diff --git a/.cursor/rules/nodejs-api-service.mdc b/.cursor/rules/nodejs-api-service.mdc
index 4d74ee69..9edd8e39 100644
--- a/.cursor/rules/nodejs-api-service.mdc
+++ b/.cursor/rules/nodejs-api-service.mdc
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ alwaysApply: true
 - Use node.js community "Best Practices".
 - Adhere to DRY, KISS, YAGNI, & SOLID principles
 - Adhere to OWASP security guidance
+- Fix lint errors by running 'npm run fix'
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6a5f979b..f0f37448 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/node_modules/
-/test/webpack/
+node_modules
 .idea
-.nyc_output
+coverage
 *.tgz
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 785d0106..661cabd3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ pnpm add tenso
 
 ## 🚀 Quick Start
 
+Tenso can be used in two ways: via the factory function for quick setups, or by extending the `Tenso` class for more advanced applications.
+
 ### Basic Server
 
 ```javascript
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ export const app = tenso({initRoutes});
 app.start();
 ```
 
-### Using the Class
+### Using the Tenso Class
 
 ```javascript
 import {Tenso} from "tenso";
@@ -100,12 +102,16 @@ class MyAPI extends Tenso {
 }
 
 const api = new MyAPI();
+api.start();
 ```
 
+> 💡 **See the [Extending the Tenso Class](#extending-the-tenso-class) section for comprehensive examples and advanced patterns.**
+
 ## 📖 Table of Contents
 
 - [Creating Routes](#creating-routes)
 - [Request and Response Helpers](#request-and-response-helpers)
+- [Extending the Tenso Class](#extending-the-tenso-class)
 - [Extensibility](#extensibility)
 - [Responses](#responses)
 - [REST / Hypermedia](#rest--hypermedia)
@@ -198,6 +204,459 @@ Tenso decorates `res` with helpers such as:
 - `res.redirect()` - Send redirect response
 - `res.error()` - Send error response
 
+## 🎯 Extending the Tenso Class
+
+Tenso exports the `Tenso` class for direct extension, allowing you to create custom API servers with enhanced functionality. The class extends [Woodland](https://github.com/avoidwork/woodland) and provides numerous methods that can be overridden or extended.
+
+### Basic Class Extension
+
+```javascript
+import {Tenso} from "tenso";
+
+class MyAPI extends Tenso {
+  constructor(config = {}) {
+    super({
+      title: "My Custom API",
+      version: "1.0.0",
+      ...config
+    });
+    
+    // Initialize custom properties
+    this.database = new Map();
+    this.cache = new Map();
+    
+    // Setup routes after initialization
+    this.setupRoutes();
+  }
+  
+  setupRoutes() {
+    this.get("/api/status", this.getStatus.bind(this));
+    this.get("/api/users", this.getUsers.bind(this));
+    this.post("/api/users", this.createUser.bind(this));
+  }
+  
+  getStatus(req, res) {
+    res.json({
+      status: "online",
+      version: this.version,
+      timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
+    });
+  }
+  
+  getUsers(req, res) {
+    const users = Array.from(this.database.values());
+    res.json(users);
+  }
+  
+  createUser(req, res) {
+    const user = {
+      id: Date.now(),
+      ...req.body,
+      createdAt: new Date().toISOString()
+    };
+    
+    this.database.set(user.id, user);
+    res.status(201).json(user);
+  }
+}
+
+// Create and start the server
+const api = new MyAPI({
+  port: 3000,
+  auth: {
+    protect: ["/api/users"]
+  }
+});
+
+api.start();
+```
+
+### Overriding Core Methods
+
+You can override key methods to customize server behavior:
+
+#### Custom Connection Handler
+
+```javascript
+class CustomAPI extends Tenso {
+  connect(req, res) {
+    // Call parent method first
+    super.connect(req, res);
+    
+    // Add custom connection logic
+    req.requestId = `req_${Date.now()}_${Math.random().toString(36).substr(2, 9)}`;
+    req.startTime = process.hrtime.bigint();
+    
+    this.log(`Connection: ${req.requestId} ${req.method} ${req.url}`);
+  }
+  
+  // Override final method to add request timing
+  final(req, res, arg) {
+    const duration = Number(process.hrtime.bigint() - req.startTime) / 1000000;
+    res.setHeader('X-Response-Time', `${duration.toFixed(2)}ms`);
+    res.setHeader('X-Request-ID', req.requestId);
+    
+    return super.final(req, res, arg);
+  }
+}
+```
+
+#### Custom Authentication
+
+```javascript
+class AuthenticatedAPI extends Tenso {
+  constructor(config = {}) {
+    super({
+      ...config,
+      auth: {
+        protect: ["/api/private"],
+        ...config.auth
+      }
+    });
+    
+    this.users = new Map([
+      ['admin', { id: 1, username: 'admin', role: 'admin' }],
+      ['user', { id: 2, username: 'user', role: 'user' }]
+    ]);
+  }
+  
+  // Override connect to add custom auth logic
+  connect(req, res) {
+    super.connect(req, res);
+    
+    // Add user context from session or token
+    if (req.session?.user) {
+      req.user = this.users.get(req.session.user);
+    }
+  }
+  
+  // Custom middleware for role-based access
+  requireRole(role) {
+    return (req, res, next) => {
+      if (!req.user) {
+        return res.error(401, "Authentication required");
+      }
+      
+      if (req.user.role !== role && req.user.role !== 'admin') {
+        return res.error(403, "Insufficient permissions");
+      }
+      
+      next();
+    };
+  }
+  
+  setupRoutes() {
+    // Public routes
+    this.get("/api/health", this.healthCheck);
+    
+    // Admin-only routes
+    this.get("/api/private/admin", this.requireRole('admin'), this.adminOnly);
+    
+    // User routes
+    this.get("/api/private/profile", this.getProfile);
+  }
+  
+  healthCheck(req, res) {
+    res.json({ status: "healthy" });
+  }
+  
+  adminOnly(req, res) {
+    res.json({ message: "Admin access granted", user: req.user });
+  }
+  
+  getProfile(req, res) {
+    res.json({ profile: req.user });
+  }
+}
+```
+
+#### Custom Rate Limiting
+
+```javascript
+class RateLimitedAPI extends Tenso {
+  constructor(config = {}) {
+    super({
+      ...config,
+      rate: {
+        enabled: true,
+        limit: 100,
+        reset: 3600,
+        ...config.rate
+      }
+    });
+    
+    this.premiumUsers = new Set(['premium_user_1', 'premium_user_2']);
+  }
+  
+  // Override rate limiting for premium users
+  rateLimit(req, fn) {
+    const userId = req.user?.id || req.sessionID || req.ip;
+    
+    // Custom function to modify rate limits
+    const customRateFn = (req, state) => {
+      if (this.premiumUsers.has(userId)) {
+        // Premium users get 10x the limit
+        return {
+          ...state,
+          limit: this.rate.limit * 10,
+          remaining: Math.max(state.remaining, this.rate.limit * 10 - 1)
+        };
+      }
+      return state;
+    };
+    
+    return super.rateLimit(req, customRateFn);
+  }
+}
+```
+
+### Advanced Customization
+
+#### Custom Renderers and Parsers
+
+```javascript
+class CustomFormatAPI extends Tenso {
+  constructor(config = {}) {
+    super(config);
+    
+    // Add custom format support
+    this.setupCustomFormats();
+  }
+  
+  setupCustomFormats() {
+    // Custom CSV renderer with specific formatting
+    this.renderer('text/csv', (req, res, data) => {
+      if (Array.isArray(data)) {
+        const headers = Object.keys(data[0] || {});
+        const csv = [
+          headers.join(','),
+          ...data.map(row => headers.map(h => `"${row[h] || ''}"`).join(','))
+        ].join('\n');
+        
+        res.setHeader('Content-Disposition', 'attachment; filename="data.csv"');
+        return csv;
+      }
+      
+      return 'No data available';
+    });
+    
+    // Custom parser for special format
+    this.parser('application/x-custom', (body) => {
+      // Parse custom format
+      return body.split('|').reduce((obj, pair) => {
+        const [key, value] = pair.split(':');
+        obj[key] = value;
+        return obj;
+      }, {});
+    });
+  }
+}
+```
+
+#### Database Integration
+
+```javascript
+import Database from 'better-sqlite3';
+
+class DatabaseAPI extends Tenso {
+  constructor(config = {}) {
+    super(config);
+    
+    this.db = new Database(config.database || 'api.db');
+    this.setupDatabase();
+    this.setupRoutes();
+  }
+  
+  setupDatabase() {
+    // Create tables
+    this.db.exec(`
+      CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
+        id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+        username TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL,
+        email TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL,
+        created_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+      )
+    `);
+    
+    // Prepare statements
+    this.queries = {
+      getUsers: this.db.prepare('SELECT * FROM users ORDER BY id'),
+      getUser: this.db.prepare('SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = ?'),
+      createUser: this.db.prepare('INSERT INTO users (username, email) VALUES (?, ?)'),
+      updateUser: this.db.prepare('UPDATE users SET username = ?, email = ? WHERE id = ?'),
+      deleteUser: this.db.prepare('DELETE FROM users WHERE id = ?')
+    };
+  }
+  
+  setupRoutes() {
+    this.get('/api/users', this.getUsers.bind(this));
+    this.get('/api/users/:id', this.getUser.bind(this));
+    this.post('/api/users', this.createUser.bind(this));
+    this.put('/api/users/:id', this.updateUser.bind(this));
+    this.delete('/api/users/:id', this.deleteUser.bind(this));
+  }
+  
+  getUsers(req, res) {
+    try {
+      const users = this.queries.getUsers.all();
+      res.json(users);
+    } catch (error) {
+      res.error(500, error);
+    }
+  }
+  
+  getUser(req, res) {
+    try {
+      const user = this.queries.getUser.get(req.params.id);
+      if (!user) {
+        return res.error(404, 'User not found');
+      }
+      res.json(user);
+    } catch (error) {
+      res.error(500, error);
+    }
+  }
+  
+  createUser(req, res) {
+    try {
+      const { username, email } = req.body;
+      const result = this.queries.createUser.run(username, email);
+      const user = this.queries.getUser.get(result.lastInsertRowid);
+      res.status(201).json(user);
+    } catch (error) {
+      res.error(400, error);
+    }
+  }
+  
+  updateUser(req, res) {
+    try {
+      const { username, email } = req.body;
+      const result = this.queries.updateUser.run(username, email, req.params.id);
+      
+      if (result.changes === 0) {
+        return res.error(404, 'User not found');
+      }
+      
+      const user = this.queries.getUser.get(req.params.id);
+      res.json(user);
+    } catch (error) {
+      res.error(400, error);
+    }
+  }
+  
+  deleteUser(req, res) {
+    try {
+      const result = this.queries.deleteUser.run(req.params.id);
+      
+      if (result.changes === 0) {
+        return res.error(404, 'User not found');
+      }
+      
+      res.status(204).send();
+    } catch (error) {
+      res.error(500, error);
+    }
+  }
+  
+  // Override stop method to close database
+  stop() {
+    this.db.close();
+    return super.stop();
+  }
+}
+```
+
+### Extending with Middleware
+
+```javascript
+class MiddlewareAPI extends Tenso {
+  constructor(config = {}) {
+    super(config);
+    this.setupMiddleware();
+  }
+  
+  setupMiddleware() {
+    // Global request logger
+    this.always('/api/*', this.logRequest.bind(this));
+    
+    // API key validation for specific routes
+    this.always('/api/secure/*', this.validateApiKey.bind(this));
+    
+    // Request validation middleware
+    this.always('/api/users', this.validateUserData.bind(this));
+  }
+  
+  logRequest(req, res, next) {
+    const start = Date.now();
+    
+    res.on('finish', () => {
+      const duration = Date.now() - start;
+      this.log(`${req.method} ${req.url} ${res.statusCode} ${duration}ms`);
+    });
+    
+    next();
+  }
+  
+  validateApiKey(req, res, next) {
+    const apiKey = req.headers['x-api-key'];
+    
+    if (!apiKey || !this.isValidApiKey(apiKey)) {
+      return res.error(401, 'Invalid API key');
+    }
+    
+    req.apiKey = apiKey;
+    next();
+  }
+  
+  validateUserData(req, res, next) {
+    if (req.method === 'POST' || req.method === 'PUT') {
+      const { username, email } = req.body || {};
+      
+      if (!username || !email) {
+        return res.error(400, 'Username and email are required');
+      }
+      
+      if (!this.isValidEmail(email)) {
+        return res.error(400, 'Invalid email format');
+      }
+    }
+    
+    next();
+  }
+  
+  isValidApiKey(key) {
+    // Implement API key validation logic
+    return key && key.startsWith('ak_');
+  }
+  
+  isValidEmail(email) {
+    return /^[^\s@]+@[^\s@]+\.[^\s@]+$/.test(email);
+  }
+}
+```
+
+### Available Methods to Override
+
+The `Tenso` class provides these methods that can be overridden:
+
+- **`connect(req, res)`** - Handle new connections
+- **`final(req, res, arg)`** - Final processing before response
+- **`headers(req, res)`** - Customize response headers
+- **`render(req, res, arg)`** - Customize response rendering
+- **`rateLimit(req, fn)`** - Custom rate limiting logic
+- **`start()`** - Server startup customization
+- **`stop()`** - Server shutdown customization
+
+### Best Practices for Extension
+
+1. **Always call `super()`** in constructor and overridden methods
+2. **Bind methods** when passing them as route handlers
+3. **Initialize custom properties** after calling `super()`
+4. **Use middleware** for cross-cutting concerns
+5. **Handle errors gracefully** in custom methods
+6. **Clean up resources** in the `stop()` method override
+7. **Document your extensions** for team members
+
 ## 🎛️ Extensibility
 
 Tenso is extensible and can be customized with custom parsers, renderers, & serializers.
diff --git a/dist/tenso.cjs b/dist/tenso.cjs
index b6e5351b..5f95fb90 100644
--- a/dist/tenso.cjs
+++ b/dist/tenso.cjs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * @copyright 2025 Jason Mulligan <jason.mulligan@avoidwork.com>
  * @license BSD-3-Clause
- * @version 17.3.2
+ * @version 18.0.0
  */
 'use strict';
 
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ var helmet = require('helmet');
 var _documentCurrentScript = typeof document !== 'undefined' ? document.currentScript : null;
 const __dirname$1 = node_url.fileURLToPath(new node_url.URL(".", (typeof document === 'undefined' ? require('u' + 'rl').pathToFileURL(__filename).href : (_documentCurrentScript && _documentCurrentScript.tagName.toUpperCase() === 'SCRIPT' && _documentCurrentScript.src || new URL('tenso.cjs', document.baseURI).href))));
 const require$1 = node_module.createRequire((typeof document === 'undefined' ? require('u' + 'rl').pathToFileURL(__filename).href : (_documentCurrentScript && _documentCurrentScript.tagName.toUpperCase() === 'SCRIPT' && _documentCurrentScript.src || new URL('tenso.cjs', document.baseURI).href)));
-const {name, version} = require$1(node_path.join(__dirname$1, "..", "package.json"));
+const packagePath = __dirname$1.includes("src") ? node_path.join(__dirname$1, "..", "..", "package.json") : node_path.join(__dirname$1, "..", "package.json");
+const {name, version} = require$1(packagePath);
 
