review, reduce use of auto

8 files changed, 507 insertions, 749 deletions

diff --git a/org/default_misc.org b/org/default_misc.org
index 6866c85..8c901ca 100644
--- a/org/default_misc.org
+++ b/org/default_misc.org
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ template DocReformRgxInitFlags() {
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
 template DocReformNode() {
   static string[string] node_metadata_heading_str() {
-    auto _node = [
+    string[string] _node = [
         "is"                            : "",
         "ocn"                           : "",
         "marked_up_lev"                 : "",
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ template DocReformNode() {
     return _node;
   }
   static int[string] node_metadata_heading_int() {
-    auto _node = [
+    int[string] _node = [
         "ocn"                           : 0, // decide whether to use or keep?
         "ptr_doc_object"                : 0,
         "ptr_html_segnames"             : 0,
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ template DocReformNode() {
     return _node;
   }
   static string[string] node_metadata_para_str() {
-    auto _node = [
+    string[string] _node = [
         "is"                            : "",
         "ocn"                           : "",
         "attrib"                        : "",
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ template DocReformNode() {
     return _node;
   }
   static int[string] node_metadata_para_int() {
-    auto _node = [
+    int[string] _node = [
         "ocn"                           : 0,
         "indent_base"                   : 0,
         "indent_hang"                   : 0,
@@ -225,36 +225,36 @@ import
 template InternalMarkup() {
   import std.array;
   static struct InlineMarkup {
-    auto en_a_o = "【";      auto en_a_c = "】";
-    auto en_b_o = "〖";      auto en_b_c = "〗";
-    auto quote_o = "“";      auto quote_c = "”";
-    auto ff_o = "┨";         auto ff_c = "┣"; // fontface
-    auto lnk_o = "┥";        auto lnk_c = "┝";
-    auto url_o = "┤";        auto url_c = "├";
-    auto emph = "*";
-    auto bold = "!";
-    auto italic = "/";
-    auto underscore = "_";
-    auto superscript = "^";
-    auto subscript = ",";
-    auto mono = "■";
-    auto cite = "‖";
-    auto mark_internal_site_lnk = "¤";
-    auto nbsp                   = "░";
-    auto br_line                = "┘";
-    auto br_nl                  = "┙";
-    auto br_paragraph           = "┚";
-    auto br_obj                 = "break_obj";
-    auto br_page_line           = "┼";
-    auto br_page                = "┿";
-    auto br_page_new            = "╂";
-    auto tc_s                   = "┊";
-    auto tc_o                   = "┏";
-    auto tc_c                   = "┚";
-    auto tc_p                   = "┆";
-    auto img                    = "☼";
-    auto on_o  = "「";       auto on_c  = "」";
-    auto mk_bullet               = "● ";
+    string en_a_o = "【";      string en_a_c = "】";
+    string en_b_o = "〖";      string en_b_c = "〗";
+    string quote_o = "“";      string quote_c = "”";
+    string ff_o = "┨";         string ff_c = "┣"; // fontface
+    string lnk_o = "┥";        string lnk_c = "┝";
+    string url_o = "┤";        string url_c = "├";
+    string emph = "*";
+    string bold = "!";
+    string italic = "/";
+    string underscore = "_";
+    string superscript = "^";
+    string subscript = ",";
+    string mono = "■";
+    string cite = "‖";
+    string mark_internal_site_lnk = "¤";
+    string nbsp                   = "░";
+    string br_line                = "┘";
+    string br_nl                  = "┙";
+    string br_paragraph           = "┚";
+    string br_obj                 = "break_obj";
+    string br_page_line           = "┼";
+    string br_page                = "┿";
+    string br_page_new            = "╂";
+    string tc_s                   = "┊";
+    string tc_o                   = "┏";
+    string tc_c                   = "┚";
+    string tc_p                   = "┆";
+    string img                    = "☼";
+    string on_o  = "「";       auto on_c  = "」";
+    string mk_bullet               = "● ";
     static string indent_by_spaces_provided(int indent, string _indent_spaces ="░░") {
       _indent_spaces = replicate(_indent_spaces, indent);
       return _indent_spaces;
@@ -342,11 +342,11 @@ template DocReformLanguageCodes() {
       return _lang_codes;
     }
     static string[] code_arr_ptr() {
-      auto _lang_codes = ["am", "bg", "bn", "br", "ca", "cs", "cy", "da", "de", "el", "en", "eo", "es", "et", "eu", "fi", "fr", "ga", "gl", "he", "hi", "hr", "hy", "ia", "is", "it", "ja", "ko", "la", "lo", "lt", "lv", "ml", "mr", "nl", "no", "nn", "oc", "pl", "pt", "pt_BR", "ro", "ru", "sa", "se", "sk", "sl", "sq", "sr", "sv", "ta", "te", "th", "tk", "tr", "uk", "ur", "us", "vi", "zh", "en", "xx",];
+      string[] _lang_codes = ["am", "bg", "bn", "br", "ca", "cs", "cy", "da", "de", "el", "en", "eo", "es", "et", "eu", "fi", "fr", "ga", "gl", "he", "hi", "hr", "hy", "ia", "is", "it", "ja", "ko", "la", "lo", "lt", "lv", "ml", "mr", "nl", "no", "nn", "oc", "pl", "pt", "pt_BR", "ro", "ru", "sa", "se", "sk", "sl", "sq", "sr", "sv", "ta", "te", "th", "tk", "tr", "uk", "ur", "us", "vi", "zh", "en", "xx",];
       return _lang_codes;
     }
     static string[] code_arr() {
-      auto _lang_codes = ["am", "bg", "bn", "br", "ca", "cs", "cy", "da", "de", "el", "en", "eo", "es", "et", "eu", "fi", "fr", "ga", "gl", "he", "hi", "hr", "hy", "ia", "is", "it", "ja", "ko", "la", "lo", "lt", "lv", "ml", "mr", "nl", "no", "nn", "oc", "pl", "pt", "pt_BR", "ro", "ru", "sa", "se", "sk", "sl", "sq", "sr", "sv", "ta", "te", "th", "tk", "tr", "uk", "ur", "vi", "zh"];
+      string[] _lang_codes = ["am", "bg", "bn", "br", "ca", "cs", "cy", "da", "de", "el", "en", "eo", "es", "et", "eu", "fi", "fr", "ga", "gl", "he", "hi", "hr", "hy", "ia", "is", "it", "ja", "ko", "la", "lo", "lt", "lv", "ml", "mr", "nl", "no", "nn", "oc", "pl", "pt", "pt_BR", "ro", "ru", "sa", "se", "sk", "sl", "sq", "sr", "sv", "ta", "te", "th", "tk", "tr", "uk", "ur", "vi", "zh"];
       return _lang_codes;
     }
     static auto codes_() {
diff --git a/org/doc_reform.org b/org/doc_reform.org
index 5b1fc23..d805744 100644
--- a/org/doc_reform.org
+++ b/org/doc_reform.org
@@ -415,13 +415,13 @@ if (helpInfo.helpWanted) {
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
 enum outTask { pod, source, sqlite, sqlite_multi, epub, html_scroll, html_seg, html_stuff }
 struct OptActions {
-  auto assertions() {
+  bool assertions() {
     return opts["assertions"];
   }
-  auto concordance() {
+  bool concordance() {
     return opts["concordance"];
   }
-  auto css_theme_default() {
+  bool css_theme_default() {
     bool _is_light;
     if (opts["light"] || opts["theme-light"]) {
       _is_light = true;
@@ -432,79 +432,79 @@ struct OptActions {
     }
     return _is_light;
   }
-  auto debug_do() {
+  bool debug_do() {
     return opts["debug"];
   }
-  auto digest() {
+  bool digest() {
     return opts["digest"];
   }
-  auto epub() {
+  bool epub() {
     return opts["epub"];
   }
-  auto html() {
+  bool html() {
     bool _is;
     if ( opts["html"] || opts["html-seg"] || opts["html-scroll"])
       { _is = true; } else { _is = false; }
     return _is;
   }
-  auto html_seg() {
+  bool html_seg() {
     bool _is;
     if ( opts["html"] || opts["html-seg"])
       { _is = true; } else { _is = false; }
     return _is;
   }
-  auto html_scroll() {
+  bool html_scroll() {
     bool _is;
     if ( opts["html"] || opts["html-scroll"])
       { _is = true; } else { _is = false; }
     return _is;
   }
-  auto html_stuff() {
+  bool html_stuff() {
     bool _is;
     if (opts["html"] || opts["html-scroll"] || opts["html-seg"])
       { _is = true; } else { _is = false; }
     return _is;
   }
-  auto manifest() {
+  bool manifest() {
     return opts["manifest"];
   }
-  auto ocn() {
+  bool ocn() {
     return opts["ocn"];
   }
-  auto quiet() {
+  bool quiet() {
     return opts["quiet"];
   }
-  auto pod() {
+  bool pod() {
     return opts["pod"];
   }
-  auto source() {
+  bool source() {
     return opts["source"];
   }
-  auto sqlite_discrete() {
+  bool sqlite_discrete() {
     return opts["sqlite-discrete"];
   }
-  auto sqlite_db_drop() {
+  bool sqlite_db_drop() {
     bool _is;
     if ( opts["sqlite-db-recreate"] || opts["sqlite-db-drop"])
       { _is = true; } else { _is = false; }
     return _is;
   }
-  auto sqlite_db_create() {
+  bool sqlite_db_create() {
     bool _is;
     if ( opts["sqlite-db-recreate"] || opts["sqlite-db-create"])
       { _is = true; } else { _is = false; }
     return _is;
   }
-  auto sqlite_delete() {
+  bool sqlite_delete() {
     return opts["sqlite-delete"];
   }
-  auto sqlite_update() {
+  bool sqlite_update() {
     bool _is;
     if (opts["sqlite-update"] || opts["sqlite-insert"])
       { _is = true; } else { _is = false; }
     return _is;
   }
-  auto sqlite_shared_db_action() {
+  bool sqlite_shared_db_action() {
     bool _is;
     if (opts["sqlite-db-recreate"]
       || opts["sqlite-db-create"]
@@ -514,49 +514,49 @@ struct OptActions {
     ) { _is = true; } else { _is = false; }
     return _is;
   }
-  auto text() {
+  bool text() {
     return opts["text"];
   }
-  auto verbose() {
+  bool verbose() {
     bool _is;
     if (opts["verbose"] || opts["very-verbose"])
       { _is = true; } else { _is = false; }
     return _is;
   }
-  auto very_verbose() {
+  bool very_verbose() {
     return opts["very-verbose"];
   }
-  auto xhtml() {
+  bool xhtml() {
     return opts["xhtml"];
   }
-  auto section_toc() {
+  bool section_toc() {
     return opts["section_toc"];
   }
-  auto section_body() {
+  bool section_body() {
     return opts["section_body"];
   }
-  auto section_endnotes() {
+  bool section_endnotes() {
     return opts["section_endnotes"];
   }
-  auto section_glossary() {
+  bool section_glossary() {
     return opts["section_glossary"];
   }
-  auto section_biblio() {
+  bool section_biblio() {
     return opts["section_biblio"];
   }
-  auto section_bookindex() {
+  bool section_bookindex() {
     return opts["section_bookindex"];
   }
-  auto section_blurb() {
+  bool section_blurb() {
     return opts["section_blurb"];
   }
-  auto backmatter() {
+  bool backmatter() {
     return opts["backmatter"];
   }
-  auto skip_output() {
+  bool skip_output() {
     return opts["skip-output"];
   }
-  auto workon() {
+  bool workon() {
     return opts["workon"];
   }
   auto languages_set() {
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ struct OptActions {
   auto sqlite_filename() {
     return settings["sqlite-filename"];
   }
-  auto parallelise() {
+  bool parallelise() {
     bool _is;
     if (opts["parallel"] == true) {
       _is = true;
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ struct OptActions {
     } else { _is = false; }
     return _is;
   }
-  auto parallelise_subprocesses() {
+  bool parallelise_subprocesses() {
     return opts["parallel-subprocesses"];
   }
   auto output_task_scheduler() {
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ struct OptActions {
     }
     return schedule.sort().uniq;
   }
-  auto abstraction() {
+  bool abstraction() {
     bool _is;
     if (opts["abstraction"]
       || concordance
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ auto program_info() {
     string name() {
       return program_name;
     }
-    auto ver() {
+    string ver() {
       string ver_ = format(
         "%s.%s.%s",
         _ver.major, _ver.minor, _ver.patch,
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ foreach(arg; args[1..$]) {
         contents_location ~ "»"
       );
       auto contents_location_pth_ = (contents_location).to!string;
-      auto lang_rgx_ = regex(r"/(" ~ _opt_action.languages_set.join("|") ~ ")/");
+      Regex!(char) lang_rgx_ = regex(r"/(" ~ _opt_action.languages_set.join("|") ~ ")/");
       if (_opt_action.languages_set[0] == "all"
         || (contents_location_pth_).match(lang_rgx_)
       ) {
@@ -1247,9 +1247,9 @@ if ((_opt_action.debug_do)
 #+BEGIN_SRC d :tangle "../src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc_summary.d"
 module doc_reform.meta.metadoc_summary;
 template DocReformAbstractionSummary() {
-  auto DocReformAbstractionSummary(S,T)(
-    auto ref const S  doc_abstraction,
-    auto ref       T  doc_matters,
+  void DocReformAbstractionSummary(S,T)(
+    const S  doc_abstraction,
+          T  doc_matters,
   ) {
     <<metadoc_summary_imports>>
     mixin InternalMarkup;
diff --git a/org/meta_abstraction.org b/org/meta_abstraction.org
index 8f2b76a..35d443f 100644
--- a/org/meta_abstraction.org
+++ b/org/meta_abstraction.org
@@ -29,64 +29,61 @@ Process markup document, create document abstraction.
 +/
 module doc_reform.meta.metadoc_from_src;
 template DocReformDocAbstraction() {
-  /+ ↓ abstraction imports +/
+                                                                                /+ ↓ abstraction imports +/
   <<abs_top_imports>>
-  /+ ↓ abstraction mixins +/
+                                                                                /+ ↓ abstraction mixins +/
   <<abs_top_mixins>>
-  /+ ↓ abstraction struct init +/
+                                                                                /+ ↓ abstraction struct init +/
   <<abs_top_init_struct>>
   <<abs_inline_para_tag_associations>>
-  /+ ↓ abstract marked up document +/
-  auto DocReformDocAbstraction(Src,CMM,Opt,Mfst)(
-    Src                  markup_sourcefile_content,
-    CMM                  conf_make_meta,
-    Opt                  opt_action,
-    Mfst                 manifest_matter,
-    bool                 _new_doc
+                                                                                /+ ↓ abstract marked up document +/
+  auto DocReformDocAbstraction(CMM,Opt,Mf)(
+    char[][]           markup_sourcefile_content,
+    CMM                conf_make_meta,
+    Opt                opt_action,
+    Mf                 manifest_matter,
+    bool               _new_doc
   ) {
     static auto rgx = Rgx();
-    debug(asserts) {
-      static assert(is(typeof(markup_sourcefile_content) == char[][]));
-    }
-    /+ ↓ abstraction init +/
+                                                                                /+ ↓ abstraction init +/
     <<abs_init_rest>>
-    /+ abstraction init ↑ +/
+                                                                                /+ abstraction init ↑ +/
     <<make_tests>>
-    /+ ↓ ↻ loop markup document/text line by line +/
+                                                                                /+ ↓ ↻ loop markup document/text line by line +/
     srcDocLoop:
-    foreach (line; markup_sourcefile_content) {                                        /+ ↓ markup document/text line by line +/
-      // "line" variable can be empty but should never be null
+    foreach (line; markup_sourcefile_content) {                                 /+ ↓ markup document/text line by line +/
+                                                                                // "line" variable can be empty but should never be null
       <<abs_in_loop_body_00>>
       if (obj_type_status["code"] == TriState.on) {
         <<abs_in_loop_body_00_code_block>>
-      } else if (!matchFirst(line, rgx.skip_from_regular_parse)) {                     /+ object other than "code block" object +/
-        /+ (includes regular text paragraph, headings & blocks other than code) +/
-        /+ heading, glossary, blurb, poem, group, block, quote, table +/
+      } else if (!matchFirst(line, rgx.skip_from_regular_parse)) {              /+ object other than "code block" object +/
+                                                                                /+ (includes regular text paragraph, headings & blocks other than code) +/
+                                                                                /+ heading, glossary, blurb, poem, group, block, quote, table +/
         <<abs_in_loop_body_non_code_obj>>
-        } else {                                                                       /+ not within a block group +/
+        } else {                                                                /+ not within a block group +/
           <<abs_in_loop_body_open_block_obj_assert>>
           if (line.matchFirst(rgx.block_open)) {
             <<abs_in_loop_body_open_block_obj>>
-          } else if (!line.empty) {                                                    /+ line not empty +/
-            /+ non blocks (headings, paragraphs) & closed blocks +/
+          } else if (!line.empty) {                                             /+ line not empty +/
+                                                                                /+ non blocks (headings, paragraphs) & closed blocks +/
             <<abs_in_loop_body_not_block_obj>>
-          } else if (obj_type_status["blocks"] == TriState.closing) {                  /+ line empty, with blocks flag +/
+          } else if (obj_type_status["blocks"] == TriState.closing) {           /+ line empty, with blocks flag +/
             <<abs_in_loop_body_not_block_obj_line_empty_blocks_flags>>
-          } else {                                                                     /+ line.empty, post contents, empty variables: +/
+          } else {                                                              /+ line.empty, post contents, empty variables: +/
             <<abs_in_loop_body_not_block_obj_line_empty>>
-          } // close else for line empty
-        } // close else for not the above
-      } // close after non code, other blocks or regular text
+          }                                                                     // close else for line empty
+        }                                                                       // close else for not the above
+      }                                                                         // close after non code, other blocks or regular text
       <<abs_in_loop_body_01>>
-    }                                                                                  /+ ← srcDocLoop closed: loop markup document/text line by line +/
-    /+ ↓ post loop markup document/text +/
+    }                                                                           /+ ← srcDocLoop closed: loop markup document/text line by line +/
+                                                                                /+ ↓ post loop markup document/text +/
     <<abs_post>>
     <<abs_post_doc_reloop_processing>>
     <<abs_struct_doc_has>>
     <<abs_return_tuple>>
-    /+ post loop markup document/text ↑ +/
-  }                                                                                    /+ ← closed: abstract doc source +/
-  /+ ↓ abstraction functions +/
+                                                                                /+ post loop markup document/text ↑ +/
+  }                                                                             /+ ← closed: abstract doc source +/
+                                                                                /+ ↓ abstraction functions +/
   <<abs_functions_object_reset>>
   <<abs_functions_header_set_common>>
   <<abs_functions_ocn_status>>
@@ -104,10 +101,10 @@ template DocReformDocAbstraction() {
   <<abs_functions_heading>>
   <<abs_functions_para>>
   <<abs_functions_table>>
-  /+ abstraction functions ↑ +/
-  /+ ↓ abstraction function emitters +/
+                                                                                /+ abstraction functions ↑ +/
+                                                                                /+ ↓ abstraction function emitters +/
   <<meta_emitters_ocn>>
-  /+ +/
+                                                                                /+ +/
   <<meta_emitters_obj_inline_markup_munge>>
   <<meta_emitters_obj_inline_markup>>
   <<meta_emitters_obj_inline_markup_and_anchor_tags_and_misc>>
@@ -115,28 +112,28 @@ template DocReformDocAbstraction() {
   <<meta_emitters_obj_inline_markup_private>>
   <<meta_emitters_obj_inline_markup_heading_numbering_segment_anchor_tags>>
   <<meta_emitters_obj_inline_markup_close>>
-  /+ +/
+                                                                                /+ +/
   <<meta_emitters_obj_attributes>>
   <<meta_emitters_obj_attributes_public>>
   <<meta_emitters_obj_attributes_private>>
   <<meta_emitters_obj_attributes_private_an_attribute>>
   <<meta_emitters_obj_attributes_private_json>>
   <<meta_emitters_obj_attributes_private_close>>
-  /+ +/
+                                                                                /+ +/
   <<meta_emitters_book_index_nugget>>
   <<meta_emitters_book_index_report_indented>>
   <<meta_emitters_book_index_report_section>>
-  /+ +/
+                                                                                /+ +/
   <<meta_emitters_endnotes>>
-  /+ +/
+                                                                                /+ +/
   <<meta_emitters_bibliography>>
-  /+ +/
+                                                                                /+ +/
   <<meta_emitters_metadata>>
-  /+ abstraction functions emitters ↑ +/
-  /+ ↓ abstraction functions assertions +/
+                                                                                /+ abstraction functions emitters ↑ +/
+                                                                                /+ ↓ abstraction functions assertions +/
   <<abs_functions_assertions>>
-  /+ abstraction functions assertions ↑ +/
-} /+ ← closed: template DocReformDocAbstraction +/
+                                                                                /+ abstraction functions assertions ↑ +/
+}                                                                               /+ ← closed: template DocReformDocAbstraction +/
 <<template_doc_sect_keys_seq>>
 #+END_SRC
 
