Lua: use package pandoc-lua-marshal (#7719)

The marshaling functions for pandoc's AST are extracted into a separate
package. The package comes with a number of changes:

  - Pandoc's List module was rewritten in C, thereby improving error
    messages.

  - Lists of `Block` and `Inline` elements are marshaled using the new
    list types `Blocks` and `Inlines`, respectively. These types
    currently behave identical to the generic List type, but give better
    error messages. This also opens up the possibility of adding
    element-specific methods to these lists in the future.

  - Elements of type `MetaValue` are no longer pushed as values which
    have `.t` and `.tag` properties. This was already true for
    `MetaString` and `MetaBool` values, which are still marshaled as Lua
    strings and booleans, respectively. Affected values:

      + `MetaBlocks` values are marshaled as a `Blocks` list;

      + `MetaInlines` values are marshaled as a `Inlines` list;

      + `MetaList` values are marshaled as a generic pandoc `List`s.

      + `MetaMap` values are marshaled as plain tables and no longer
        given any metatable.

  - The test suite for marshaled objects and their constructors has
    been extended and improved.

  - A bug in Citation objects, where setting a citation's suffix
    modified it's prefix, has been fixed.

1 files changed, 86 insertions, 758 deletions

diff --git a/test/lua/module/pandoc.lua b/test/lua/module/pandoc.lua
index 2849eedbf..1cf777675 100644
--- a/test/lua/module/pandoc.lua
+++ b/test/lua/module/pandoc.lua
@@ -8,715 +8,124 @@ function os_is_windows ()
   return package.config:sub(1,1) == '\\'
 end
 
+-- Constructor behavior is tested in the hslua-pandoc-types module, so
+-- we just make sure the functions are present.
 return {
-  group 'Attr' {
-    group 'Constructor' {
+  group 'Constructors' {
+    group 'Misc' {
       test('pandoc.Attr is a function', function ()
         assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.Attr), 'function')
       end),
-      test('returns null-Attr if no arguments are given', function ()
-        local attr = pandoc.Attr()
-        assert.are_equal(attr.identifier, '')
-        assert.are_same(attr.classes, {})
-        assert.are_same(#attr.attributes, 0)
-      end),
-      test(
-        'accepts string-indexed table or list of pairs as attributes',
-        function ()
-          local attributes_list = {{'one', '1'}, {'two', '2'}}
-          local attr_from_list = pandoc.Attr('', {}, attributes_list)
-
-          assert.are_equal(attr_from_list.attributes.one, '1')
-          assert.are_equal(attr_from_list.attributes.two, '2')
-
-          local attributes_table = {one = '1', two = '2'}
-          local attr_from_table = pandoc.Attr('', {}, attributes_table)
-          assert.are_equal(
-            attr_from_table.attributes,
-            pandoc.AttributeList(attributes_table)
-          )
-          assert.are_equal(attr_from_table.attributes.one, '1')
-          assert.are_equal(attr_from_table.attributes.two, '2')
-        end
-      )
-    },
-    group 'Properties' {
-      test('has t and tag property', function ()
-        local attr = pandoc.Attr('')
-        assert.are_equal(attr.t, 'Attr')
-        assert.are_equal(attr.tag, 'Attr')
-      end)
-    },
-    group 'AttributeList' {
-      test('allows access via fields', function ()
-        local attributes = pandoc.Attr('', {}, {{'a', '1'}, {'b', '2'}}).attributes
-        assert.are_equal(attributes.a, '1')
-        assert.are_equal(attributes.b, '2')
-      end),
-      test('allows access to pairs via numerical indexing', function ()
-        local attributes = pandoc.Attr('', {}, {{'a', '1'}, {'b', '2'}}).attributes
-        assert.are_same(attributes[1], {'a', '1'})
-        assert.are_same(attributes[2], {'b', '2'})
-      end),
-      test('allows replacing a pair', function ()
-        local attributes = pandoc.AttributeList{{'a', '1'}, {'b', '2'}}
-        attributes[1] = {'t','five'}
-        assert.are_same(attributes[1], {'t', 'five'})
-        assert.are_same(attributes[2], {'b', '2'})
-      end),
-      test('allows to remove a pair', function ()
-         local attributes = pandoc.AttributeList{{'a', '1'}, {'b', '2'}}
-         attributes[1] = nil
-         assert.are_equal(#attributes, 1)
-      end),
-      test('adds entries by field name', function ()
-        local attributes = pandoc.Attr('',{}, {{'c', '1'}, {'d', '2'}}).attributes
-        attributes.e = '3'
-        assert.are_same(
-          attributes,