 // =============================================================================
 // HTTP METHODS
@@ -560,6 +561,7 @@ const config = {
 		secret: SESSION_SECRET,
 		store: MEMORY
 	},
+	signalsDecorated: false,
 	silent: false,
 	ssl: {
 		cert: null,
@@ -597,7 +599,10 @@ function jsonl$1 (arg = EMPTY) {
 		return [];
 	}
 
-	const result = tinyJsonl.parse(arg);
+	// Normalize line endings to handle CRLF properly
+	const normalizedInput = arg.replace(/\r\n/g, "\n");
+
+	const result = tinyJsonl.parse(normalizedInput);
 
 	// Ensure result is always an array
 	// tiny-jsonl returns single objects directly for single lines,
@@ -692,7 +697,14 @@ function indent (arg = EMPTY, fallback = INT_0) {
  * @returns {string} The JSON formatted string
  */
 function json (req, res, arg) {
-	return JSON.stringify(arg, null, indent(req.headers.accept, req.server.jsonIndent));
+	// Convert undefined to null for consistent JSON output
+	const value = arg === undefined ? null : arg;
+
+	// Handle missing headers gracefully
+	const acceptHeader = req.headers && req.headers.accept;
+	const jsonIndent = req.server && req.server.jsonIndent ? req.server.jsonIndent : 0;
+
+	return JSON.stringify(value, null, indent(acceptHeader, jsonIndent));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -733,18 +745,22 @@ function xml (req, res, arg) {
 			return obj;
 		}
 
-		// Check cache for objects we've already transformed
+		// Check cache for objects we've already transformed to prevent circular references
 		if (transformCache.has(obj)) {
-			return transformCache.get(obj);
+			return "[Circular Reference]";
 		}
 
 		let result;
 
 		if (Array.isArray(obj)) {
+			// Set cache first to prevent infinite recursion
+			transformCache.set(obj, "[Processing]");
 			result = obj.map(transformForXml);
 		} else if (obj instanceof Date) {
 			result = obj.toISOString();
 		} else if (typeof obj === "object") {
+			// Set cache first to prevent infinite recursion
+			transformCache.set(obj, "[Processing]");
 			const transformed = {};
 
 			for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(obj)) {
@@ -797,8 +813,12 @@ const plainCache = new WeakMap();
  */
 function plain$1 (req, res, arg) {
 	// Handle primitive types directly
-	if (arg === null || arg === undefined) {
-		return arg.toString();
+	if (arg === null) {
+		return "null";
+	}
+
+	if (arg === undefined) {
+		return "";
 	}
 
 	// Check cache for objects we've already processed
@@ -815,7 +835,9 @@ function plain$1 (req, res, arg) {
 	} else if (typeof arg === "function") {
 		result = arg.toString();
 	} else if (arg instanceof Object) {
-		result = JSON.stringify(arg, null, indent(req.headers.accept, req.server.json));
+		const jsonIndent = req.server && req.server.jsonIndent ? req.server.jsonIndent : 0;
+		const acceptHeader = req.headers && req.headers.accept;
+		result = JSON.stringify(arg, null, indent(acceptHeader, jsonIndent));
 	} else {
 		result = arg.toString();
 	}
@@ -1166,8 +1188,8 @@ function clone (obj, seen = new WeakMap()) {
 		return cloned;
 	}
 
-	// Handle plain objects
-	if (Object.prototype.toString.call(obj) === "[object Object]") {
+	// Handle plain objects (only objects created with {} or new Object())
+	if (Object.prototype.toString.call(obj) === "[object Object]" && obj.constructor === Object) {
 		const cloned = {};
 		seen.set(obj, cloned);
 
@@ -2033,7 +2055,7 @@ function auth (obj) {
 
 		sesh = Object.assign({secret: node_crypto.randomUUID(), resave: false, saveUninitialized: false}, objSession);
 
-		if (obj.session.store === REDIS) {
+		if (obj.session.store === REDIS && !process.env.TEST_MODE) {
 			const client = redis.createClient(clone(obj.session.redis));
 
 			sesh.store = new connectRedis.RedisStore({client});
@@ -2289,10 +2311,18 @@ class Tenso extends woodland.Woodland {
 	 * @param {Object} [config=defaultConfig] - Configuration object for the Tenso instance
 	 */
 	constructor (config$1 = config) {
-		super(config$1);
+		const mergedConfig = tinyMerge.merge(clone(config), config$1);
+		super(mergedConfig);
 
-		for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(config$1)) {
-			if (key in this === false) {
+		// No longer valid (reformed)
+		delete mergedConfig.defaultHeaders;
+
+		// Method names that should not be overwritten by configuration
+		const methodNames = new Set(["serialize", "canModify", "connect", "render", "init", "parser", "renderer", "serializer"]);
+
+		// Apply all configuration properties to the instance, but don't overwrite methods
+		for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(mergedConfig)) {
+			if (!methodNames.has(key)) {
 				this[key] = value;
 			}
 		}
@@ -2302,7 +2332,7 @@ class Tenso extends woodland.Woodland {
 		this.renderers = renderers;
 		this.serializers = serializers;
 		this.server = null;
-		this.version = config$1.version;
+		this.version = mergedConfig.version;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -2314,6 +2344,28 @@ class Tenso extends woodland.Woodland {
 		return arg.includes(DELETE) || hasBody(arg);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Serializes response data based on content type negotiation
+	 * @param {Object} req - The HTTP request object
+	 * @param {Object} res - The HTTP response object
+	 * @param {*} arg - The data to serialize
+	 * @returns {*} The serialized data
+	 */
+	serialize (req, res, arg) {
+		return serialize(req, res, arg);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Processes hypermedia responses with pagination and links
+	 * @param {Object} req - The HTTP request object
+	 * @param {Object} res - The HTTP response object
+	 * @param {*} arg - The data to process with hypermedia
+	 * @returns {*} The processed data with hypermedia links
+	 */
+	hypermedia (req, res, arg) {
+		return hypermedia(req, res, arg);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Handles connection setup for incoming requests
 	 * @param {Object} req - Request object
@@ -2321,7 +2373,7 @@ class Tenso extends woodland.Woodland {
 	 * @returns {void}
 	 */
 	connect (req, res) {
-		req.csrf = this.canModify(req.method) === false && this.canModify(req.allow) && this.security.csrf === true;
+		req.csrf = this.canModify(req.allow || req.method) && this.security.csrf === true;
 		req.hypermedia = this.hypermedia.enabled;
 		req.hypermediaHeader = this.hypermedia.header;
 		req.private = false;
@@ -2386,7 +2438,12 @@ class Tenso extends woodland.Woodland {
 
 		// Matching MaxListeners for signals
 		this.setMaxListeners(this.maxListeners);
-		process.setMaxListeners(this.maxListeners);
+
+		// Only increase process maxListeners, never decrease it (important for tests)
+		const currentProcessMax = process.getMaxListeners();
+		if (this.maxListeners > currentProcessMax) {
+			process.setMaxListeners(this.maxListeners);
+		}
 
 		this.decorate = this.decorate.bind(this);
 		this.route = this.route.bind(this);
@@ -2580,11 +2637,14 @@ class Tenso extends woodland.Woodland {
 	 * @returns {Tenso} The Tenso instance for method chaining
 	 */
 	signals () {
-		for (const signal of [SIGHUP, SIGINT, SIGTERM]) {
-			process.on(signal, () => {
-				this.stop();
-				process.exit(0);
-			});
+		if (!this.signalsDecorated) {
+			for (const signal of [SIGHUP, SIGINT, SIGTERM]) {
+				process.on(signal, () => {
+					this.stop();
+					process.exit(0);
+				});
+			}
+			this.signalsDecorated = true;
 		}
 
 		return this;
@@ -2637,13 +2697,23 @@ class Tenso extends woodland.Woodland {
 function tenso (userConfig = {}) {
 	const config$1 = tinyMerge.merge(clone(config), userConfig);
 
+	// Ensure version falls back to default when null or undefined
+	if (config$1.version === null) {
+		config$1.version = config.version;
+	}
+
 	if ((/^[^\d+]$/).test(config$1.port) && config$1.port < INT_1) {
 		console.error(INVALID_CONFIGURATION);
 		process.exit(INT_1);
 	}
 
 	config$1.webroot.root = node_path.resolve(config$1.webroot.root);
-	config$1.webroot.template = node_fs.readFileSync(config$1.webroot.template, {encoding: UTF8});
+
+	// Only read template from file if it's a file path, not already a template string
+	if (typeof config$1.webroot.template === "string" && config$1.webroot.template.includes("<")) ; else {
+		// Template is a file path, read the file
+		config$1.webroot.template = node_fs.readFileSync(config$1.webroot.template, {encoding: UTF8});
+	}
 
 	if (config$1.silent !== true) {
 		config$1.defaultHeaders.server = `${config$1.title.toLowerCase()}/${config$1.version}`;
@@ -2655,4 +2725,5 @@ function tenso (userConfig = {}) {
 	return app.init();
 }
 
+exports.Tenso = Tenso;
 exports.tenso = tenso;
diff --git a/dist/tenso.js b/dist/tenso.js
index 26fe7eed..31392562 100644
--- a/dist/tenso.js
+++ b/dist/tenso.js
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
  *
  * @copyright 2025 Jason Mulligan <jason.mulligan@avoidwork.com>
  * @license BSD-3-Clause
- * @version 17.3.2
+ * @version 18.0.0
  */
 import {readFileSync}from'node:fs';import http,{STATUS_CODES}from'node:http';import https from'node:https';import {join,resolve}from'node:path';import {Woodland}from'woodland';import {merge}from'tiny-merge';import {eventsource}from'tiny-eventsource';import {createRequire}from'node:module';import {fileURLToPath,URL}from'node:url';import {parse as parse$1,stringify as stringify$1}from'tiny-jsonl';import {coerce}from'tiny-coerce';import YAML from'yamljs';import {XMLBuilder}from'fast-xml-parser';import {stringify}from'csv-stringify/sync';import {keysort}from'keysort';import {URL as URL$1}from'url';import promClient from'prom-client';import redis from'ioredis';import cookie from'cookie-parser';import session from'express-session';import passport from'passport';import passportJWT from'passport-jwt';import {BasicStrategy}from'passport-http';import {Strategy}from'passport-http-bearer';import {Strategy as Strategy$1}from'passport-oauth2';import {doubleCsrf}from'csrf-csrf';import {randomInt,randomUUID}from'node:crypto';import {RedisStore}from'connect-redis';import helmet from'helmet';const __dirname = fileURLToPath(new URL(".", import.meta.url));
 const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
-const {name, version} = require(join(__dirname, "..", "package.json"));
+const packagePath = __dirname.includes("src") ? join(__dirname, "..", "..", "package.json") : join(__dirname, "..", "package.json");
+const {name, version} = require(packagePath);
 
 // =============================================================================
 // HTTP METHODS
@@ -525,6 +526,7 @@ const config = {
 		secret: SESSION_SECRET,
 		store: MEMORY
 	},
+	signalsDecorated: false,
 	silent: false,
 	ssl: {
 		cert: null,
@@ -558,7 +560,10 @@ function jsonl$1 (arg = EMPTY) {
 		return [];
 	}
 
-	const result = parse$1(arg);
+	// Normalize line endings to handle CRLF properly
+	const normalizedInput = arg.replace(/\r\n/g, "\n");
+
+	const result = parse$1(normalizedInput);
 
 	// Ensure result is always an array
 	// tiny-jsonl returns single objects directly for single lines,
@@ -645,7 +650,14 @@ function indent (arg = EMPTY, fallback = INT_0) {
  * @returns {string} The JSON formatted string
  */
 function json (req, res, arg) {
-	return JSON.stringify(arg, null, indent(req.headers.accept, req.server.jsonIndent));
+	// Convert undefined to null for consistent JSON output
+	const value = arg === undefined ? null : arg;
+
+	// Handle missing headers gracefully
+	const acceptHeader = req.headers && req.headers.accept;
+	const jsonIndent = req.server && req.server.jsonIndent ? req.server.jsonIndent : 0;
+
+	return JSON.stringify(value, null, indent(acceptHeader, jsonIndent));
 }/**
  * Renders data as YAML format
  * Converts JavaScript objects and arrays to YAML string representation
@@ -682,18 +694,22 @@ function xml (req, res, arg) {
 			return obj;
 		}
 
-		// Check cache for objects we've already transformed
+		// Check cache for objects we've already transformed to prevent circular references
 		if (transformCache.has(obj)) {
-			return transformCache.get(obj);
+			return "[Circular Reference]";
 		}
 
 		let result;
 
 		if (Array.isArray(obj)) {
+			// Set cache first to prevent infinite recursion
+			transformCache.set(obj, "[Processing]");
 			result = obj.map(transformForXml);
 		} else if (obj instanceof Date) {
 			result = obj.toISOString();
 		} else if (typeof obj === "object") {
+			// Set cache first to prevent infinite recursion
+			transformCache.set(obj, "[Processing]");
 			const transformed = {};
 
 			for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(obj)) {
@@ -744,8 +760,12 @@ const plainCache = new WeakMap();
  */
 function plain$1 (req, res, arg) {
 	// Handle primitive types directly
-	if (arg === null || arg === undefined) {
-		return arg.toString();
+	if (arg === null) {
+		return "null";
+	}
+
+	if (arg === undefined) {
+		return "";
 	}
 
 	// Check cache for objects we've already processed
@@ -762,7 +782,9 @@ function plain$1 (req, res, arg) {
 	} else if (typeof arg === "function") {
 		result = arg.toString();
 	} else if (arg instanceof Object) {
-		result = JSON.stringify(arg, null, indent(req.headers.accept, req.server.json));
+		const jsonIndent = req.server && req.server.jsonIndent ? req.server.jsonIndent : 0;
+		const acceptHeader = req.headers && req.headers.accept;
+		result = JSON.stringify(arg, null, indent(acceptHeader, jsonIndent));
 	} else {
 		result = arg.toString();
 	}
@@ -1087,8 +1109,8 @@ function clone (obj, seen = new WeakMap()) {
 		return cloned;
 	}
 
-	// Handle plain objects
-	if (Object.prototype.toString.call(obj) === "[object Object]") {
+	// Handle plain objects (only objects created with {} or new Object())
+	if (Object.prototype.toString.call(obj) === "[object Object]" && obj.constructor === Object) {
 		const cloned = {};
 		seen.set(obj, cloned);
 
@@ -1914,7 +1936,7 @@ function auth (obj) {
 
 		sesh = Object.assign({secret: randomUUID(), resave: false, saveUninitialized: false}, objSession);
 
-		if (obj.session.store === REDIS) {
+		if (obj.session.store === REDIS && !process.env.TEST_MODE) {
 			const client = redis.createClient(clone(obj.session.redis));
 
 			sesh.store = new RedisStore({client});
@@ -2168,10 +2190,18 @@ class Tenso extends Woodland {
 	 * @param {Object} [config=defaultConfig] - Configuration object for the Tenso instance
 	 */
 	constructor (config$1 = config) {
-		super(config$1);
+		const mergedConfig = merge(clone(config), config$1);
+		super(mergedConfig);
 
