diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a345654..704e960 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ test/tdom
 test/tserialization
 test/tjson
 test/yamlTestSuite
+test/tquickstart
 test/*.exe
 test/*.pdb
 test/*.ilk
@@ -19,4 +20,5 @@ bench/json
 docout
 doc/rstPreproc
 doc/tmp.rst
+doc/**/code
 yaml-dev-kit
diff --git a/doc/snippets/quickstart/00/00-code.nim b/doc/snippets/quickstart/00/00-code.nim
index b1bec26..6354883 100644
--- a/doc/snippets/quickstart/00/00-code.nim
+++ b/doc/snippets/quickstart/00/00-code.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import yaml
+import yaml.serialization, streams
 type Person = object
   name : string
   age  : int32
diff --git a/doc/snippets/quickstart/00/01-out.yaml b/doc/snippets/quickstart/00/01-out.yaml
index 46d0583..207ff5c 100644
--- a/doc/snippets/quickstart/00/01-out.yaml
+++ b/doc/snippets/quickstart/00/01-out.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 %YAML 1.2
---- !nim:system:seq(nim:custom:Person)
--
+--- !nim:system:seq(nim:custom:Person) 
+- 
   name: Karl Koch
   age: 23
--
+- 
   name: Peter Pan
-  age: 12
\ No newline at end of file
+  age: 12
diff --git a/doc/snippets/quickstart/01/00-code.nim b/doc/snippets/quickstart/01/00-code.nim
index 3ceb4ce..19bff02 100644
--- a/doc/snippets/quickstart/01/00-code.nim
+++ b/doc/snippets/quickstart/01/00-code.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import yaml
+import yaml.serialization, streams
 type Person = object
   name : string
   age  : int32
diff --git a/doc/snippets/quickstart/02/00-code.nim b/doc/snippets/quickstart/02/00-code.nim
index 2e80785..1743b07 100644
--- a/doc/snippets/quickstart/02/00-code.nim
+++ b/doc/snippets/quickstart/02/00-code.nim
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-import yaml
+import yaml.serialization, yaml.presenter, streams
 type Person = object
   name: string
   age: int32
 
-var personList: seq[Person]
+var personList = newSeq[Person]()
 personList.add(Person(name: "Karl Koch", age: 23))
 personList.add(Person(name: "Peter Pan", age: 12))
 
-var s = newFileStream("out.yaml")
+var s = newFileStream("out.yaml", fmWrite)
 dump(personList, s, options = defineOptions(
     style = psCanonical,
     indentationStep = 3,
diff --git a/doc/snippets/quickstart/02/01-out.yaml b/doc/snippets/quickstart/02/01-out.yaml
index 76b4fc0..ac7ffcd 100644
--- a/doc/snippets/quickstart/02/01-out.yaml
+++ b/doc/snippets/quickstart/02/01-out.yaml
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 %YAML 1.1
---- !nim:system:seq(nim:custom:Person)
-[
-    !nim:custom:Person {
+--- 
+!nim:system:seq(nim:custom:Person) [
+   !nim:custom:Person {
       ? !!str "name"
       : !!str "Karl Koch",
       ? !!str "age"
       : !nim:system:int32 "23"
-    },
-    !nim:custom:Person {
+   },
+   !nim:custom:Person {
       ? !!str "name"
       : !!str "Peter Pan",
       ? !!str "age"
       : !nim:system:int32 "12"
-    }
-]
\ No newline at end of file
+   }
+]
diff --git a/doc/snippets/quickstart/03/00-code.nim b/doc/snippets/quickstart/03/00-code.nim
index 0e97b6c..e812eca 100644
--- a/doc/snippets/quickstart/03/00-code.nim
+++ b/doc/snippets/quickstart/03/00-code.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import yaml
+import yaml.serialization, streams
 type
   Node = ref NodeObj
   NodeObj = object
diff --git a/doc/snippets/quickstart/03/01-out.yaml b/doc/snippets/quickstart/03/01-out.yaml
index 25e569e..4762270 100644
--- a/doc/snippets/quickstart/03/01-out.yaml
+++ b/doc/snippets/quickstart/03/01-out.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 %YAML 1.2
---- !nim:custom:NodeObj &a
+--- !nim:custom:NodeObj &a 
 name: Node 1
-left:
+left: 
   name: Node 2
   left: !!null ~
-  right: &b
+  right: &b 
     name: Node 3
     left: *a
     right: !!null ~
-right: *b
\ No newline at end of file
+right: *b
diff --git a/doc/snippets/quickstart/04/00-code.nim b/doc/snippets/quickstart/04/00-code.nim
