diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cc26ed0..e442fbf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 .*.sw?
 \.DS_Store
 .prove
+local/
+cpanfile
+cpanfile.snapshot
diff --git a/lib/DBIx/Class/Fixtures.pm b/lib/DBIx/Class/Fixtures.pm
index 81b2569..36f8d0e 100644
--- a/lib/DBIx/Class/Fixtures.pm
+++ b/lib/DBIx/Class/Fixtures.pm
@@ -898,6 +898,7 @@ sub dump_object {
 
     # do the actual dumping
     my $serialized = Dump(\%ds)->Out();
+
     $file->print($serialized);
   }
 
diff --git a/t/19-populate-unicode.t b/t/19-populate-unicode.t
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab5fce1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/19-populate-unicode.t
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#!perl
+
+use DBIx::Class::Fixtures;
+use Test::More no_plan;
+use lib qw(t/lib);
+use DBICTest;
+use Path::Class;
+use Data::Dumper;
+use IO::All;
+use utf8;
+
+# set up and populate schema
+ok( my $schema = DBICTest->init_schema(), 'got schema' );
+my $config_dir = io->catfile(qw't var configs')->name;
+
+# do dump
+ok(
+    my $fixtures = DBIx::Class::Fixtures->new(
+        {
+            config_dir => $config_dir,
+            debug      => 0
+        }
+    ),
+    'object created with correct config dir'
+);
+
+DBICTest->clear_schema($schema);
+DBICTest->populate_schema($schema);
+
+ok(
+    $fixtures->dump(
+        {
+            schema    => $schema,
+            directory => io->catfile(qw't var fixtures')->name,
+            config    => "unicode.json",
+        }
+    ),
+    "unicode dump executed okay"
+);
+
+$fixtures->populate(
+    {
+        connection_details => [ 'dbi:SQLite:' . io->catfile(qw[ t var DBIxClass.db ])->name, '', '' ],
+    	directory          => io->catfile(qw't var fixtures')->name,
+        schema             => $schema,
+        no_deploy          => 1,
+        use_find_or_create => 1,
+    }
+);
+
+my $cd = $schema->resultset('CD')->find( { cdid => 5 });
+
+is($cd->title, "Unicode Chars ™ © • † ∑ α β « » → …", "Unicode chars found");
diff --git a/t/lib/.DBICTest.pm.un~ b/t/lib/.DBICTest.pm.un~
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8c8e96b
Binary files /dev/null and b/t/lib/.DBICTest.pm.un~ differ
diff --git a/t/lib/DBICTest.pm b/t/lib/DBICTest.pm
index 08c0e27..19f7398 100755
--- a/t/lib/DBICTest.pm
+++ b/t/lib/DBICTest.pm
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ use strict;
 use warnings;
 use DBICTest::Schema;
 
+use utf8;
+
 =head1 NAME
 
 DBICTest - Library to be used by DBIx::Class test scripts.