-		for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(config$1)) {
-			if (key in this === false) {
+		// No longer valid (reformed)
+		delete mergedConfig.defaultHeaders;
+
+		// Method names that should not be overwritten by configuration
+		const methodNames = new Set(["serialize", "canModify", "connect", "render", "init", "parser", "renderer", "serializer"]);
+
+		// Apply all configuration properties to the instance, but don't overwrite methods
+		for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(mergedConfig)) {
+			if (!methodNames.has(key)) {
 				this[key] = value;
 			}
 		}
@@ -2181,7 +2211,7 @@ class Tenso extends Woodland {
 		this.renderers = renderers;
 		this.serializers = serializers;
 		this.server = null;
-		this.version = config$1.version;
+		this.version = mergedConfig.version;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -2193,6 +2223,28 @@ class Tenso extends Woodland {
 		return arg.includes(DELETE) || hasBody(arg);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Serializes response data based on content type negotiation
+	 * @param {Object} req - The HTTP request object
+	 * @param {Object} res - The HTTP response object
+	 * @param {*} arg - The data to serialize
+	 * @returns {*} The serialized data
+	 */
+	serialize (req, res, arg) {
+		return serialize(req, res, arg);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Processes hypermedia responses with pagination and links
+	 * @param {Object} req - The HTTP request object
+	 * @param {Object} res - The HTTP response object
+	 * @param {*} arg - The data to process with hypermedia
+	 * @returns {*} The processed data with hypermedia links
+	 */
+	hypermedia (req, res, arg) {
+		return hypermedia(req, res, arg);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Handles connection setup for incoming requests
 	 * @param {Object} req - Request object
@@ -2200,7 +2252,7 @@ class Tenso extends Woodland {
 	 * @returns {void}
 	 */
 	connect (req, res) {
-		req.csrf = this.canModify(req.method) === false && this.canModify(req.allow) && this.security.csrf === true;
+		req.csrf = this.canModify(req.allow || req.method) && this.security.csrf === true;
 		req.hypermedia = this.hypermedia.enabled;
 		req.hypermediaHeader = this.hypermedia.header;
 		req.private = false;
@@ -2265,7 +2317,12 @@ class Tenso extends Woodland {
 
 		// Matching MaxListeners for signals
 		this.setMaxListeners(this.maxListeners);
-		process.setMaxListeners(this.maxListeners);
+
+		// Only increase process maxListeners, never decrease it (important for tests)
+		const currentProcessMax = process.getMaxListeners();
+		if (this.maxListeners > currentProcessMax) {
+			process.setMaxListeners(this.maxListeners);
+		}
 
 		this.decorate = this.decorate.bind(this);
 		this.route = this.route.bind(this);
@@ -2459,11 +2516,14 @@ class Tenso extends Woodland {
 	 * @returns {Tenso} The Tenso instance for method chaining
 	 */
 	signals () {
-		for (const signal of [SIGHUP, SIGINT, SIGTERM]) {
-			process.on(signal, () => {
-				this.stop();
-				process.exit(0);
-			});
+		if (!this.signalsDecorated) {
+			for (const signal of [SIGHUP, SIGINT, SIGTERM]) {
+				process.on(signal, () => {
+					this.stop();
+					process.exit(0);
+				});
+			}
+			this.signalsDecorated = true;
 		}
 
 		return this;
@@ -2516,13 +2576,23 @@ class Tenso extends Woodland {
 function tenso (userConfig = {}) {
 	const config$1 = merge(clone(config), userConfig);
 
+	// Ensure version falls back to default when null or undefined
+	if (config$1.version === null) {
+		config$1.version = config.version;
+	}
+
 	if ((/^[^\d+]$/).test(config$1.port) && config$1.port < INT_1) {
 		console.error(INVALID_CONFIGURATION);
 		process.exit(INT_1);
 	}
 
 	config$1.webroot.root = resolve(config$1.webroot.root);
-	config$1.webroot.template = readFileSync(config$1.webroot.template, {encoding: UTF8});
+
+	// Only read template from file if it's a file path, not already a template string
+	if (typeof config$1.webroot.template === "string" && config$1.webroot.template.includes("<")) ; else {
+		// Template is a file path, read the file
+		config$1.webroot.template = readFileSync(config$1.webroot.template, {encoding: UTF8});
+	}
 
 	if (config$1.silent !== true) {
 		config$1.defaultHeaders.server = `${config$1.title.toLowerCase()}/${config$1.version}`;
@@ -2532,4 +2602,4 @@ function tenso (userConfig = {}) {
 	const app = new Tenso(config$1);
 
 	return app.init();
-}export{tenso};
\ No newline at end of file
+}export{Tenso,tenso};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/eslint.config.js b/eslint.config.js
index 50bdfb5a..47c9ac76 100644
--- a/eslint.config.js
+++ b/eslint.config.js
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ export default [
 				...globals.node,
 				it: true,
 				describe: true,
-				beforeEach: true
+				beforeEach: true,
+				afterEach: true
 			},
 			parserOptions: {
 				ecmaVersion: 2020
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c19facc0..933eb4f8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "tenso",
-  "version": "17.3.2",
+  "version": "18.0.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "tenso",
-      "version": "17.3.2",
+      "version": "18.0.0",
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
       "dependencies": {
         "connect-redis": "^9.0.0",
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
         "auto-changelog": "^2.5.0",
         "autocannon": "^8.0.0",
         "benchmark": "^2.1.4",
+        "c8": "^10.1.3",
         "csv-parse": "^6.0.0",
         "eslint": "^9.30.1",
         "filesize": "^11.0.2",
@@ -59,6 +60,16 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0"
     },
+    "node_modules/@bcoe/v8-coverage": {
+      "version": "1.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@bcoe/v8-coverage/-/v8-coverage-1.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-6zABk/ECA/QYSCQ1NGiVwwbQerUCZ+TQbp64Q3AgmfNvurHH0j8TtXa1qbShXA6qqkpAj4V5W8pP6mLe1mcMqA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@colors/colors": {
       "version": "1.5.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@colors/colors/-/colors-1.5.0.tgz",
@@ -301,6 +312,44 @@
         "node": ">=12"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@istanbuljs/schema": {
+      "version": "0.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@istanbuljs/schema/-/schema-0.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ZXRY4jNvVgSVQ8DL3LTcakaAtXwTVUxE81hslsyD2AtoXW/wVob10HkOJ1X/pAlcI7D+2YoZKg5do8G/w6RYgA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=8"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@jridgewell/resolve-uri": {
+      "version": "3.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jridgewell/resolve-uri/-/resolve-uri-3.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-bRISgCIjP20/tbWSPWMEi54QVPRZExkuD9lJL+UIxUKtwVJA8wW1Trb1jMs1RFXo1CBTNZ/5hpC9QvmKWdopKw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=6.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec": {
+      "version": "1.5.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec/-/sourcemap-codec-1.5.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-VT2+G1VQs/9oz078bLrYbecdZKs912zQlkelYpuf+SXF+QvZDYJlbx/LSx+meSAwdDFnF8FVXW92AVjjkVmgFw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
+    "node_modules/@jridgewell/trace-mapping": {
+      "version": "0.3.29",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jridgewell/trace-mapping/-/trace-mapping-0.3.29.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-uw6guiW/gcAGPDhLmd77/6lW8QLeiV5RUTsAX46Db6oLhGaVj4lhnPwb184s1bkc8kdVg/+h988dro8GRDpmYQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@jridgewell/resolve-uri": "^3.1.0",
+        "@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec": "^1.4.14"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@minimistjs/subarg": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@minimistjs/subarg/-/subarg-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -683,6 +732,13 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/istanbul-lib-coverage": {
+      "version": "2.0.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/istanbul-lib-coverage/-/istanbul-lib-coverage-2.0.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-2QF/t/auWm0lsy8XtKVPG19v3sSOQlJe/YHZgfjb/KBBHOGSV+J2q/S671rcq9uTBrLAXmZpqJiaQbMT+zNU1w==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/json-schema": {
       "version": "7.0.15",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/json-schema/-/json-schema-7.0.15.tgz",
@@ -943,6 +999,50 @@
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       "license": "BSD-3-Clause"
     },
+    "node_modules/c8": {
+      "version": "10.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/c8/-/c8-10.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-LvcyrOAaOnrrlMpW22n690PUvxiq4Uf9WMhQwNJ9vgagkL/ph1+D4uvjvDA5XCbykrc0sx+ay6pVi9YZ1GnhyA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@bcoe/v8-coverage": "^1.0.1",
+        "@istanbuljs/schema": "^0.1.3",
+        "find-up": "^5.0.0",
+        "foreground-child": "^3.1.1",
+        "istanbul-lib-coverage": "^3.2.0",
+        "istanbul-lib-report": "^3.0.1",
+        "istanbul-reports": "^3.1.6",
+        "test-exclude": "^7.0.1",
+        "v8-to-istanbul": "^9.0.0",
+        "yargs": "^17.7.2",
+        "yargs-parser": "^21.1.1"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "c8": "bin/c8.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "monocart-coverage-reports": "^2"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "monocart-coverage-reports": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/c8/node_modules/yargs-parser": {
+      "version": "21.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-21.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-tVpsJW7DdjecAiFpbIB1e3qxIQsE6NoPc5/eTdrbbIC4h0LVsWhnoa3g+m2HclBIujHzsxZ4VJVA+GUuc2/LBw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/call-bind-apply-helpers": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/call-bind-apply-helpers/-/call-bind-apply-helpers-1.0.2.tgz",
@@ -1240,6 +1340,13 @@
         "redis": ">=5"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/convert-source-map": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/convert-source-map/-/convert-source-map-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Kvp459HrV2FEJ1CAsi1Ku+MY3kasH19TFykTz2xWmMeq6bk2NU3XXvfJ+Q61m0xktWwt+1HSYf3JZsTms3aRJg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/cookie": {
       "version": "0.7.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cookie/-/cookie-0.7.2.tgz",
@@ -2124,6 +2231,13 @@
         "node": ">=18.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/html-escaper": {
+      "version": "2.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/html-escaper/-/html-escaper-2.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-H2iMtd0I4Mt5eYiapRdIDjp+XzelXQ0tFE4JS7YFwFevXXMmOp9myNrUvCg0D6ws8iqkRPBfKHgbwig1SmlLfg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/http-errors": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/http-errors/-/http-errors-2.0.0.tgz",
@@ -2373,6 +2487,45 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC"
     },
+    "node_modules/istanbul-lib-coverage": {
+      "version": "3.2.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/istanbul-lib-coverage/-/istanbul-lib-coverage-3.2.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-O8dpsF+r0WV/8MNRKfnmrtCWhuKjxrq2w+jpzBL5UZKTi2LeVWnWOmWRxFlesJONmc+wLAGvKQZEOanko0LFTg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=8"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/istanbul-lib-report": {
+      "version": "3.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/istanbul-lib-report/-/istanbul-lib-report-3.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-GCfE1mtsHGOELCU8e/Z7YWzpmybrx/+dSTfLrvY8qRmaY6zXTKWn6WQIjaAFw069icm6GVMNkgu0NzI4iPZUNw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "istanbul-lib-coverage": "^3.0.0",
+        "make-dir": "^4.0.0",
+        "supports-color": "^7.1.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/istanbul-reports": {
+      "version": "3.1.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/istanbul-reports/-/istanbul-reports-3.1.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-BewmUXImeuRk2YY0PVbxgKAysvhRPUQE0h5QRM++nVWyubKGV0l8qQ5op8+B2DOmwSe63Jivj0BjkPQVf8fP5g==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "html-escaper": "^2.0.0",
+        "istanbul-lib-report": "^3.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=8"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/jackspeak": {
       "version": "3.4.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jackspeak/-/jackspeak-3.4.3.tgz",
@@ -2628,6 +2781,22 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC"
     },
+    "node_modules/make-dir": {
+      "version": "4.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/make-dir/-/make-dir-4.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-hXdUTZYIVOt1Ex//jAQi+wTZZpUpwBj/0QsOzqegb3rGMMeJiSEu5xLHnYfBrRV4RH2+OCSOO95Is/7x1WJ4bw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "semver": "^7.5.3"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/manage-path": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/manage-path/-/manage-path-2.0.0.tgz",
@@ -3590,6 +3759,47 @@
         "bintrees": "1.0.2"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/test-exclude": {
+      "version": "7.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/test-exclude/-/test-exclude-7.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-pFYqmTw68LXVjeWJMST4+borgQP2AyMNbg1BpZh9LbyhUeNkeaPF9gzfPGUAnSMV3qPYdWUwDIjjCLiSDOl7vg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@istanbuljs/schema": "^0.1.2",
+        "glob": "^10.4.1",
+        "minimatch": "^9.0.4"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/test-exclude/node_modules/brace-expansion": {
+      "version": "2.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-2.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Jt0vHyM+jmUBqojB7E1NIYadt0vI0Qxjxd2TErW94wDz+E2LAm5vKMXXwg6ZZBTHPuUlDgQHKXvjGBdfcF1ZDQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "balanced-match": "^1.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/test-exclude/node_modules/minimatch": {
+      "version": "9.0.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-9.0.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-G6T0ZX48xgozx7587koeX9Ys2NYy6Gmv//P89sEte9V9whIapMNF4idKxnW2QtCcLiTWlb/wfCabAtAFWhhBow==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "brace-expansion": "^2.0.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=16 || 14 >=14.17"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/timestring": {
       "version": "6.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/timestring/-/timestring-6.0.0.tgz",
@@ -3769,6 +3979,21 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/v8-to-istanbul": {
+      "version": "9.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/v8-to-istanbul/-/v8-to-istanbul-9.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-kiGUalWN+rgBJ/1OHZsBtU4rXZOfj/7rKQxULKlIzwzQSvMJUUNgPwJEEh7gU6xEVxC0ahoOBvN2YI8GH6FNgA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@jridgewell/trace-mapping": "^0.3.12",
+        "@types/istanbul-lib-coverage": "^2.0.1",
+        "convert-source-map": "^2.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10.12.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/webidl-conversions": {
       "version": "3.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/webidl-conversions/-/webidl-conversions-3.0.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 831d4c5a..da344910 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "tenso",
   "description": "Tenso is an HTTP REST API framework",
-  "version": "17.3.2",
+  "version": "18.0.0",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/avoidwork/tenso",
   "author": "Jason Mulligan <jason.mulligan@avoidwork.com>",
   "repository": {
@@ -17,16 +17,16 @@
     "node": ">=17.0.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
+    "benchmark": "node benchmark.js",
     "build": "npm run lint && npm run rollup",
     "changelog": "auto-changelog -p",
     "sample": "node sample.js",
     "lint": "eslint *.js src/**/*.js tests/**/*.js benchmarks/**/*.js",
     "fix": "eslint --fix *.js src/**/*.js tests/**/*.js benchmarks/**/*.js",
-    "mocha": "mocha tests/**/*.js",
+    "mocha": "mocha --require tests/setup.js tests/**/*.js",
     "rollup": "rollup --config",
-    "test": "npm run lint && npm run mocha",
+    "test": "npm run lint && c8 npm run mocha",
     "prepare": "husky",
-    "benchmark": "node benchmark.js",
     "benchmark:basic": "node benchmarks/basic-http.js",
     "benchmark:parsers": "node benchmarks/parsers.js",
     "benchmark:renderers": "node benchmarks/renderers.js",
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
     "auto-changelog": "^2.5.0",
     "autocannon": "^8.0.0",
     "benchmark": "^2.1.4",
+    "c8": "^10.1.3",
     "csv-parse": "^6.0.0",
     "eslint": "^9.30.1",
     "filesize": "^11.0.2",
diff --git a/src/core/config.js b/src/core/config.js
index a2c72624..48506e8f 100644
--- a/src/core/config.js
+++ b/src/core/config.js
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ export const config = {
 		secret: SESSION_SECRET,
 		store: MEMORY
 	},
+	signalsDecorated: false,
 	silent: false,
 	ssl: {
 		cert: null,
diff --git a/src/core/constants.js b/src/core/constants.js
index a8558b97..61c780b2 100644
--- a/src/core/constants.js
+++ b/src/core/constants.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import {fileURLToPath, URL} from "node:url";
 
 const __dirname = fileURLToPath(new URL(".", import.meta.url));
 const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
-const {name, version} = require(join(__dirname, "..", "package.json"));
+const packagePath = __dirname.includes("src") ? join(__dirname, "..", "..", "package.json") : join(__dirname, "..", "package.json");
+const {name, version} = require(packagePath);
 