-          -- checking the full AttributeList would "duplicate" entries
-          pandoc.AttributeList{{'c', '1'}, {'d', '2'}, {'e', '3'}}
-        )
+      test('pandoc.AttributeList is a function', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.AttributeList), 'function')
       end),
-      test('deletes entries by field name', function ()
-        local attributes = pandoc.Attr('',{}, {a = '1', b = '2'}).attributes
-        attributes.a = nil
-        assert.is_nil(attributes.a)
-        assert.are_same(attributes, pandoc.AttributeList{{'b', '2'}})
-      end),
-      test('remains unchanged if deleted key did not exist', function ()
-        local assoc_list = pandoc.List:new {{'alpha', 'x'}, {'beta', 'y'}}
-        local attributes = pandoc.Attr('', {}, assoc_list).attributes
-        attributes.a = nil
-        local new_assoc_list = pandoc.List()
-        for k, v in pairs(attributes) do
-          new_assoc_list:insert({k, v})
-        end
-        assert.are_same(new_assoc_list, assoc_list)
-      end),
-      test('gives key-value pairs when iterated-over', function ()
-        local attributes = {width = '11', height = '22', name = 'test'}
-        local attr = pandoc.Attr('', {}, attributes)
-        local count = 0
-        for k, v in pairs(attr.attributes) do
-          assert.are_equal(attributes[k], v)
-          count = count + 1
-        end
-        assert.are_equal(count, 3)
-      end)
-    },
-    group 'HTML-like attribute tables' {
-      test('in element constructor', function ()
-        local html_attributes = {
-          id = 'the-id',
-          class = 'class1 class2',
-          width = '11',
-          height = '12'
-        }
-        local attr = pandoc.Span('test', html_attributes).attr
-        assert.are_equal(attr.identifier, 'the-id')
-        assert.are_equal(attr.classes[1], 'class1')
-        assert.are_equal(attr.classes[2], 'class2')
-        assert.are_equal(attr.attributes.width, '11')
-        assert.are_equal(attr.attributes.height, '12')
-      end),
-      test('element attr setter', function ()
-        local html_attributes = {
-          id = 'the-id',
-          class = 'class1 class2',
-          width = "11",
-          height = "12"
-        }
-        local span = pandoc.Span 'test'
-        span.attr = html_attributes
-        span = span:clone() -- normalize
-        assert.are_equal(span.attr.identifier, 'the-id')
-        assert.are_equal(span.attr.classes[1], 'class1')
-        assert.are_equal(span.attr.classes[2], 'class2')
-        assert.are_equal(span.attr.attributes.width, '11')
-        assert.are_equal(span.attr.attributes.height, '12')
-      end),
-      test('element attrbutes setter', function ()
-        local attributes = {
-          width = "11",
-          height = "12"
-        }
-        local span = pandoc.Span 'test'
-        span.attributes = attributes
-        assert.are_equal(span.attr.attributes.width, '11')
-        assert.are_equal(span.attr.attributes.height, '12')
-      end)
-    }
-  },
-  group "Inline elements" {
-    group 'Cite' {
-      test('has property `content`', function ()
-        local cite = pandoc.Cite({pandoc.Emph 'important'}, {})
-        assert.are_same(cite.content, {pandoc.Emph {pandoc.Str 'important'}})
-
-        cite.content = 'boring'
-        assert.are_equal(cite, pandoc.Cite({pandoc.Str 'boring'}, {}))
-      end),
-      test('has list of citations in property `cite`', function ()
-        local citations = {
-          pandoc.Citation('einstein1905', 'NormalCitation')
-        }
-        local cite = pandoc.Cite('relativity', citations)
-        assert.are_same(cite.citations, citations)
-
-        local new_citations = {
-          citations[1],
-          pandoc.Citation('Poincaré1905', 'NormalCitation')
-        }
-        cite.citations = new_citations
-        assert.are_equal(cite, pandoc.Cite({'relativity'}, new_citations))
+      test('pandoc.Citation is a function', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.Citation), 'function')
       end),
-    },
-    group 'Code' {
-      test('has property `attr`', function ()
-        local code = pandoc.Code('true', {id='true', foo='bar'})
-        assert.are_equal(code.attr, pandoc.Attr('true', {}, {{'foo', 'bar'}}))
-
-        code.attr = {id='t', fubar='quux'}
-        assert.are_equal(
-          pandoc.Code('true', pandoc.Attr('t', {}, {{'fubar', 'quux'}})),
-          code
-        )
+      test('pandoc.SimpleTable is a function', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.SimpleTable), 'function')
