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+import Init.Lean.Parser.Term
+open Lean
+open Lean.Parser
+
+def testParser (input : String) : IO Unit :=
+do
+env ← mkEmptyEnvironment;
+stx ← IO.ofExcept $ runParserCategory env `term input "<input>";
+IO.println stx
+
+def test (is : List String) : IO Unit :=
+is.forM $ fun input => do
+  IO.println input;
+  testParser input
+
+def testParserFailure (input : String) : IO Unit :=
+do
+env ← mkEmptyEnvironment;
+match runParserCategory env `term input "<input>" with
+| Except.ok stx    => throw (IO.userError ("unexpected success\n" ++ toString stx))
+| Except.error msg => IO.println ("failed as expected, error: " ++ msg)
+
+def testFailures (is : List String) : IO Unit :=
+is.forM $ fun input => do
+  IO.println input;
+  testParserFailure input
+
+def main (xs : List String) : IO Unit :=
+do
+test [
+"`(a::b)",
+"match_syntax a with | `($f $a) => f | _ => Syntax.missing",
+"Prod.mk",
+"x.{u, v+1}",
+"x.{u}",
+"x",
+"x.{max u v}",
+"x.{max u v, 0}",
+"f 0 1",
+"f.{u+1} \"foo\" x",
+"(f x, 0, 1)",
+"()",
+"(f x)",
+"(f x : Type)",
+"h (f x) (g y)",
+"if x then f x else g x",
+"if h : x then f x h else g x h",
+"have p x y from f x; g this",
+"suffices h : p x y from f x; g this",
+"show p x y from f x",
+"fun x y => f y x",
+"fun (x y : Nat) => f y x",
+"fun (x, y) => f y x",
+"fun z (x, y) => f y x",
+"fun ⟨x, y⟩ ⟨z, w⟩ => f y x w z",
+"fun (Prod.mk x y) => f y x",
+"{ x := 10, y := 20 }",
+"{ x := 10, y := 20, }",
+"{ x // p x 10 }",
+"{ x : Nat // p x 10 }",
+"{ .. }",
+"{ Prod . fst := 10, .. }",
+"a[i]",
+"f [10, 20]",
+"g a[x+2]",
+"g f.a.1.2.bla x.1.a",
+"x+y*z < 10/3",
+"id (α := Nat) 10",
+"(x : a)",
+"a -> b",
+"{x : a} -> b",
+"{a : Type} -> [HasToString a] -> (x : a) -> b",
+"f ({x : a} -> b)",
+"f (x : a) -> b",
+"f ((x : a) -> b)",
+"(f : (n : Nat) → Vector Nat n) -> Nat",
+"∀ x y (z : Nat), x > y -> x > y - z",
+"
+match x with
+| some x => true
+| none => false",
+"
+match x with
+| some y => match y with
+  | some (a, b) => a + b
+  | none        => 1
+| none => 0
+",
+"Type u",
+"Sort v",
+"Type 1",
+"f Type 1",
+"let x := 0; x + 1",
+"let x : Nat := 0; x + 1",
+"let f (x : Nat) := x + 1; f 0",
+"let f {α : Type} (a : α) : α := a; f 10",
+"let f (x) := x + 1; f 10 + f 20",
+"let (x, y) := f 10; x + y",
+"let { fst := x, .. } := f 10; x + x",
+"let x.y := f 10; x",
+"let x.1 := f 10; x",
+"let x[i].y := f 10; x",
+"let x[i] := f 20; x",
+"-x + y",
+"!x",
+"¬ a ∧ b",
+"
+do
+  x ← f a;
+  x : Nat ← f a;
+  g x;
+  let y := g x;
+  (a, b) <- h x y;
+  let (a, b) := (b, a);
+  pure (a + b)",
+"do { x ← f a; pure $ a + a }",
+"let f : Nat → Nat → Nat
+   | 0, a   => a + 10
+   | n+1, b => n * b;
+f 20",
+"max a b"
+];
+testFailures [
+"f {x : a} -> b",
+"(x := 20)",
+"let x 10; x",
+"let x := y"
+]
+
+#eval main []