #11723
+    let pos: Positive = 64
+    doAssert fmt"{pos:3}" == " 64"
+    doAssert fmt"{pos:3b}" == "1000000"
+    doAssert fmt"{pos:3d}" == " 64"
+    doAssert fmt"{pos:3o}" == "100"
+    doAssert fmt"{pos:3x}" == " 40"
+    doAssert fmt"{pos:3X}" == " 40"
+
+    doAssert fmt"{pos=:3}" == "pos= 64"
+    doAssert fmt"{pos=:3b}" == "pos=1000000"
+    doAssert fmt"{pos=:3d}" == "pos= 64"
+    doAssert fmt"{pos=:3o}" == "pos=100"
+    doAssert fmt"{pos=:3x}" == "pos= 40"
+    doAssert fmt"{pos=:3X}" == "pos= 40"
+
+    let nat: Natural = 64
+    doAssert fmt"{nat:3}" == " 64"
+    doAssert fmt"{nat:3b}" == "1000000"
+    doAssert fmt"{nat:3d}" == " 64"
+    doAssert fmt"{nat:3o}" == "100"
+    doAssert fmt"{nat:3x}" == " 40"
+    doAssert fmt"{nat:3X}" == " 40"
+
+    doAssert fmt"{nat=:3}" == "nat= 64"
+    doAssert fmt"{nat=:3b}" == "nat=1000000"
+    doAssert fmt"{nat=:3d}" == "nat= 64"
+    doAssert fmt"{nat=:3o}" == "nat=100"
+    doAssert fmt"{nat=:3x}" == "nat= 40"
+    doAssert fmt"{nat=:3X}" == "nat= 40"
+
+  block: # bug #12612
+    proc my_proc() =
+      const value = "value"
+      const a = &"{value}"
+      doAssert a == value
+
+      const b = &"{value=}"
+      doAssert b == "value=" & value
+
+    my_proc()
+
+  block:
+    template fmt(pattern: string; openCloseChar: char): untyped =
+      fmt(pattern, openCloseChar, openCloseChar)
+
+    let
+      testInt = 123
+      testStr = "foobar"
+      testFlt = 3.141592
+    doAssert ">><<".fmt('<', '>') == "><"
+    doAssert " >> << ".fmt('<', '>') == " > < "
+    doAssert "<<>>".fmt('<', '>') == "<>"
+    doAssert " << >> ".fmt('<', '>') == " < > "
+    doAssert "''".fmt('\'') == "'"
+    doAssert "''''".fmt('\'') == "''"
+    doAssert "'' ''".fmt('\'') == "' '"
+    doAssert "<testInt>".fmt('<', '>') == "123"
+    doAssert "<testInt>".fmt('<', '>') == "123"
+    doAssert "'testFlt:1.2f'".fmt('\'') == "3.14"
+    doAssert "<testInt><testStr>".fmt('<', '>') == "123foobar"
+    doAssert """ ""{"123+123"}"" """.fmt('"') == " \"{246}\" "
+    doAssert "(((testFlt:1.2f)))((111))".fmt('(', ')') == "(3.14)(111)"
+    doAssert """(()"foo" & "bar"())""".fmt(')', '(') == "(foobar)"
+    doAssert "{}abc`testStr' `testFlt:1.2f' `1+1' ``".fmt('`', '\'') == "{}abcfoobar 3.14 2 `"
+    doAssert """x = '"foo" & "bar"'
+                y = '123 + 111'
+                z = '3 in {2..7}'
+             """.fmt('\'') ==
+             """x = foobar
+                y = 234
+                z = true
+             """
+
+  block: # tests from the very own strformat documentation!