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ sub init_schema {
 
     my $schema;
 
-    my @connect_info = ($dsn, $dbuser, $dbpass, { AutoCommit => 1 });
+    my @connect_info = ($dsn, $dbuser, $dbpass, { AutoCommit => 1, sqlite_unicode => 1 });
 
     if ($args{compose_connection}) {
       $schema = DBICTest::Schema->compose_connection(
@@ -158,8 +160,8 @@ sub populate_schema {
         [ 2, 1, "Forkful of bees", 2001 ],
         [ 3, 1, "Caterwaulin' Blues", 1997 ],
         [ 4, 2, "Generic Manufactured Singles", 2001 ],
-        [ 5, 2, "We like girls and stuff", 2003 ],
-        [ 6, 3, "Come Be Depressed With Us", 1998 ],
+        [ 5, 2, "Unicode Chars ™ © • † ∑ α β « » → …", 2015 ],
+        [ 6, 3, "Übertreibung älterer Umlaute", 1998 ],
     ]);
 
     $schema->populate('Tag', [
diff --git a/t/var/DBIxClass.db b/t/var/DBIxClass.db
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0341702
Binary files /dev/null and b/t/var/DBIxClass.db differ
diff --git a/t/var/DBIxClassDifferent.db b/t/var/DBIxClassDifferent.db
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67aef5c
Binary files /dev/null and b/t/var/DBIxClassDifferent.db differ
diff --git a/t/var/configs/unicode.json b/t/var/configs/unicode.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..adc21a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/configs/unicode.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+        "might_have": {
+            "fetch": 0
+        },
+        "has_many": {
+            "fetch": 0
+        },
+        "sets": [{
+            "class": "CD",
+            "quantity": "all"
+        }]
+}
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/CD/1.fix b/t/var/fixtures/CD/1.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7f372b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/CD/1.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           artist => 1,
+           cdid   => 1,
+           title  => 'Spoonful of bees',
+           year   => 1999
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/CD/2.fix b/t/var/fixtures/CD/2.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6b679a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/CD/2.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           artist => 1,
+           cdid   => 2,
+           title  => 'Forkful of bees',
+           year   => 2001
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/CD/3.fix b/t/var/fixtures/CD/3.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96c1068
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/CD/3.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           artist => 1,
+           cdid   => 3,
+           title  => 'Caterwaulin\' Blues',
+           year   => 1997
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/CD/4.fix b/t/var/fixtures/CD/4.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26d5952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/CD/4.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           artist => 2,
+           cdid   => 4,
+           title  => 'Generic Manufactured Singles',
+           year   => 2001
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/CD/5.fix b/t/var/fixtures/CD/5.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0912382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/CD/5.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           artist => 2,
+           cdid   => 5,
+           title  => "Unicode Chars \x{2122} \251 \x{2022} \x{2020} \x{2211} \x{3b1} \x{3b2} \253 \273 \x{2192} \x{2026}",
+           year   => 2015
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/CD/6.fix b/t/var/fixtures/CD/6.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11a0d17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/CD/6.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           artist => 3,
+           cdid   => 6,
+           title  => "\334bertreibung \344lterer Umlaute",
+           year   => 1998
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/_config_set b/t/var/fixtures/_config_set
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32a5aae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/_config_set
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+$VAR1 = {
+          'sets' => [
+                      {
+                        'class' => 'CD',
+                        'quantity' => 'all'
+                      }
+                    ],
+          'might_have' => {
+                            'fetch' => 0
+                          },
+          'has_many' => {
+                          'fetch' => 0
+                        },
+          'belongs_to' => {
+                            'fetch' => 1
+                          }
+        };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/_dumper_version b/t/var/fixtures/_dumper_version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85690d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/_dumper_version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1.001029
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/artist/1.fix b/t/var/fixtures/artist/1.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd82bac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/artist/1.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           artistid => 1,
+           name     => 'Caterwauler McCrae'
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/artist/2.fix b/t/var/fixtures/artist/2.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..997aaaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/artist/2.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           artistid => 2,
+           name     => 'Random Boy Band'
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/artist/3.fix b/t/var/fixtures/artist/3.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d117d39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/artist/3.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           artistid => 3,
+           name     => 'We Are Goth'
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/CD/1.fix b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/CD/1.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7f372b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/CD/1.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           artist => 1,
+           cdid   => 1,
+           title  => 'Spoonful of bees',
+           year   => 1999
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/CD/2.fix b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/CD/2.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6b679a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/CD/2.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           artist => 1,
+           cdid   => 2,
+           title  => 'Forkful of bees',
+           year   => 2001
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/CD/3.fix b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/CD/3.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96c1068
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/CD/3.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           artist => 1,
+           cdid   => 3,
+           title  => 'Caterwaulin\' Blues',
+           year   => 1997
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/CD/4.fix b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/CD/4.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26d5952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/CD/4.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           artist => 2,
+           cdid   => 4,
+           title  => 'Generic Manufactured Singles',
+           year   => 2001
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/CD/5.fix b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/CD/5.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0912382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/CD/5.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           artist => 2,