       end),
-      test('has property `text`', function ()
-        local code = pandoc.Code('true')
-        assert.are_equal(code.text, 'true')
-
-        code.text = '1 + 1'
-        assert.are_equal(pandoc.Code('1 + 1'), code)
+      test('pandoc.Meta is a function', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.Meta), 'function')
+      end),
+      test('pandoc.Pandoc is a function', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.Pandoc), 'function')
       end),
     },
-    group 'Emph' {
-      test('has property `content`', function ()
-        local elem = pandoc.Emph{'two', pandoc.Space(), 'words'}
-        assert.are_same(
-          elem.content,
-          {pandoc.Str 'two', pandoc.Space(), pandoc.Str 'words'}
-        )
-        elem.content = {'word'}
-        assert.are_equal(elem, pandoc.Emph{'word'})
-      end)
-    },
-    group 'Image' {
-      test('has property `caption`', function ()
-        local img = pandoc.Image('example', 'a.png')
-        assert.are_same(img.caption, {pandoc.Str 'example'})
-
-        img.caption = 'A'
-        assert.are_equal(img, pandoc.Image({'A'}, 'a.png'))
+    group "Inline elements" {
+      test('pandoc.AttributeList is a function', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.Cite), 'function')
       end),
-      test('has property `src`', function ()
-        local img = pandoc.Image('example', 'sample.png')
-        assert.are_same(img.src, 'sample.png')
-
-        img.src = 'example.svg'
-        assert.are_equal(img, pandoc.Image('example', 'example.svg'))
+      test('pandoc.AttributeList is a function', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.Code), 'function')
       end),
-      test('has property `title`', function ()
-        local img = pandoc.Image('here', 'img.gif', 'example')
-        assert.are_same(img.title, 'example')
-
-        img.title = 'a'
-        assert.are_equal(img, pandoc.Image('here', 'img.gif', 'a'))
+      test('pandoc.Emph is a function', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.Emph), 'function')
       end),
-      test('has property `attr`', function ()
-        local img = pandoc.Image('up', 'upwards.png', '', {'up', {'point'}})
-        assert.are_same(img.attr, pandoc.Attr {'up', {'point'}})
-
-        img.attr = pandoc.Attr {'up', {'point', 'button'}}
-        assert.are_equal(
-          pandoc.Image('up', 'upwards.png', nil, {'up', {'point', 'button'}}),
-          img
-        )
-      end)
-    },
-    group 'Link' {
-      test('has property `content`', function ()
-        local link = pandoc.Link('example', 'https://example.org')
-        assert.are_same(link.content, {pandoc.Str 'example'})
-
-        link.content = 'commercial'
-        link.target = 'https://example.com'
-        assert.are_equal(link, pandoc.Link('commercial', 'https://example.com'))
+      test('pandoc.Image is a function', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.Image), 'function')
       end),
-      test('has property `target`', function ()
-        local link = pandoc.Link('example', 'https://example.org')
-        assert.are_same(link.content, {pandoc.Str 'example'})
-
-        link.target = 'https://example.com'
-        assert.are_equal(link, pandoc.Link('example', 'https://example.com'))
+      test('pandoc.Link is a function', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.Link), 'function')
       end),
-      test('has property `title`', function ()
-        local link = pandoc.Link('here', 'https://example.org', 'example')
-        assert.are_same(link.title, 'example')
-
-        link.title = 'a'
-        assert.are_equal(link, pandoc.Link('here', 'https://example.org', 'a'))
+      test('pandoc.Math is a function', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.Math), 'function')
       end),
-      test('has property `attr`', function ()
-        local link = pandoc.Link('up', '../index.html', '', {'up', {'nav'}})
-        assert.are_same(link.attr, pandoc.Attr {'up', {'nav'}})
-
-        link.attr = pandoc.Attr {'up', {'nav', 'button'}}
-        assert.are_equal(
-          pandoc.Link('up', '../index.html', nil, {'up', {'nav', 'button'}}),
-          link
-        )
-      end)
-    },
-    group 'Math' {
-      test('has property `text`', function ()
-        local elem = pandoc.Math(pandoc.InlineMath, 'x^2')
-        assert.are_same(elem.text, 'x^2')
-        elem.text = 'a + b'
-        assert.are_equal(elem, pandoc.Math(pandoc.InlineMath, 'a + b'))
-      end),
-      test('has property `mathtype`', function ()