+    let msg = "hello"
+    doAssert fmt"{msg}\n" == "hello\\n"
+
+    doAssert &"{msg}\n" == "hello\n"
+
+    doAssert fmt"{msg}{'\n'}" == "hello\n"
+    doAssert fmt("{msg}\n") == "hello\n"
+    doAssert "{msg}\n".fmt == "hello\n"
+
+    doAssert fmt"{msg=}\n" == "msg=hello\\n"
+
+    doAssert &"{msg=}\n" == "msg=hello\n"
+
+    doAssert fmt"{msg=}{'\n'}" == "msg=hello\n"
+    doAssert fmt("{msg=}\n") == "msg=hello\n"
+    doAssert "{msg=}\n".fmt == "msg=hello\n"
+
+    doAssert &"""{"abc":>4}""" == " abc"
+    doAssert &"""{"abc":<4}""" == "abc "
+
+    doAssert fmt"{-12345:08}" == "-0012345"
+    doAssert fmt"{-1:3}" == " -1"
+    doAssert fmt"{-1:03}" == "-01"
+    doAssert fmt"{16:#X}" == "0x10"
+
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456}" == "123.456"
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456:>9.3f}" == "  123.456"
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456:9.3f}" == "  123.456"
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456:9.4f}" == " 123.4560"
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456:>9.0f}" == "     123."
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456:<9.4f}" == "123.4560 "
+
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456:e}" == "1.234560e+02"
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456:>13e}" == " 1.234560e+02"
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456:13e}" == " 1.234560e+02"
+
+    doAssert &"""{"abc"=:>4}""" == "\"abc\"= abc"
+    doAssert &"""{"abc"=:<4}""" == "\"abc\"=abc "
+
+    doAssert fmt"{-12345=:08}" == "-12345=-0012345"
+    doAssert fmt"{-1=:3}" == "-1= -1"
+    doAssert fmt"{-1=:03}" == "-1=-01"
+    doAssert fmt"{16=:#X}" == "16=0x10"
+
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456=}" == "123.456=123.456"
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456=:>9.3f}" == "123.456=  123.456"
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456=:9.3f}" == "123.456=  123.456"
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456=:9.4f}" == "123.456= 123.4560"
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456=:>9.0f}" == "123.456=     123."
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456=:<9.4f}" == "123.456=123.4560 "
+
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456=:e}" == "123.456=1.234560e+02"
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456=:>13e}" == "123.456= 1.234560e+02"
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456=:13e}" == "123.456= 1.234560e+02"
+
+  block: # tests for debug format string
+    var name = "hello"
+    let age = 21
+    const hobby = "swim"
+    doAssert fmt"{age*9 + 16=}" == "age*9 + 16=205"
+    doAssert &"name: {name    =}\nage: {  age  =: >7}\nhobby: {   hobby=  : 8}" ==
+          "name: name    =hello\nage:   age  =     21\nhobby:    hobby=  swim    "
+    doAssert fmt"{age  ==  12}" == "false"
+    doAssert fmt"{name.toUpperAscii() = }" == "name.toUpperAscii() = HELLO"
+    doAssert fmt"{name.toUpperAscii( ) =  }" == "name.toUpperAscii( ) =  HELLO"
+    doAssert fmt"{  toUpperAscii(  s  =  name  )  =   }" == "  toUpperAscii(  s  =  name  )  =   HELLO"
+    doAssert fmt"{  strutils.toUpperAscii(  s  =  name  )  =   }" == "  strutils.toUpperAscii(  s  =  name  )  =   HELLO"
+    doAssert fmt"{age==12}" == "false"
+    doAssert fmt"{age!= 12}" == "true"
+    doAssert fmt"{age  <=  12}" == "false"
+    for i in 1 .. 10:
+      doAssert fmt"{age.float =: .2f}" == "age.float = 21.00"
+    doAssert fmt"{age.float() =:.3f}" == "age.float() =21.000"
+    doAssert fmt"{float age=  :.3f}" == "float age=  21.000"
+    doAssert fmt"{12 == int(`!=`(age, 12))}" == "false"
+    doAssert fmt"{0==1}" == "false"
+
+  block: # It is space sensitive.