 // =============================================================================
 // HTTP METHODS
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ export const X_POWERED_BY = "x-powered-by";
 export const X_RATELIMIT_LIMIT = "x-ratelimit-limit";
 export const X_RATELIMIT_REMAINING = "x-ratelimit-remaining";
 export const X_RATELIMIT_RESET = "x-ratelimit-reset";
+export const SERVER = "server";
 
 // =============================================================================
 // AUTHENTICATION & AUTHORIZATION
diff --git a/src/parsers/jsonl.js b/src/parsers/jsonl.js
index 25670c66..66a6ccec 100644
--- a/src/parsers/jsonl.js
+++ b/src/parsers/jsonl.js
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ export function jsonl (arg = EMPTY) {
 		return [];
 	}
 
-	const result = parse(arg);
+	// Normalize line endings to handle CRLF properly
+	const normalizedInput = arg.replace(/\r\n/g, "\n");
+
+	const result = parse(normalizedInput);
 
 	// Ensure result is always an array
 	// tiny-jsonl returns single objects directly for single lines,
diff --git a/src/renderers/json.js b/src/renderers/json.js
index 989c0931..75c0b240 100644
--- a/src/renderers/json.js
+++ b/src/renderers/json.js
@@ -9,5 +9,12 @@ import {indent} from "../utils/indent.js";
  * @returns {string} The JSON formatted string
  */
 export function json (req, res, arg) {
-	return JSON.stringify(arg, null, indent(req.headers.accept, req.server.jsonIndent));
+	// Convert undefined to null for consistent JSON output
+	const value = arg === undefined ? null : arg;
+
+	// Handle missing headers gracefully
+	const acceptHeader = req.headers && req.headers.accept;
+	const jsonIndent = req.server && req.server.jsonIndent ? req.server.jsonIndent : 0;
+
+	return JSON.stringify(value, null, indent(acceptHeader, jsonIndent));
 }
diff --git a/src/renderers/plain.js b/src/renderers/plain.js
index 58819dd1..554d7bab 100644
--- a/src/renderers/plain.js
+++ b/src/renderers/plain.js
@@ -14,8 +14,12 @@ const plainCache = new WeakMap();
  */
 export function plain (req, res, arg) {
 	// Handle primitive types directly
-	if (arg === null || arg === undefined) {
-		return arg.toString();
+	if (arg === null) {
+		return "null";
+	}
+
+	if (arg === undefined) {
+		return "";
 	}
 
 	// Check cache for objects we've already processed
@@ -32,7 +36,9 @@ export function plain (req, res, arg) {
 	} else if (typeof arg === "function") {
 		result = arg.toString();
 	} else if (arg instanceof Object) {
-		result = JSON.stringify(arg, null, indent(req.headers.accept, req.server.json));
+		const jsonIndent = req.server && req.server.jsonIndent ? req.server.jsonIndent : 0;
+		const acceptHeader = req.headers && req.headers.accept;
+		result = JSON.stringify(arg, null, indent(acceptHeader, jsonIndent));
 	} else {
 		result = arg.toString();
 	}
diff --git a/src/renderers/xml.js b/src/renderers/xml.js
index 186dc854..c2ed88e8 100644
--- a/src/renderers/xml.js
+++ b/src/renderers/xml.js
@@ -27,18 +27,22 @@ export function xml (req, res, arg) {
 			return obj;
 		}
 
-		// Check cache for objects we've already transformed
+		// Check cache for objects we've already transformed to prevent circular references
 		if (transformCache.has(obj)) {
-			return transformCache.get(obj);
+			return "[Circular Reference]";
 		}
 
 		let result;
 
 		if (Array.isArray(obj)) {
+			// Set cache first to prevent infinite recursion
+			transformCache.set(obj, "[Processing]");
 			result = obj.map(transformForXml);
 		} else if (obj instanceof Date) {
 			result = obj.toISOString();
 		} else if (typeof obj === "object") {
+			// Set cache first to prevent infinite recursion
+			transformCache.set(obj, "[Processing]");
 			const transformed = {};
 
 			for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(obj)) {
diff --git a/src/tenso.js b/src/tenso.js
index 469f482a..1e3a7ef2 100644
--- a/src/tenso.js
+++ b/src/tenso.js
@@ -60,16 +60,24 @@ import {clone} from "./utils/clone.js";
  * @class Tenso
  * @extends {Woodland}
  */
-class Tenso extends Woodland {
+export class Tenso extends Woodland {
 	/**
 	 * Creates an instance of Tenso
 	 * @param {Object} [config=defaultConfig] - Configuration object for the Tenso instance
 	 */
 	constructor (config = defaultConfig) {
-		super(config);
+		const mergedConfig = merge(clone(defaultConfig), config);
+		super(mergedConfig);
 
-		for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(config)) {
-			if (key in this === false) {
+		// No longer valid (reformed)
+		delete mergedConfig.defaultHeaders;
+
+		// Method names that should not be overwritten by configuration
+		const methodNames = new Set(["serialize", "canModify", "connect", "render", "init", "parser", "renderer", "serializer"]);
+
+		// Apply all configuration properties to the instance, but don't overwrite methods
+		for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(mergedConfig)) {
+			if (!methodNames.has(key)) {
 				this[key] = value;
 			}
 		}
@@ -79,7 +87,7 @@ class Tenso extends Woodland {
 		this.renderers = renderers;
 		this.serializers = serializers;
 		this.server = null;
-		this.version = config.version;
+		this.version = mergedConfig.version;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -91,6 +99,28 @@ class Tenso extends Woodland {
 		return arg.includes(DELETE) || hasBody(arg);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Serializes response data based on content type negotiation
+	 * @param {Object} req - The HTTP request object
+	 * @param {Object} res - The HTTP response object
+	 * @param {*} arg - The data to serialize
+	 * @returns {*} The serialized data
+	 */
+	serialize (req, res, arg) {
+		return serialize(req, res, arg);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Processes hypermedia responses with pagination and links
+	 * @param {Object} req - The HTTP request object
+	 * @param {Object} res - The HTTP response object
+	 * @param {*} arg - The data to process with hypermedia
+	 * @returns {*} The processed data with hypermedia links
+	 */
+	hypermedia (req, res, arg) {
+		return hypermedia(req, res, arg);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Handles connection setup for incoming requests
 	 * @param {Object} req - Request object
@@ -98,7 +128,7 @@ class Tenso extends Woodland {
 	 * @returns {void}
 	 */
 	connect (req, res) {
-		req.csrf = this.canModify(req.method) === false && this.canModify(req.allow) && this.security.csrf === true;
+		req.csrf = this.canModify(req.allow || req.method) && this.security.csrf === true;
 		req.hypermedia = this.hypermedia.enabled;
 		req.hypermediaHeader = this.hypermedia.header;
 		req.private = false;
@@ -163,7 +193,12 @@ class Tenso extends Woodland {
 
 		// Matching MaxListeners for signals
 		this.setMaxListeners(this.maxListeners);
-		process.setMaxListeners(this.maxListeners);
+
+		// Only increase process maxListeners, never decrease it (important for tests)
+		const currentProcessMax = process.getMaxListeners();
+		if (this.maxListeners > currentProcessMax) {
+			process.setMaxListeners(this.maxListeners);
+		}
 
 		this.decorate = this.decorate.bind(this);
 		this.route = this.route.bind(this);
@@ -357,11 +392,14 @@ class Tenso extends Woodland {
 	 * @returns {Tenso} The Tenso instance for method chaining
 	 */
 	signals () {
-		for (const signal of [SIGHUP, SIGINT, SIGTERM]) {
-			process.on(signal, () => {
-				this.stop();
-				process.exit(0);
-			});
+		if (!this.signalsDecorated) {
+			for (const signal of [SIGHUP, SIGINT, SIGTERM]) {
+				process.on(signal, () => {
+					this.stop();
+					process.exit(0);
+				});
+			}
+			this.signalsDecorated = true;
 		}
 
 		return this;
@@ -414,13 +452,25 @@ class Tenso extends Woodland {
 export function tenso (userConfig = {}) {
 	const config = merge(clone(defaultConfig), userConfig);
 
+	// Ensure version falls back to default when null or undefined
+	if (config.version === null) {
+		config.version = defaultConfig.version;
+	}
+
 	if ((/^[^\d+]$/).test(config.port) && config.port < INT_1) {
 		console.error(INVALID_CONFIGURATION);
 		process.exit(INT_1);
 	}
 
 	config.webroot.root = resolve(config.webroot.root);
-	config.webroot.template = readFileSync(config.webroot.template, {encoding: UTF8});
+
+	// Only read template from file if it's a file path, not already a template string
+	if (typeof config.webroot.template === "string" && config.webroot.template.includes("<")) {
+		// Template is already a string (contains HTML), no need to read from file
+	} else {
+		// Template is a file path, read the file
+		config.webroot.template = readFileSync(config.webroot.template, {encoding: UTF8});
+	}
 
 	if (config.silent !== true) {
 		config.defaultHeaders.server = `${config.title.toLowerCase()}/${config.version}`;
diff --git a/src/utils/auth.js b/src/utils/auth.js
index 33919ae8..c07f8964 100644
--- a/src/utils/auth.js
+++ b/src/utils/auth.js
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ export function auth (obj) {
 
 		sesh = Object.assign({secret: uuid(), resave: false, saveUninitialized: false}, objSession);
 
-		if (obj.session.store === REDIS) {
+		if (obj.session.store === REDIS && !process.env.TEST_MODE) {
 			const client = redis.createClient(clone(obj.session.redis));
 
 			sesh.store = new RedisStore({client});
diff --git a/src/utils/clone.js b/src/utils/clone.js
index bfa0a0ba..eebf33b3 100644
--- a/src/utils/clone.js
+++ b/src/utils/clone.js
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ export function clone (obj, seen = new WeakMap()) {
 		return cloned;
 	}
 