@@ -247,9 +244,9 @@ enum DomTags { none, open, close, close_and_open, open_still, }
 
 #+name: abs_top_init_struct
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-pure auto obj_heading_ancestors(O)(
-  O          obj,
-  string[]   lv_ancestors_txt,
+pure ObjGenericComposite obj_heading_ancestors()(
+  ObjGenericComposite  obj,
+  string[]             lv_ancestors_txt,
 ) {
   switch (obj.metainfo.heading_lev_markup) {
   case 0:
@@ -306,10 +303,10 @@ pure auto obj_heading_ancestors(O)(
 
 #+name: abs_top_init_struct
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-pure auto obj_dom_structure_set_markup_tags(O)(
-  O           obj,
-  int[]       dom,
-  int         lev
+pure ObjGenericComposite obj_dom_structure_set_markup_tags()(
+  ObjGenericComposite  obj,
+  int[]                dom,
+  int                  lev
 ) {
   foreach (i; 0 .. 8) {
     if (i < lev) {
@@ -356,10 +353,10 @@ pure auto obj_dom_structure_set_markup_tags(O)(
 
 #+name: abs_top_init_struct
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-pure auto obj_dom_set_collapsed_tags(O)(
-  O           obj,
-  int[]       dom,
-  int         lev
+pure ObjGenericComposite obj_dom_set_collapsed_tags()(
+  ObjGenericComposite  obj,
+  int[]                dom,
+  int                  lev
 ) {
   foreach (i; 0 .. 8) {
     if (i < lev) {
@@ -420,7 +417,7 @@ static auto inline_markup_faces(L)(L line) {
   }
   return line;
 }
-static auto links_and_images(L)(L obj_txt) {
+static string links_and_images()(string obj_txt) {
   static auto rgx = Rgx();
   static auto mkup = InlineMarkup();
   if (obj_txt.match(rgx.smid_inline_url_generic)) {
@@ -473,10 +470,10 @@ enum sObj { content, anchor_tag, notes_reg, notes_star, links, image_no_dimensio
 
 #+name: abs_inline_para_tag_associations
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto inline_para_link_anchor(O,St,TA)(
-  O an_object,
-  St tag_in_seg,
-  TA tag_assoc
+string[string][string] inline_para_link_anchor()(
+  string[string]          an_object,
+  string[string]          tag_in_seg,
+  string[string][string]  tag_assoc
 ) {
   static auto rgx = Rgx();
   if (auto m = an_object["substantive"].match(rgx.inline_link_anchor)) {
@@ -577,7 +574,7 @@ string[string] heading_match_str = [
   "h_3": "^(none)",
   "h_4": "^(none)"
 ];
-auto heading_match_rgx = [
+Regex!char[string] heading_match_rgx = [
   "h_A": regex(r"^(none)"),
   "h_B": regex(r"^(none)"),
   "h_C": regex(r"^(none)"),
@@ -1711,7 +1708,7 @@ debug(bibliosection) {
 
 ***** bibliography components
 
-auto biblio_entry_tags_jsonstr =  `{
+JSONValue biblio_entry_tags_jsonstr =  `{
   "is"                   : "",
   "sortby_deemed_author_year_title"  : "",
   "deemed_author"                    : "",
@@ -2266,7 +2263,7 @@ Build here:
 
 #+name: abs_post
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto get_decendants(S)(S document_sections) {
+auto get_decendants()(ObjGenericComposite[] document_sections) {
   int[string] _heading_ocn_decendants;
   string[] _ocn_open_key = ["","","","","","","",""];
   auto _doc_sect_length = document_sections.length - 1;
@@ -2320,7 +2317,7 @@ auto get_decendants(S)(S document_sections) {
 #+name: abs_post
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
 string[] _images;
-auto extract_images(S)(S content_block) {
+string[] extract_images()(string content_block) {
   string[] images_;
   if (auto m = content_block.matchAll(rgx.image)) {
     images_ ~= m.captures[1];
@@ -2923,7 +2920,7 @@ comp_obj_heading_ = comp_obj_heading_.obj_heading_ancestors(lv_ancestors_txt);
 
 #+name: abs_post
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto document_the = [
+ObjGenericComposite[][string] document_the = [
   "head":             the_document_head_section,
   "toc":              the_table_of_contents_section,
   /+ substantive/body: +/
@@ -2985,8 +2982,8 @@ if ((opt_action.html)
 
 #+name: abs_post
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto segnames_4 = segnames["html"].dup;
-auto segnames_lv1_to_4 = segnames["epub"].dup;
+string[] segnames_4        = segnames["html"].dup;
+string[] segnames_lv1_to_4 = segnames["epub"].dup;
 debug(segnames) {
   writeln("segnames_lv4:      ", segnames_4);
   writeln("segnames_lv1_to_4: ", segnames_lv1_to_4);
@@ -3096,10 +3093,7 @@ functions used in document abstraction
 