+    let x = "12"
+    doAssert fmt"{x=:}" == "x=12"
+    doAssert fmt"{x=}" == "x=12"
+    doAssert fmt"{x =:}" == "x =12"
+    doAssert fmt"{x =}" == "x =12"
+    doAssert fmt"{x= :}" == "x= 12"
+    doAssert fmt"{x= }" == "x= 12"
+    doAssert fmt"{x = :}" == "x = 12"
+    doAssert fmt"{x = }" == "x = 12"
+    doAssert fmt"{x   =  :}" == "x   =  12"
+    doAssert fmt"{x   =  }" == "x   =  12"
+
+  block:
+    let x = "hello"
+    doAssert fmt"{x=}" == "x=hello"
+    doAssert fmt"{x =}" == "x =hello"
+
+    let y = 3.1415926
+    doAssert fmt"{y=:.2f}" == fmt"y={y:.2f}"
+    doAssert fmt"{y=}" == fmt"y={y}"
+    doAssert fmt"{y = : <8}" == fmt"y = 3.14159 "
+
+    proc hello(a: string, b: float): int = 12
+    template foo(a: string, b: float): int = 18
+
+    doAssert fmt"{hello(x, y)=}" == "hello(x, y)=12"
+    doAssert fmt"{hello(x, y) =}" == "hello(x, y) =12"
+    doAssert fmt"{hello(x, y)= }" == "hello(x, y)= 12"
+    doAssert fmt"{hello(x, y) = }" == "hello(x, y) = 12"
+
+    doAssert fmt"{hello x, y=}" == "hello x, y=12"
+    doAssert fmt"{hello x, y =}" == "hello x, y =12"
+    doAssert fmt"{hello x, y= }" == "hello x, y= 12"
+    doAssert fmt"{hello x, y = }" == "hello x, y = 12"
+
+    doAssert fmt"{x.hello(y)=}" == "x.hello(y)=12"
+    doAssert fmt"{x.hello(y) =}" == "x.hello(y) =12"
+    doAssert fmt"{x.hello(y)= }" == "x.hello(y)= 12"
+    doAssert fmt"{x.hello(y) = }" == "x.hello(y) = 12"
+
+    doAssert fmt"{foo(x, y)=}" == "foo(x, y)=18"
+    doAssert fmt"{foo(x, y) =}" == "foo(x, y) =18"
+    doAssert fmt"{foo(x, y)= }" == "foo(x, y)= 18"
+    doAssert fmt"{foo(x, y) = }" == "foo(x, y) = 18"
+
+    doAssert fmt"{x.foo(y)=}" == "x.foo(y)=18"
+    doAssert fmt"{x.foo(y) =}" == "x.foo(y) =18"
+    doAssert fmt"{x.foo(y)= }" == "x.foo(y)= 18"
+    doAssert fmt"{x.foo(y) = }" == "x.foo(y) = 18"
+
+  block:
+    template check(actual, expected: string) =
+      doAssert actual == expected
+
+    # Basic tests
+    let s = "string"
+    check &"{0} {s}", "0 string"
+    check &"{s[0..2].toUpperAscii}", "STR"
+    check &"{-10:04}", "-010"
+    check &"{-10:<04}", "-010"
+    check &"{-10:>04}", "-010"
+    check &"0x{10:02X}", "0x0A"
+
+    check &"{10:#04X}", "0x0A"
+
+    check &"""{"test":#>5}""", "#test"
+    check &"""{"test":>5}""", " test"
+
+    check &"""{"test":#^7}""", "#test##"
+
+    check &"""{"test": <5}""", "test "
+    check &"""{"test":<5}""", "test "
+    check &"{1f:.3f}", "1.000"
+    check &"Hello, {s}!", "Hello, string!"
