diff --git a/test/fixtures/classdesctag.js b/test/fixtures/classdesctag.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..707a79e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/classdesctag.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/**
+ * Asdf.
+ * @class
+ * @classdesc A description of the class.
+ */
+function Foo () {
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/descriptiontag.js b/test/fixtures/descriptiontag.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..78d9d05a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/descriptiontag.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/** Blah Blah Blah
+ * @desc halb halb halb
+ */
+var x;
+
+/** @description lkjasdf */
+var y;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/exampletag.js b/test/fixtures/exampletag.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b20f7530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/exampletag.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/** @example
+ * console.log("foo");
+ * console.log("bar");
+ */
+var x;
+
+/** @example
+ * console.log("foo");
+ * console.log("bar");
+ * @example
+ * <caption>Example 2</caption>
+ * 1 + 2;
+ */
+var y;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/functiontag.js b/test/fixtures/functiontag.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9783268f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/functiontag.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/** @func Foo */
+function Foo() {
+}
+
+/** @method */
+function Bar() {
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/kindtag.js b/test/fixtures/kindtag.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72c5682f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/kindtag.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/** @kind function */
+var x;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/licensetag.js b/test/fixtures/licensetag.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e9d852f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/licensetag.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/** @license GPL v2 */
+var x;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/membertag.js b/test/fixtures/membertag.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..66aee08d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/membertag.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/** @member */
+var x;
+
+/** @var foobar */
+/** @var {string} baz */
diff --git a/test/fixtures/namespacetag.js b/test/fixtures/namespacetag.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..82dc1081
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/namespacetag.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/** @namespace */
+var x = {
+};
+/** @namespace Foo */
+/** @namespace {function} Bar */
diff --git a/test/fixtures/scopetags.js b/test/fixtures/scopetags.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1eeeb204
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/scopetags.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/** (scope tags for global objects do not override globalness hence need a container class)
+ * @module scopetags */
+/** @inner */
+var myInner;
+
+/** @instance */
+var myInstance;
+
+/** @static */
+var myStatic;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/summarytag.js b/test/fixtures/summarytag.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b1f4c496
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/summarytag.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/** @summary I do not like green eggs and ham! */
+function Sam() {
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/todotag.js b/test/fixtures/todotag.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5ecfac4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/todotag.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/** A function.
+ * @todo something
+ * @todo something else
+ */
+function x() {
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/tutorialtag.js b/test/fixtures/tutorialtag.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0124dbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/tutorialtag.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/** Some documentation.
+ * @tutorial tute1
+ * @tutorial tute2
+ */
+var x;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/undocumentedtag.js b/test/fixtures/undocumentedtag.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01ab4fc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/undocumentedtag.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/** Undocumented doclet.
+ * @undocumented */
+var x;
diff --git a/test/specs/tags/aliastag.js b/test/specs/tags/aliastag.js
index 7fea8ac1..4b2396ef 100644
--- a/test/specs/tags/aliastag.js
+++ b/test/specs/tags/aliastag.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 describe("@alias tag", function() {
-    var doclet = require('jsdoc/doclet'),
-        doc = new doclet.Doclet('/** @name Foo\n@alias Bar */', {});
+    var docSet = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/alias.js'),
+        // there are two doclets with longname myObject, we want the second one
+        myObject = docSet.getByLongname('myObject')[1];
 