index 983ae94..c698008 100644
--- a/doc/snippets/quickstart/04/00-code.nim
+++ b/doc/snippets/quickstart/04/00-code.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import yaml
+import yaml.serialization, streams
 type
   Node = ref NodeObj
   NodeObj = object
diff --git a/doc/snippets/quickstart/05/00-code.nim b/doc/snippets/quickstart/05/00-code.nim
index 411fb58..f2b7d9f 100644
--- a/doc/snippets/quickstart/05/00-code.nim
+++ b/doc/snippets/quickstart/05/00-code.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import yaml
+import yaml, streams
 type Mob = object
   level, experience: int32
   drops: seq[string]
@@ -9,6 +9,5 @@ setTagUri(seq[string], "!Drops")
 var mob = Mob(level: 42, experience: 1800, drops:
     @["Sword of Mob Slaying"])
 var s = newFileStream("out.yaml", fmWrite)
-dump(mob, s,
-      options = defineOptions(tagStyle = tsAll))
+dump(mob, s, tagStyle = tsAll)
 s.close()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/snippets/quickstart/05/01-out.yaml b/doc/snippets/quickstart/05/01-out.yaml
index cf6deba..b3c155a 100644
--- a/doc/snippets/quickstart/05/01-out.yaml
+++ b/doc/snippets/quickstart/05/01-out.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %YAML 1.2
---- !Mob
+--- !Mob 
 !nim:field level: !nim:system:int32 42
 !nim:field experience: !nim:system:int32 1800
-!nim:field drops: !Drops [!!str Sword of Mob Slaying]
\ No newline at end of file
+!nim:field drops: !Drops [!!str Sword of Mob Slaying]
diff --git a/doc/snippets/quickstart/06/00-code.nim b/doc/snippets/quickstart/06/00-code.nim
index 7b91553..babe9f3 100644
--- a/doc/snippets/quickstart/06/00-code.nim
+++ b/doc/snippets/quickstart/06/00-code.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import yaml
+import yaml.serialization, yaml.presenter, streams
 type Person = object
   name : string
   age  : int32
diff --git a/doc/snippets/quickstart/06/01-out.yaml b/doc/snippets/quickstart/06/01-out.yaml
index 3be727c..06befc2 100644
--- a/doc/snippets/quickstart/06/01-out.yaml
+++ b/doc/snippets/quickstart/06/01-out.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 [
   {
     "name": "Karl Koch",
@@ -7,4 +8,4 @@
     "name": "Peter Pan",
     "age": 12
   }
-]
\ No newline at end of file
+]
diff --git a/doc/snippets/quickstart/07/00-code.nim b/doc/snippets/quickstart/07/00-code.nim
index cf86f03..1312ee5 100644
--- a/doc/snippets/quickstart/07/00-code.nim
+++ b/doc/snippets/quickstart/07/00-code.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import yaml
+import yaml.serialization, streams
 type Person = object
   name : string
   age  : int32
diff --git a/doc/snippets/quickstart/08/00/00-code.nim b/doc/snippets/quickstart/08/00/00-code.nim
index 323c410..4bf5947 100644
--- a/doc/snippets/quickstart/08/00/00-code.nim
+++ b/doc/snippets/quickstart/08/00/00-code.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import yaml
+import yaml, streams
 type
   Person = object
     name: string
diff --git a/doc/snippets/quickstart/08/01/00-code.nim b/doc/snippets/quickstart/08/01/00-code.nim
index e1ada99..59b0f84 100644
--- a/doc/snippets/quickstart/08/01/00-code.nim
+++ b/doc/snippets/quickstart/08/01/00-code.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import yaml
+import yaml, streams
 type Person = object
   name: string
 
diff --git a/test/tquickstart.nim b/test/tquickstart.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd88c43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tquickstart.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+import unittest, os, osproc, macros, strutils, streams
+
+proc inputTest(path: string): bool =
+  let
+    inFileOrig = path / "01-in.yaml"
+    inFileDest = path / "in.yaml"
+    codeFileOrig = path / "00-code.nim"
+    codeFileDest = path / "code.nim"
+    exeFileDest = when defined(windows): path / "code.exe" else: path / "code"
+    currentDir = getCurrentDir()
+    basePath = currentDir / ".."
