Nim — Intentionally Invalid
Intentionally invalid Nim for nim check error paths.
proc broken(
echo "missing"
Specifications
- Language
- nim
- Role
- intentionally invalid
- Valid
- false
What is a .nim file?
Nim (.nim) source files contain programs in the Nim systems language, which compiles to C/C++/JS with Python-like syntax.
How to use this file
Use example .nim files to test Nim language servers and highlighters on procs, objects, and error fixtures.
How to use this file for testing
“Nim — Intentionally Invalid” is a deterministic Novus Examples fixture for Error handling, Code parsing, Editor testing. Deliberately corrupt and invalid files, clearly labelled, for testing how your tool fails.
Documented properties for this file: intentionally invalid · nim · intentionally invalid. Compare results against paired or grouped companions on this page when present (clean↔damaged, searchable↔scanned, or format twins) so scores stay reproducible across runs.
Download the file once, keep the path stable in CI or local scripts, and treat the spec table as the contract: dimensions, seeds, field lists, and roles are intentional. Corrupt or invalid samples are labelled as such — expect parsers to fail loudly rather than silently accept them.
This is a short, known-correct source file. Run it through your syntax highlighter, linter, formatter, tree-sitter grammar, or parser, and open it in the in-browser editor to tweak and re-download. Each snippet exercises comments, string escapes, literals, and language keywords.
Code examples
nim c -r intentionally-invalid-nim.nimRelated files
- cljClojure — Intentionally InvalidIntentionally invalid Clojure (unbalanced forms) for clj-kondo-style tests.
- f90Fortran — Intentionally InvalidIntentionally invalid Fortran for compiler error fixtures.
- goGo — Intentionally InvalidIntentionally invalid Go syntax for gofmt/parser failure tests.
- hsHaskell — Intentionally InvalidIntentionally invalid Haskell (unterminated string) for parser failure tests.
- jsJavaScript — Intentionally Invalid SyntaxIntentionally corrupt JavaScript object literal — labelled invalid for error handling. Labelled intentionally invalid in title and description.
- jsonJSON — Intentionally Invalid (Lint Fixture)Intentionally invalid JSON (unquoted key + trailing) for strict parser failure tests. Labelled intentionally invalid in title and description.
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