 #+name: abs_functions_object_reset
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-static auto object_reset(O)(O an_object) {
-  debug(asserts) {
-    static assert(is(typeof(an_object) == string[string]));
-  }
+static string[string] object_reset()(string[string] an_object) {
   an_object.remove("body_nugget");
   an_object.remove("substantive");
   an_object.remove("is");
@@ -3113,16 +3107,11 @@ static auto object_reset(O)(O an_object) {
 
 #+name: abs_functions_header_set_common
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto flow_common_reset_(L,O,T)(
-  return ref L line_occur,
-  return ref O an_object,
-  return ref T obj_type_status
+void flow_common_reset_()(
+  return ref int[string]     line_occur,
+  return ref string[string]  an_object,
+  return ref int[string]     obj_type_status,
 ) {
-  debug(asserts) {
-    static assert(is(typeof(line_occur)      == int[string]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(an_object)       == string[string]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(obj_type_status) == int[string]));
-  }
   line_occur["heading"]      = State.off;
   line_occur["para"]         = State.off;
   obj_type_status["heading"] = State.off;
@@ -3135,14 +3124,10 @@ auto flow_common_reset_(L,O,T)(
 
 #+name: abs_functions_ocn_status
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-static auto _check_ocn_status_(L,T)(
-  L            line,
-  T            obj_type_status
+static int[string]         _check_ocn_status_()(
+  char[]           line,
+  int[string]      obj_type_status,
 ) {
-  debug(asserts) {
-    static assert(is(typeof(line) == char[]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(obj_type_status) == int[string]));
-  }
   static auto rgx = Rgx();
   if (!(line.empty)
     && (obj_type_status["ocn_status_off_for_multiple_objects"] == OCN_off_block_status.off)
@@ -3205,13 +3190,10 @@ static auto _check_ocn_status_(L,T)(
 
 #+name: abs_functions_substitutions
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto _doc_header_and_make_substitutions_(L,CMM)(
-  L    line,
-  CMM  conf_make_meta,
+char[] _doc_header_and_make_substitutions_(CMM)(
+  char[]  line,
+  CMM     conf_make_meta,
 ) {
-  debug(asserts) {
-    static assert(is(typeof(line)            == char[]));
-  }
   enum Substitute { match, markup, }
   if (conf_make_meta.make.substitute) {
     foreach(substitution_pair; conf_make_meta.make.substitute) {
@@ -3229,13 +3211,10 @@ auto _doc_header_and_make_substitutions_(L,CMM)(
 
 #+name: abs_functions_substitutions
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto _doc_header_and_make_substitutions_fontface_(L,CMM)(
-  L    line,
-  CMM  conf_make_meta,
+char[] _doc_header_and_make_substitutions_fontface_(CMM)(
+  char[]  line,
+  CMM     conf_make_meta,
 ) {
-  debug(asserts) {
-    static assert(is(typeof(line)            == char[]));
-  }
   enum Substitute { match, markup, }
   if ( conf_make_meta.make.bold) {
     line = line.replaceAll(
@@ -3265,17 +3244,12 @@ auto _doc_header_and_make_substitutions_fontface_(L,CMM)(
 
 #+name: abs_functions_block
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-void flow_txt_block_start(L,T,N)(
-             L              line,
-  return ref T              obj_type_status,
+void flow_txt_block_start()(
+             char[]         line,
+  return ref int[string]    obj_type_status,
   return ref uint[string]   dochas,
-  return ref N              object_number_poem
+  return ref string[string] object_number_poem
 ) {
-  debug(asserts) {
-    static assert(is(typeof(line)                 == char[]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(obj_type_status)      == int[string]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(object_number_poem)   == string[string]));
-  }
 #+END_SRC
 
 ****** block (various) curly open                                :curly:
@@ -3554,16 +3528,11 @@ void flow_txt_block_start(L,T,N)(
 
 #+name: abs_functions_block_code
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-void flow_txt_block_code(L,O,T)(
-             L line,
-  return ref O an_object,
-  return ref T obj_type_status
+void flow_txt_block_code()(
+             char[]          line,
+  return ref string[string]  an_object,
+  return ref int[string]     obj_type_status
 ) {
-  debug(asserts) {
-    static assert(is(typeof(line)            == char[]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(an_object)       == string[string]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(obj_type_status) == int[string]));
-  }
   static auto rgx = Rgx();
   if (obj_type_status["curly_code"] == TriState.on) {
     if (line.matchFirst(rgx.block_curly_code_close)) {
@@ -3608,10 +3577,7 @@ void flow_txt_block_code(L,O,T)(
 
 #+name: abs_functions_block_biblio
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-final string biblio_tag_map(A)(A abr) {
-  debug(asserts) {
-    static assert(is(typeof(abr) == string));
-  }
+final string biblio_tag_map()(string abr) {
   auto btm = [
     "au"                               : "author_raw",
     "ed"                               : "editor_raw",
@@ -3636,10 +3602,7 @@ final string biblio_tag_map(A)(A abr) {
 
 #+name: none
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-final string biblio_tag_map_(A)(A abr) {
-  debug(asserts) {
-    static assert(is(typeof(abr) == string));
-  }
+final string biblio_tag_map_()(string abr) {
   string name;
   switch (abr) {
   case "au":  name="author_raw"; break;
@@ -3801,16 +3764,11 @@ void flow_txt_block_biblio(
 
 #+name: abs_functions_block_quote
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto flow_txt_block_quote(L,O,T)(
-             L line,
-             O an_object,
-  return ref T obj_type_status
+string[string] flow_txt_block_quote()(
+             char[]          line,
+             string[string]  an_object,
+  return ref int[string]     obj_type_status
 ) {
-  debug(asserts) {
-    static assert(is(typeof(line)            == char[]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(an_object)       == string[string]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(obj_type_status) == int[string]));
-  }
   static auto rgx = Rgx();
   if (obj_type_status["curly_quote"] == TriState.on) {
     if (line.matchFirst(rgx.block_curly_quote_close)) {
@@ -3854,16 +3812,11 @@ auto flow_txt_block_quote(L,O,T)(
 
 #+name: abs_functions_block_group
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto flow_txt_block_group(L,O,T)(
-             L line,
-             O an_object,
-  return ref T obj_type_status
+string[string] flow_txt_block_group()(
+             char[]          line,
+             string[string]  an_object,
+  return ref int[string]     obj_type_status
 ) {
-  debug(asserts) {
-    static assert(is(typeof(line)            == char[]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(an_object)       == string[string]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(obj_type_status) == int[string]));
-  }
   static auto rgx = Rgx();
   if (obj_type_status["curly_group"] == State.on) {
     if (line.matchFirst(rgx.block_curly_group_close)) {
@@ -3908,16 +3861,11 @@ auto flow_txt_block_group(L,O,T)(
 
 #+name: abs_functions_block_block
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto flow_txt_block_block(L,O,T)(
-             L line,
-             O an_object,
-  return ref T obj_type_status
+string[string] flow_txt_block_block()(
+             char[]          line,
+             string[string]  an_object,
+  return ref int[string]     obj_type_status
 ) {
-  debug(asserts) {
-    static assert(is(typeof(line)            == char[]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(an_object)       == string[string]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(obj_type_status) == int[string]));
-  }
   static auto rgx = Rgx();
   if (obj_type_status["curly_block"] == TriState.on) {
     if (line.matchFirst(rgx.block_curly_block_close)) {
@@ -3960,22 +3908,15 @@ why extra object stuff only in poem/verse?
 
 #+name: abs_functions_block_poem
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto flow_txt_block_poem(L,O,T,C,N,CMM,Ts)(
-             L   line,
-             O   an_object,
-  return ref T   obj_type_status,
-  return ref C   cntr,
-             N   object_number_poem,
-             CMM conf_make_meta,
-             Ts  tag_in_seg,
+string[string]  flow_txt_block_poem(CMM)(
+             char[]          line,
+             string[string]  an_object,
+  return ref int[string]     obj_type_status,
+  return ref int             cntr,
+             string[string]  object_number_poem,
+             CMM             conf_make_meta,
+             string[string]  tag_in_seg,
 ) {
-  debug(asserts) {
-    static assert(is(typeof(line)                 == char[]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(an_object)            == string[string]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(obj_type_status)      == int[string]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(cntr)                 == int));
-    static assert(is(typeof(object_number_poem)   == string[string]));
-  }
   static auto rgx = Rgx();
   if (obj_type_status["curly_poem"] == TriState.on) {
     if (line.matchFirst(rgx.block_curly_poem_close)) {
@@ -4231,17 +4172,12 @@ you need:
 
 #+name: abs_functions_block_table
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto flow_txt_block_table(L,O,T,CMM)(
-             L   line,
-             O   an_object,
-  return ref T   obj_type_status,
-  return ref CMM conf_make_meta,
+string[string] flow_txt_block_table(CMM)(
+             char[]          line,
+             string[string]  an_object,
+  return ref int[string]     obj_type_status,
+  return ref CMM             conf_make_meta,
 ) {
-  debug(asserts) {
-    static assert(is(typeof(line)            == char[]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(an_object)       == string[string]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(obj_type_status) == int[string]));
-  }
   static auto rgx = Rgx();
   if (obj_type_status["curly_table"] == TriState.on) {
     if (line.matchFirst(rgx.block_curly_table_close)) {
@@ -4355,7 +4291,7 @@ void flow_table_closed_make_special_notation_table_(N,CMM)(
 
 #+name: abs_functions_block_line_status_empty
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto flow_block_flag_line_empty_(B,N,CMM,Ts)(
+string[string] flow_block_flag_line_empty_(B,N,CMM,Ts)(
              char[]                   line,
              string[string]           an_object,
              B                        bookindex_extract_hash,
@@ -4711,19 +4647,13 @@ auto flow_block_flag_line_empty_(B,N,CMM,Ts)(
 
 #+name: abs_functions_book_index
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto flow_book_index_(L,I,O,T,B)(
-             L  line,
-             O  an_object,
-             I  book_idx_tmp,
-  return ref T  obj_type_status,
-             B  opt_action,
+string[string] flow_book_index_(B)(
+             char[]          line,
+             string[string]  an_object,
+  return ref string          book_idx_tmp,
+  return ref int[string]     obj_type_status,
+             B               opt_action,
 ) {
-  debug(asserts) {
-    static assert(is(typeof(line)            == char[]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(book_idx_tmp)    == string));
-    static assert(is(typeof(an_object)       == string[string]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(obj_type_status) == int[string]));
-  }
   static auto rgx = Rgx();
   if (auto m = line.match(rgx.book_index)) {                                   /+ match book_index +/
     debug(bookindexmatch) {
@@ -4774,20 +4704,13 @@ auto flow_book_index_(L,I,O,T,B)(
 
 #+name: abs_functions_heading
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto flow_heading_found_(L,H,X,R,T)(
-             L line,
-             H heading_match_str,
-             X _make_unmarked_headings,
-  return ref R heading_match_rgx,
-  return ref T obj_type_status
+string[string] flow_heading_found_()(
+             char[]                line,
+             string[string]        heading_match_str,
+             string[]              _make_unmarked_headings,
+  return ref Regex!(char)[string]  heading_match_rgx,
+  return ref int[string]           obj_type_status
 ) {
-  debug(asserts) {
-    static assert(is(typeof(line)                      == char[]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(_make_unmarked_headings)   == string[]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(heading_match_str)         == string[string]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(heading_match_rgx)         == Regex!(char)[string]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(obj_type_status)           == int[string]));
-  }
   static auto rgx = Rgx();
   if ((_make_unmarked_headings.length > 2)
   && (obj_type_status["make_headings"] == State.off)) {                        /+ headings found +/
@@ -4868,18 +4791,12 @@ auto flow_heading_found_(L,H,X,R,T)(
 
 #+name: abs_functions_heading
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto flow_heading_make_set_(L,C,R,T)(
-             L line,
-             C line_occur,
-  return ref R heading_match_rgx,
-  return ref T obj_type_status
+char[] flow_heading_make_set_()(
+             char[]                line,
+             int[string]           line_occur,
+  return ref Regex!(char)[string]  heading_match_rgx,
+  return ref int[string]           obj_type_status
 ) {
-  debug(asserts) {
-    static assert(is(typeof(line)              == char[]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(line_occur)        == int[string]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(heading_match_rgx) == Regex!(char)[string]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(obj_type_status)   == int[string]));
-  }
   if ((obj_type_status["make_headings"] == State.on)
   && ((line_occur["para"] == State.off)
   && (line_occur["heading"] == State.off))
@@ -4936,25 +4853,16 @@ auto flow_heading_make_set_(L,C,R,T)(
 