+    absolutePath = currentDir / path
+  copyFile(inFileOrig, inFileDest)
+  copyFile(codeFileOrig, codeFileDest)
+  defer:
+    removeFile(inFileDest)
+    removeFile(codeFileDest)
+  var process = startProcess("nim c --hints:off -p:" & escape(basePath) &
+      " code.nim", path, [], nil, {poStdErrToStdOut, poEvalCommand})
+  setCurrentDir(currentDir) # workaround for https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4867
+  defer:
+    process.close()
+  if process.waitForExit() != 0:
+    echo "compiler output:"
+    echo "================\n"
+    echo process.outputStream().readAll()
+    result = false
+  else:
+    defer: removeFile(exeFileDest)
+    process.close()
+    process = startProcess(absolutePath / "code", absolutePath, [], nil,
+        {poStdErrToStdOut, poEvalCommand})
+    setCurrentDir(currentDir) # workaround for https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4867
+    if process.waitForExit() != 0:
+      echo "executable output:"
+      echo "==================\n"
+      echo process.outputStream().readAll()
+      result = false
+    else: result = true
+
+proc outputTest(path: string): bool =
+  let
+    codeFileOrig = path / "00-code.nim"
+    codeFileDest = path / "code.nim"
+    exeFileDest = when defined(windows): path / "code.exe" else: path / "code"
+    currentDir = getCurrentDir()
+    basePath = currentDir / ".."
+    absolutePath = currentDir / path
+  copyFile(codeFileOrig, codeFileDest)
+  defer: removeFile(codeFileDest)
+  var process = startProcess("nim c --hints:off -p:" & escape(basePath) &
+      " code.nim", path, [], nil, {poStdErrToStdOut, poEvalCommand})
+  defer: process.close()
+  setCurrentDir(currentDir) # workaround for https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4867
+  if process.waitForExit() != 0:
+    echo "compiler output:"
+    echo "================\n"
+    echo process.outputStream().readAll()
+    result = false
+  else:
+    defer: removeFile(exeFileDest)
+    process.close()
+    process = startProcess(absolutePath / "code", absolutePath, [], nil,
+        {poStdErrToStdOut, poEvalCommand})
+    setCurrentDir(currentDir) # workaround for https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4867
+    if process.waitForExit() != 0:
+      echo "executable output:"
+      echo "==================\n"
+      echo process.outputStream().readAll()
+      result = false
+    else:
+      var
+        expected = open(path / "01-out.yaml", fmRead)
+        actual = open(path / "out.yaml", fmRead)
+        lineNumber = 1
+      defer:
+        expected.close()
+        actual.close()
+      var
+        expectedLine = ""
+        actualLine = ""
+      while true:
+        if expected.readLine(expectedLine):
+          if actual.readLine(actualLine):
+            if expectedLine != actualLine:
+              echo "difference at line #", lineNumber, ':'
+              echo "expected: ", escape(expectedLine)
+              echo "  actual: ", escape(actualLine)
+              return false
+          else:
+            echo "actual output has fewer lines than expected; ",
+                "first missing line: #", lineNumber
+            echo "expected: ", escape(expectedLine)
+            return false
+        else:
+          if actual.readLine(actualLine):
+            echo "actual output has more lines than expected; ",
+                "first unexpected line: #", lineNumber
+            echo "content: ", escape(actualLine)
+            return false
+          else: break
+        lineNumber.inc()
+      result = true
+
+proc testsFor(path: string, root: bool = true, titlePrefix: string = ""):
+    NimNode {.compileTime.} =
+  result = newStmtList()
+  let title = titlePrefix & slurp(path / "title").splitLines()[0]
+  if fileExists(path / "00-code.nim"):
+    var test = newCall("test", newLit(title))
+    if fileExists(path / "01-in.yaml"):
+      test.add(newCall("doAssert", newCall("inputTest", newLit(path))))
+    elif fileExists(path / "01-out.yaml"):
+      test.add(newCall("doAssert", newCall("outputTest", newLit(path))))
+    else:
+      echo "Error: neither 01-in.yaml nor 01-out.yaml exists in " & path & '!'
+      quit 1
+    result.add(test)
+  for kind, childPath in walkDir(path):
+    if kind == pcDir:
+      if childPath != path / "nimcache":
+        result.add(testsFor(childPath, false, if root: "" else: title & ' '))
+  if root:
+    result = newCall("suite", newLit(title), result)
+
+macro genTests(): untyped = testsFor("../doc/snippets/quickstart")
+
+genTests()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/yaml/serialization.nim b/yaml/serialization.nim
index df95ac5..756b52e 100644
--- a/yaml/serialization.nim
+++ b/yaml/serialization.nim
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 
 import tables, typetraits, strutils, macros, streams
 import parser, taglib, presenter, stream, ../private/internal, hints
+export stream
+  # *something* in here needs externally visible `==`(x,y: AnchorId),
+  # but I cannot figure out what. binding it would be the better option.
 
 type
   SerializationContext* = ref object