     it("adds an 'alias' property to the doclet with the tag's value", function() {
-        expect(doc.alias).toBeDefined();
-        expect(doc.alias).toBe('Bar');
+        expect(myObject.alias).toBeDefined();
+        expect(myObject.alias).toBe('myObject');
     });
     // further tests (ensuring alias has the proper effect): documentation/alias.js
 });
diff --git a/test/specs/tags/classdesctag.js b/test/specs/tags/classdesctag.js
index 6bac5852..2a369cf1 100644
--- a/test/specs/tags/classdesctag.js
+++ b/test/specs/tags/classdesctag.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 describe("@classdesc tag", function() {
-    var doclet = require('jsdoc/doclet'),
-        doc = new doclet.Doclet('/** Asdf. @class Foo\n@classdesc A description of the class. */', {});
+    var docSet = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/classdesctag.js'),
+        doc = docSet.getByLongname('Foo')[0];
+
     it('adds a classdesc property to the doclet with the description', function() {
         expect(doc.classdesc).toBe('A description of the class.');
     });
diff --git a/test/specs/tags/descriptiontag.js b/test/specs/tags/descriptiontag.js
index 4c004e75..855280dc 100644
--- a/test/specs/tags/descriptiontag.js
+++ b/test/specs/tags/descriptiontag.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 describe("@description tag", function() {
-    var doclet = require('jsdoc/doclet'),
-        doc = new doclet.Doclet('/** Blah Blah Blah\n @desc halb halb halb */', {}),
-        doc2 = new doclet.Doclet('/** @description lkjasdf */', {});
+    var docSet = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/descriptiontag.js'),
+        doc = docSet.getByLongname('x')[0],
+        doc2 = docSet.getByLongname('y')[0];
 
     it("sets the doclet's 'description' property to the description", function() {
         expect(doc2.description).toBeDefined();
diff --git a/test/specs/tags/exampletag.js b/test/specs/tags/exampletag.js
index 01ce8214..8d1673c6 100644
--- a/test/specs/tags/exampletag.js
+++ b/test/specs/tags/exampletag.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 describe("@example tag", function() {
-    var doclet = require('jsdoc/doclet'),
+    var docSet = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/exampletag.js'),
+        doc = docSet.getByLongname('x')[0],
+        doc2 = docSet.getByLongname('y')[0],
         txt = 'console.log("foo");\nconsole.log("bar");',
-        txt2 = '1 + 2;',
-        doc = new doclet.Doclet('/** @example\n' + txt + '*/', {}),
-        doc2 = new doclet.Doclet('/** @example\n' + txt + '\n@example\n' + txt2 + '*/', {});
+        txt2 = '<caption>Example 2</caption>\n1 + 2;';
 
     it("creates an 'examples' property on the doclet with the example", function() {
         expect(doc.examples).toBeDefined();
diff --git a/test/specs/tags/functiontag.js b/test/specs/tags/functiontag.js
index ecd8e202..df63f6b9 100644
--- a/test/specs/tags/functiontag.js
+++ b/test/specs/tags/functiontag.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 describe("@function tag", function() {
-    var doclet = require('jsdoc/doclet'),
-        doc = new doclet.Doclet('/** @func Foo */', {}),
-        doc2 = new doclet.Doclet('/** @method */', {});
+    var docSet = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/functiontag.js'),
+        doc = docSet.getByLongname('Foo')[0],
+        doc2 = docSet.getByLongname('Bar')[0];
 
     it("sets the doclet's kind to 'function'", function() {
         expect(doc.kind).toBe('function');
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe("@function tag", function() {
 
     it("sets the doclet's name to the tag value, if provided", function() {
         expect(doc.name).toBe('Foo');
-        expect(doc2.name).toBeFalsy();
+        expect(doc2.name).toBe('Bar');
     });
 
     // parameter etc tests take place elsewhere: on its own, all @func does is
diff --git a/test/specs/tags/kindtag.js b/test/specs/tags/kindtag.js
index f47cf4fb..49d9cd5d 100644
--- a/test/specs/tags/kindtag.js
+++ b/test/specs/tags/kindtag.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 describe("@kind tag", function() {
-    var doclet = require('jsdoc/doclet'),
-        doc = new doclet.Doclet('/** @kind function */', {});
+    var docSet = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/kindtag.js'),
+        doc = docSet.getByLongname('x')[0];
     it("sets the doclet's 'kind' property to the tag value", function() {
         expect(doc.kind).toBeDefined();
         expect(doc.kind).toBe('function');
diff --git a/test/specs/tags/licensetag.js b/test/specs/tags/licensetag.js
index 0944ae86..e37b1c63 100644
--- a/test/specs/tags/licensetag.js
+++ b/test/specs/tags/licensetag.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 describe("@license tag", function() {
-    var doclet = require('jsdoc/doclet'),
-        doc = new doclet.Doclet('/** @license GPL v2 */', {});
+    var docSet = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/licensetag.js'),
+        doc = docSet.getByLongname('x')[0];
 