 #+name: abs_functions_heading
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto flow_heading_matched_(L,C,O,K,Lv,Lc,T,CMM)(
-             L   line,
-             O   an_object,
-  return ref C   line_occur,
-  return ref K   an_object_key,
-  return ref Lv  lv,
-  return ref Lc  collapsed_lev,
-  return ref T   obj_type_status,
-  return ref CMM conf_make_meta,
+string[string] flow_heading_matched_(CMM)(
+             char[]          line,
+             string[string]  an_object,
+  return ref int[string]     line_occur,
+  return ref string          an_object_key,
+  return ref int[string]     lv,
+  return ref int[string]     collapsed_lev,
+  return ref int[string]     obj_type_status,
+  return ref CMM             conf_make_meta,
 ) {
-  debug(asserts) {
-    static assert(is(typeof(line)            == char[]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(line_occur)      == int[string]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(an_object)       == string[string]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(an_object_key)   == string));
-    static assert(is(typeof(lv)              == int[string]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(collapsed_lev)   == int[string]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(obj_type_status) == int[string]));
-  }
   static auto rgx = Rgx();
   if (auto m = line.match(rgx.heading)) {                                      /+ heading match +/
     ++line_occur["heading"];
@@ -5097,24 +5005,15 @@ auto flow_heading_matched_(L,C,O,K,Lv,Lc,T,CMM)(
 
 #+name: abs_functions_para
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto flow_para_match_(L,O,K,I,B,T,C)(
-             L  line,
-             O  an_object,
-  return ref K  an_object_key,
-  return ref I  indent,
-  return ref B  bullet,
-  return ref T  obj_type_status,
-  return ref C  line_occur,
+string[string] flow_para_match_()(
+             char[]         line,
+             string[string]  an_object,
+  return ref string          an_object_key,
+  return ref int[string]     indent,
+  return ref bool            bullet,
+  return ref int[string]     obj_type_status,
+  return ref int[string]     line_occur,
 ) {
-  debug(asserts) {
-    static assert(is(typeof(line)            == char[]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(an_object)       == string[string]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(an_object_key)   == string));
-    static assert(is(typeof(indent)          == int[string]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(bullet)          == bool));
-    static assert(is(typeof(obj_type_status) == int[string]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(line_occur)      == int[string]));
-  }
   static auto rgx = Rgx();
   if (line_occur["para"] == State.off) {
     line = font_faces_line(line);
@@ -5165,8 +5064,8 @@ auto flow_para_match_(L,O,K,I,B,T,C)(
 
 #+name: abs_functions_para
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto font_faces_line(T)(
-  T  textline,
+char[] font_faces_line()(
+  char[]  textline,
 ) {
   static auto rgx = Rgx();
   static auto mkup = InlineMarkup();
@@ -5194,9 +5093,9 @@ auto font_faces_line(T)(
 
 #+name: abs_functions_table
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto flow_table_instructions(O,H)(
-  return ref O  table_object,
-  return ref H  table_head,
+ObjGenericComposite flow_table_instructions(H)(
+  return ref ObjGenericComposite  table_object,
+             H                    table_head,
 ) {
   static auto rgx = Rgx();
   table_object.metainfo.is_of_part      = "body";
@@ -5225,9 +5124,9 @@ auto flow_table_instructions(O,H)(
 
 #+name: abs_functions_table
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto flow_table_array_munge(O,T)(
-  return ref O  table_object,
-  return ref T  table_array,
+ObjGenericComposite flow_table_array_munge(T)(
+  return ref ObjGenericComposite  table_object,
+  return ref T                    table_array,
 ) {
   static auto rgx = Rgx();
   static auto mng = InlineMarkup();
@@ -5355,9 +5254,9 @@ auto flow_table_array_munge(O,T)(
 
 #+name: abs_functions_table
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto flow_table_substantive_munge(O,T)(
-  return ref O  table_object,
-  return ref T  table_substantive,
+ObjGenericComposite flow_table_substantive_munge(T)(
+  return ref ObjGenericComposite  table_object,
+  return ref T                    table_substantive,
 ) {
   static auto rgx = Rgx();
   static auto munge = ObjInlineMarkupMunge();
@@ -5377,9 +5276,9 @@ auto flow_table_substantive_munge(O,T)(
 
 #+name: abs_functions_table
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto flow_table_substantive_munge_special(O,T)(
-  return ref O  table_object,
-  return ref T  table_substantive,
+ObjGenericComposite flow_table_substantive_munge_special(T)(
+  return ref ObjGenericComposite  table_object,
+  return ref T                    table_substantive,
 ) {
   static auto rgx = Rgx();
   static auto munge = ObjInlineMarkupMunge();
@@ -5475,10 +5374,7 @@ static struct ObjInlineMarkupMunge {
 
 #+name: meta_emitters_obj_inline_markup_munge
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-  static auto images(Ot)(Ot obj_txt_in) {
-    debug(asserts) {
-      static assert(is(typeof(obj_txt_in) == string));
-    }
+  static auto images()(string obj_txt_in) {
     static auto mng = InlineMarkup();
     /+ url matched +/
     obj_txt_in = obj_txt_in.replaceAll(rgx.inline_notes_al_special, ""); // TODO reinstate when special footnotes are implemented
@@ -5514,10 +5410,7 @@ static struct ObjInlineMarkupMunge {
 
 #+name: meta_emitters_obj_inline_markup_munge
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-  auto footnotes_endnotes_markup_and_number_or_stars(Ot)(Ot obj_txt_in, bool reset_note_numbers) {
-    debug(asserts) {
-      static assert(is(typeof(obj_txt_in) == string));
-    }
+  auto footnotes_endnotes_markup_and_number_or_stars()(string obj_txt_in, bool reset_note_numbers) {
     /+ endnotes (regular) +/
     bool flg_notes_reg  = false;
     bool flg_notes_star = false;
@@ -5587,11 +5480,8 @@ static struct ObjInlineMarkupMunge {
 
 #+name: meta_emitters_obj_inline_markup_munge
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-  private auto object_notes_and_links_(Ot)(Ot obj_txt_in, bool reset_note_numbers=false)
+  private auto object_notes_and_links_()(string obj_txt_in, bool reset_note_numbers=false)
   in {
-    debug(asserts) {
-      assert(is(typeof(obj_txt_in) == string));
-    }
   }
   body {
     obj_txt_out = "";
@@ -5663,11 +5553,8 @@ static struct ObjInlineMarkupMunge {
 
 #+name: meta_emitters_obj_inline_markup_munge
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-  auto munge_heading(Ot)(Ot obj_txt_in, bool reset_note_numbers=false)
+  auto munge_heading()(string obj_txt_in, bool reset_note_numbers=false)
   in {
-    debug(asserts) {
-      static assert(is(typeof(obj_txt_in) == string));
-    }
   }
   body {
     obj_txt["munge"] = obj_txt_in
@@ -5697,11 +5584,8 @@ static struct ObjInlineMarkupMunge {
 
 #+name: meta_emitters_obj_inline_markup_munge
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-  auto munge_para(Ot)(Ot obj_txt_in)
+  auto munge_para()(string obj_txt_in)
   in {
-    debug(asserts) {
-      static assert(is(typeof(obj_txt_in) == string));
-    }
   }
   body {
     obj_txt["munge"]=(obj_txt_in)
@@ -5722,11 +5606,8 @@ static struct ObjInlineMarkupMunge {
 
 #+name: meta_emitters_obj_inline_markup_munge
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-  string munge_quote(Ot)(Ot obj_txt_in)
+  string munge_quote()(string obj_txt_in)
   in {
-    debug(asserts) {
-      static assert(is(typeof(obj_txt_in) == string));
-    }
   }
   body {
     obj_txt["munge"]=obj_txt_in;
@@ -5769,11 +5650,8 @@ static struct ObjInlineMarkupMunge {
 
 #+name: meta_emitters_obj_inline_markup_munge
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-  auto munge_block(Ot)(Ot obj_txt_in)
+  auto munge_block()(string obj_txt_in)
   in {
-    debug(asserts) {
-      static assert(is(typeof(obj_txt_in) == string));
-    }
   }
   body {
     obj_txt["munge"]=obj_txt_in;
@@ -5795,11 +5673,8 @@ static struct ObjInlineMarkupMunge {
 
 #+name: meta_emitters_obj_inline_markup_munge
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-  auto munge_verse(Ot)(Ot obj_txt_in)
+  auto munge_verse()(string obj_txt_in)
   in {
-    debug(asserts) {
-      static assert(is(typeof(obj_txt_in) == string));
-    }
   }
   body {
     obj_txt["munge"]=obj_txt_in;
@@ -5820,11 +5695,8 @@ static struct ObjInlineMarkupMunge {
 
 #+name: meta_emitters_obj_inline_markup_munge
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-  string munge_code(Ot)(Ot obj_txt_in)
+  string munge_code()(string obj_txt_in)
   in {
-    debug(asserts) {
-      assert(is(typeof(obj_txt_in) == string));
-    }
   }
   body {
     obj_txt_in = obj_txt_in.replaceAll(rgx.space, mkup.nbsp);
@@ -5841,11 +5713,8 @@ static struct ObjInlineMarkupMunge {
 
 #+name: meta_emitters_obj_inline_markup_munge
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-  string munge_table(Ot)(Ot obj_txt_in)
+  string munge_table()(string obj_txt_in)
   in {
-    debug(asserts) {
-      static assert(is(typeof(obj_txt_in) == string));
-    }
   }
   body {
     obj_txt["munge"]=obj_txt_in;
@@ -5859,11 +5728,8 @@ static struct ObjInlineMarkupMunge {
 
 #+name: meta_emitters_obj_inline_markup_munge
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-  string munge_comment(Ot)(Ot obj_txt_in)
+  string munge_comment()(string obj_txt_in)
   in {
-    debug(asserts) {
-      static assert(is(typeof(obj_txt_in) == string));
-    }
   }
   body {
     obj_txt["munge"]=obj_txt_in;
@@ -5896,17 +5762,13 @@ static struct ObjInlineMarkup {
 
 #+name: meta_emitters_obj_inline_markup_and_anchor_tags_and_misc
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-  auto obj_inline_markup_and_anchor_tags_and_misc(O,K,CMM)(
-    O   obj_,
-    K   obj_key_,
-    CMM conf_make_meta,
-    Flag!"_new_doc" _new_doc
+  auto obj_inline_markup_and_anchor_tags_and_misc(CMM)(
+    string[string]   obj_,
+    string           obj_key_,
+    CMM              conf_make_meta,
+    Flag!"_new_doc"  _new_doc
   )
   in {
-    debug(asserts) {
-      static assert(is(typeof(obj_)            == string[string]));
-      static assert(is(typeof(obj_key_)        == string));
-    }
   }
   body {
     obj_txt["munge"] = obj_[obj_key_].dup;
@@ -6002,34 +5864,24 @@ static struct ObjInlineMarkup {
 
 #+name: meta_emitters_obj_inline_markup_table_of_contents
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-  auto _clean_heading_toc_(Toc)(
-    Toc heading_toc_,
+  auto _clean_heading_toc_()(
+    char[] heading_toc_,
   ) {
-   debug(asserts) {
-     static assert(is(typeof(heading_toc_) == char[]));
-   }
    auto m = (cast(char[]) heading_toc_).matchFirst(rgx.heading);
    heading_toc_ = (m.post).replaceAll(
      rgx.inline_notes_curly_gen,
      "");
    return heading_toc_;
   };
-  auto flow_table_of_contents_gather_headings(O,CMM,Ts,Ta,X,Toc)(
-    O            obj_,
-    CMM          conf_make_meta,
-    Ts           tag_in_seg,
-    Ta           _anchor_tag,
-    return ref X lev4_subtoc,
-    Toc          the_table_of_contents_section,
+  ObjGenericComposite[] flow_table_of_contents_gather_headings(CMM)(
+               string[string]         obj_,
+               CMM                    conf_make_meta,
+               string[string]         tag_in_seg,
+               string                 _anchor_tag,
+    return ref string[][string]       lev4_subtoc,
+               ObjGenericComposite[]  the_table_of_contents_section,
   )
   in {
-    debug(asserts) {
-      static assert(is(typeof(obj_)                                == string[string]));
-      static assert(is(typeof(tag_in_seg)                          == string[string]));
-      static assert(is(typeof(_anchor_tag)                         == string));
-      static assert(is(typeof(lev4_subtoc)                         == string[][string]));
-      static assert(is(typeof(the_table_of_contents_section)       == ObjGenericComposite[]));
-    }
   }
   body {
     ObjGenericComposite comp_obj_toc;
@@ -6121,16 +5973,12 @@ private:
   static string heading_number_auto_composite = "";
   static string heading_number_auto_composite_segname = "";
   static bool[] auto_heading_numbering = [ true, true, true, true];
-  static string _configured_auto_heading_numbering_and_segment_anchor_tags(M,O,CMM)(
-    M    munge_,
-    O    obj_,
-    CMM  conf_make_meta,
-    bool _new_doc,
+  static string _configured_auto_heading_numbering_and_segment_anchor_tags(CMM)(
+    string           munge_,
+    string[string]   obj_,
+    CMM              conf_make_meta,
+    bool             _new_doc,
   ) {
-    debug(asserts) {
-      static assert(is(typeof(munge_)          == string));
-      static assert(is(typeof(obj_)            == string[string]));
-    }
     if (_new_doc) {
       heading_num = [ 0, 0, 0, 0 ];
       heading_number_auto_composite = "";
@@ -6275,15 +6123,11 @@ private:
 #+name: meta_emitters_obj_inline_markup_heading_numbering_segment_anchor_tags
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
   static int heading_num_lev1 = 0;
-  static string _make_segment_anchor_tags_if_none_provided(M,Lv)(
-    M munge_,
-    Lv lev_,
-    bool _new_doc
+  static string _make_segment_anchor_tags_if_none_provided()(
+    string munge_,
+    string lev_,
+    bool   _new_doc
   ) {
-    debug(asserts) {
-      static assert(is(typeof(munge_) == string));
-      static assert(is(typeof(lev_)   == string));
-    }
     if (!(munge_.match(rgx.heading_anchor_tag))) {
       if (munge_.match(rgx.heading_identify_anchor_tag)) {
         if (auto m = munge_.match(rgx.heading_extract_named_anchor_tag)) {
@@ -6334,17 +6178,12 @@ struct ObjAttributes {
 