+           cdid   => 5,
+           title  => "Unicode Chars \x{2122} \251 \x{2022} \x{2020} \x{2211} \x{3b1} \x{3b2} \253 \273 \x{2192} \x{2026}",
+           year   => 2015
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/CD/6.fix b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/CD/6.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11a0d17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/CD/6.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           artist => 3,
+           cdid   => 6,
+           title  => "\334bertreibung \344lterer Umlaute",
+           year   => 1998
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/_config_set b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/_config_set
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00370ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/_config_set
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+$VAR1 = {
+          'sets' => [
+                      {
+                        'quantity' => 'all',
+                        'class' => 'Producer'
+                      },
+                      {
+                        'quantity' => 'all',
+                        'class' => 'CD'
+                      },
+                      {
+                        'quantity' => 'all',
+                        'class' => 'Artist'
+                      },
+                      {
+                        'quantity' => 'all',
+                        'class' => 'Track'
+                      },
+                      {
+                        'quantity' => 'all',
+                        'class' => 'CD_to_Producer'
+                      }
+                    ],
+          'belongs_to' => {
+                            'fetch' => 0
+                          },
+          'has_many' => {
+                          'fetch' => 0
+                        },
+          'might_have' => {
+                            'fetch' => 0
+                          }
+        };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/_dumper_version b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/_dumper_version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85690d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/_dumper_version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1.001029
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/artist/1.fix b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/artist/1.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd82bac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/artist/1.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           artistid => 1,
+           name     => 'Caterwauler McCrae'
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/artist/2.fix b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/artist/2.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..997aaaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/artist/2.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           artistid => 2,
+           name     => 'Random Boy Band'
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/artist/3.fix b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/artist/3.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d117d39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/artist/3.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           artistid => 3,
+           name     => 'We Are Goth'
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/artist/32948.fix b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/artist/32948.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8f2fce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/artist/32948.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           artistid => 32948,
+           name     => 'Big PK'
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/artist/4.fix b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/artist/4.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..479e5ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/artist/4.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           artistid => 4,
+           name     => ''
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/cd_to_producer/1-1.fix b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/cd_to_producer/1-1.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c08f3b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/cd_to_producer/1-1.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           cd       => 1,
+           producer => 1
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/cd_to_producer/1-2.fix b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/cd_to_producer/1-2.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58f94f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/cd_to_producer/1-2.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           cd       => 1,
+           producer => 2
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/cd_to_producer/1-3.fix b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/cd_to_producer/1-3.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9ed9a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/cd_to_producer/1-3.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           cd       => 1,
+           producer => 3
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/cd_to_producer/2-1.fix b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/cd_to_producer/2-1.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f19c713
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/cd_to_producer/2-1.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           cd       => 2,
+           producer => 1
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/cd_to_producer/2-2.fix b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/cd_to_producer/2-2.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00981e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/cd_to_producer/2-2.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           cd       => 2,
+           producer => 2
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/cd_to_producer/3-3.fix b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/cd_to_producer/3-3.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb5b464
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/cd_to_producer/3-3.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           cd       => 3,
+           producer => 3
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/producer/1.fix b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/producer/1.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8964e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/producer/1.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           name       => 'Matt S Trout',
+           producerid => 1
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/producer/2.fix b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/producer/2.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3b207b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/producer/2.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           name       => 'Bob The Builder',
+           producerid => 2
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/producer/3.fix b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/producer/3.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b01cc0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/producer/3.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           name       => 'Fred The Phenotype',
+           producerid => 3
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/10.fix b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/10.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6e9afd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/10.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           cd      => 4,