-        local elem = pandoc.Math(pandoc.InlineMath, 'x^2')
-        assert.are_same(elem.mathtype, 'InlineMath')
-        elem.mathtype = pandoc.DisplayMath
-        assert.are_equal(elem, pandoc.Math(pandoc.DisplayMath, 'x^2'))
+      test('pandoc.Note is a function', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.Note), 'function')
       end),
-    },
-    group 'Note' {
-      test('has property `content`', function ()
-        local elem = pandoc.Note{pandoc.Para {'two', pandoc.Space(), 'words'}}
-        assert.are_same(
-          elem.content,
-          {pandoc.Para {pandoc.Str 'two', pandoc.Space(), pandoc.Str 'words'}}
-        )
-        elem.content = pandoc.Plain 'word'
-        assert.are_equal(elem, pandoc.Note{'word'})
-      end)
-    },
-    group 'Quoted' {
-      test('has property `content`', function ()
-        local elem = pandoc.Quoted('SingleQuote', pandoc.Emph{'emph'})
-        assert.are_same(
-          elem.content,
-          {pandoc.Emph{pandoc.Str 'emph'}}
-        )
-        elem.content = {'word'}
-        assert.are_equal(elem, pandoc.Quoted(pandoc.SingleQuote, {'word'}))
-      end),
-      test('has property `quotetype`', function ()
-        local elem = pandoc.Quoted('SingleQuote', 'a')
-        assert.are_same(elem.quotetype, pandoc.SingleQuote)
-        elem.quotetype = 'DoubleQuote'
-        assert.are_equal(elem, pandoc.Quoted(pandoc.DoubleQuote, {'a'}))
-      end)
-    },
-    group 'SmallCaps' {
-      test('has property `content`', function ()
-        local elem = pandoc.SmallCaps{'two', pandoc.Space(), 'words'}
-        assert.are_same(
-          elem.content,
-          {pandoc.Str 'two', pandoc.Space(), pandoc.Str 'words'}
-        )
-        elem.content = {'word'}
-        assert.are_equal(elem, pandoc.SmallCaps{'word'})
-      end)
-    },
-    group 'SoftBreak' {
-      test('can be constructed', function ()
-        local sb = pandoc.SoftBreak()
-        assert.are_equal(sb.t, 'SoftBreak')
-      end)
-    },
-    group 'Span' {
-      test('has property `attr`', function ()
-        local elem = pandoc.Span('one', {'', {'number'}})
-        assert.are_same(
-          elem.attr,
-          pandoc.Attr('', {'number'})
-        )
-        elem.attr = {'', {}, {{'a', 'b'}}}
-        assert.are_equal(elem, pandoc.Span({'one'}, {a='b'}))
-      end),
-      test('has property `content`', function ()
-        local elem = pandoc.Span{'two', pandoc.Space(), 'words'}
-        assert.are_same(
-          elem.content,
-          {pandoc.Str 'two', pandoc.Space(), pandoc.Str 'words'}
-        )
-        elem.content = {'word'}
-        assert.are_equal(elem, pandoc.Span{'word'})
-      end)
-    },
-    group 'Str' {
-      test('has property `text`', function ()
-        local elem = pandoc.Str 'nein'
-        assert.are_same(elem.text, 'nein')
-        elem.text = 'doch'
-        assert.are_equal(elem, pandoc.Str 'doch')
-      end)
-    },
-    group 'Strikeout' {
-      test('has property `content`', function ()
-        local elem = pandoc.Strikeout{'two', pandoc.Space(), 'words'}
-        assert.are_same(
-          elem.content,
-          {pandoc.Str 'two', pandoc.Space(), pandoc.Str 'words'}
-        )
-        elem.content = {'word'}
-        assert.are_equal(elem, pandoc.Strikeout{'word'})
-      end)
-    },
-    group 'Strong' {
-      test('has property `content`', function ()
-        local elem = pandoc.Strong{'two', pandoc.Space(), 'words'}
-        assert.are_same(
-          elem.content,
-          {pandoc.Str 'two', pandoc.Space(), pandoc.Str 'words'}
-        )
-        elem.content = {'word'}
-        assert.are_equal(elem, pandoc.Strong{'word'})
-      end)
-    },
-    group 'Subscript' {
-      test('has property `content`', function ()
-        local elem = pandoc.Subscript{'two', pandoc.Space(), 'words'}
-        assert.are_same(
-          elem.content,
-          {pandoc.Str 'two', pandoc.Space(), pandoc.Str 'words'}
-        )
-        elem.content = {'word'}
-        assert.are_equal(elem, pandoc.Subscript{'word'})
-      end)
-    },
-    group 'Superscript' {
-      test('has property `content`', function ()
-        local elem = pandoc.Superscript{'two', pandoc.Space(), 'words'}
-        assert.are_same(
-          elem.content,
-          {pandoc.Str 'two', pandoc.Space(), pandoc.Str 'words'}
-        )
-        elem.content = {'word'}
-        assert.are_equal(elem, pandoc.Superscript{'word'})
-      end)
-    },
-    group 'Underline' {
-      test('has property `content`', function ()