 #+name: meta_emitters_obj_attributes_public
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-  string obj_attributes(Oi,OR,OH)(
-    Oi obj_is_,
-    OR obj_raw,
-    OH _comp_obj_heading,
+  string obj_attributes()(
+    string              obj_is_,
+    string              obj_raw,
+    ObjGenericComposite _comp_obj_heading,
   )
   in {
-    debug(asserts) {
-      static assert(is(typeof(obj_is_)           == string));
-      static assert(is(typeof(obj_raw)           == string));
-      static assert(is(typeof(_comp_obj_heading) == ObjGenericComposite));
-    }
   }
   body {
     scope(exit) {
@@ -6417,11 +6256,8 @@ struct ObjAttributes {
 
 #+name: meta_emitters_obj_attributes_private_an_attribute
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-  string txt_para_and_blocks(Ot)(Ot obj_txt_in)
+  string txt_para_and_blocks()(string obj_txt_in)
   in {
-    debug(asserts) {
-      static assert(is(typeof(obj_txt_in) == string));
-    }
   }
   body {
     if (obj_txt_in.matchFirst(rgx.para_bullet)) {
@@ -6453,11 +6289,8 @@ struct ObjAttributes {
 
 #+name: meta_emitters_obj_attributes_private_an_attribute
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-  string txt_heading(Ot)(Ot obj_txt_in)
+  string txt_heading()(string obj_txt_in)
   in {
-    debug(asserts) {
-      static assert(is(typeof(obj_txt_in) == string));
-    }
   }
   body {
     _obj_attributes = " \"use\": \"content\","
@@ -6473,11 +6306,8 @@ struct ObjAttributes {
 
 #+name: meta_emitters_obj_attributes_private_an_attribute
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-  string txt_para(Ot)(Ot obj_txt_in)
+  string txt_para()(string obj_txt_in)
   in {
-    debug(asserts) {
-      static assert(is(typeof(obj_txt_in) == string));
-    }
   }
   body {
     _obj_attributes = " \"use\": \"content\","
@@ -6493,11 +6323,8 @@ struct ObjAttributes {
 
 #+name: meta_emitters_obj_attributes_private_an_attribute
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-  string txt_quote(Ot)(Ot obj_txt_in)
+  string txt_quote()(string obj_txt_in)
   in {
-    debug(asserts) {
-      static assert(is(typeof(obj_txt_in) == string));
-    }
   }
   body {
     _obj_attributes = " \"use\": \"content\","
@@ -6513,11 +6340,8 @@ struct ObjAttributes {
 
 #+name: meta_emitters_obj_attributes_private_an_attribute
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-  string txt_group(Ot)(Ot obj_txt_in)
+  string txt_group()(string obj_txt_in)
   in {
-    debug(asserts) {
-      static assert(is(typeof(obj_txt_in) == string));
-    }
   }
   body {
     _obj_attributes = " \"use\": \"content\","
@@ -6533,11 +6357,8 @@ struct ObjAttributes {
 
 #+name: meta_emitters_obj_attributes_private_an_attribute
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-  string txt_block(Ot)(Ot obj_txt_in)
+  string txt_block()(string obj_txt_in)
   in {
-    debug(asserts) {
-      static assert(is(typeof(obj_txt_in) == string));
-    }
   }
   body {
     _obj_attributes = " \"use\": \"content\","
@@ -6553,11 +6374,8 @@ struct ObjAttributes {
 
 #+name: meta_emitters_obj_attributes_private_an_attribute
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-  string txt_verse(Ot)(Ot obj_txt_in)
+  string txt_verse()(string obj_txt_in)
   in {
-    debug(asserts) {
-      static assert(is(typeof(obj_txt_in) == string));
-    }
   }
   body {
     _obj_attributes = " \"use\": \"content\","
@@ -6573,11 +6391,8 @@ struct ObjAttributes {
 
 #+name: meta_emitters_obj_attributes_private_an_attribute
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-  string txt_code(Ot)(Ot obj_txt_in)
+  string txt_code()(string obj_txt_in)
   in {
-    debug(asserts) {
-      static assert(is(typeof(obj_txt_in) == string));
-    }
   }
   body {
     _obj_attributes = " \"use\": \"content\","
@@ -6593,11 +6408,8 @@ struct ObjAttributes {
 
 #+name: meta_emitters_obj_attributes_private_an_attribute
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-  string txt_table(Ot)(Ot obj_txt_in)
+  string txt_table()(string obj_txt_in)
   in {
-    debug(asserts) {
-      static assert(is(typeof(obj_txt_in) == string));
-    }
   }
   body {
     _obj_attributes = " \"use\": \"content\","
@@ -6613,11 +6425,8 @@ struct ObjAttributes {
 
 #+name: meta_emitters_obj_attributes_private_an_attribute
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-  string txt_comment(Ot)(Ot obj_txt_in)
+  string txt_comment()(string obj_txt_in)
   in {
-    debug(asserts) {
-      static assert(is(typeof(obj_txt_in) == string));
-    }
   }
   body {
     _obj_attributes = " \"use\": \"comment\","
@@ -6633,16 +6442,11 @@ struct ObjAttributes {
 
 #+name: meta_emitters_obj_attributes_private_json
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-  string _set_additional_values_parse_as_json(OA,Oi,OH)(
-    OA _obj_attrib,
-    Oi obj_is_,
-    OH _comp_obj_heading,
+  string _set_additional_values_parse_as_json()(
+    string              _obj_attrib,
+    string              obj_is_,
+    ObjGenericComposite _comp_obj_heading,
   ) {
-    debug(asserts) {
-      static assert(is(typeof(_obj_attrib)       == string));
-      static assert(is(typeof(obj_is_)           == string));
-      static assert(is(typeof(_comp_obj_heading) == ObjGenericComposite));
-    }
     JSONValue oa_j = parseJSON(_obj_attrib);
     assert(
       (oa_j.type == JSON_TYPE.OBJECT)
@@ -6682,14 +6486,13 @@ struct BookIndexNuggetHash {
   string[][string][string] bi;
   string[][string][string] hash_nugget;
   string[] bi_main_terms_split_arr;
-  string[][string][string] bookindex_nugget_hash(BI,N,S)(
-    BI bookindex_section,
-    N  obj_cite_digits,
-    S  tag_in_seg,
+  string[][string][string] bookindex_nugget_hash(N,S)(
+    string bookindex_section,
+    N      obj_cite_digits,
+    S      tag_in_seg,
   )
   in {
     debug(asserts) {
-      static assert(is(typeof(bookindex_section)  == string));
       static assert(is(typeof(obj_cite_digits.object_number) == int));
     }
     debug(bookindexraw) {
@@ -6763,12 +6566,9 @@ struct BookIndexNuggetHash {
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
 struct BookIndexReportIndent {
   int mkn, skn;
-  void bookindex_report_indented(BI)(
-    BI bookindex_unordered_hashes
+  void bookindex_report_indented()(
+    string[][string][string] bookindex_unordered_hashes
   ) {
-    debug(asserts) {
-      static assert(is(typeof(bookindex_unordered_hashes) == string[][string][string]));
-    }
     auto mainkeys
       = bookindex_unordered_hashes.byKey.array.sort().release;
     foreach (mainkey; mainkeys) {
@@ -6807,8 +6607,8 @@ struct BookIndexReportSection {
 
 #+name: meta_emitters_book_index_report_section
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-  void bookindex_write_section(BI)(
-    BI bookindex_unordered_hashes
+  void bookindex_write_section()(
+    string[][string][string] bookindex_unordered_hashes
   ) {
     auto mainkeys =
       bookindex_unordered_hashes.byKey.array
@@ -6842,13 +6642,12 @@ struct BookIndexReportSection {
 
 #+name: meta_emitters_book_index_report_section
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-  auto bookindex_build_abstraction_section(BI,N,B)(
-    BI bookindex_unordered_hashes,
-    N  obj_cite_digits,
-    B  opt_action,
+  auto bookindex_build_abstraction_section(N,B)(
+    string[][string][string] bookindex_unordered_hashes,
+    N                        obj_cite_digits,
+    B                        opt_action,
   ) {
     debug(asserts) {
-      static assert(is(typeof(bookindex_unordered_hashes)                == string[][string][string]));
       static assert(is(typeof(obj_cite_digits.object_number)             == int));
     }
     mixin DocReformNode;
@@ -7228,15 +7027,11 @@ struct Bibliography {
 
 #+name: meta_emitters_bibliography
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-  public JSONValue[] flow_bibliography_(Bi,BJ)(
-    return ref Bi biblio_unsorted_incomplete,
-    return ref BJ bib_arr_json
+  public JSONValue[] flow_bibliography_()(
+    return ref string[]    biblio_unsorted_incomplete,
+    return ref JSONValue[] bib_arr_json
   )
   in {
-    debug(asserts) {
-      static assert(is(typeof(biblio_unsorted_incomplete) == string[]));
-      static assert(is(typeof(bib_arr_json)               == JSONValue[]));
-    }
  }
   body {
     JSONValue[] biblio_unsorted
@@ -7266,14 +7061,10 @@ struct Bibliography {
 
 #+name: meta_emitters_bibliography
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-  final private JSONValue[] biblio_make_unsorted_array_of_json_objects(Bi,BJ)(
-    Bi            biblio_unordered,
-    BJ            bib_arr_json
+  final private JSONValue[] biblio_make_unsorted_array_of_json_objects()(
+    string[]      biblio_unordered,
+    JSONValue[]   bib_arr_json
   ) {
-    debug(asserts) {
-      static assert(is(typeof(biblio_unordered) == string[]));
-      static assert(is(typeof(bib_arr_json)     == JSONValue[]));
-    }
     foreach (bibent; biblio_unordered) {
       /+ update bib to include deemed_author, needed for:
         sort_bibliography_array_by_deemed_author_year_title
@@ -7304,10 +7095,7 @@ struct Bibliography {
 
 #+name: meta_emitters_bibliography
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-  final private JSONValue[] biblio_sort(BJ)(BJ biblio_unordered) {
-    debug(asserts) {
-      static assert(is(typeof(biblio_unordered) == JSONValue[]));
-    }
+  final private JSONValue[] biblio_sort()(JSONValue[] biblio_unordered) {
     JSONValue[] biblio_sorted_;
     biblio_sorted_
       = sort!((a, b){
@@ -7328,10 +7116,7 @@ struct Bibliography {
 
 #+name: meta_emitters_bibliography
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-  void biblio_debug(BJ)(BJ biblio_sorted) {
-    debug(asserts) {
-      static assert(is(typeof(biblio_sorted) == JSONValue[]));
-    }
+  void biblio_debug()(JSONValue[] biblio_sorted) {
     debug(biblio0) {
       foreach (j; biblio_sorted) {
         if (!empty(j["fulltitle"].str)) {
@@ -7365,24 +7150,19 @@ struct NodeStructureMetadata {
 
 #+name: meta_emitters_metadata
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-  ObjGenericComposite node_location_emitter(Lv,Tg,La,Ta,N,C,P,I)(
-    Lv lev_markup_number,
-    Tg tag_in_seg,
-    La lev_anchor_tag,
-    Ta tag_assoc,
-    N  obj_cite_digits,
-    C  cntr_,
-    P  ptr_,
-    I  is_
+  ObjGenericComposite node_location_emitter(La,Ta,N)(
+    string         lev_markup_number,
+    string[string] tag_in_seg,
+    La             lev_anchor_tag,
+    Ta             tag_assoc,
+    N              obj_cite_digits,
+    int            cntr_,
+    int            ptr_,
+    string         is_
   )
   in {
     debug(asserts) {
-      static assert(is(typeof(lev_markup_number)             == string));
-      static assert(is(typeof(tag_in_seg)                    == string[string]));
       static assert(is(typeof(obj_cite_digits.object_number) == int));
-      static assert(is(typeof(cntr_)                         == int));
-      static assert(is(typeof(ptr_)                          == int));
-      static assert(is(typeof(is_)                           == string));
     }
     assert(is_ != "heading");
     assert(obj_cite_digits.object_number.to!int >= 0);
@@ -7433,37 +7213,28 @@ struct NodeStructureMetadata {
 