+           last_updated_on
+                   => undef,
+           position
+                   => 1,
+           title   => 'Boring Name',
+           trackid => 10
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/11.fix b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/11.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b19269
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/11.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           cd      => 4,
+           last_updated_on
+                   => undef,
+           position
+                   => 2,
+           title   => 'Boring Song',
+           trackid => 11
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/12.fix b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/12.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..418ccdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/12.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           cd      => 4,
+           last_updated_on
+                   => undef,
+           position
+                   => 3,
+           title   => 'No More Ideas',
+           trackid => 12
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/13.fix b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/13.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b42ba45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/13.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           cd      => 5,
+           last_updated_on
+                   => undef,
+           position
+                   => 1,
+           title   => 'Sad',
+           trackid => 13
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/14.fix b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/14.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fcd807
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/14.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           cd      => 5,
+           last_updated_on
+                   => undef,
+           position
+                   => 2,
+           title   => 'Under The Weather',
+           trackid => 14
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/15.fix b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/15.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b82fd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/15.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           cd      => 5,
+           last_updated_on
+                   => undef,
+           position
+                   => 3,
+           title   => 'Suicidal',
+           trackid => 15
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/16.fix b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/16.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f5d4aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/16.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           cd      => 1,
+           last_updated_on
+                   => undef,
+           position
+                   => 1,
+           title   => 'The Bees Knees',
+           trackid => 16
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/17.fix b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/17.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5accd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/17.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           cd      => 1,
+           last_updated_on
+                   => undef,
+           position
+                   => 2,
+           title   => 'Apiary',
+           trackid => 17
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/18.fix b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/18.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abc8e4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/18.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           cd      => 1,
+           last_updated_on
+                   => undef,
+           position
+                   => 3,
+           title   => 'Beehind You',
+           trackid => 18
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/4.fix b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/4.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8699ddc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/4.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           cd      => 2,
+           last_updated_on
+                   => undef,
+           position
+                   => 1,
+           title   => 'Stung with Success',
+           trackid => 4
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/5.fix b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/5.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b8cdb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/5.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           cd      => 2,
+           last_updated_on
+                   => undef,
+           position
+                   => 2,
+           title   => 'Stripy',
+           trackid => 5
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/6.fix b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/6.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ad6ff4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/6.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           cd      => 2,
+           last_updated_on
+                   => undef,
+           position
+                   => 3,
+           title   => 'Sticky Honey',
+           trackid => 6
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/7.fix b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/7.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d1ffd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/7.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           cd      => 3,
+           last_updated_on
+                   => undef,
+           position
+                   => 1,
+           title   => 'Yowlin',
+           trackid => 7
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/8.fix b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/8.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e5a7fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/8.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           cd      => 3,
+           last_updated_on
+                   => undef,
+           position
+                   => 2,
+           title   => 'Howlin',
+           trackid => 8
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/9.fix b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/9.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3679235
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/excludes/track/9.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           cd      => 3,
+           last_updated_on
+                   => '2007-10-20 00:00:00',
+           position
+                   => 3,
+           title   => 'Fowlin',
+           trackid => 9
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/multi/date.json/CD/3.fix b/t/var/fixtures/multi/date.json/CD/3.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96c1068
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/multi/date.json/CD/3.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           artist => 1,
+           cdid   => 3,
+           title  => 'Caterwaulin\' Blues',
+           year   => 1997
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/multi/date.json/_config_set b/t/var/fixtures/multi/date.json/_config_set
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..005a557
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/multi/date.json/_config_set
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+$VAR1 = {
+          'sets' => [
+                      {
+                        'class' => 'Track',
+                        'ids' => [
+                                   '9'