-        local elem = pandoc.Underline{'two', pandoc.Space(), 'words'}
-        assert.are_same(
-          elem.content,
-          {pandoc.Str 'two', pandoc.Space(), pandoc.Str 'words'}
-        )
-        elem.content = {'word'}
-        assert.are_equal(elem, pandoc.Underline{'word'})
-      end)
-    },
-  },
-  group "Block elements" {
-    group 'BlockQuote' {
-      test('access content via property `content`', function ()
-        local elem = pandoc.BlockQuote{'word'}
-        assert.are_same(elem.content, {pandoc.Plain 'word'})
-        assert.are_equal(type(elem.content), 'table')
-
-        elem.content = {
-          pandoc.Para{pandoc.Str 'one'},
-          pandoc.Para{pandoc.Str 'two'}
-        }
-        assert.are_equal(
-          pandoc.BlockQuote{
-            pandoc.Para 'one',
-            pandoc.Para 'two'
-          },
-          elem
-        )
+      test('pandoc.Quoted is a function', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.Quoted), 'function')
       end),
-    },
-    group 'BulletList' {
-      test('access items via property `content`', function ()
-        local para = pandoc.Para 'one'
-        local blist = pandoc.BulletList{{para}}
-        assert.are_same({{para}}, blist.content)
-      end),
-      test('property `content` uses fuzzy marshalling', function ()
-        local old = pandoc.Plain 'old'
-        local new = pandoc.Plain 'new'
-        local blist = pandoc.BulletList{{old}}
-        blist.content = {{new}}
-        assert.are_same({{new}}, blist:clone().content)
-        blist.content = new
-        assert.are_same({{new}}, blist:clone().content)
+      test('pandoc.SmallCaps is a function', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.SmallCaps), 'function')
       end),
-    },
-    group 'CodeBlock' {
-      test('access code via property `text`', function ()
-        local cb = pandoc.CodeBlock('return true')
-        assert.are_equal(cb.text, 'return true')
-        assert.are_equal(type(cb.text), 'string')
-
-        cb.text = 'return nil'
-        assert.are_equal(cb, pandoc.CodeBlock('return nil'))
+      test('pandoc.SoftBreak is a function', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.SoftBreak), 'function')
       end),
-      test('access Attr via property `attr`', function ()
-        local cb = pandoc.CodeBlock('true', {'my-code', {'lua'}})
-        assert.are_equal(cb.attr, pandoc.Attr{'my-code', {'lua'}})
-        assert.are_equal(type(cb.attr), 'userdata')
-
-        cb.attr = pandoc.Attr{'my-other-code', {'java'}}
-        assert.are_equal(
-          pandoc.CodeBlock('true', {'my-other-code', {'java'}}),
-          cb
-        )
-      end)
-    },
-    group 'DefinitionList' {
-      test('access items via property `content`', function ()
-        local deflist = pandoc.DefinitionList{
-          {'apple', {{pandoc.Plain 'fruit'}, {pandoc.Plain 'company'}}},
-          {pandoc.Str 'coffee', 'Best when hot.'}
-        }
-        assert.are_equal(#deflist.content, 2)
-        assert.are_same(deflist.content[1][1], {pandoc.Str 'apple'})
-        assert.are_same(deflist.content[1][2][2],
-                         {pandoc.Plain{pandoc.Str 'company'}})
-        assert.are_same(deflist.content[2][2],
-                        {{pandoc.Plain{
-                            pandoc.Str 'Best', pandoc.Space(),
-                            pandoc.Str 'when', pandoc.Space(),
-                            pandoc.Str 'hot.'}}})
-      end),
-      test('modify items via property `content`', function ()
-        local deflist = pandoc.DefinitionList{
-          {'apple', {{{'fruit'}}, {{'company'}}}}
-        }
-        deflist.content[1][1] = pandoc.Str 'orange'
-        deflist.content[1][2][1] = {pandoc.Plain 'tasty fruit'}
-        local newlist = pandoc.DefinitionList{
-          { {pandoc.Str 'orange'},
-            {{pandoc.Plain 'tasty fruit'}, {pandoc.Plain 'company'}}
-          }
-        }
-        assert.are_equal(deflist, newlist)
+      test('pandoc.Span is a function', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.Span), 'function')
       end),
-    },
-    group 'Div' {
-      test('access content via property `content`', function ()
-        local elem = pandoc.Div{pandoc.BlockQuote{pandoc.Plain 'word'}}
-        assert.are_same(elem.content, {pandoc.BlockQuote{'word'}})
-        assert.are_equal(type(elem.content), 'table')
-
-        elem.content = {
-          pandoc.Para{pandoc.Str 'one'},
-          pandoc.Para{pandoc.Str 'two'}
-        }
-        assert.are_equal(