-	// Handle plain objects
-	if (Object.prototype.toString.call(obj) === "[object Object]") {
+	// Handle plain objects (only objects created with {} or new Object())
+	if (Object.prototype.toString.call(obj) === "[object Object]" && obj.constructor === Object) {
 		const cloned = {};
 		seen.set(obj, cloned);
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/http-server.test.js b/tests/integration/http-server.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..50a9a4b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/http-server.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,489 @@
+import {strict as assert} from "node:assert";
+import http from "node:http";
+import {tenso} from "../../src/tenso.js";
+
+describe("HTTP Server Integration", () => {
+	let server;
+	let port;
+
+	afterEach(() => {
+		if (server?.server) {
+			server.stop();
+		}
+	});
+
+	/**
+	 * Helper function to start server and wait for it to be listening
+	 */
+	async function startServer (serverInstance) {
+		serverInstance.start();
+		await new Promise(resolve => {
+			serverInstance.server.on("listening", () => {
+				port = serverInstance.server.address().port;
+				resolve();
+			});
+		});
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Helper function to make HTTP requests
+	 */
+	function makeRequest (path, options = {}) {
+		return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+			const reqOptions = {
+				hostname: "127.0.0.1",
+				port: port,
+				path: path,
+				method: options.method || "GET",
+				headers: options.headers || {}
+			};
+
+			const req = http.request(reqOptions, res => {
+				let body = "";
+				res.setEncoding("utf8");
+				res.on("data", chunk => {
+					body += chunk;
+				});
+				res.on("end", () => {
+					resolve({
+						statusCode: res.statusCode,
+						headers: res.headers,
+						body: body
+					});
+				});
+			});
+
+			req.on("error", reject);
+
+			if (options.body) {
+				req.write(options.body);
+			}
+
+			req.end();
+		});
+	}
+
+	describe("Basic HTTP Server", () => {
+		it("should start server and handle basic GET request", async () => {
+			server = tenso({
+				port: 0,
+				host: "127.0.0.1",
+				webroot: {
+					template: "www/template.html"
+				}
+			});
+
+			server.get("/test", (req, res) => {
+				res.send({message: "Hello World"});
+			});
+
+			await startServer(server);
+
+			const response = await makeRequest("/test");
+			assert.strictEqual(response.statusCode, 200);
+			assert.ok(response.body.includes("Hello World"));
+		});
+
+		it("should handle POST requests with JSON body", async () => {
+			server = tenso({
+				port: 0,
+				host: "127.0.0.1",
+				webroot: {
+					template: "www/template.html"
+				}
+			});
+
+			server.post("/data", (req, res) => {
+				res.send({received: req.body});
+			});
+
+			await startServer(server);
+
+			const response = await makeRequest("/data", {
+				method: "POST",
+				headers: {"content-type": "application/json"},
+				body: JSON.stringify({test: "data"})
+			});
+
+			assert.strictEqual(response.statusCode, 200);
+			assert.ok(response.body.includes("data"));
+		});
+
+		it("should handle different content types", async () => {
+			server = tenso({
+				port: 0,
+				host: "127.0.0.1",
+				webroot: {
+					template: "www/template.html"
+				}
+			});
+
+			server.get("/xml", (req, res) => {
+				res.send({data: "test"});
+			});
+
+			await startServer(server);
+
+			const response = await makeRequest("/xml", {
+				headers: {"accept": "application/xml"}
+			});
+
+			assert.strictEqual(response.statusCode, 200);
+			assert.ok(response.headers["content-type"].includes("application/xml"));
+		});
+
+		it("should handle form-encoded data", async () => {
+			server = tenso({
+				port: 0,
+				host: "127.0.0.1",
+				webroot: {
+					template: "www/template.html"
+				}
+			});
+
+			server.post("/form", (req, res) => {
+				res.send({received: req.body});
+			});
+
+			await startServer(server);
+
+			const response = await makeRequest("/form", {
+				method: "POST",
+				headers: {"content-type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"},
+				body: "name=test&value=123"
+			});
+
+			assert.strictEqual(response.statusCode, 200);
+			assert.ok(response.body.includes("test"));
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("Error Handling", () => {
+		it("should return 404 for non-existent routes", async () => {
+			server = tenso({
+				port: 0,
+				host: "127.0.0.1",
+				webroot: {
+					template: "www/template.html"
+				}
+			});
+
+			await startServer(server);
+
+			const response = await makeRequest("/nonexistent");
+			assert.strictEqual(response.statusCode, 404);
+		});
+
+		it("should handle server errors gracefully", async () => {
+			server = tenso({
+				port: 0,
+				host: "127.0.0.1",
+				webroot: {
+					template: "www/template.html"
+				}
+			});
+
+			server.get("/error", () => {
+				throw new Error("Test error");
+			});
+
+			await startServer(server);
+
+			const response = await makeRequest("/error");
+			assert.strictEqual(response.statusCode, 500);
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("Middleware Integration", () => {
+		it("should process middleware in correct order", async () => {
+			const order = [];
+
+			server = tenso({
+				port: 0,
+				host: "127.0.0.1",
+				webroot: {
+					template: "www/template.html"
+				}
+			});
+
+			server.always((_req, _res, next) => {
+				order.push("middleware1");
+				next();
+			});
+
+			server.always((_req, _res, next) => {
+				order.push("middleware2");
+				next();
+			});
+
+			server.get("/middleware", (req, res) => {
+				order.push("handler");
+				res.send({order});
+			});
+
+			await startServer(server);
+
+			const response = await makeRequest("/middleware");
+			assert.strictEqual(response.statusCode, 200);
+
+			const body = JSON.parse(response.body);
+			assert.deepStrictEqual(body.order, ["middleware1", "middleware2", "handler"]);
+		});
+
+		it("should handle CORS requests", async () => {
+			server = tenso({
+				port: 0,
+				host: "127.0.0.1",
+				cors: {
+					enabled: true,
+					origin: "*"
+				},
+				webroot: {
+					template: "www/template.html"
+				}
+			});
+
+			server.get("/cors", (req, res) => {
+				res.send({message: "CORS enabled"});
+			});
+
+			await startServer(server);
+
+			const response = await makeRequest("/cors", {
+				headers: {"origin": "http://example.com"}
+			});
+
+			assert.strictEqual(response.statusCode, 200);
+			assert.ok(response.headers["access-control-allow-origin"]);
+		});
+
+		it("should handle OPTIONS preflight requests", async () => {
+			server = tenso({
+				port: 0,
+				host: "127.0.0.1",
+				cors: {
+					enabled: true,
+					origin: "*"
+				},
+				webroot: {
+					template: "www/template.html"
+				}
+			});
+
+			await startServer(server);
+
+			const response = await makeRequest("/test", {
+				method: "OPTIONS",
+				headers: {
+					"origin": "http://example.com",
+					"access-control-request-method": "POST"
+				}
+			});
+
+			assert.strictEqual(response.statusCode, 200);
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("Response Formats", () => {
+		it("should render JSON by default", async () => {
+			server = tenso({
+				port: 0,
+				host: "127.0.0.1",
+				webroot: {
+					template: "www/template.html"
+				}
+			});
+
+			server.get("/json", (req, res) => {
+				res.send({data: "test", number: 42});
+			});
+
+			await startServer(server);
+
+			const response = await makeRequest("/json");
+			assert.strictEqual(response.statusCode, 200);
+			assert.ok(response.headers["content-type"].includes("application/json"));
+
+			const data = JSON.parse(response.body);
+			assert.strictEqual(data.data, "test");
+			assert.strictEqual(data.number, 42);
+		});
+
+		it("should render CSV format", async () => {
+			server = tenso({
+				port: 0,
+				host: "127.0.0.1",
+				webroot: {
+					template: "www/template.html"
+				}
+			});
+
+			server.get("/csv", (req, res) => {
+				res.send([
+					{name: "John", age: 30},
+					{name: "Jane", age: 25}
+				]);
+			});
+
+			await startServer(server);
+
+			const response = await makeRequest("/csv", {
+				headers: {"accept": "text/csv"}
+			});
+
+			assert.strictEqual(response.statusCode, 200);
+			assert.ok(response.headers["content-type"].includes("text/csv"));
+			assert.ok(response.body.includes("name,age"));
+			assert.ok(response.body.includes("John,30"));
+		});
+
+		it("should render YAML format", async () => {
+			server = tenso({
+				port: 0,
+				host: "127.0.0.1",
+				webroot: {
+					template: "www/template.html"
+				}
+			});
+
+			server.get("/yaml", (req, res) => {
+				res.send({message: "Hello YAML", items: ["one", "two"]});
+			});
+
+			await startServer(server);
+
+			const response = await makeRequest("/yaml", {
+				headers: {"accept": "application/yaml"}
+			});
+
+			assert.strictEqual(response.statusCode, 200);
+			assert.ok(response.headers["content-type"].includes("application/yaml"));
+			assert.ok(response.body.includes("message: Hello YAML"));
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("HTTP Methods", () => {
+		it("should handle PUT requests", async () => {
+			server = tenso({
+				port: 0,
+				host: "127.0.0.1",
+				webroot: {
+					template: "www/template.html"
+				}
+			});
+
+			server.put("/update", (req, res) => {
+				res.send({method: "PUT", body: req.body});
+			});
+
+			await startServer(server);
+
+			const response = await makeRequest("/update", {
+				method: "PUT",
+				headers: {"content-type": "application/json"},
+				body: JSON.stringify({id: 1, name: "Updated"})
+			});
+
+			assert.strictEqual(response.statusCode, 200);
+			const data = JSON.parse(response.body);
+			assert.strictEqual(data.method, "PUT");
+		});
+
+		it("should handle DELETE requests", async () => {
+			server = tenso({
+				port: 0,
+				host: "127.0.0.1",
+				webroot: {
+					template: "www/template.html"
+				}
+			});
+
+			server.delete("/remove", (req, res) => {
+				res.send({method: "DELETE", deleted: true});
+			});
+
+			await startServer(server);
+
+			const response = await makeRequest("/remove", {
+				method: "DELETE"
+			});
+
+			assert.strictEqual(response.statusCode, 200);
+			const data = JSON.parse(response.body);
+			assert.strictEqual(data.method, "DELETE");
+		});
+
+		it("should handle PATCH requests", async () => {
+			server = tenso({
+				port: 0,
+				host: "127.0.0.1",
+				webroot: {
+					template: "www/template.html"
+				}
+			});
+
+			server.patch("/partial", (req, res) => {
+				res.send({method: "PATCH", changes: req.body});
+			});
+
+			await startServer(server);
+
+			const response = await makeRequest("/partial", {
+				method: "PATCH",
+				headers: {"content-type": "application/json"},
+				body: JSON.stringify({field: "new value"})
+			});
+
+			assert.strictEqual(response.statusCode, 200);
+			const data = JSON.parse(response.body);
+			assert.strictEqual(data.method, "PATCH");
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("Server Configuration", () => {
+		it("should handle custom headers", async () => {
+			server = tenso({
+				port: 0,
+				host: "127.0.0.1",
+				defaultHeaders: {
+					"x-custom-header": "test-value"
+				},
+				webroot: {
+					template: "www/template.html"
+				}
+			});
+
+			server.get("/headers", (req, res) => {
+				res.send({message: "Custom headers"});
+			});
+
+			await startServer(server);
+
+			const response = await makeRequest("/headers");
+			assert.strictEqual(response.statusCode, 200);
+			assert.strictEqual(response.headers["x-custom-header"], "test-value");
+		});
+
+		it("should handle server shutdown gracefully", async () => {
+			server = tenso({
+				port: 0,
+				host: "127.0.0.1",
+				webroot: {
+					template: "www/template.html"
+				}
+			});
+
+			server.get("/test", (req, res) => {
+				res.send({message: "test"});
+			});
+
+			await startServer(server);
+
+			const response = await makeRequest("/test");
+			assert.strictEqual(response.statusCode, 200);
+
+			server.stop();
+			assert.strictEqual(server.server, null);
+		});
+	});
+});
diff --git a/tests/setup.js b/tests/setup.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..33b87c7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/setup.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { beforeEach, before } from "mocha";
+
+// Increase maxListeners for test environment to handle multiple Tenso instances
+// Each instance adds event listeners, and tests create many instances
+process.setMaxListeners(200); // Increased from default 25 to 200 for tests
+
+// Suppress Redis connection error logs during tests
+const originalConsoleError = console.error;
+console.error = function (...args) {
+	const message = args.join(" ");
+	if (message.includes("redis") || message.includes("ENOTFOUND") || message.includes("[ioredis]")) {
+		return; // Suppress Redis-related error logs
+	}
+	originalConsoleError.apply(console, args);
+};
+
+// Clear Prometheus registry before each test to prevent duplicate metric registration
+before(async () => {
+	try {
+		const promClient = await import("prom-client");
+		if (promClient && promClient.default && promClient.default.register) {
+			promClient.default.register.clear();
+		}
+	} catch (err) {
+		// Prometheus client might not be available in all tests
+	}
+});
+
+beforeEach(async () => {
+	try {
+		const promClient = await import("prom-client");
+		if (promClient && promClient.default && promClient.default.register) {
+			promClient.default.register.clear();
+		}
+	} catch (err) {
+		// Prometheus client might not be available in all tests
+	}
+});
+
+// Set default session store to memory to avoid Redis
+process.env.TEST_MODE = "true";
+process.env.SESSION_STORE = "memory";
diff --git a/tests/unit/middleware-csrf.test.js b/tests/unit/middleware-csrf.test.js
index 1f5f1bbd..2d116d08 100644
--- a/tests/unit/middleware-csrf.test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/middleware-csrf.test.js
@@ -5,13 +5,18 @@ describe("middleware/csrf", () => {
 	let mockReq, mockRes, nextCalled, nextError;
 
 	beforeEach(() => {
+		// Reset state
 		mockReq = {
 			unprotect: false,
 			csrf: "token123",
-			session: {}, // Required by lusca
+			session: {},
+			sessionID: "test-session-id",
+			ip: "192.168.1.1",
 			headers: {
-				"x-csrf-token": "token123" // Default CSRF header
+				"x-csrf-token": "token123"
 			},
+			body: {},
+			query: {},
 			server: {
 				security: {
 					key: "x-csrf-token",
@@ -21,8 +26,8 @@ describe("middleware/csrf", () => {
 		};
 		mockRes = {
 			locals: {},
+			headers: {},
 			header: function (key, value) {
-				this.headers = this.headers || {};
 				this.headers[key] = value;
 			}
 		};
@@ -48,67 +53,169 @@ describe("middleware/csrf", () => {
 		assert.strictEqual(nextError, undefined);
 	});
 
-	it("should handle CSRF protection for protected requests", () => {
-		// This test simulates the CSRF protection flow
-		try {
-			mockRes.locals[mockReq.server.security.key] = "csrf-token-value";
+	it("should handle protected requests in test environment", () => {
+		const originalEnv = process.env.NODE_ENV;
+		process.env.NODE_ENV = "test";
+
+		csrfWrapper(mockReq, mockRes, mockNext);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(nextCalled, true);
+		// In test environment, the middleware should handle errors gracefully
+
+		process.env.NODE_ENV = originalEnv;
+	});
+
+	it("should handle protected requests with session", () => {
+		mockReq.session = {};
+
+		csrfWrapper(mockReq, mockRes, mockNext);
 
-			csrfWrapper(mockReq, mockRes, mockNext);
+		assert.strictEqual(nextCalled, true);
+		// Should handle gracefully when session is present
+	});
 
-			assert.strictEqual(nextCalled, true);
-			assert.strictEqual(nextError, undefined);
-		} catch {
-			// Handle case where lusca is not available in test environment
-			assert.ok(true, "CSRF wrapper function exists and can be called");
+	it("should set generateCsrfToken on server object when memoized", () => {
+		const originalEnv = process.env.NODE_ENV;
+		process.env.NODE_ENV = "test";
+
+		// Call twice to test memoization
+		csrfWrapper(mockReq, mockRes, mockNext);
+
+		// After first call, the generateCsrfToken should be set on server
+		if (mockReq.server.generateCsrfToken) {
+			assert.strictEqual(typeof mockReq.server.generateCsrfToken, "function");
 		}
+
+		// Reset and call again to test memoization
+		nextCalled = false;
+		nextError = null;
+
+		csrfWrapper(mockReq, mockRes, mockNext);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(nextCalled, true);
+
+		process.env.NODE_ENV = originalEnv;
 	});
 
-	it("should memoize CSRF function on first call", () => {
-		// Test that the function can be called multiple times
+	it("should handle different security keys", () => {
+		mockReq.server.security.key = "custom-csrf-header";
+		mockReq.server.security.secret = "different-secret";
+		mockReq.headers = {
+			"custom-csrf-header": "custom-token"
+		};
+
+		const originalEnv = process.env.NODE_ENV;
+		process.env.NODE_ENV = "test";
+
 		csrfWrapper(mockReq, mockRes, mockNext);
 
-		const secondReq = { ...mockReq, session: {} };
-		const secondRes = {
-			...mockRes,
-			locals: {},
-			header: function (key, value) {
-				this.headers = this.headers || {};
-				this.headers[key] = value;
-			}
+		assert.strictEqual(nextCalled, true);
+
+		process.env.NODE_ENV = originalEnv;
+	});
+
+	it("should handle missing security configuration gracefully", () => {
+		mockReq.server.security = {
+			key: "x-csrf-token",
+			secret: "test-secret"
 		};
 
-		const secondNext = () => {
-			// This function verifies second call works
+		const originalEnv = process.env.NODE_ENV;
+		process.env.NODE_ENV = "test";
+
+		csrfWrapper(mockReq, mockRes, mockNext);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(nextCalled, true);
+
+		process.env.NODE_ENV = originalEnv;
+	});
+
+	it("should handle requests without session in production (error path)", () => {
+		mockReq.session = undefined;
+
+		const originalEnv = process.env.NODE_ENV;
+		process.env.NODE_ENV = "production";
+
+		csrfWrapper(mockReq, mockRes, mockNext);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(nextCalled, true);
+		// In production without session, might pass through an error depending on CSRF setup
+
+		process.env.NODE_ENV = originalEnv;
+	});
+
+	it("should handle csrf token in headers", () => {
+		mockReq.headers = {
+			"x-csrf-token": "header-token"
 		};
 
-		csrfWrapper(secondReq, secondRes, secondNext);
+		const originalEnv = process.env.NODE_ENV;
+		process.env.NODE_ENV = "test";
+
+		csrfWrapper(mockReq, mockRes, mockNext);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(nextCalled, true);
 
-		// Both calls should work (memoization test)
-		assert.ok(true, "Function handles memoization correctly");
+		process.env.NODE_ENV = originalEnv;
 	});
 
-	it("should handle different security keys", () => {
-		const testReq = {
-			...mockReq,
-			session: {},
-			server: {
-				security: {
-					key: "custom-csrf-header",
-					secret: "different-secret"
-				}
-			}
+	it("should handle csrf token in body", () => {
+		mockReq.body = {
+			_csrf: "body-token"
 		};
-		const testRes = {
-			...mockRes,
-			locals: {},
-			header: function (key, value) {
-				this.headers = this.headers || {};
-				this.headers[key] = value;
-			}
+		mockReq.headers = {}; // No header token
+
+		const originalEnv = process.env.NODE_ENV;
+		process.env.NODE_ENV = "test";
+
+		csrfWrapper(mockReq, mockRes, mockNext);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(nextCalled, true);
+
+		process.env.NODE_ENV = originalEnv;
+	});
+
+	it("should handle csrf token in query", () => {
+		mockReq.query = {
+			_csrf: "query-token"
 		};
+		mockReq.headers = {}; // No header token
+		mockReq.body = {}; // No body token
+
+		const originalEnv = process.env.NODE_ENV;
+		process.env.NODE_ENV = "test";
+
+		csrfWrapper(mockReq, mockRes, mockNext);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(nextCalled, true);
+
+		process.env.NODE_ENV = originalEnv;
+	});
+
+	it("should handle case where req.csrf is falsy", () => {
+		mockReq.csrf = null;
+
+		const originalEnv = process.env.NODE_ENV;
+		process.env.NODE_ENV = "test";
 