+
+    # Tests for identifiers without parenthesis
+    check &"{s} works{s}", "string worksstring"
+    check &"{s:>7}", " string"
+    doAssert(not compiles(&"{s_works}")) # parsed as identifier `s_works`
+
+    # Misc general tests
+    check &"{{}}", "{}"
+    check &"{0}%", "0%"
+    check &"{0}%asdf", "0%asdf"
+    check &("\n{\"\\n\"}\n"), "\n\n\n"
+    check &"""{"abc"}s""", "abcs"
+
+    # String tests
+    check &"""{"abc"}""", "abc"
+    check &"""{"abc":>4}""", " abc"
+    check &"""{"abc":<4}""", "abc "
+    check &"""{"":>4}""", "    "
+    check &"""{"":<4}""", "    "
+
+    # Int tests
+    check &"{12345}", "12345"
+    check &"{ - 12345}", "-12345"
+    check &"{12345:6}", " 12345"
+    check &"{12345:>6}", " 12345"
+    check &"{12345:4}", "12345"
+    check &"{12345:08}", "00012345"
+    check &"{-12345:08}", "-0012345"
+    check &"{0:0}", "0"
+    check &"{0:02}", "00"
+    check &"{-1:3}", " -1"
+    check &"{-1:03}", "-01"
+    check &"{10}", "10"
+    check &"{16:#X}", "0x10"
+    check &"{16:^#7X}", " 0x10  "
+    check &"{16:^+#7X}", " +0x10 "
+
+    # Hex tests
+    check &"{0:x}", "0"
+    check &"{-0:x}", "0"
+    check &"{255:x}", "ff"
+    check &"{255:X}", "FF"
+    check &"{-255:x}", "-ff"
+    check &"{-255:X}", "-FF"
+    check &"{255:x} uNaffeCteD CaSe", "ff uNaffeCteD CaSe"
+    check &"{255:X} uNaffeCteD CaSe", "FF uNaffeCteD CaSe"
+    check &"{255:4x}", "  ff"
+    check &"{255:04x}", "00ff"
+    check &"{-255:4x}", " -ff"
+    check &"{-255:04x}", "-0ff"
+
+    # Float tests
+    check &"{123.456}", "123.456"
+    check &"{-123.456}", "-123.456"
+    check &"{123.456:.3f}", "123.456"
+    check &"{123.456:+.3f}", "+123.456"
+    check &"{-123.456:+.3f}", "-123.456"
+    check &"{-123.456:.3f}", "-123.456"
+    check &"{123.456:1g}", "123.456"
+    check &"{123.456:.1f}", "123.5"
+    check &"{123.456:.0f}", "123."
+    check &"{123.456:>9.3f}", "  123.456"
+    check &"{123.456:9.3f}", "  123.456"
+    check &"{123.456:>9.4f}", " 123.4560"
+    check &"{123.456:>9.0f}", "     123."
+    check &"{123.456:<9.4f}", "123.4560 "
+
+    # Float (scientific) tests
+    check &"{123.456:e}", "1.234560e+02"
+    check &"{123.456:>13e}", " 1.234560e+02"
+    check &"{123.456:<13e}", "1.234560e+02 "
+    check &"{123.456:.1e}", "1.2e+02"
+    check &"{123.456:.2e}", "1.23e+02"
+    check &"{123.456:.3e}", "1.235e+02"
+
+    # Note: times.format adheres to the format protocol. Test that this
+    # works:
+
+    var dt = initDateTime(01, mJan, 2000, 00, 00, 00)
+    check &"{dt:yyyy-MM-dd}", "2000-01-01"
+
+    var tm = fromUnix(0)
+    discard &"{tm}"
+
+    var noww = now()
+    check &"{noww}", $noww
+
+    # Unicode string tests
+    check &"""{"αβγ"}""", "αβγ"
+    check &"""{"αβγ":>5}""", "  αβγ"
+    check &"""{"αβγ":<5}""", "αβγ  "
+    check &"""a{"a"}α{"α"}€{"€"}𐍈{"𐍈"}""", "aaαα€€𐍈𐍈"
+    check &"""a{"a":2}α{"α":2}€{"€":2}𐍈{"𐍈":2}""", "aa αα €€ 𐍈𐍈 "
+    # Invalid unicode sequences should be handled as plain strings.
+    # Invalid examples taken from: https://stackoverflow.com/a/3886015/1804173
+    let invalidUtf8 = [
+      "\xc3\x28", "\xa0\xa1",
+      "\xe2\x28\xa1", "\xe2\x82\x28",
+      "\xf0\x28\x8c\xbc", "\xf0\x90\x28\xbc", "\xf0\x28\x8c\x28"
+    ]
+    for s in invalidUtf8:
+      check &"{s:>5}", repeat(" ", 5-s.len) & s
+
+    # bug #11089
+    let flfoo: float = 1.0
+    check &"{flfoo}", "1.0"
+
+    # bug #11092
+    check &"{high(int64)}", "9223372036854775807"
+    check &"{low(int64)}", "-9223372036854775808"
+
+    doAssert fmt"{'a'} {'b'}" == "a b"
+
+  block: # test low(int64)
+    doAssert &"{low(int64):-}" == "-9223372036854775808"
+
+# xxx static: main()
+main()