-          pandoc.Div{
-            pandoc.Para 'one',
-            pandoc.Para 'two'
-          },
-          elem
-        )
+      test('pandoc.Str is a function', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.Str), 'function')
       end),
-      test('access Attr via property `attr`', function ()
-        local div = pandoc.Div('word', {'my-div', {'sample'}})
-        assert.are_equal(div.attr, pandoc.Attr{'my-div', {'sample'}})
-        assert.are_equal(type(div.attr), 'userdata')
-
-        div.attr = pandoc.Attr{'my-other-div', {'example'}}
-        assert.are_equal(
-          pandoc.Div('word', {'my-other-div', {'example'}}),
-          div
-        )
-      end)
-    },
-    group 'Header' {
-      test('access inlines via property `content`', function ()
-        local header = pandoc.Header(1, 'test')
-        assert.are_same(header.content, {pandoc.Str 'test'})
-
-        header.content = {'new text'}
-        assert.are_equal(header, pandoc.Header(1, {'new text'}))
+      test('pandoc.Strikeout is a function', function ()
+      assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.Strikeout), 'function')
       end),
-      test('access Attr via property `attr`', function ()
-        local header = pandoc.Header(1, 'test', {'my-test'})
-        assert.are_same(header.attr, pandoc.Attr{'my-test'})
-
-        header.attr = 'second-test'
-        assert.are_equal(header, pandoc.Header(1, 'test', 'second-test'))
+      test('pandoc.Strong is a function', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.Strong), 'function')
       end),
-      test('access level via property `level`', function ()
-        local header = pandoc.Header(3, 'test')
-        assert.are_same(header.level, 3)
-
-        header.level = 2
-        assert.are_equal(header, pandoc.Header(2, 'test'))
+      test('pandoc.Subscript is a function', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.Subscript), 'function')
       end),
-    },
-    group 'LineBlock' {
-      test('access lines via property `content`', function ()
-        local spc = pandoc.Space()
-        local lineblock = pandoc.LineBlock{
-          {'200', spc, 'Main', spc, 'St.'},
-          {'Berkeley', spc, 'CA', spc, '94718'}
-        }
-        assert.are_equal(#lineblock.content, 2) -- has two lines
-        assert.are_same(lineblock.content[2][1], pandoc.Str 'Berkeley')
-      end),
-      test('modifying `content` alter the element', function ()
-        local spc = pandoc.Space()
-        local lineblock = pandoc.LineBlock{
-          {'200', spc, 'Main', spc, 'St.'},
-          {'Berkeley', spc, 'CA', spc, '94718'}
-        }
-        lineblock.content[1][1] = '404'
-        assert.are_same(
-          lineblock:clone().content[1],
-          {pandoc.Str '404', spc, pandoc.Str 'Main', spc, pandoc.Str 'St.'}
-        )
-
-        lineblock.content = {{'line1'}, {'line2'}}
-        assert.are_same(
-          lineblock:clone(),
-          pandoc.LineBlock{
-            {pandoc.Str 'line1'},
-            {pandoc.Str 'line2'}
-          }
-        )
-      end)
-    },
-    group 'OrderedList' {
-      test('access items via property `content`', function ()
-        local para = pandoc.Plain 'one'
-        local olist = pandoc.OrderedList{{para}}
-        assert.are_same({{para}}, olist.content)
-      end),
-      test('forgiving constructor', function ()
-        local plain = pandoc.Plain 'old'
-        local olist = pandoc.OrderedList({plain}, {3, 'Example', 'Period'})
-        local listAttribs = pandoc.ListAttributes(3, 'Example', 'Period')
-        assert.are_same(olist.listAttributes, listAttribs)
-      end),
-      test('has list attribute aliases', function ()
-        local olist = pandoc.OrderedList({}, {4, 'Decimal', 'OneParen'})
-        assert.are_equal(olist.start, 4)
-        assert.are_equal(olist.style, 'Decimal')
-        assert.are_equal(olist.delimiter, 'OneParen')
-      end)
-                        },
-    group 'Para' {
-      test('access inline via property `content`', function ()
-        local para = pandoc.Para{'Moin, ', pandoc.Space(), 'Sylt!'}
-        assert.are_same(
-          para.content,
-          {pandoc.Str 'Moin, ', pandoc.Space(), pandoc.Str 'Sylt!'}
-        )
+      test('pandoc.Superscript is a function', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.Superscript), 'function')
       end),
-      test('modifying `content` changes the element', function ()
-        local para = pandoc.Para{'Moin, ', pandoc.Space(), pandoc.Str 'Sylt!'}
-
-        para.content[3] = 'Hamburg!'
