diff --git a/tests/showoff/tformatopt.nim b/tests/showoff/tformatopt.nim
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+++ b/tests/showoff/tformatopt.nim
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+discard """
+  output: '''(a: 3
+b: 4
+s: abc
+)'''
+"""
+
+import macros
+
+proc invalidFormatString() =
+  echo "invalidFormatString"
+
+template formatImpl(handleChar: expr) =
+  var i = 0
+  while i < f.len:
+    if f[i] == '$':
+      case f[i+1]
+      of '1'..'9':
+        var j = 0
+        i += 1
+        while f[i] in {'0'..'9'}:
+          j = j * 10 + ord(f[i]) - ord('0')
+          i += 1
+        result.add(a[j-1])
+      else:
+        invalidFormatString()
+    else:
+      result.add(handleChar(f[i]))
+      i += 1
+
+proc `%`*(f: string, a: openArray[string]): string =
+  template identity(x: expr): expr = x
+  result = ""
+  formatImpl(identity)
+
+macro optFormat{`%`(f, a)}(f: string{lit}, a: openArray[string]): expr =
+  result = newNimNode(nnkBracket)
+  let f = f.strVal
+  formatImpl(newLit)
+  result = nestList(!"&", result)
+
+template optAdd1{x = y; add(x, z)}(x, y, z: string) =
+  x = y & z
+
+proc `/&` [T: object](x: T): string =
+  result = "("
+  for name, value in fieldPairs(x):
+    result.add("$1: $2\n" % [name, $value])
+  result.add(")")
+
+type
+  MyObject = object
+    a, b: int
+    s: string
+
+let obj = MyObject(a: 3, b: 4, s: "abc")
+echo(/&obj)
diff --git a/tests/showoff/thello2.nim b/tests/showoff/thello2.nim
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d2e2f6227
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/showoff/thello2.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+discard """
+  output: '''(a: 3, b: 4, s: abc)'''
+"""
+
+type
+  MyObject = object
+        a, b: int
+        s: string
+
+let obj = MyObject(a: 3, b: 4, s: "abc")
+echo obj
diff --git a/tests/showoff/thtml1.nim b/tests/showoff/thtml1.nim
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd95c7971
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/showoff/thtml1.nim
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+discard """
+  output: "<br>"
+"""
+
+template htmlTag(tag: expr) {.immediate.} =
+  proc tag(): string = "<" & astToStr(tag) & ">"
+  
+htmlTag(br)
+htmlTag(html)
+
+echo br()
diff --git a/tests/showoff/thtml2.nim b/tests/showoff/thtml2.nim
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8a451ebf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/showoff/thtml2.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+discard """
+  output: "<html><head><title>now look at this</title></head><body><ul><li>Nimrod is quite capable</li></ul></body></html>"
+"""
+
+import strutils
+
+template html(name: expr, matter: stmt) {.immediate.} =
+  proc name(): string =
+    result = "<html>"
+    matter
+    result.add("</html>")
+
+template nestedTag(tag: expr) {.immediate.} =
+  template tag(matter: stmt) {.immediate.} =
+    result.add("<" & astToStr(tag) & ">")
+    matter
+    result.add("</" & astToStr(tag) & ">")
+
+template simpleTag(tag: expr) {.immediate.} =
+  template tag(matter: expr) {.immediate.} =
+    result.add("<$1>$2</$1>" % [astToStr(tag), matter])
+
+nestedTag body
+nestedTag head
+nestedTag ul
+simpleTag title
+simpleTag li
+
+
+html mainPage:
+  head:
+    title "now look at this"
+  body:
+    ul:
+      li "Nimrod is quite capable"
+
+echo mainPage()
diff --git a/tests/showoff/tonce.nim b/tests/showoff/tonce.nim
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6fc372e87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/showoff/tonce.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+discard """
+  output: '''first call of p
+some call of p
+new instantiation
+some call of p'''
+"""
+
+template once(body: stmt) =
+  var x {.global.} = false
+  if not x:
+    x = true
+    body
+
+proc p() =
+  once:
+    echo "first call of p"
+  echo "some call of p"
+
+p()
+once:
+  echo "new instantiation"
+p()
diff --git a/tests/showoff/tquasiquote.nim b/tests/showoff/tquasiquote.nim
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..df7fccc33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/showoff/tquasiquote.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+discard """
+  outputsub: '''tquasiquote.nim(14,8): Check failed: 1 > 2'''
+"""
+
+import macros
+
+macro check(ex: expr): stmt =
+  var info = ex.lineInfo
+  var expString = ex.toStrLit
+  result = quote do:
+    if not `ex`:
+      echo `info`, ": Check failed: ", `expString`
+
+check 1 > 2