diff --git a/tests/bootstrap.php b/tests/bootstrap.php
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+<?php
+
+require_once 'src/simplexml_dump.php';
+require_once 'src/simplexml_tree.php';
+
+class simplexml_dump_bootstrap extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+{
+	public function setUp()
+	{
+		$this->simpleXML = simplexml_load_string('<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
+			<movies>
+				<movie>
+					<title>PHP: Behind the Parser</title>
+					<characters>
+						<character>
+							<name>Ms. Coder</name>
+							<actor>Onlivia Actora</actor>
+						</character>
+						<character>
+							<name>Mr. Coder</name>
+							<actor>El Act&#211;r</actor>
+						</character>
+					</characters>
+					<plot>
+						So, this language. It\'s like, a programming language.
+						Or is it a scripting language? All is revealed in this
+						thrilling horror spoof of a documentary.
+					</plot>
+					<great-lines>
+						<line>PHP solves all my web problems</line>
+					</great-lines>
+					<rating type="thumbs">7</rating>
+					<rating type="stars">5</rating>
+				</movie>
+			</movies>
+		');
+
+		$this->simpleXML_NS = simplexml_load_string('<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
+			<movies xmlns:test="https://github.com/IMSoP/simplexml_debug">
+				<test:movie>
+					<test:title>PHP: Behind the Parser</test:title>
+					<test:characters>
+						<test:character>
+							<test:name>Ms. Coder</test:name>
+							<test:actor>Onlivia Actora</test:actor>
+						</test:character>
+						<test:character>
+							<test:name>Mr. Coder</test:name>
+							<test:actor>El Act&#211;r</test:actor>
+						</test:character>
+					</test:characters>
+					<test:plot>
+						So, this language. It\'s like, a programming language.
+						Or is it a scripting language? All is revealed in this
+						thrilling horror spoof of a documentary.
+					</test:plot>
+					<test:great-lines>
+						<test:line>PHP solves all my web problems</test:line>
+					</test:great-lines>
+					<test:rating type="thumbs">7</test:rating>
+					<test:rating type="stars">5</test:rating>
+				</test:movie>
+			</movies>
+		');
+	}
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/tests/simplexml_dump_Test.php b/tests/simplexml_dump_Test.php
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+<?php
+
+class simplexml_dump_Test extends simplexml_dump_bootstrap
+{
+	public function setUp()
+	{
+		$this->expected = "SimpleXML object (1 item)
+[
+	Element {
+		Name: 'movies'
+		String Content: '
+				
+			'
+		Content in Default Namespace
+			Children: 1 - 1 'movie'
+			Attributes: 0
+	}
+]
+";
+
+		$this->expected_NS = "SimpleXML object (1 item)
+[
+	Element {
+		Name: 'movies'
+		String Content: '
+				
+			'
+		Content in Namespace test
+			Namespace URI: 'https://github.com/IMSoP/simplexml_debug'
+			Children: 1 - 1 'movie'
+			Attributes: 0
+	}
+]
+";
+
+		parent::setUp();
+	}
+
+	public function testDump()
+	{
+		ob_start();
+		simplexml_dump($this->simpleXML);
+		$return = ob_get_contents();
+		ob_end_clean();
+
+		$this->assertEquals($this->expected, $return);
+	}
+
+	public function testDumpReturn()
+	{
+		$return = simplexml_dump($this->simpleXML, true);
+		$this->assertEquals($this->expected, $return);
+	}
+
+	public function testDumpWithNS()
+	{
+		$return = simplexml_dump($this->simpleXML_NS, true);
+		$this->assertEquals($this->expected_NS, $return);
+	}
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/tests/simplexml_tree_Test.php b/tests/simplexml_tree_Test.php
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