-        assert.are_same(
-          para:clone().content,
-          {pandoc.Str 'Moin, ', pandoc.Space(), pandoc.Str 'Hamburg!'}
-        )
-
-        para.content = 'Huh'
-        assert.are_same(
-          para:clone().content,
-          {pandoc.Str 'Huh'}
-        )
+      test('pandoc.Underline is a function', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.Underline), 'function')
       end),
     },
-    group 'RawBlock' {
-      test('access raw content via property `text`', function ()
-        local raw = pandoc.RawBlock('markdown', '- one')
-        assert.are_equal(type(raw.text), 'string')
-        assert.are_equal(raw.text, '- one')
-
-        raw.text = '+ one'
-        assert.are_equal(raw, pandoc.RawBlock('markdown', '+ one'))
+    group "Block elements" {
+      test('pandoc.BlockQuote is a function', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.BlockQuote), 'function')
       end),
-      test('access Format via property `format`', function ()
-        local raw = pandoc.RawBlock('markdown', '* hi')
-        assert.are_equal(type(raw.format), 'string')
-        assert.are_equal(raw.format, 'markdown')
-
-        raw.format = 'org'
-        assert.are_equal(pandoc.RawBlock('org', '* hi'), raw)
-      end)
-    },
-    group 'Table' {
-      test('access Attr via property `attr`', function ()
-        local caption = {long = {pandoc.Plain 'cap'}}
-        local tbl = pandoc.Table(caption, {}, {{}, {}}, {}, {{}, {}},
-                                 {'my-tbl', {'a'}})
-        assert.are_equal(tbl.attr, pandoc.Attr{'my-tbl', {'a'}})
-
-        tbl.attr = pandoc.Attr{'my-other-tbl', {'b'}}
-        assert.are_equal(
-          pandoc.Table(caption, {}, {{}, {}}, {}, {{}, {}},
-                       {'my-other-tbl', {'b'}}),
-          tbl
-        )
+      test('pandoc.BulletList is a function', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.BulletList), 'function')
       end),
-      test('access caption via property `caption`', function ()
-        local caption = {long = {pandoc.Plain 'cap'}}
-        local tbl = pandoc.Table(caption, {}, {{}, {}}, {}, {{}, {}})
-        assert.are_same(tbl.caption, {long = {pandoc.Plain 'cap'}})
-
-        tbl.caption.short = 'brief'
-        tbl.caption.long  = {pandoc.Plain 'extended'}
-
-        local new_caption = {
-          short = 'brief',
-          long = {pandoc.Plain 'extended'}
-        }
-        assert.are_equal(
-          pandoc.Table(new_caption, {}, {{}, {}}, {}, {{}, {}}),
-          tbl
-        )
+      test('pandoc.CodeBlock is a function', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.CodeBlock), 'function')
       end),
-      test('access column specifiers via property `colspecs`', function ()
-        local colspecs = {{pandoc.AlignCenter, 1}}
-        local tbl = pandoc.Table({long = {}}, colspecs, {{}, {}}, {}, {{}, {}})
-        assert.are_same(tbl.colspecs, colspecs)
-
-        tbl.colspecs[1][1] = pandoc.AlignRight
-        tbl.colspecs[1][2] = nil
-
-        local new_colspecs = {{pandoc.AlignRight}}
-        assert.are_equal(
-          pandoc.Table({long = {}}, new_colspecs, {{}, {}}, {}, {{}, {}}),
-          tbl
-        )
+      test('pandoc.DefinitionList is a function', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.DefinitionList), 'function')
       end),
-      test('access table head via property `head`', function ()
-        local head = {pandoc.Attr{'tbl-head'}, {}}
-        local tbl = pandoc.Table({long = {}}, {}, head, {}, {{}, {}})
-        assert.are_same(tbl.head, head)
-
-        tbl.head[1] = pandoc.Attr{'table-head'}
-
-        local new_head = {'table-head', {}}
-        assert.are_equal(
-          pandoc.Table({long = {}}, {}, new_head, {}, {{}, {}}),
-          tbl
-        )
+      test('pandoc.Div is a function', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.Div), 'function')
       end),
-      test('access table head via property `head`', function ()
-        local foot = {{id = 'tbl-foot'}, {}}
-        local tbl = pandoc.Table({long = {}}, {}, {{}, {}}, {}, foot)
-        assert.are_same(tbl.foot, {pandoc.Attr('tbl-foot'), {}})
-
-        tbl.foot[1] = pandoc.Attr{'table-foot'}
-
-        local new_foot = {'table-foot', {}}
-        assert.are_equal(
-          pandoc.Table({long = {}}, {}, {{}, {}}, {}, new_foot),
-          tbl
-        )
-      end)
-    },
+      test('pandoc.Header is a function', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.Header), 'function')
+      end),
+      test('pandoc.LineBlock is a function', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.LineBlock), 'function')
+      end),
+      test('pandoc.Null is a function', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.Null), 'function')