 #+name: meta_emitters_metadata
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-  ObjGenericComposite node_emitter_heading(T,Lm,Lc,Hd,TaB,TaL,TA,N,C,P,LA,I,PSn,fNr,fNs,fL)(
-    T   _text,
-    Lm  lev_markup_number,
-    Lc  lev_collapsed_number,
-    Hd  dummy_heading_status,
-    TaB tag_in_seg,
-    TaL lev_anchor_tag,
-    TA  tag_assoc,
-    N   obj_cite_digits,
-    C   cntr_,
-    P   ptr_,
-    LA  lv_ancestors_txt,
-    I   is_,
-    PSn html_segnames_ptr,
-    fNr flag_notes_reg,
-    fNs flag_notes_star,
-    fL  flag_links,
+  ObjGenericComposite node_emitter_heading(Hd,TaL,TA,N,fNr,fNs,fL)(
+    string         _text,
+    string         lev_markup_number,
+    string         lev_collapsed_number,
+    Hd             dummy_heading_status,
+    string[string] tag_in_seg,
+    TaL            lev_anchor_tag,
+    TA             tag_assoc,
+    N              obj_cite_digits,
+    int            cntr_,
+    int            ptr_,
+    string[]       lv_ancestors_txt,
+    string         is_,
+    int            html_segnames_ptr,
+    fNr            flag_notes_reg,
+    fNs            flag_notes_star,
+    fL             flag_links,
   )
   in {
     debug(asserts) {
-      static assert(is(typeof(_text)                                     == string));
       static assert(is(typeof(lev)                                       == string));
-      static assert(is(typeof(lev_markup_number)                         == string));
-      static assert(is(typeof(lev_collapsed_number)                      == string));
-      static assert(is(typeof(tag_in_seg)                                == string[string]));
       static assert(is(typeof(obj_cite_digits.object_number)             == int));
-      static assert(is(typeof(cntr_)                                     == int));
-      static assert(is(typeof(ptr_)                                      == int));
-      static assert(is(typeof(lv_ancestors_txt)                          == string[]));
-      static assert(is(typeof(is_)                                       == string));
-      static assert(is(typeof(html_segnames_ptr)                         == int));
     }
     assert(is_ == "heading");
     assert((obj_cite_digits.object_number).to!int >= 0);
@@ -7655,14 +7426,10 @@ struct NodeStructureMetadata {
 
 #+name: abs_functions_assertions
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-pure void assertions_doc_structure(O,Lv)(
-  O  an_object,
-  Lv lv
+pure void assertions_doc_structure()(
+  string[string]  an_object,
+  int[string]     lv
 ) {
-  debug(asserts) {
-    static assert(is(typeof(an_object) == string[string]));
-    static assert(is(typeof(lv)        == int[string]));
-  }
   if (lv["h3"] > State.off) {
     assert(lv["h0"] > State.off);
     assert(lv["h1"] > State.off);
@@ -7840,10 +7607,7 @@ pure void assertions_doc_structure(O,Lv)(
 
 #+name: abs_functions_assertions
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-pure void assertions_flag_types_block_status_none_or_closed(T)(T obj_type_status) {
-  debug(asserts) {
-    static assert(is(typeof(obj_type_status) == int[string]));
-  }
+pure void assertions_flag_types_block_status_none_or_closed()(int[string] obj_type_status) {
   assert(
     (obj_type_status["code"] == TriState.off)
     || (obj_type_status["code"] == TriState.closing),
diff --git a/org/meta_conf_make_meta.org b/org/meta_conf_make_meta.org
index a0440e3..a27a18a 100644
--- a/org/meta_conf_make_meta.org
+++ b/org/meta_conf_make_meta.org
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ auto _mkup = InlineMarkup();
 
 #+name: meta_defaults_template_structs
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto url_markup(string line) {
-  auto line_ = line
+string url_markup(string line) {
+  string line_ = line
     .replaceAll(
       _rgx.smid_inline_link_markup_regular,
       ("$1"
@@ -118,30 +118,30 @@ struct ConfCompositeMakeStr {
   string texpdf_font;
 }
 struct confCompositeMakeBuild {
-  auto bold(string _mk) {
+  string[] bold(string _mk) {
     string[] _out;
     if (_mk) {
       _out = [ (cast(string) (`(` ~ _mk.dup ~ `)`)), "*{$1}*", "<b>$1</b>"];
     }
     return _out;
   }
-  auto breaks(string _mk) {
+  string breaks(string _mk) {
     return _mk;
   }
-  auto cover_image(string _mk) {
+  string cover_image(string _mk) {
     return _mk;
   }
-  auto css(string _mk) {
+  string css(string _mk) {
     return _mk;
   }
-  auto emphasis(string _mk) {
+  string[] emphasis(string _mk) {
     string[] _out;
     if (_mk) {
       _out = [ (cast(string) (`(` ~ _mk.dup ~ `)`)), "!{$1}!", "<em>$1</em>" ];
     }
     return _out;
   }
-  auto footer(string[] _mk) {
+  string[] footer(string[] _mk) {
     string line_;
     string[] _mk2;
     foreach (line; _mk) {
@@ -149,35 +149,35 @@ struct confCompositeMakeBuild {
     }
     return _mk2;
   }
-  auto headings(string[] _mk) {
+  string[] headings(string[] _mk) {
     return _mk;
   }
-  auto home_button_image(string[] _mk) {
+  string[] home_button_image(string[] _mk) {
     return _mk;
   }
-  auto home_button_text(string _mk) {
+  string home_button_text(string _mk) {
     return url_markup(_mk);
   }
-  auto italics(string _mk) {
+  string[] italics(string _mk) {
     string[] _out;
     if (_mk) {
       _out = [ (cast(string) (`(` ~ _mk.dup ~ `)`)), "/{$1}/", "<i>$1</i>" ];
     }
     return _out;
   }
-  auto auto_num_top_at_level(string _mk) {
+  string auto_num_top_at_level(string _mk) {
     return _mk;
   }
-  auto auto_num_top_lv(int _mk) {
+  int auto_num_top_lv(int _mk) {
     return _mk;
   }
-  auto auto_num_depth(int _mk) {
+  int auto_num_depth(int _mk) {
     return _mk;
   }
-  auto substitute(string[][] _mk) {
+  string[][] substitute(string[][] _mk) {
     return _mk;
   }
-  auto texpdf_font(string _mk) {
+  string texpdf_font(string _mk) {
     return _mk;
   }
 }
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ struct ConfCompositePlus {
 
 #+name: meta_defaults_template_structs
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-static auto ptr_head_main
+static string[] ptr_head_main
   = [
     "classify",
     "creator",
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ static auto ptr_head_main
     "rights",
     "title"
   ];
-static auto ptr_head_sub_classify
+static string[] ptr_head_sub_classify
   = [
     "dewey",
     "keywords",
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ static auto ptr_head_sub_classify
     "subject",
     "topic_register"
   ];
-static auto ptr_head_sub_creator
+static string[] ptr_head_sub_creator
   = [
     "author",
     "author_email",
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ static auto ptr_head_sub_creator
     "illustrator",
     "translator"
   ];
-static auto ptr_head_sub_date
+static string[] ptr_head_sub_date
   = [
     "added_to_site",
     "available",
@@ -365,14 +365,14 @@ static auto ptr_head_sub_date
     "published",
     "valid"
   ];
-static auto ptr_head_sub_identifier
+static string[] ptr_head_sub_identifier
   = [
     "isbn",
     "oclc",
     "pg"
   ];
 /+ make +/
-static auto ptr_head_sub_make
+static string[] ptr_head_sub_make
   = [
     "cover_image",
     "home_button_image",
@@ -387,27 +387,27 @@ static auto ptr_head_sub_make
     "texpdf_font",
     "css"
   ];
-static auto ptr_head_sub_notes
+static string[] ptr_head_sub_notes
   = [
     "abstract",
     "description"
   ];
-static auto ptr_head_sub_original
+static string[] ptr_head_sub_original
   = [
     "language",
     "source",
     "title"
   ];
-static auto ptr_head_sub_publisher
+static string[] ptr_head_sub_publisher
   = [ "name" ];
-static auto ptr_head_sub_rights
+static string[] ptr_head_sub_rights
   = [
     "copyright",
     "cover",
     "illustrations",
     "license"
   ];
-static auto ptr_head_sub_title
+static string[] ptr_head_sub_title
   = [
     "edition",
     "full",
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ static auto ptr_head_sub_title
     "note",
     "sub"
   ];
-auto config_jsonstr = `{
+JSONValue config_jsonstr = `{
 }`;
 #+END_SRC
 
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ if (_struct_composite.meta.creator_author.empty) {
     }
   }
   string[] authors_arr;
-  auto authors_raw_arr
+  string[] authors_raw_arr
     = _struct_composite.meta.creator_author.split(_rgx.arr_delimiter);
   foreach (author_raw; authors_raw_arr) {
     authors_arr ~= author_raw.replace(_rgx.raw_author_munge, "$2 $1");
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ static template configParseTOMLreturnJSON() {
   ){
     TOMLDocument _doc;
     _doc = parseTOML(cast(string)(_text.content));
-    auto _doc_json = toJSON(_doc);
+    auto _doc_json = _doc.toJSON;
     return _doc_json;
   }
 }
@@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@ static template configParseTOMLreturnDocReformStruct() {
     T       _document_struct
   ){
     TOMLDocument _doc = parseTOML(cast(string)(_document_struct.content));
-    auto _doc_json = toJSON(_doc);
+    auto _doc_json = _doc.toJSON;
     _make_and_meta_struct
       = contentJSONtoDocReformStruct!()(_make_and_meta_struct, _doc_json, _document_struct.filename); // struct from json
     return _make_and_meta_struct;
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ static template docHeaderMakeAndMetaTupTomlExtractAndConvertToStruct() {
       }
       _doc = parseTOML(cast(string)(header_src));
     }
-    auto _doc_json = toJSON(_doc);
+    auto _doc_json = _doc.toJSON;
     auto _header_and_make_and_meta_struct
       = contentJSONtoDocReformStruct!()(_make_and_meta_struct, _doc_json, "header");
     return _header_and_make_and_meta_struct;
diff --git a/org/output_hub.org b/org/output_hub.org
index 0d709ab..21f5b9d 100644
--- a/org/output_hub.org
+++ b/org/output_hub.org
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ module doc_reform.output.hub;
 template outputHub() {
   <<output_imports>>
   import std.parallelism;
-  void outputHub(D,I)(D doc_abstraction, I doc_matters) {
+  void outputHub(D,I)(const D doc_abstraction, I doc_matters) {
     mixin DocReformOutputRgxInit;
     mixin Msg;
     auto msg = Msg!()(doc_matters);
diff --git a/org/output_sqlite.org b/org/output_sqlite.org
index c9123d3..2dc29f7 100644
--- a/org/output_sqlite.org
+++ b/org/output_sqlite.org
@@ -33,17 +33,17 @@ static auto rgx = Rgx();
 long _metadata_tid_lastrowid;
 template SQLiteHubBuildTablesAndPopulate() {
   void SQLiteHubBuildTablesAndPopulate(D,M)(
-    D    doc_abstraction,
-    M    doc_matters,
+    const D  doc_abstraction,
+          M  doc_matters,
   ) {
     auto pth_sqlite = DocReformPathsSQLite!()(doc_matters.sqlite.filename, doc_matters.output_path);
     pth_sqlite.base.mkdirRecurse;
     auto db = Database(pth_sqlite.sqlite_file);
     template SQLiteDbStatementComposite() {
       void SQLiteDbStatementComposite(Db,D,M)(
-        Db   db,
-        D    doc_abstraction,
-        M    doc_matters,
+              Db   db,
+        const D    doc_abstraction,
+              M    doc_matters,
       ) {
         <<sqlite_db_statement_composite_collection>>
         if (!(doc_matters.opt.action.quiet)) {
@@ -61,17 +61,17 @@ template SQLiteHubBuildTablesAndPopulate() {
 #+BEGIN_SRC d :tangle "../src/doc_reform/output/sqlite.d"
 template SQLiteHubDiscreteBuildTablesAndPopulate() {
   void SQLiteHubDiscreteBuildTablesAndPopulate(D,M)(
-    D    doc_abstraction,
-    M    doc_matters,
+    const D    doc_abstraction,
+          M    doc_matters,
   ) {
     auto pth_sqlite = DocReformPathsSQLiteDiscrete!()(doc_matters.output_path, doc_matters.src.language);
     pth_sqlite.base.mkdirRecurse;
     auto db = Database(pth_sqlite.sqlite_file(doc_matters.src.filename));
     template SQLiteDiscreteDbStatementComposite() {
       void SQLiteDiscreteDbStatementComposite(Db,D,M)(
-        Db   db,
-        D    doc_abstraction,
-        M    doc_matters,
+              Db   db,
+        const D    doc_abstraction,
+              M    doc_matters,
       ) {
         <<sqlite_db_statement_composite_discrete>>
         if (!(doc_matters.opt.action.quiet)) {
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ template SQLiteInsertMetadata() {
 #+BEGIN_SRC d :tangle "../src/doc_reform/output/sqlite.d"
 template SQLiteInsertDocObjectsLoop() {
   string SQLiteInsertDocObjectsLoop(D,M)(
-    D    doc_abstraction,
-    M    doc_matters,
+    const D    doc_abstraction,
+          M    doc_matters,
   ) {
     string _uid = SQLinsertDelimiter!()(doc_matters.src.doc_uid);
     auto site_url = DocReformPathsUrl!()(doc_matters);
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ import
 