     it("sets the doclet's 'license' property to the tag value", function() {
         expect(doc.license).toBe('GPL v2');
diff --git a/test/specs/tags/membertag.js b/test/specs/tags/membertag.js
index 8479d762..cfea6de3 100644
--- a/test/specs/tags/membertag.js
+++ b/test/specs/tags/membertag.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 describe("@member tag", function() {
-    var doclet = require('jsdoc/doclet'),
-        doc = new doclet.Doclet('/** @member */', {}),
-        doc2 = new doclet.Doclet('/** @var foobar */', {}),
-        doc3 = new doclet.Doclet('/** @var {string} baz */', {});
+    var docSet = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/membertag.js'),
+        doc = docSet.getByLongname('x')[0],
+        doc2 = docSet.getByLongname('foobar')[0],
+        doc3 = docSet.getByLongname('baz')[0];
 
     it("sets the doclet's 'kind' property to 'member'", function() {
         expect(doc.kind).toBe('member');
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe("@member tag", function() {
     });
 
     it("If specified with a name, sets the doclet's name property", function() {
-        expect(doc.name).toBeFalsy();
+        expect(doc.name).toBe('x');
         expect(doc2.name).toBe('foobar');
         expect(doc3.name).toBe('baz');
     });
diff --git a/test/specs/tags/namespacetag.js b/test/specs/tags/namespacetag.js
index f8131b3c..182ce0f3 100644
--- a/test/specs/tags/namespacetag.js
+++ b/test/specs/tags/namespacetag.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 describe("@namespace tag", function() {
-    var doclet = require('jsdoc/doclet'),
-        doc = new doclet.Doclet('/** @namespace */', {}),
-        doc2 = new doclet.Doclet('/** @namespace Foo */', {}),
-        doc3 = new doclet.Doclet('/** @namespace {function} Bar */', {});
+    var docSet = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/namespacetag.js'),
+        doc = docSet.getByLongname('x')[0],
+        doc2 = docSet.getByLongname('Foo')[0],
+        doc3 = docSet.getByLongname('Bar')[0];
 
     it("sets the doclet's kind to 'namespace'", function () {
         expect(doc.kind).toBe('namespace');
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe("@namespace tag", function() {
     });
 
     it("sets the doclet's name to the tag value (if provided)", function() {
-        expect(doc.name).toBeFalsy();
+        expect(doc.name).toBe('x');
         expect(doc2.name).toBe('Foo');
         expect(doc3.name).toBe('Bar');
     });
diff --git a/test/specs/tags/scopetags.js b/test/specs/tags/scopetags.js
index c91ba254..0b18a58c 100644
--- a/test/specs/tags/scopetags.js
+++ b/test/specs/tags/scopetags.js
@@ -1,30 +1,31 @@
-// @inner, @instance, @static (@global has its own file)
-describe("@inner tag", function() {
-    var doclet = require('jsdoc/doclet'),
-        doc = new doclet.Doclet('/** @name Foo\n@scope inner */', {});
+describe('scope tags', function () {
+    var docSet = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/scopetags.js');
 