+      end),
+      test('pandoc.OrderedList is a function', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.OrderedList), 'function')
+      end),
+      test('pandoc.Para is a function', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.Para), 'function')
+      end),
+      test('pandoc.Plain is a function', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.Plain), 'function')
+      end),
+      test('pandoc.RawBlock is a function', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.Plain), 'function')
+      end),
+      test('pandoc.Table is a function', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(type(pandoc.Table), 'function')
+      end),
+    }
   },
   group 'MetaValue elements' {
     test('MetaList elements behave like lists', function ()
@@ -724,12 +133,6 @@ return {
       assert.are_equal(type(metalist.insert), 'function')
       assert.are_equal(type(metalist.remove), 'function')
     end),
-    test('MetaList, MetaMap, MetaInlines, MetaBlocks have `t` tag', function ()
-      assert.are_equal((pandoc.MetaList{}).t, 'MetaList')
-      assert.are_equal((pandoc.MetaMap{}).t, 'MetaMap')
-      assert.are_equal((pandoc.MetaInlines{}).t, 'MetaInlines')
-      assert.are_equal((pandoc.MetaBlocks{}).t, 'MetaBlocks')
-    end),
     test('`tag` is an alias for `t``', function ()
       assert.are_equal((pandoc.MetaList{}).tag, (pandoc.MetaList{}).t)
       assert.are_equal((pandoc.MetaMap{}).tag, (pandoc.MetaMap{}).t)
@@ -756,81 +159,6 @@ return {
     end),
   },
   group 'Other types' {
-    group 'Citation' {
-      test('checks equality by comparing Haskell values', function()
-        assert.are_equal(
-          pandoc.Citation('a', pandoc.NormalCitation),
-          pandoc.Citation('a', pandoc.NormalCitation)
-        )
-        assert.is_falsy(
-          pandoc.Citation('a', pandoc.NormalCitation) ==
-          pandoc.Citation('a', pandoc.AuthorInText)
-        )
-        assert.is_falsy(
-          pandoc.Citation('a', pandoc.NormalCitation) ==
-          pandoc.Citation('b', pandoc.NormalCitation)
-        )
-      end),
-    },
-    group 'SimpleTable' {
-      test('can access properties', function ()
-        local spc = pandoc.Space()
-        local caption = {pandoc.Str 'Languages', spc, pandoc.Str 'overview.'}
-        local aligns = {pandoc.AlignDefault, pandoc.AlignDefault}
-        local widths = {0, 0} -- let pandoc determine col widths
-        local headers = {{pandoc.Plain({pandoc.Str "Language"})},
-          {pandoc.Plain({pandoc.Str "Typing"})}}
-        local rows = {
-          {{pandoc.Plain "Haskell"}, {pandoc.Plain "static"}},
-          {{pandoc.Plain "Lua"}, {pandoc.Plain "Dynamic"}},
-        }
-        local simple_table = pandoc.SimpleTable(
-          caption,
-          aligns,
-          widths,
-          headers,
-          rows
-        )
-        assert.are_same(simple_table.caption, caption)
-        assert.are_same(simple_table.aligns, aligns)
-        assert.are_same(simple_table.widths, widths)
-        assert.are_same(simple_table.headers, headers)
-        assert.are_same(simple_table.rows, rows)
-      end),
-      test('can modify properties', function ()
-        local new_table = pandoc.SimpleTable(
-          {'Languages'},
-          {pandoc.AlignDefault, pandoc.AlignDefault},
-          {0.5, 0.5},
-          {{pandoc.Plain({pandoc.Str "Language"})},
-           {pandoc.Plain({pandoc.Str "Typing"})}},
-          {
-            {{pandoc.Plain "Haskell"}, {pandoc.Plain "static"}},
-            {{pandoc.Plain "Lua"}, {pandoc.Plain "Dynamic"}},
-          }
-        )
-
-        new_table.caption = {pandoc.Str 'Good', pandoc.Space(),
-                             pandoc.Str 'languages'}
-        new_table.aligns[1] = pandoc.AlignLeft
-        new_table.widths = {0, 0}
-        new_table.headers[2] = {pandoc.Plain{pandoc.Str 'compiled/interpreted'}}
-        new_table.rows[1][2] = {pandoc.Plain{pandoc.Str 'both'}}
-        new_table.rows[2][2] = {pandoc.Plain{pandoc.Str 'interpreted'}}
-
-        local expected_table = pandoc.SimpleTable(
-          {pandoc.Str 'Good', pandoc.Space(), pandoc.Str 'languages'},
-          {pandoc.AlignLeft, pandoc.AlignDefault},
-          {0, 0},
-          {{pandoc.Plain 'Language'}, {pandoc.Plain 'compiled/interpreted'}},
-          {
-            {{pandoc.Plain 'Haskell'}, {pandoc.Plain 'both'}},
-            {{pandoc.Plain 'Lua'}, {pandoc.Plain 'interpreted'}}
-          }
-        )
-        assert.are_same(expected_table, new_table)
-      end)
-    },
     group 'ReaderOptions' {
       test('returns a userdata value', function ()
         local opts = pandoc.ReaderOptions {}