 #+name: sanitize_text_for_search
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto generic_munge_sanitize_text_for_search(
+string generic_munge_sanitize_text_for_search(
   string _txt,
 ) {
   string _notes;
@@ -392,9 +392,9 @@ light html objects
 
 #+name: sanitize_and_munge_inline_html
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto munge_html(M,O)(
-                 M    doc_matters,
-  auto ref const O    obj,
+string munge_html(M,O)(
+        M    doc_matters,
+  const O    obj,
 ) {
   string _html_special_characters(string _txt){
     _txt = _txt
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ string html_font_face(string _txt){
 
 #+name: sanitize_and_munge_inline_html
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto inline_images(M,O)(
+string inline_images(M,O)(
                M  doc_matters,
   const        O  obj,
   string          _txt,
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ auto inline_images(M,O)(
 
 #+name: sanitize_and_munge_inline_html
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto inline_links(M,O)(
+string inline_links(M,O)(
                M doc_matters,
   const        O obj,
   string         _txt,
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ auto inline_links(M,O)(
 
 #+name: sanitize_and_munge_inline_html
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto inline_notes_scroll(M,O)(
+string inline_notes_scroll(M,O)(
                M   doc_matters,
   const        O   obj,
   string           _txt,
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ auto inline_notes_seg(M,O)(
 #+name: sanitize_and_munge_inline_html
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
 string xml_type="seg"; /+ set html document type to be linked to here (seg|scroll) +/
-auto inline_markup(M,O)(
+string inline_markup(M,O)(
                M  doc_matters,
   const        O  obj,
   string          _txt,
@@ -730,9 +730,9 @@ auto inline_markup(M,O)(
 
 #+name: html_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto html_heading(M,O)(
-                 M    doc_matters,
-  auto ref const O    obj,
+string html_heading(M,O)(
+        M   doc_matters,
+  const O   obj,
 ) {
   assert(obj.metainfo.is_of_part    == "body" || "frontmatter" || "backmatter");
   assert(obj.metainfo.is_of_section == "body" || "toc" || "endnotes" || "glossary" || "bibliography" || "bookindex" || "blurb");
@@ -754,9 +754,9 @@ auto html_heading(M,O)(
 
 ##+name: prepare_objects_html
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto html_heading(M,O)(
-                 M    doc_matters,
-  auto ref const O    obj,
+string html_heading(M,O)(
+        M   doc_matters,
+  const O   obj,
 ) {
   string o;
   string _txt = munge_html(doc_matters, obj);
@@ -776,9 +776,9 @@ auto html_heading(M,O)(
 
 #+name: html_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto html_para(M,O)(
-                 M    doc_matters,
-  auto ref const O    obj,
+string html_para(M,O)(
+        M   doc_matters,
+  const O   obj,
 ) {
   assert(obj.metainfo.is_of_part    == "body" || "frontmatter" || "backmatter");
   assert(obj.metainfo.is_of_section == "body" || "toc" || "endnotes" || "glossary" || "bibliography" || "bookindex" || "blurb");
@@ -803,9 +803,9 @@ auto html_para(M,O)(
 
 #+name: html_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto html_quote(M,O)(
-                 M    doc_matters,
-  auto ref const O    obj,
+string html_quote(M,O)(
+        M   doc_matters,
+  const O   obj,
 ) {
   assert(obj.metainfo.is_of_part    == "body");
   assert(obj.metainfo.is_of_section == "body" || "glossary" || "bibliography" || "bookindex" || "blurb");
@@ -826,9 +826,9 @@ auto html_quote(M,O)(
 
 #+name: html_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto html_group(M,O)(
-                 M    doc_matters,
-  auto ref const O    obj,
+string html_group(M,O)(
+        M   doc_matters,
+  const O   obj,
 ) {
   assert(obj.metainfo.is_of_part    == "body");
   assert(obj.metainfo.is_of_section == "body" || "glossary" || "bibliography" || "bookindex" || "blurb");
@@ -849,9 +849,9 @@ auto html_group(M,O)(
 
 #+name: html_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto html_block(M,O)(
-                 M    doc_matters,
-  auto ref const O    obj,
+string html_block(M,O)(
+        M   doc_matters,
+  const O   obj,
 ) {
   assert(obj.metainfo.is_of_part    == "body");
   assert(obj.metainfo.is_of_section == "body" || "glossary" || "bibliography" || "bookindex" || "blurb");
@@ -871,9 +871,9 @@ auto html_block(M,O)(
 
 #+name: html_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto html_verse(M,O)(
-                 M    doc_matters,
-  auto ref const O    obj,
+string html_verse(M,O)(
+        M   doc_matters,
+  const O   obj,
 ) {
   assert(obj.metainfo.is_of_part    == "body");
   assert(obj.metainfo.is_of_section == "body" || "glossary" || "bibliography" || "bookindex" || "blurb");
@@ -892,8 +892,8 @@ auto html_verse(M,O)(
 
 #+name: html_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto html_code(O)(
-  auto ref const O    obj,
+string html_code(O)(
+  const O   obj,
 ) {
   assert(obj.metainfo.is_of_part    == "body");
   assert(obj.metainfo.is_of_section == "body");
@@ -912,17 +912,17 @@ auto html_code(O)(
 
 #+name: html_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto html_table(M,O)(
-                 M    doc_matters,
-  auto ref const O     obj,
+string html_table(M,O)(
+        M   doc_matters,
+  const O   obj,
 ) {
   assert(obj.metainfo.is_of_part    == "body");
   assert(obj.metainfo.is_of_section == "body");
   assert(obj.metainfo.is_of_type    == "block");
   assert(obj.metainfo.is_a          == "table");
   auto _tablarize(O)(
-    auto ref const O    obj,
-    string                     _txt,
+    const O         obj,
+          string    _txt,
   ) {
     string[] _table_rows = _txt.split(rgx.table_delimiter_row);
     string[] _table_cols;
@@ -984,9 +984,9 @@ auto html_table(M,O)(
 
 #+name: sqlite_load_object
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto sqlite_load_string(M,O)(
-  auto ref       M     doc_matters,
-  auto ref const O     obj,
+string sqlite_load_string(M,O)(
+        M   doc_matters,
+  const O   obj,
 ) {
   string o;
   return o;
@@ -995,9 +995,9 @@ auto sqlite_load_string(M,O)(
 
 #+name: sqlite_load_object
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto postgresql_load_string(M,O)(
-  auto ref       M     doc_matters,
-  auto ref const O     obj,
+string postgresql_load_string(M,O)(
+        M   doc_matters,
+  const O   obj,
 ) {
   string o;
   return o;
@@ -1007,9 +1007,9 @@ auto postgresql_load_string(M,O)(
 #+name: sqlite_load_object
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
 string sqlite_statement(O)(
-  auto ref const O    obj,
-  string                     _txt,
-  string                     _html,
+  const O          obj,
+        string     _txt,
+        string     _html,
 ) {
   void _sql_exe(O)(
     string                   _sql,
@@ -1026,9 +1026,9 @@ string sqlite_statement(O)(
 
 #+name: hub_format_and_sqlite_load_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto heading(M,O)(
-                 M    doc_matters,
-  auto ref const O      obj,
+string[string] heading(M,O)(
+        M   doc_matters,
+  const O   obj,
 ) {
   string[string] obj_txt = [
     "text": generic_munge_sanitize_text_for_search(obj.text),
@@ -1055,9 +1055,9 @@ auto heading(M,O)(
 
 #+name: hub_format_and_sqlite_load_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto para(M,O)(
-                 M    doc_matters,
-  auto ref const O     obj,
+string[string] para(M,O)(
+        M   doc_matters,
+  const O   obj,
 ) {
   string[string] obj_txt = [
     "text": generic_munge_sanitize_text_for_search(obj.text),
@@ -1084,9 +1084,9 @@ auto para(M,O)(
 
 #+name: hub_format_and_sqlite_load_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto quote(M,O)(
-                 M    doc_matters,
-  auto ref const O     obj,
+string[string] quote(M,O)(
+        M   doc_matters,
+  const O   obj,
 ) {
   string[string] obj_txt = [
     "text": generic_munge_sanitize_text_for_search(obj.text),
@@ -1112,9 +1112,9 @@ auto quote(M,O)(
 
 #+name: hub_format_and_sqlite_load_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto group(M,O)(
-                 M    doc_matters,
-  auto ref const O     obj,
+string[string] group(M,O)(
+        M   doc_matters,
+  const O   obj,
 ) {
   string[string] obj_txt = [
     "text": generic_munge_sanitize_text_for_search(obj.text),
@@ -1141,9 +1141,9 @@ auto group(M,O)(
 
 #+name: hub_format_and_sqlite_load_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto block(M,O)(
-                 M    doc_matters,
-  auto ref const O     obj,
+string[string] block(M,O)(
+        M   doc_matters,
+  const O   obj,
 ) {
   string[string] obj_txt = [
     "text": generic_munge_sanitize_text_for_search(obj.text),
@@ -1170,9 +1170,9 @@ auto block(M,O)(
 
 #+name: hub_format_and_sqlite_load_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto verse(M,O)(
-                 M    doc_matters,
-  auto ref const O     obj,
+string[string] verse(M,O)(
+        M   doc_matters,
+  const O   obj,
 ) {
   string[string] obj_txt = [
     "text": generic_munge_sanitize_text_for_search(obj.text),
@@ -1199,9 +1199,9 @@ auto verse(M,O)(
 
 #+name: hub_format_and_sqlite_load_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto code(M,O)(
-                 M    doc_matters,
-  auto ref const O     obj,
+string[string] code(M,O)(
+        M   doc_matters,
+  const O   obj,
 ) {
   string[string] obj_txt = [
     "text": generic_munge_sanitize_text_for_search(obj.text),
@@ -1228,9 +1228,9 @@ auto code(M,O)(
 
 #+name: hub_format_and_sqlite_load_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto table(M,O)(
-                 M    doc_matters,
-  auto ref const O     obj,
+string[string] table(M,O)(
+        M   doc_matters,
+  const O   obj,
 ) {
   string[string] obj_txt = [
     "text": generic_munge_sanitize_text_for_search(obj.text),
diff --git a/org/output_xmls.org b/org/output_xmls.org
index 14d4f24..2eb0e48 100644
--- a/org/output_xmls.org
+++ b/org/output_xmls.org
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ import
 #+name: xhtml_format_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
 string div_delimit(
-  string                     part,
-  return ref string          previous_part
+             string  part,
+  return ref string  previous_part
 ){
   string delimit = "";
   string delimit_ = "";
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ string _xhtml_anchor_tags(O)(O obj) {
 
 #+name: xhtml_format_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto header_metadata(M)(
+string header_metadata(M)(
   M  doc_matters,
 ) {
   string _publisher="Publisher"; // TODO
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ auto header_metadata(M)(
 
 #+name: xhtml_format_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto site_info_button(M)(
+string site_info_button(M)(
   M  doc_matters,
 ) {
   string _locations;
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ auto site_info_button(M)(
 
 #+name: xhtml_format_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto inline_search_form(M)(
+string inline_search_form(M)(
   M  doc_matters,
 ) {
   string _action="http://www.sisudoc.org/cgi-bin/search.cgi";
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ auto inline_search_form(M)(
 
 #+name: xhtml_format_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto html_head(M)(
+string html_head(M)(
   M  doc_matters,
   string type,
 ) {
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ if (doc_matters.opt.action.workon) {
 
 #+name: xhtml_format_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto epub3_seg_head(M)(
+string epub3_seg_head(M)(
   M  doc_matters,
 ) {
   string html_base = format(q"┃<!DOCTYPE html>
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ auto epub3_seg_head(M)(
 
 #+name: xhtml_format_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto tail() {
+string tail() {
   string o;
   o = format(q"┃
   <a name="bottom" id="bottom"></a>
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ auto tail() {
 
 #+name: xhtml_format_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto inline_images(O,M)(
+string inline_images(O,M)(
   string          _txt,
   const        O  obj,
                M  doc_matters,
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ auto inline_images(O,M)(
 
 #+name: xhtml_format_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto inline_links(O,M)(
+string inline_links(O,M)(
   string          _txt,
   const        O  obj,
                M  doc_matters,
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ auto inline_links(O,M)(
 
