allow full commands and blocks in type sections

changelog.md

@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
       x, y, z: int
     Baz = object
   ```
+- Full command syntax and block arguments i.e. `foo a, b: c` are now allowed
+  for the right-hand side of type definitions in type sections. Previously
+  they would error with "invalid indentation".
 
 ## Compiler changes
 

compiler/parser.nim

@@ -821,14 +821,14 @@ proc primarySuffix(p: var Parser, r: PNode,
     of tkParLe:
       # progress guaranteed
       if p.tok.strongSpaceA > 0:
-        # inside type sections, expressions such as `ref (int, bar)`
-        # are parsed as a nkCommand with a single tuple argument (nkPar)
+        result = commandExpr(p, result, mode)
+        # type sections allow full command syntax
         if mode == pmTypeDef:
-          result = newNodeP(nkCommand, p)
-          result.add r
-          result.add primary(p, pmNormal)
-        else:
-          result = commandExpr(p, result, mode)
+          var isFirstParam = false
+          while p.tok.tokType == tkComma:
+            getTok(p)
+            optInd(p, result)
+            result.add(commandParam(p, isFirstParam, mode))
         break
       result = namedParams(p, result, nkCall, tkParRi)
       if result.len > 1 and result[1].kind == nkExprColonExpr:
@@ -869,9 +869,18 @@ proc primarySuffix(p: var Parser, r: PNode,
           # actually parsing {.push hints:off.} as {.push(hints:off).} is a sweet
           # solution, but pragmas.nim can't handle that
           result = commandExpr(p, result, mode)
+          if mode == pmTypeDef:
+            var isFirstParam = false
+            while p.tok.tokType == tkComma:
+              getTok(p)
+              optInd(p, result)
+              result.add(commandParam(p, isFirstParam, mode))
         break
     else:
       break
+  # type sections allow post-expr blocks
+  if mode == pmTypeDef:
+    result = postExprBlocks(p, result)
 
 proc parseOperators(p: var Parser, headNode: PNode,
                     limit: int, mode: PrimaryMode): PNode =

tests/parser/ttypesectioncalls.nim

@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+discard """
+nimout: '''
+StmtList
+  TypeSection
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "A"
+      Empty
+      Call
+        Ident "call"
+        IntLit 1
+  TypeSection
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "B"
+      Empty
+      Command
+        Ident "call"
+        IntLit 2
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "C"
+      Empty
+      Call
+        Ident "call"
+        StmtList
+          IntLit 3
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "D"
+      Empty
+      Call
+        Ident "call"
+        StmtList
+          IntLit 4
+  TypeSection
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "E"
+      Empty
+      Call
+        Ident "call"
+        IntLit 5
+        IntLit 6
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "F"
+      Empty
+      Command
+        Ident "call"
+        IntLit 7
+        IntLit 8
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "G"
+      Empty
+      Call
+        Ident "call"
+        IntLit 9
+        StmtList
+          IntLit 10
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "H"
+      Empty
+      Call
+        Ident "call"
+        IntLit 11
+        StmtList
+          IntLit 12
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "I"
+      Empty
+      Command
+        Ident "call"
+        IntLit 13
+        StmtList
+          IntLit 14
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "J"
+      Empty
+      Command
+        Ident "call"
+        IntLit 15
+        StmtList
+          IntLit 16
+  TypeSection
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "K"
+      Empty
+      Call
+        Ident "call"
+        IntLit 17
+        IntLit 18
+        IntLit 19
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "L"
+      Empty
+      Command
+        Ident "call"
+        IntLit 20
+        IntLit 21
+        IntLit 22
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "M"
+      Empty
+      Call
+        Ident "call"
+        IntLit 23
+        IntLit 24
+        StmtList
+          IntLit 25
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "N"
+      Empty
+      Command
+        Ident "call"
+        IntLit 26
+        IntLit 27
+        StmtList
+          IntLit 28
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "O"
+      Empty
+      Command
+        Ident "call"
+        IntLit 29
+        IntLit 30
+        StmtList
+          IntLit 31
+a: IntLit 1
+a: IntLit 2
+a: StmtList
+  IntLit 3
+a: StmtList
+  IntLit 4
+a: IntLit 5
+b: IntLit 6
+a: IntLit 7
+b: IntLit 8
+a: IntLit 9
+b: StmtList
+  IntLit 10
+a: IntLit 11
+b: StmtList
+  IntLit 12
+a: IntLit 13
+b: StmtList
+  IntLit 14
+a: IntLit 15
+b: StmtList
+  IntLit 16
+a: IntLit 17
+b: IntLit 18
+c: IntLit 19
+a: IntLit 20
+b: IntLit 21
+c: IntLit 22
+a: IntLit 23
+b: IntLit 24
+c: StmtList
+  IntLit 25
+a: IntLit 26
+b: IntLit 27
+c: StmtList
+  IntLit 28
+a: IntLit 29
+b: IntLit 30
+c: StmtList
+  IntLit 31
+'''
+"""
+import macros
+
+macro call(a): untyped =
+  echo "a: ", a.treeRepr
+  result = ident"int"
+macro call(a, b): untyped =
+  echo "a: ", a.treeRepr
+  echo "b: ", b.treeRepr
+  result = ident"int"
+macro call(a, b, c): untyped =
+  echo "a: ", a.treeRepr
+  echo "b: ", b.treeRepr
+  echo "c: ", c.treeRepr
+  result = ident"int"
+
+macro sections(x): untyped =
+  echo x.treeRepr
+  result = newStmtList(x)
+  for ts in x:
+    for td in ts:
+      let t = td[0]
+      result.add quote do:
+        doAssert `t` is int
+
+sections:
+  type A = call(1)
+  type
+    B = call 2
+    C = call: 3
+    D = call(): 4
+  type
+    E = call(5, 6)
+    F = call 7, 8
+    G = call(9): 10
+    H = call(11):
+      12
+    I = call 13: 14
+    J = call 15:
+      16
+  type
+    K = call(17, 18, 19)
+    L = call 20, 21, 22
+    M = call(23, 24): 25
+    N = call 26, 27: 28
+    O = call 29, 30:
+      31