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## Reusable objects to simplify code generation using templates

type
    GeneratorKind* = enum
        ## A code generator enumeration
        Literal,
    CodeGenerator* = object
        ## A generic code generator
        case kind*: GeneratorKind
            of Literal:
                lit: string


proc generate*(self: CodeGenerator): string =
    ## Generates the source code for the given
    ## code generator object and returns it
    case self.kind:
        of Literal:
            return self.lit