 #+name: xhtml_format_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto inline_notes_scroll(O,M)(
+string inline_notes_scroll(O,M)(
   string          _txt,
   const        O  obj,
                M  doc_matters,
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ auto inline_notes_seg(O,M)(
 
 #+name: xhtml_format_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto inline_markup_scroll(O,M)(
+string inline_markup_scroll(O,M)(
   string          _txt,
   const        O  obj,
                M  doc_matters,
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ auto nav_pre_next_svg(O,M)(
 
 #+name: xhtml_format_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto heading(O)(
+string heading(O)(
   string            _txt,
   const        O    obj,
   string            _xml_type = "html",
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ auto heading(O)(
   assert(obj.metainfo.is_of_section == "body" || "toc" || "endnotes" || "glossary" || "bibliography" || "bookindex" || "blurb");
   assert(obj.metainfo.is_of_type    == "para");
   assert(obj.metainfo.is_a          == "heading");
-  auto tags = _xhtml_anchor_tags(obj);
+  string tags = _xhtml_anchor_tags(obj);
   string heading_lev_anchor_tag;
   string _horizontal_rule = "<hr />";
   if ((_xml_type != "html")
@@ -874,13 +874,12 @@ auto heading(O)(
 
 #+name: xhtml_format_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto heading_scroll(O,M)(
+string heading_scroll(O,M)(
   string          _txt,
   const        O  obj,
                M  doc_matters,
   string          _suffix = ".html",
 ) {
-  auto tags = _xhtml_anchor_tags(obj);
   _txt = inline_markup_scroll(_txt, obj, doc_matters, _suffix);
   string o = heading(_txt, obj);
   return o;
@@ -915,7 +914,7 @@ auto heading_seg(O,M)(
 
 #+name: xhtml_format_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto para(O)(
+string para(O)(
   string            _txt,
   const        O    obj,
 ) {
@@ -923,7 +922,7 @@ auto para(O)(
   assert(obj.metainfo.is_of_section == "body" || "toc" || "endnotes" || "glossary" || "bibliography" || "bookindex" || "blurb");
   assert(obj.metainfo.is_of_type    == "para");
   assert(obj.metainfo.is_a          == "para" || "toc" || "endnotes" || "glossary" || "bibliography" || "bookindex" || "blurb");
-  auto tags = _xhtml_anchor_tags(obj);
+  string tags = _xhtml_anchor_tags(obj);
   _txt = font_face(_txt);
   string o;
   _txt = (obj.attrib.bullet) ? ("●&#160;&#160;" ~ _txt) : _txt;
@@ -966,13 +965,12 @@ auto para(O)(
 
 #+name: xhtml_format_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto para_scroll(O,M)(
+string para_scroll(O,M)(
   string          _txt,
   const        O  obj,
                M  doc_matters,
   string          _suffix = ".html",
 ) {
-  auto tags = _xhtml_anchor_tags(obj);
   _txt = inline_markup_scroll(_txt, obj, doc_matters, _suffix);
   string o = para(_txt, obj);
   return o;
@@ -1007,7 +1005,7 @@ auto para_seg(O,M)(
 
 #+name: xhtml_format_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto quote(O)(
+string quote(O)(
   string          _txt,
   const        O  obj,
 ) {
@@ -1048,13 +1046,12 @@ auto quote(O)(
 
 #+name: xhtml_format_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto quote_scroll(O,M)(
+string quote_scroll(O,M)(
   string          _txt,
   const        O  obj,
                M  doc_matters,
   string          _suffix = ".html",
 ) {
-  auto tags = _xhtml_anchor_tags(obj);
   _txt = inline_markup_scroll(_txt, obj, doc_matters, _suffix);
   string o = quote(_txt, obj);
   return o;
@@ -1089,7 +1086,7 @@ auto quote_seg(O,M)(
 
 #+name: xhtml_format_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto group(O)(
+string group(O)(
   string            _txt,
   const        O    obj,
 ) {
@@ -1130,14 +1127,13 @@ auto group(O)(
 
 #+name: xhtml_format_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto group_scroll(O,M)(
+string group_scroll(O,M)(
   string          _txt,
   const        O  obj,
                M  doc_matters,
   string          _suffix = ".html",
   string          _xml_type = "html",
 ) {
-  auto tags = _xhtml_anchor_tags(obj);
   _txt = inline_markup_scroll(_txt, obj, doc_matters, _suffix);
   string o = group(_txt, obj);
   return o;
@@ -1172,7 +1168,7 @@ auto group_seg(O,M)(
 
 #+name: xhtml_format_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto block(O)(
+string block(O)(
   string            _txt,
   const        O    obj,
 ) {
@@ -1209,14 +1205,13 @@ auto block(O)(
 
 #+name: xhtml_format_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto block_scroll(O,M)(
+string block_scroll(O,M)(
   string          _txt,
   const        O  obj,
                M  doc_matters,
   string          _suffix = ".html",
   string          _xml_type = "html",
 ) {
-  auto tags = _xhtml_anchor_tags(obj);
   _txt = inline_markup_scroll(_txt, obj, doc_matters, _suffix);
   string o = block(_txt, obj);
   return o;
@@ -1251,7 +1246,7 @@ auto block_seg(O,M)(
 
 #+name: xhtml_format_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto verse(O)(
+string verse(O)(
   string            _txt,
   const        O    obj,
 ) {
@@ -1288,14 +1283,13 @@ auto verse(O)(
 
 #+name: xhtml_format_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto verse_scroll(O,M)(
+string verse_scroll(O,M)(
   string          _txt,
   const        O  obj,
                M  doc_matters,
   string          _suffix = ".html",
   string          _xml_type = "html",
 ) {
-  auto tags = _xhtml_anchor_tags(obj);
   _txt = inline_markup_scroll(_txt, obj, doc_matters, _suffix);
   string o = verse(_txt, obj);
   return o;
@@ -1329,7 +1323,7 @@ auto verse_seg(O,M)(
 
 #+name: xhtml_format_objects_code
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto code(O)(
+string code(O)(
   string            _txt,
   const        O    obj,
 ) {
@@ -1413,7 +1407,7 @@ auto tablarize(O)(
 
 #+name: xhtml_format_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto table(O)(
+string table(O)(
   string            _txt,
   const        O    obj,
 ) {
@@ -1421,7 +1415,7 @@ auto table(O)(
   assert(obj.metainfo.is_of_section == "body");
   assert(obj.metainfo.is_of_type    == "block");
   assert(obj.metainfo.is_a          == "table");
-  auto tags = _xhtml_anchor_tags(obj);
+  string tags = _xhtml_anchor_tags(obj);
   _txt = font_face(_txt);
   auto t = tablarize(_txt, obj);
   _txt = t[0];
@@ -2046,7 +2040,7 @@ void seg_write_output(M,D,E)(
 #+name: output_html_css
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
 void css(M)(
-  auto ref              M    doc_matters,
+  M    doc_matters,
 ) {
   auto css = DocReformCss();
   auto pth_html = DocReformPathsHTML!()(doc_matters.output_path, doc_matters.src.language);
@@ -2073,7 +2067,7 @@ void css(M)(
 #+name: copy_html_images
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
 void images_cp(M)(
-  auto ref              M    doc_matters,
+  M    doc_matters,
 ) {
   { /+ (copy html images) +/
 
diff --git a/org/source_files_read.org b/org/source_files_read.org
index a7e5b1c..4a02baa 100644
--- a/org/source_files_read.org
+++ b/org/source_files_read.org
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ static template readConfigSite() {
     string config_file_str;
     string conf_filename = "NONE";
     auto _conf_file_details = ConfigFilePaths!()(_manifest, _env);
-    auto possible_config_path_locations = _conf_file_details.possible_config_path_locations.config_local_site;
+    string[] possible_config_path_locations = _conf_file_details.possible_config_path_locations.config_local_site;
     foreach(conf_fn; [_conf_file_details.config_filename_site_toml]) {
       foreach(pth; possible_config_path_locations) {
-        auto conf_file = asNormalizedPath(chainPath(pth.to!string, conf_fn)).array;
+        char[] conf_file = asNormalizedPath(chainPath(pth.to!string, conf_fn)).array;
         conf_filename = conf_fn;
         if (config_file_str.length > 0) {
           // conf_filename = conf_fn;
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static template readConfigSite() {
       string filetype() {
         return conf_filename.extension.chompPrefix(".");
       }
-      auto content() {
+      string content() {
         return config_file_str;
       }
     }
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static template readConfigDoc() {
     string config_file_str;
     string conf_filename = "NONE";
     auto _conf_file_details = ConfigFilePaths!()(_manifest, _env);
-    auto possible_config_path_locations = _conf_file_details.possible_config_path_locations.sisu_document_make;
+    string[] possible_config_path_locations = _conf_file_details.possible_config_path_locations.sisu_document_make;
     foreach(conf_fn; [_conf_file_details.config_filename_document_toml]) {
       foreach(pth; possible_config_path_locations) {
         auto conf_file = asNormalizedPath(chainPath(pth.to!string, conf_fn)).array;
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static template configReadInSiteTOML() {
   final string configReadInSiteTOML(M,E)(M manifest, E env) {
     auto conf_file_details = ConfigFilePaths!()(manifest, env);
     string conf_toml = conf_file_details.config_filename_site_toml;
-    auto possible_config_path_locations = conf_file_details.possible_config_path_locations.config_local_site;
+    string[] possible_config_path_locations = conf_file_details.possible_config_path_locations.config_local_site;
     string config_file_str;
     debug(io) {
       writeln("WARNING (io debug) in config filename: ", conf_toml);
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static template configReadInDocTOML() {
   final string configReadInDocTOML(M,E)(M manifest, E env) {
     auto conf_file_details = ConfigFilePaths!()(manifest, env);
     string conf_toml = conf_file_details.config_filename_document_toml;
-    auto possible_config_path_locations = conf_file_details.possible_config_path_locations.sisu_document_make;
+    string[] possible_config_path_locations = conf_file_details.possible_config_path_locations.sisu_document_make;
     string config_file_str;
     debug(io) {
       writeln("WARNING (io debug) in config filename: ", conf_toml);
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ static template configReadInDocTOML() {
 static template configTOML() {
   import toml; //
   <<imports_std>>
-  auto configTOML(string configuration, string conf_toml_filename) {
+  TOMLDocument configTOML(string configuration, string conf_toml_filename) {
     TOMLDocument _toml_conf;
     try {
       _toml_conf = parseTOML(configuration); // parseTOML(cast(string)(configuration));
@@ -243,22 +243,22 @@ static template configTOML() {
 static template configReadSiteTOML() {
   <<imports_std>>
   import toml;
-  final auto configReadSiteTOML(M,E)(M _manifest, E _env) {
-    auto _configuration = configReadInSiteTOML!()(_manifest, _env);
+  final TOMLDocument configReadSiteTOML(M,E)(M _manifest, E _env) {
+    string _configuration = configReadInSiteTOML!()(_manifest, _env);
     auto _conf_file_details = ConfigFilePaths!()(_manifest, _env);
     string _conf_toml = _conf_file_details.config_filename_site_toml;
-    auto _toml_conf = configTOML!()(_configuration, _conf_toml);
+    TOMLDocument _toml_conf = configTOML!()(_configuration, _conf_toml);
     return _toml_conf;
   }
 }
 static template configReadDocTOML() {
   <<imports_std>>
   import toml;
-  final auto configReadDocTOML(M,E)(M _manifest, E _env) {
-    auto _configuration = configReadInDocTOML!()(_manifest, _env);
+  final TOMLDocument configReadDocTOML(M,E)(M _manifest, E _env) {
+    string _configuration = configReadInDocTOML!()(_manifest, _env);
     auto _conf_file_details = ConfigFilePaths!()(_manifest, _env);
     string _conf_toml = _conf_file_details.config_filename_document_toml;
-    auto _toml_conf = configTOML!()(_configuration, _conf_toml);
+    TOMLDocument _toml_conf = configTOML!()(_configuration, _conf_toml);
     return _toml_conf;
   }
 }
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ static template DocReformRawMarkupContent() {
   string[] _images=[];
   auto _extract_images(S)(S content_block) {
     string[] images_;
-    auto _content_block = content_block.to!string;
+    string _content_block = content_block.to!string;
     if (auto m = _content_block.matchAll(rgx.image)) {
       images_ ~= m.captures[1].to!string;
     }
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ final char[][] getInsertMarkupSourceContentRawLineArray(
 #+name: meta_inserts_scan
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
 char[][] contents_insert;
-auto type1 = flags_type_init;
+int[string] type1 = flags_type_init;
 auto fn_pth_full = fn_src.match(rgx.src_pth_sst_or_ssm);
 auto markup_src_file_path = fn_pth_full.captures[1];
 #+END_SRC
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ return t;
 #+name: meta_master_doc_scan_for_insert_filenames
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
 char[][] contents;
-auto type = flags_type_init;
+int[string] type = flags_type_init;
 auto fn_pth_full = fn_src.match(rgx.src_pth_sst_or_ssm);
 auto markup_src_file_path = fn_pth_full.captures[1];
 char[][] contents_insert;