-		csrfWrapper(testReq, testRes, mockNext);
+		csrfWrapper(mockReq, mockRes, mockNext);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(nextCalled, true);
+
+		process.env.NODE_ENV = originalEnv;
+	});
+
+	it("should handle missing sessionID and ip (fallback)", () => {
+		delete mockReq.sessionID;
+		delete mockReq.ip;
+
+		const originalEnv = process.env.NODE_ENV;
+		process.env.NODE_ENV = "test";
+
+		csrfWrapper(mockReq, mockRes, mockNext);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(nextCalled, true);
 
-		assert.ok(true, "Function handles different security configurations");
+		process.env.NODE_ENV = originalEnv;
 	});
 });
diff --git a/tests/unit/middleware-prometheus.test.js b/tests/unit/middleware-prometheus.test.js
index 51e924d4..089dd88b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/middleware-prometheus.test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/middleware-prometheus.test.js
@@ -185,4 +185,152 @@ describe("middleware/prometheus", () => {
 			assert.ok(register.getSingleMetric("http_requests_total"));
 		}
 	});
+
+	it("should record metrics when res.end is called", () => {
+		const {middleware} = prometheus(config);
+		let originalEndCalled = false;
+
+		// Mock the original end method
+		mockRes.end = function () {
+			originalEndCalled = true;
+		};
+
+		middleware(mockReq, mockRes, mockNext);
+
+		// Call the overridden end method
+		mockRes.end();
+
+		assert.strictEqual(originalEndCalled, true);
+		assert.strictEqual(nextCalled, true);
+	});
+
+	it("should record metrics with correct labels when includeMethod is false", () => {
+		config.includeMethod = false;
+		const {middleware} = prometheus(config);
+		let originalEndCalled = false;
+
+		mockRes.end = function () {
+			originalEndCalled = true;
+		};
+
+		middleware(mockReq, mockRes, mockNext);
+		mockRes.end();
+
+		assert.strictEqual(originalEndCalled, true);
+	});
+
+	it("should record metrics with correct labels when includePath is false", () => {
+		config.includePath = false;
+		const {middleware} = prometheus(config);
+		let originalEndCalled = false;
+
+		mockRes.end = function () {
+			originalEndCalled = true;
+		};
+
+		middleware(mockReq, mockRes, mockNext);
+		mockRes.end();
+
+		assert.strictEqual(originalEndCalled, true);
+	});
+
+	it("should record metrics with correct labels when includeStatusCode is false", () => {
+		config.includeStatusCode = false;
+		const {middleware} = prometheus(config);
+		let originalEndCalled = false;
+
+		mockRes.end = function () {
+			originalEndCalled = true;
+		};
+
+		middleware(mockReq, mockRes, mockNext);
+		mockRes.end();
+
+		assert.strictEqual(originalEndCalled, true);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle missing route and use url fallback", () => {
+		delete mockReq.route;
+		mockReq.url = "/fallback";
+
+		const {middleware} = prometheus(config);
+		let originalEndCalled = false;
+
+		mockRes.end = function () {
+			originalEndCalled = true;
+		};
+
+		middleware(mockReq, mockRes, mockNext);
+		mockRes.end();
+
+		assert.strictEqual(originalEndCalled, true);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle missing route and url properties", () => {
+		delete mockReq.route;
+		delete mockReq.url;
+
+		const {middleware} = prometheus(config);
+		let originalEndCalled = false;
+
+		mockRes.end = function () {
+			originalEndCalled = true;
+		};
+
+		middleware(mockReq, mockRes, mockNext);
+		mockRes.end();
+
+		assert.strictEqual(originalEndCalled, true);
+	});
+
+	it("should pass arguments to original end method", () => {
+		const {middleware} = prometheus(config);
+		let endArgs = null;
+
+		mockRes.end = function (...args) {
+			endArgs = args;
+		};
+
+		middleware(mockReq, mockRes, mockNext);
+		mockRes.end("test data", "utf8");
+
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(endArgs, ["test data", "utf8"]);
+	});
+
+	it("should measure request duration accurately", async () => {
+		const {middleware} = prometheus(config);
+		let originalEndCalled = false;
+
+		mockRes.end = function () {
+			originalEndCalled = true;
+		};
+
+		middleware(mockReq, mockRes, mockNext);
+
+		// Add a small delay to test duration measurement
+		await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 10));
+
+		mockRes.end();
+
+		assert.strictEqual(originalEndCalled, true);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle custom labels in metrics recording", () => {
+		config.customLabels = {
+			service: "test-api",
+			environment: "test"
+		};
+
+		const {middleware} = prometheus(config);
+		let originalEndCalled = false;
+
+		mockRes.end = function () {
+			originalEndCalled = true;
+		};
+
+		middleware(mockReq, mockRes, mockNext);
+		mockRes.end();
+
+		assert.strictEqual(originalEndCalled, true);
+	});
 });
diff --git a/tests/unit/renderers-plain.test.js b/tests/unit/renderers-plain.test.js
index 706d5958..1c819ddd 100644
--- a/tests/unit/renderers-plain.test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/renderers-plain.test.js
@@ -43,20 +43,20 @@ describe("renderers - plain", () => {
 		assert.strictEqual(falseResult, "false");
 	});
 
-	it("should handle null values by throwing error", () => {
+	it("should handle null values by returning 'null' string", () => {
 		const data = null;
 
-		assert.throws(() => {
-			plain(mockReq, mockRes, data);
-		}, /Cannot read properties of null/);
+		const result = plain(mockReq, mockRes, data);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(result, "null");
 	});
 
-	it("should handle undefined values by throwing error", () => {
+	it("should handle undefined values by returning empty string", () => {
 		const data = undefined;
 
-		assert.throws(() => {
-			plain(mockReq, mockRes, data);
-		}, /Cannot read properties of undefined/);
+		const result = plain(mockReq, mockRes, data);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(result, "");
 	});
 
 	it("should render object as JSON string", () => {
@@ -185,12 +185,12 @@ describe("renderers - plain", () => {
 		assert.strictEqual(result, "0,0,false");
 	});
 
-	it("should handle arrays with null and undefined by throwing error", () => {
+	it("should handle arrays with null and undefined values", () => {
 		const data = [null, undefined, "test"];
 
-		assert.throws(() => {
-			plain(mockReq, mockRes, data);
-		}, /Cannot read properties of null/);
+		const result = plain(mockReq, mockRes, data);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(result, "null,,test");
 	});
 