+                                 ]
+                      }
+                    ],
+          'belongs_to' => {
+                            'fetch' => 1
+                          },
+          'has_many' => {
+                          'fetch' => 0
+                        },
+          'might_have' => {
+                            'fetch' => 0
+                          },
+          'datetime_relative' => '2007-10-30 00:00:00'
+        };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/multi/date.json/_dumper_version b/t/var/fixtures/multi/date.json/_dumper_version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85690d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/multi/date.json/_dumper_version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1.001029
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/multi/date.json/artist/1.fix b/t/var/fixtures/multi/date.json/artist/1.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd82bac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/multi/date.json/artist/1.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           artistid => 1,
+           name     => 'Caterwauler McCrae'
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/multi/date.json/track/9.fix b/t/var/fixtures/multi/date.json/track/9.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9c9e67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/multi/date.json/track/9.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           cd      => 3,
+           last_updated_on
+                   => {
+                        days     => -10,
+                        end_of_month
+                                 => 'wrap',
+                        minutes  => 0,
+                        months   => 0,
+                        nanoseconds
+                                 => 0,
+                        seconds  => 0
+                      },
+           position
+                   => 3,
+           title   => 'Fowlin',
+           trackid => 9
+         };
+bless( $HASH1->{last_updated_on}, 'DateTime::Duration' );
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/multi/rules.json/CD/2.fix b/t/var/fixtures/multi/rules.json/CD/2.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6b679a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/multi/rules.json/CD/2.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           artist => 1,
+           cdid   => 2,
+           title  => 'Forkful of bees',
+           year   => 2001
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/multi/rules.json/CD/5.fix b/t/var/fixtures/multi/rules.json/CD/5.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0912382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/multi/rules.json/CD/5.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           artist => 2,
+           cdid   => 5,
+           title  => "Unicode Chars \x{2122} \251 \x{2022} \x{2020} \x{2211} \x{3b1} \x{3b2} \253 \273 \x{2192} \x{2026}",
+           year   => 2015
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/multi/rules.json/_config_set b/t/var/fixtures/multi/rules.json/_config_set
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2cc6621
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/multi/rules.json/_config_set
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+$VAR1 = {
+          'might_have' => {
+                            'fetch' => 0
+                          },
+          'rules' => {
+                       'might_have' => {
+                                         'fetch' => 0
+                                       },
+                       'CD' => {
+                                 'join' => [
+                                             'tags'
+                                           ],
+                                 'fetch' => [
+                                              {
+                                                'cond' => {
+                                                            'position' => 2
+                                                          },
+                                                'rel' => 'tracks'
+                                              }
+                                            ],
+                                 'cond' => [
+                                             {
+                                               'tags.tag' => 'Cheesy'
+                                             }
+                                           ]
+                               }
+                     },
+          'sets' => [
+                      {
+                        'ids' => [
+                                   '5'
+                                 ],
+                        'class' => 'CD'
+                      },
+                      {
+                        'ids' => [
+                                   '1'
+                                 ],
+                        'fetch' => [
+                                     {
+                                       'rel' => 'cds',
+                                       'quantity' => 'all'
+                                     }
+                                   ],
+                        'class' => 'Artist'
+                      }
+                    ],
+          'belongs_to' => {
+                            'fetch' => 1
+                          },
+          'has_many' => {
+                          'fetch' => 0
+                        }
+        };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/multi/rules.json/_dumper_version b/t/var/fixtures/multi/rules.json/_dumper_version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85690d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/multi/rules.json/_dumper_version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1.001029
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/multi/rules.json/artist/1.fix b/t/var/fixtures/multi/rules.json/artist/1.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd82bac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/multi/rules.json/artist/1.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           artistid => 1,
+           name     => 'Caterwauler McCrae'
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/multi/rules.json/artist/2.fix b/t/var/fixtures/multi/rules.json/artist/2.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..997aaaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/multi/rules.json/artist/2.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           artistid => 2,
+           name     => 'Random Boy Band'
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/multi/rules.json/track/14.fix b/t/var/fixtures/multi/rules.json/track/14.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fcd807
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/multi/rules.json/track/14.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           cd      => 5,
+           last_updated_on
+                   => undef,
+           position
+                   => 2,
+           title   => 'Under The Weather',
+           trackid => 14
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/multi/rules.json/track/5.fix b/t/var/fixtures/multi/rules.json/track/5.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b8cdb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/multi/rules.json/track/5.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+$HASH1 = {
+           cd      => 2,
+           last_updated_on
+                   => undef,
+           position
+                   => 2,
+           title   => 'Stripy',
+           trackid => 5
+         };
diff --git a/t/var/fixtures/test_file b/t/var/fixtures/test_file
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bdf08de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/var/fixtures/test_file
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+test file
\ No newline at end of file