-    it("sets the doclet's 'scope' property to 'inner'", function() {
-        expect(doc.scope).toBeDefined();
-        expect(doc.scope).toBe('inner');
-    });
-});
-
-describe("@instance tag", function() {
-    var doclet = require('jsdoc/doclet'),
-        doc = new doclet.Doclet('/** @name Foo\n@scope instance */', {});
-
-    it("sets the doclet's 'scope' property to 'instance'", function() {
-        expect(doc.scope).toBeDefined();
-        expect(doc.scope).toBe('instance');
-    });
-});
-
-describe("@static tag", function() {
-    var doclet = require('jsdoc/doclet'),
-        doc = new doclet.Doclet('/** @name Foo\n@scope static */', {});
-
-    it("sets the doclet's 'scope' property to 'static'", function() {
-        expect(doc.scope).toBeDefined();
-        expect(doc.scope).toBe('static');
+    // @inner, @instance, @static (@global has its own file)
+    describe("@inner tag", function() {
+        var doc = docSet.getByLongname('module:scopetags~myInner')[0];
+
+        it("sets the doclet's 'scope' property to 'inner'", function() {
+            expect(doc.scope).toBeDefined();
+            expect(doc.scope).toBe('inner');
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe("@instance tag", function() {
+        var doc = docSet.getByLongname('module:scopetags#myInstance')[0];
+
+        it("sets the doclet's 'scope' property to 'instance'", function() {
+            expect(doc.scope).toBeDefined();
+            expect(doc.scope).toBe('instance');
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe("@static tag", function() {
+        var doc = docSet.getByLongname('module:scopetags.myStatic')[0];
+
+        it("sets the doclet's 'scope' property to 'static'", function() {
+            expect(doc.scope).toBeDefined();
+            expect(doc.scope).toBe('static');
+        });
     });
 });
diff --git a/test/specs/tags/summarytag.js b/test/specs/tags/summarytag.js
index aa4d4147..a4627153 100644
--- a/test/specs/tags/summarytag.js
+++ b/test/specs/tags/summarytag.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 describe("@summary tag", function() {
-    var doclet = require('jsdoc/doclet'),
-        doc = new doclet.Doclet('/** @summary I do not like green eggs and ham! */', {});
+    var docSet = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/summarytag.js'),
+        doc = docSet.getByLongname('Sam')[0];
     it("sets the doclet's 'summary' property to the tag value", function() {
         expect(doc.summary).toBe('I do not like green eggs and ham!');
     });
diff --git a/test/specs/tags/todotag.js b/test/specs/tags/todotag.js
index 807c76be..410bb55f 100644
--- a/test/specs/tags/todotag.js
+++ b/test/specs/tags/todotag.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 describe("@todo tag", function() {
-    var doclet = require('jsdoc/doclet'),
-        doc = new doclet.Doclet('/** @todo something\n@todo something else */', {});
+    var docSet = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/todotag.js'),
+        doc = docSet.getByLongname('x')[0];
 
     it("adds the entries into a 'todo' array on the doclet", function() {
         expect(doc.todo).toBeDefined();
diff --git a/test/specs/tags/tutorialtag.js b/test/specs/tags/tutorialtag.js
index ea345ccd..b334a266 100644
--- a/test/specs/tags/tutorialtag.js
+++ b/test/specs/tags/tutorialtag.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 describe("@tutorial tag", function() {
     // these are tests for the block usage, not the inline usage. see util/templateHelper for that.
-    var doclet = require('jsdoc/doclet'),
-        doc = new doclet.Doclet('/** @tutorial tute1\n@tutorial tute2 */', {});
+    var docSet = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/tutorialtag.js'),
+        doc = docSet.getByLongname('x')[0];
 
     it("adds the listed tutorials to a 'tutorials' array on the doclet", function () {
         expect(Array.isArray(doc.tutorials)).toBeTruthy();
diff --git a/test/specs/tags/undocumentedtag.js b/test/specs/tags/undocumentedtag.js
index 5dc85b56..90052234 100644
--- a/test/specs/tags/undocumentedtag.js
+++ b/test/specs/tags/undocumentedtag.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 describe("@undocumented tag", function() {
-    var doclet = require('jsdoc/doclet'),
-        doc = new doclet.Doclet('/** Foo bar\n@undocumented */', {});
+    var docSet = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/undocumentedtag.js'),
+        doc = docSet.getByLongname('x')[0];
 
     it("sets the doclet's 'undocumented' property to true", function () {
         expect(doc.undocumented).toBeTruthy();