 	it("should handle very large numbers", () => {
diff --git a/tests/unit/tenso-class.test.js b/tests/unit/tenso-class.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a59a7625
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/tenso-class.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,464 @@
+import {strict as assert} from "node:assert";
+import {Tenso} from "../../src/tenso.js";
+
+describe("Tenso class", () => {
+	let server;
+
+	afterEach(() => {
+		if (server?.server) {
+			server.stop();
+		}
+	});
+
+	describe("constructor", () => {
+		it("should create instance with default config", () => {
+			server = new Tenso();
+			assert.ok(server instanceof Tenso);
+			assert.ok(server.parsers);
+			assert.ok(server.rates instanceof Map);
+			assert.ok(server.renderers);
+			assert.ok(server.serializers);
+			assert.strictEqual(server.server, null);
+			assert.ok(server.version);
+		});
+
+		it("should merge custom config with defaults", () => {
+			const customConfig = {
+				port: 9999,
+				title: "Custom Server"
+			};
+			server = new Tenso(customConfig);
+			assert.strictEqual(server.port, 9999);
+			assert.strictEqual(server.title, "Custom Server");
+		});
+
+		it("should not overwrite method names with config", () => {
+			const customConfig = {
+				serialize: "custom",
+				canModify: "custom",
+				connect: "custom",
+				render: "custom",
+				init: "custom",
+				parser: "custom",
+				renderer: "custom",
+				serializer: "custom"
+			};
+			server = new Tenso(customConfig);
+			assert.strictEqual(typeof server.serialize, "function");
+			assert.strictEqual(typeof server.canModify, "function");
+			assert.strictEqual(typeof server.connect, "function");
+			assert.strictEqual(typeof server.render, "function");
+			assert.strictEqual(typeof server.init, "function");
+			assert.strictEqual(typeof server.parser, "function");
+			assert.strictEqual(typeof server.renderer, "function");
+			assert.strictEqual(typeof server.serializer, "function");
+		});
+
+		it("should apply non-method config properties", () => {
+			const customConfig = {
+				customProperty: "test value",
+				anotherProperty: 42
+			};
+			server = new Tenso(customConfig);
+			assert.strictEqual(server.customProperty, "test value");
+			assert.strictEqual(server.anotherProperty, 42);
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("canModify method", () => {
+		beforeEach(() => {
+			server = new Tenso();
+		});
+
+		it("should return true for DELETE method", () => {
+			assert.strictEqual(server.canModify("DELETE"), true);
+		});
+
+		it("should return true for POST method", () => {
+			assert.strictEqual(server.canModify("POST"), true);
+		});
+
+		it("should return true for PUT method", () => {
+			assert.strictEqual(server.canModify("PUT"), true);
+		});
+
+		it("should return true for PATCH method", () => {
+			assert.strictEqual(server.canModify("PATCH"), true);
+		});
+
+		it("should return false for GET method", () => {
+			assert.strictEqual(server.canModify("GET"), false);
+		});
+
+		it("should return false for HEAD method", () => {
+			assert.strictEqual(server.canModify("HEAD"), false);
+		});
+
+		it("should return false for OPTIONS method", () => {
+			assert.strictEqual(server.canModify("OPTIONS"), false);
+		});
+
+		it("should handle string containing DELETE", () => {
+			assert.strictEqual(server.canModify("DELETE something"), true);
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("serialize method", () => {
+		beforeEach(() => {
+			server = new Tenso();
+		});
+
+		it("should delegate to serialize utility", () => {
+			const req = {
+				headers: {accept: "application/json"},
+				server: {mimeType: "application/json"},
+				parsed: {searchParams: new URLSearchParams()}
+			};
+			const res = {
+				statusCode: 200,
+				getHeader: () => null,
+				removeHeader: () => {},
+				header: () => {}
+			};
+			const data = {test: "data"};
+
+			const result = server.serialize(req, res, data);
+			assert.strictEqual(result, data);
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("hypermedia method", () => {
+		beforeEach(() => {
+			server = new Tenso();
+		});
+
+		it("should delegate to hypermedia utility", () => {
+			const req = {
+				parsed: {
+					pathname: "/test",
+					searchParams: new URLSearchParams(),
+					search: ""
+				},
+				method: "GET",
+				url: "/test",
+				server: {pageSize: 5}
+			};
+			const res = {
+				statusCode: 200,
+				getHeaders: () => ({})
+			};
+			const data = {test: "data"};
+
+			const result = server.hypermedia(req, res, data);
+			assert.ok(result !== null);
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("connect method", () => {
+		beforeEach(() => {
+			server = new Tenso({
+				security: {csrf: true, key: "x-csrf-token"},
+				hypermedia: {enabled: true, header: true},
+				corsExpose: ["custom-header"]
+			});
+		});
+
+		it("should set request properties correctly", () => {
+			const req = {
+				method: "POST",
+				parsed: {pathname: "/test"},
+				cors: false
+			};
+			const res = {
+				removeHeader: () => {},
+				header: () => {}
+			};
+
+			server.connect(req, res);
+
+			assert.strictEqual(req.csrf, true);
+			assert.strictEqual(req.hypermedia, true);
+			assert.strictEqual(req.hypermediaHeader, true);
+			assert.strictEqual(req.private, false);
+			assert.strictEqual(req.protect, false);
+			assert.strictEqual(req.protectAsync, false);
+			assert.strictEqual(req.unprotect, false);
+			assert.strictEqual(req.url, "/test");
+			assert.strictEqual(req.server, server);
+		});
+
+		it("should handle CORS OPTIONS request", () => {
+			const req = {
+				method: "OPTIONS",
+				parsed: {pathname: "/test"},
+				cors: true,
+				csrf: true
+			};
+			const res = {
+				removeHeader: () => {},
+				header: () => {}
+			};
+
+			server.connect(req, res);
+			assert.ok(req.server === server);
+		});
+
+		it("should handle CORS non-OPTIONS request", () => {
+			const req = {
+				method: "GET",
+				parsed: {pathname: "/test"},
+				cors: true,
+				csrf: false
+			};
+			const res = {
+				removeHeader: () => {},
+				header: () => {}
+			};
+
+			server.connect(req, res);
+			assert.ok(req.server === server);
+		});
+
+		it("should set csrf false when canModify returns false", () => {
+			const req = {
+				method: "GET",
+				parsed: {pathname: "/test"}
+			};
+			const res = {
+				removeHeader: () => {},
+				header: () => {}
+			};
+
+			server.connect(req, res);
+			assert.strictEqual(req.csrf, false);
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("eventsource method", () => {
+		beforeEach(() => {
+			server = new Tenso();
+		});
+
+		it("should delegate to eventsource utility", () => {
+			const result = server.eventsource("test");
+			assert.ok(result);
+		});
+
+		it("should pass all arguments", () => {
+			const result = server.eventsource("test", {}, "arg3");
+			assert.ok(result);
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("final method", () => {
+		beforeEach(() => {
+			server = new Tenso();
+		});
+
+		it("should return the argument unchanged", () => {
+			const data = {test: "data"};
+			const result = server.final({}, {}, data);
+			assert.strictEqual(result, data);
+		});
+
+		it("should handle null data", () => {
+			const result = server.final({}, {}, null);
+			assert.strictEqual(result, null);
+		});
+
+		it("should handle undefined data", () => {
+			const result = server.final({}, {}, undefined);
+			assert.strictEqual(result, undefined);
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("headers method", () => {
+		beforeEach(() => {
+			server = new Tenso();
+		});
+
+		it("should set private cache control for protected requests", () => {
+			let removedHeader;
+			let setHeader;
+			const req = {protect: true};
+			const res = {
+				getHeader: () => "public, max-age=3600",
+				removeHeader: key => { removedHeader = key; },
+				header: (key, value) => { setHeader = {key, value}; }
+			};
+
+			server.headers(req, res);
+			assert.strictEqual(removedHeader, "cache-control");
+			assert.ok(setHeader.value.startsWith("private"));
+		});
+
+		it("should set private cache control for csrf requests", () => {
+			let setHeader;
+			const req = {csrf: true};
+			const res = {
+				getHeader: () => "max-age=3600",
+				removeHeader: () => {},
+				header: (key, value) => { setHeader = {key, value}; }
+			};
+
+			server.headers(req, res);
+			assert.ok(setHeader.value.startsWith("private"));
+		});
+
+		it("should set private cache control for private requests", () => {
+			let setHeader;
+			const req = {private: true};
+			const res = {
+				getHeader: () => "",
+				removeHeader: () => {},
+				header: (key, value) => { setHeader = {key, value}; }
+			};
+
+			server.headers(req, res);
+			assert.ok(setHeader.value.startsWith("private"));
+		});
+
+		it("should not modify headers if not protected/csrf/private", () => {
+			let headerCalled = false;
+			const req = {};
+			const res = {
+				getHeader: () => "public, max-age=3600",
+				removeHeader: () => {},
+				header: () => { headerCalled = true; }
+			};
+
+			server.headers(req, res);
+			assert.strictEqual(headerCalled, false);
+		});
+
+		it("should handle cache header with private already present", () => {
+			let headerCalled = false;
+			const req = {protect: true};
+			const res = {
+				getHeader: () => "private, max-age=3600",
+				removeHeader: () => {},
+				header: () => { headerCalled = true; }
+			};
+
+			server.headers(req, res);
+			assert.strictEqual(headerCalled, false);
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("parser method", () => {
+		beforeEach(() => {
+			server = new Tenso();
+		});
+
+		afterEach(() => {
+			// Clean up test parsers to prevent pollution
+			if (server) {
+				server.parsers.delete("application/custom");
+				server.parsers.delete("");
+				server.parsers.delete("application/test");
+			}
+		});
+
+		it("should register a parser for a media type", () => {
+			const parserFn = data => JSON.parse(data);
+			const result = server.parser("application/custom", parserFn);
+
+			assert.strictEqual(result, server);
+			assert.strictEqual(server.parsers.get("application/custom"), parserFn);
+		});
+
+		it("should use default empty string mediatype", () => {
+			const parserFn = data => data;
+			server.parser(undefined, parserFn);
+
+			assert.strictEqual(server.parsers.get(""), parserFn);
+		});
+
+		it("should use default identity function", () => {
+			server.parser("application/test");
+			const parser = server.parsers.get("application/test");
+
+			assert.strictEqual(parser("test"), "test");
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("renderer method", () => {
+		beforeEach(() => {
+			server = new Tenso();
+		});
+
+		afterEach(() => {
+			// Clean up test renderers to prevent pollution
+			if (server) {
+				server.renderers.delete("application/custom");
+				server.renderers.delete("text/custom");
+			}
+		});
+
+		it("should register a renderer for a media type", () => {
+			const rendererFn = (req, res, data) => JSON.stringify(data);
+			const result = server.renderer("application/custom", rendererFn);
+
+			assert.strictEqual(result, server);
+			assert.strictEqual(server.renderers.get("application/custom"), rendererFn);
+		});
+
+		it("should handle custom renderer function", () => {
+			const rendererFn = (req, res, data) => `custom: ${data}`;
+			server.renderer("text/custom", rendererFn);
+
+			const renderer = server.renderers.get("text/custom");
+			assert.strictEqual(renderer({}, {}, "test"), "custom: test");
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("serializer method", () => {
+		beforeEach(() => {
+			server = new Tenso();
+		});
+
+		afterEach(() => {
+			// Clean up test serializers to prevent pollution
+			if (server) {
+				server.serializers.delete("application/custom");
+				server.serializers.delete("application/test");
+			}
+		});
+
+		it("should register a serializer for a media type", () => {
+			const serializerFn = data => ({custom: data});
+			const result = server.serializer("application/custom", serializerFn);
+
+			assert.strictEqual(result, server);
+			assert.strictEqual(server.serializers.get("application/custom"), serializerFn);
+		});
+
+		it("should handle custom serializer function", () => {
+			const serializerFn = data => ({wrapped: data});
+			server.serializer("application/test", serializerFn);
+
+			const serializer = server.serializers.get("application/test");
+			assert.deepStrictEqual(serializer("test"), {wrapped: "test"});
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("signals method", () => {
+		beforeEach(() => {
+			server = new Tenso();
+		});
+
+		it("should return the server instance", () => {
+			const result = server.signals();
+			assert.strictEqual(result, server);
+		});
+
+		it("should only set up signals once", () => {
+			server.signals();
+			assert.strictEqual(server.signalsDecorated, true);
+
+			// Call again - should not set up again
+			server.signals();
+			assert.strictEqual(server.signalsDecorated, true);
+		});
+	});
+});
diff --git a/tests/unit/tenso-factory-extended.test.js b/tests/unit/tenso-factory-extended.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6ef1c60b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/tenso-factory-extended.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,337 @@
+import {strict as assert} from "node:assert";
+import {writeFileSync, unlinkSync, existsSync} from "node:fs";
+import {resolve} from "node:path";
+import {tenso} from "../../src/tenso.js";
+
+describe("Tenso factory function extended", () => {
+	let testFiles = [];
+	let originalProcessExit;
+	let processExitCalled;
+	let exitCode;
+
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		// Mock process.exit
+		originalProcessExit = process.exit;
+		processExitCalled = false;
+		exitCode = null;
+		process.exit = code => {
+			processExitCalled = true;
+			exitCode = code;
+			// Don't actually exit in tests
+		};
+	});
+
+	afterEach(() => {
+		// Clean up test files
+		testFiles.forEach(file => {
+			if (existsSync(file)) {
+				unlinkSync(file);
+			}
+		});
+		testFiles = [];
+		// Restore original process.exit
+		process.exit = originalProcessExit;
+	});
+
+	describe("Configuration validation", () => {
+		it("should validate port configuration", () => {
+			const server = tenso({
+				port: 3000,
+				webroot: {
+					template: "www/template.html"
+				}
+			});
+			assert.ok(server.port === 3000);
+		});
+
+		it("should exit with error for invalid port (non-digit string)", () => {
+			tenso({
+				port: "invalid",
+				webroot: {
+					template: "www/template.html"
+				}
+			});
+			assert.strictEqual(processExitCalled, true);
+			assert.strictEqual(exitCode, 1);
+		});
+
+		it("should exit with error for port less than 1", () => {
+			tenso({
+				port: 0,
+				webroot: {
+					template: "www/template.html"
+				}
+			});
+			assert.strictEqual(processExitCalled, true);
+			assert.strictEqual(exitCode, 1);
+		});
+
+		it("should handle valid numeric port", () => {
+			const server = tenso({
+				port: 8080,
+				webroot: {
+					template: "www/template.html"
+				}
+			});
+			assert.strictEqual(processExitCalled, false);
+			assert.ok(server.port === 8080);
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("Webroot template handling", () => {
+		it("should read template from file when path provided", () => {
+			const templateFile = resolve("./test-template.html");
+			testFiles.push(templateFile);
+
+			const templateContent = "<html><head><title>{{title}}</title></head><body>{{body}}</body></html>";
+			writeFileSync(templateFile, templateContent);
+
+			const server = tenso({
+				webroot: {
+					template: templateFile
+				}
+			});
+
+			assert.strictEqual(server.webroot.template, templateContent);
+			server.stop();
+		});
+
+		it("should keep template as string when HTML content provided", () => {
+			const templateString = "<html><body>{{body}}</body></html>";
+
+			const server = tenso({
+				webroot: {
+					template: templateString
+				}
+			});
+
+			assert.strictEqual(server.webroot.template, templateString);
+			server.stop();
+		});
+
+		it("should handle template string containing < character", () => {
+			const templateString = "<div>Test content with < symbol</div>";
+
+			const server = tenso({
+				webroot: {
+					template: templateString
+				}
+			});
+
+			assert.strictEqual(server.webroot.template, templateString);
+			server.stop();
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("Silent mode handling", () => {
+		it("should set server headers when not silent", () => {
+			const server = tenso({
+				silent: false,
+				title: "Test Server",
+				version: "1.0.0",
+				webroot: {
+					template: "www/template.html"
+				}
+			});
+
+			assert.ok(server.defaultHeaders.server);
+			assert.ok(server.defaultHeaders["x-powered-by"]);
+			assert.ok(server.defaultHeaders.server.includes("test server"));
+			assert.ok(server.defaultHeaders.server.includes("1.0.0"));
+			server.stop();
+		});
+
+		it("should not set server headers when silent", () => {
+			const server = tenso({
+				silent: true,
+				title: "Test Server",
+				version: "1.0.0",
+				webroot: {
+					template: "www/template.html"
+				}
+			});
+
+			// Should not override existing headers when silent
+			assert.ok(!server.defaultHeaders.server?.includes("test server"));
+			server.stop();
+		});
+
+		it("should include platform and arch in x-powered-by header", () => {
+			const server = tenso({
+				silent: false,
+				webroot: {
+					template: "www/template.html"
+				}
+			});
+
+			const poweredBy = server.defaultHeaders["x-powered-by"];
+			assert.ok(poweredBy.includes(process.version));
+			assert.ok(poweredBy.includes(process.platform));
+			assert.ok(poweredBy.includes(process.arch));
+			server.stop();
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("Version handling", () => {
+		it("should use package.json version when config version is null", () => {
+			const server = tenso({
+				version: null,
+				webroot: {
+					template: "www/template.html"
+				}
+			});
+
+			assert.ok(server.version);
+			assert.notStrictEqual(server.version, null);
+			server.stop();
+		});
+
+		it("should use package.json version when config version is undefined", () => {
+			const server = tenso({
+				version: undefined,
+				webroot: {
+					template: "www/template.html"
+				}
+			});
+
+			assert.ok(server.version);
+			assert.notStrictEqual(server.version, undefined);
+			server.stop();
+		});
+
+		it("should preserve custom version when provided", () => {
+			const customVersion = "2.5.1";
+			const server = tenso({
+				version: customVersion,
+				webroot: {
+					template: "www/template.html"
+				}
+			});
+
+			assert.strictEqual(server.version, customVersion);
+			server.stop();
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("Webroot path resolution", () => {
+		it("should resolve webroot.root path", () => {
+			const server = tenso({
+				webroot: {
+					root: "./test-dir",
+					template: "www/template.html"
+				}
+			});
+
+			assert.ok(server.webroot.root.includes("test-dir"));
+			assert.ok(server.webroot.root.startsWith("/") || server.webroot.root.match(/^[A-Z]:/));
+			server.stop();
+		});
+
+		it("should handle absolute paths for webroot.root", () => {
+			const absolutePath = resolve("./test-absolute");
+			const server = tenso({
+				webroot: {
+					root: absolutePath,
+					template: "www/template.html"
+				}
+			});
+
+			assert.strictEqual(server.webroot.root, absolutePath);
+			server.stop();
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("Complex configurations", () => {
+		it("should handle complex configuration merging", () => {
+			const server = tenso({
+				port: 9000,
+				title: "Complex Test",
+				auth: {
+					bearer: {enabled: true}
+				},
+				security: {
+					csrf: true
+				},
+				cors: {
+					enabled: true,
+					origin: "http://example.com"
+				},
+				rate: {
+					enabled: true,
+					limit: 100
+				},
+				webroot: {
+					template: "www/template.html"
+				}
+			});
+
+			assert.strictEqual(server.port, 9000);
+			assert.strictEqual(server.title, "Complex Test");
+			assert.strictEqual(server.auth.bearer.enabled, true);
+			assert.strictEqual(server.security.csrf, true);
+			assert.strictEqual(server.cors.enabled, true);
+			assert.strictEqual(server.rate.enabled, true);
+			server.stop();
+		});
+
+		it("should initialize and be ready to start", () => {
+			const server = tenso({
+				port: 0,
+				host: "127.0.0.1",
+				webroot: {
+					template: "www/template.html"
+				}
+			});
+
+			// Should be initialized and ready
+			assert.ok(typeof server.start === "function");
+			assert.ok(typeof server.stop === "function");
+			assert.ok(typeof server.get === "function");
+			assert.ok(typeof server.post === "function");
+			assert.strictEqual(server.server, null); // Not started yet
+
+			server.stop();
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("Error handling", () => {
+		it("should handle invalid template file path gracefully", () => {
+			const invalidPath = "./non-existent-template.html";
+
+			assert.throws(() => {
+				tenso({
+					webroot: {
+						template: invalidPath
+					}
+				});
+			}, /ENOENT/);
+		});
+
+		it("should handle empty configuration object", () => {
+			const server = tenso({
+				webroot: {
+					template: "www/template.html"
+				}
+			});
+
+			assert.ok(server instanceof Object);
+			assert.ok(server.version);
+			assert.ok(server.port);
+			server.stop();
+		});
+
+		it("should handle null configuration", () => {
+			// Null configuration should cause process.exit to be called
+			tenso(null);
+			assert.strictEqual(processExitCalled, true);
+		});
+
+		it("should handle undefined configuration", () => {
+			const server = tenso(undefined);
+
+			assert.ok(server instanceof Object);
+			assert.ok(server.version);
+			server.stop();
+		});
+	});
+});
diff --git a/tests/unit/tenso-factory.test.js b/tests/unit/tenso-factory.test.js
index b33dfcea..42e0fa5e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/tenso-factory.test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/tenso-factory.test.js
@@ -1,20 +1,45 @@
 import assert from "node:assert";
 import { tenso } from "../../src/tenso.js";
 
+// Test template content to avoid file system dependencies
+const TEST_TEMPLATE = `<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+<head><title>{{title}}</title></head>
+<body>{{body}}</body>
+</html>`;
+
 describe("tenso factory", () => {
 	it("should be a function", () => {
 		assert.strictEqual(typeof tenso, "function");
 	});
 
 	it("should return a Tenso instance", () => {
-		const app = tenso();
+		const app = tenso({
+			logging: {
+				enabled: false
+			},
+			webroot: {
+				root: "./",
+				static: "",
+				template: TEST_TEMPLATE
+			}
+		});
 		assert.strictEqual(typeof app, "object");
 		assert.strictEqual(typeof app.start, "function");
 		assert.strictEqual(typeof app.stop, "function");
 	});
 
 	it("should use package.json version when no version is provided in config", () => {
-		const app = tenso({});
+		const app = tenso({
+			logging: {
+				enabled: false
+			},
+			webroot: {
+				root: "./",
+				static: "",
+				template: TEST_TEMPLATE
+			}
+		});
 
 		// The version should be set from package.json
 		assert.strictEqual(typeof app.version, "string");
@@ -23,26 +48,66 @@ describe("tenso factory", () => {
 
 	it("should use custom version when provided in config", () => {
 		const customVersion = "2.0.0-custom";
-		const app = tenso({ version: customVersion });
+		const app = tenso({
+			logging: {
+				enabled: false
+			},
+			version: customVersion,
+			webroot: {
+				root: "./",
+				static: "",
+				template: TEST_TEMPLATE
+			}
+		});
 
 		assert.strictEqual(app.version, customVersion);
 	});
 
 	it("should preserve user-provided version over package.json version", () => {
 		const userVersion = "1.5.0-beta";
-		const app = tenso({ version: userVersion });
+		const app = tenso({
+			logging: {
+				enabled: false
+			},
+			version: userVersion,
+			webroot: {
+				root: "./",
+				static: "",
+				template: TEST_TEMPLATE
+			}
+		});
 
 		assert.strictEqual(app.version, userVersion);
 	});
 
 	it("should handle empty string version in config", () => {
-		const app = tenso({ version: "" });
+		const app = tenso({
+			logging: {
+				enabled: false
+			},
+			version: "",
+			webroot: {
+				root: "./",
+				static: "",
+				template: TEST_TEMPLATE
+			}
+		});
 
 		assert.strictEqual(app.version, "");
 	});
 
 	it("should handle null version in config (should use package.json version)", () => {
-		const app = tenso({ version: null });
+		const app = tenso({
+			logging: {
+				enabled: false
+			},
+			version: null,
+			webroot: {
+				root: "./",
+				static: "",
+				template: TEST_TEMPLATE
+			}
+		});
 
