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+```nimrod
+echo renderTree(someNode)  # pretty prints the nimrod ast
+debug(someNode)  # outputs some JSON representation
+echo typeToString(someType) # pretty prints some type
+debug(someType)
+echo symbol.name.s
+debug(symbol)
+echo renderTree(someNode, {renderIds})  # pretty prints the nimrod ast, but annotates symbol IDs
+if n.info ?? "temp.nim":  echo renderTree(n)  # only output when it comes from "temp.nim"
+if n.info ?? "temp.nim":  writeStackTrace()  # why the fuck does it process temp.nim here?
+```
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