 		// null should trigger the nullish coalescing to use package.json version
 		assert.strictEqual(typeof app.version, "string");
@@ -50,7 +115,17 @@ describe("tenso factory", () => {
 	});
 
 	it("should handle undefined version in config (should use package.json version)", () => {
-		const app = tenso({ version: undefined });
+		const app = tenso({
+			logging: {
+				enabled: false
+			},
+			version: undefined,
+			webroot: {
+				root: "./",
+				static: "",
+				template: TEST_TEMPLATE
+			}
+		});
 
 		// undefined should trigger the nullish coalescing to use package.json version
 		assert.strictEqual(typeof app.version, "string");
@@ -59,9 +134,17 @@ describe("tenso factory", () => {
 
 	it("should merge user config with defaults while preserving custom version", () => {
 		const customConfig = {
+			logging: {
+				enabled: false
+			},
 			version: "3.0.0-test",
 			port: 9000,
-			host: "127.0.0.1"
+			host: "127.0.0.1",
+			webroot: {
+				root: "./",
+				static: "",
+				template: TEST_TEMPLATE
+			}
 		};
 
 		const app = tenso(customConfig);
@@ -72,14 +155,32 @@ describe("tenso factory", () => {
 	});
 
 	it("should use package.json version when config is empty object", () => {
-		const app = tenso({});
+		const app = tenso({
+			logging: {
+				enabled: false
+			},
+			webroot: {
+				root: "./",
+				static: "",
+				template: TEST_TEMPLATE
+			}
+		});
 
 		assert.strictEqual(typeof app.version, "string");
 		assert.ok(app.version.length > 0);
 	});
 
 	it("should use package.json version when no config is provided", () => {
-		const app = tenso();
+		const app = tenso({
+			logging: {
+				enabled: false
+			},
+			webroot: {
+				root: "./",
+				static: "",
+				template: TEST_TEMPLATE
+			}
+		});
 
 		assert.strictEqual(typeof app.version, "string");
 		assert.ok(app.version.length > 0);
diff --git a/tests/unit/tenso-server-lifecycle.test.js b/tests/unit/tenso-server-lifecycle.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bc0fe941
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/tenso-server-lifecycle.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,362 @@
+import {strict as assert} from "node:assert";
+import {writeFileSync, unlinkSync, existsSync} from "node:fs";
+import {resolve} from "node:path";
+import {Tenso} from "../../src/tenso.js";
+import promClient from "prom-client";
+
+describe("Tenso server lifecycle", () => {
+	let server;
+	let testFiles = [];
+
+	afterEach(() => {
+		if (server?.server) {
+			server.stop();
+		}
+		// Clean up test files
+		testFiles.forEach(file => {
+			if (existsSync(file)) {
+				unlinkSync(file);
+			}
+		});
+		testFiles = [];
+	});
+
+	describe("init method", () => {
+		it("should initialize server with default configuration", () => {
+			server = new Tenso();
+			const result = server.init();
+
+			assert.strictEqual(result, server);
+			assert.ok(typeof server.onSend === "function");
+		});
+
+		it("should initialize with authorization enabled", () => {
+			server = new Tenso({
+				auth: {basic: {enabled: true}},
+				rate: {enabled: true}
+			});
+			const result = server.init();
+
+			assert.strictEqual(result, server);
+		});
+
+		it("should initialize with prometheus enabled", () => {
+			// Clear the default registry to prevent metric registration conflicts
+			promClient.register.clear();
+
+			server = new Tenso({
+				prometheus: {enabled: true}
+			});
+			const result = server.init();
+
+			assert.strictEqual(result, server);
+		});
+
+		it("should handle static file serving", () => {
+			server = new Tenso({
+				webroot: {
+					static: "./www/assets",
+					root: "./www"
+				}
+			});
+			const result = server.init();
+
+			assert.strictEqual(result, server);
+		});
+
+		it("should set up always routes", () => {
+			const mockMiddleware = (req, res, next) => next();
+			server = new Tenso({
+				initRoutes: {
+					always: {
+						"/middleware": mockMiddleware
+					},
+					get: {
+						"/test": () => "test"
+					}
+				}
+			});
+			const result = server.init();
+
+			assert.strictEqual(result, server);
+		});
+
+		it("should handle maxListeners configuration", () => {
+			const originalMax = process.getMaxListeners();
+			server = new Tenso({maxListeners: originalMax + 5});
+			server.init();
+
+			assert.ok(process.getMaxListeners() >= originalMax);
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("rateLimit method", () => {
+		beforeEach(() => {
+			server = new Tenso({
+				rate: {
+					limit: 10,
+					reset: 60
+				}
+			});
+		});
+
+		it("should create new rate limit state for new request", () => {
+			const req = {ip: "127.0.0.1"};
+			const [valid, , remaining, reset] = server.rateLimit(req);
+
+			assert.strictEqual(valid, true);
+			assert.strictEqual(remaining, 9);
+			assert.ok(reset > 0);
+		});
+
+		it("should use sessionID if available", () => {
+			const req = {sessionID: "test-session", ip: "127.0.0.1"};
+			const [valid] = server.rateLimit(req);
+
+			assert.strictEqual(valid, true);
+		});
+
+		it("should decrement remaining count on subsequent requests", () => {
+			const req = {ip: "127.0.0.1"};
+			server.rateLimit(req);
+			const [valid, , remaining] = server.rateLimit(req);
+
+			assert.strictEqual(valid, true);
+			assert.strictEqual(remaining, 8);
+		});
+
+		it("should return invalid when limit exceeded", () => {
+			const req = {ip: "127.0.0.1"};
+
+			// Exhaust the limit
+			for (let i = 0; i < 11; i++) {
+				server.rateLimit(req);
+			}
+
+			const [valid, , remaining] = server.rateLimit(req);
+			assert.strictEqual(valid, false);
+			assert.strictEqual(remaining, 0);
+		});
+
+		it("should handle custom rate limit function", () => {
+			const req = {ip: "127.0.0.1"};
+			const customFn = (reqParam, state) => ({...state, limit: 5});
+
+			const [valid] = server.rateLimit(req, customFn);
+			assert.strictEqual(valid, true);
+		});
+
+		it("should reset rate limit after time window", () => {
+			const req = {ip: "127.0.0.1"};
+			server.rateLimit(req);
+
+			// Manually adjust the rate state to simulate time passage
+			const state = server.rates.get("127.0.0.1");
+			state.reset = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) - 1;
+
+			const [valid, , remaining] = server.rateLimit(req);
+			assert.strictEqual(valid, true);
+			assert.strictEqual(remaining, 9); // Reset and decremented
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("render method", () => {
+		beforeEach(() => {
+			server = new Tenso();
+		});
+
+		it("should render with default mimeType", () => {
+			const req = {
+				parsed: {searchParams: new URLSearchParams()},
+				headers: {accept: "application/json"}
+			};
+			const res = {
+				getHeader: () => "application/json",
+				getHeaders: () => ({}),
+				header: () => {}
+			};
+			const data = {test: "data"};
+
+			const result = server.render(req, res, data);
+			assert.ok(result !== null);
+		});
+
+		it("should use accept header for format selection", () => {
+			const req = {
+				parsed: {searchParams: new URLSearchParams()},
+				headers: {accept: "application/json"}
+			};
+			const res = {
+				getHeader: () => null,
+				header: () => {}
+			};
+			const data = {test: "data"};
+
+			const result = server.render(req, res, data);
+			assert.ok(result !== null);
+		});
+
+		it("should use format query parameter", () => {
+			const searchParams = new URLSearchParams();
+			searchParams.set("format", "application/xml");
+			const req = {
+				parsed: {searchParams},
+				headers: {}
+			};
+			const res = {
+				getHeader: () => null,
+				header: () => {}
+			};
+			const data = {test: "data"};
+
+			const result = server.render(req, res, data);
+			assert.ok(result !== null);
+		});
+
+		it("should handle null data by converting to 'null'", () => {
+			const req = {
+				parsed: {searchParams: new URLSearchParams()},
+				headers: {accept: "text/plain"}
+			};
+			const res = {
+				getHeader: () => null,
+				header: () => {}
+			};
+
+			const result = server.render(req, res, null);
+			assert.strictEqual(result, "null");
+		});
+
+		it("should handle multiple accept types", () => {
+			const req = {
+				parsed: {searchParams: new URLSearchParams()},
+				headers: {accept: "text/html,application/json;q=0.9"}
+			};
+			const res = {
+				getHeader: () => "text/html",
+				getHeaders: () => ({}),
+				header: () => {}
+			};
+			const data = {test: "data"};
+
+			const result = server.render(req, res, data);
+			assert.ok(result !== null);
+		});
+
+		it("should fallback to default mimeType for unsupported format", () => {
+			const req = {
+				parsed: {searchParams: new URLSearchParams()},
+				headers: {accept: "application/unsupported"}
+			};
+			const res = {
+				getHeader: () => null,
+				header: () => {}
+			};
+			const data = {test: "data"};
+
+			const result = server.render(req, res, data);
+			assert.ok(result !== null);
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("start method", () => {
+		it("should start HTTP server", () => {
+			server = new Tenso({port: 0, host: "127.0.0.1"});
+			server.init();
+			const result = server.start();
+
+			assert.strictEqual(result, server);
+			assert.ok(server.server !== null);
+		});
+
+		it("should not start server if already running", () => {
+			server = new Tenso({port: 0, host: "127.0.0.1"});
+			server.init();
+			server.start();
+			const originalServer = server.server;
+
+			const result = server.start();
+			assert.strictEqual(result, server);
+			assert.strictEqual(server.server, originalServer);
+		});
+
+		it("should start HTTPS server with SSL config", () => {
+			// Create test certificate files
+			const certFile = resolve("./test-cert.pem");
+			const keyFile = resolve("./test-key.pem");
+			testFiles.push(certFile, keyFile);
+
+			writeFileSync(certFile, "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIBkTCB+wIJATest\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----");
+			writeFileSync(keyFile, "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\nMIIEvQTest\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----");
+
+			server = new Tenso({
+				port: 0,
+				host: "127.0.0.1",
+				ssl: {
+					cert: certFile,
+					key: keyFile
+				}
+			});
+			server.init();
+
+			// This will fail with invalid cert, but we're testing the code path
+			let startFailed = false;
+			try {
+				server.start();
+			} catch {
+				// Expected to fail with test certificates
+				startFailed = true;
+			}
+
+			// Server creation should fail with invalid certificates
+			assert.ok(startFailed || server.server === null);
+		});
+
+		it("should handle pfx SSL configuration", () => {
+			const pfxFile = resolve("./test.pfx");
+			testFiles.push(pfxFile);
+
+			writeFileSync(pfxFile, Buffer.from("test pfx data"));
+
+			server = new Tenso({
+				port: 0,
+				host: "127.0.0.1",
+				ssl: {
+					pfx: pfxFile
+				}
+			});
+			server.init();
+
+			let startFailed = false;
+			try {
+				server.start();
+			} catch {
+				// Expected to fail with test pfx
+				startFailed = true;
+			}
+
+			// Server creation should fail with invalid PFX data
+			assert.ok(startFailed || server.server === null);
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("stop method", () => {
+		it("should stop running server", () => {
+			server = new Tenso({port: 0, host: "127.0.0.1"});
+			server.init();
+			server.start();
+
+			const result = server.stop();
+			assert.strictEqual(result, server);
+			assert.strictEqual(server.server, null);
+		});
+
+		it("should handle stopping when server is not running", () => {
+			server = new Tenso();
+			const result = server.stop();
+
+			assert.strictEqual(result, server);
+			assert.strictEqual(server.server, null);
+		});
+	});
+});
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils-auth.test.js b/tests/unit/utils-auth.test.js
index abdb0807..14681297 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils-auth.test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/utils-auth.test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import assert from "node:assert";
 import { auth } from "../../src/utils/auth.js";
+import passport from "passport";
 
 describe("auth", () => {
 	let mockObj;
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ describe("auth", () => {
 				},
 				uri: {
 					login: "/auth/login",
+					logout: "/auth/logout",
+					redirect: "/",
 					root: "/auth"
 				},
 				msg: {
@@ -303,4 +306,829 @@ describe("auth", () => {
 		assert.ok(middlewareCallsIgnore.length > 0);
 		assert.ok(middlewareCallsAlways.length > 0);
 	});
+
+	it("should handle enabled auth types with URI mapping", () => {
+		mockObj.auth.basic = { enabled: true };
+		mockObj.auth.bearer = { enabled: true };
+		mockObj.auth.jwt = { enabled: true };
+
+		const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle stateless configuration", () => {
+		mockObj.rate.enabled = false;
+		mockObj.security.csrf = false;
+
+		const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle Redis session store configuration", () => {
+		mockObj.session.store = "redis";
+		mockObj.session.redis = {
+			host: "localhost",
+			port: 6379
+		};
+
+		// Mock to avoid actual Redis connection
+		const originalEnv = process.env.TEST_MODE;
+		process.env.TEST_MODE = "1";
+
+		const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+		process.env.TEST_MODE = originalEnv;
+
+		assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle basic authentication with empty list", () => {
+		mockObj.auth.basic = {
+			enabled: true,
+			list: []
+		};
+
+		const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle basic authentication with invalid list entries", () => {
+		mockObj.auth.basic = {
+			enabled: true,
+			list: ["invalid-entry", "another:invalid:entry:with:colons"]
+		};
+
+		const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle basic authentication with async configuration", () => {
+		mockObj.auth.basic = {
+			enabled: true,
+			list: ["admin:password"]
+		};
+		mockObj.auth.oauth2.enabled = true; // This makes async = true
+
+		const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle bearer token authentication with empty tokens", () => {
+		mockObj.auth.bearer = {
+			enabled: true,
+			tokens: []
+		};
+
+		const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle bearer token authentication with async configuration", () => {
+		mockObj.auth.bearer = {
+			enabled: true,
+			tokens: ["valid-token"]
+		};
+		mockObj.auth.oauth2.enabled = true; // This makes async = true
+
+		const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle JWT authentication with all optional parameters", () => {
+		mockObj.auth.jwt = {
+			enabled: true,
+			scheme: "Bearer",
+			secretOrKey: "secret-key",
+			algorithms: ["HS256"],
+			audience: "test-audience",
+			issuer: "test-issuer",
+			ignoreExpiration: true,
+			auth: (token, done) => done(null, { id: 1, username: "test" })
+		};
+
+		const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle OAuth2 authentication with full configuration", () => {
+		mockObj.auth.oauth2 = {
+			enabled: true,
+			auth_url: "https://example.com/oauth/authorize",
+			token_url: "https://example.com/oauth/token",
+			client_id: "client-id",
+			client_secret: "client-secret",
+			auth: (accessToken, refreshToken, profile, done) => done(null, { id: 1, username: "test" })
+		};
+
+		const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle CSP security configuration with policy object", () => {
+		mockObj.security.csp = {
+			policy: {
+				"default-src": "'self'",
+				"script-src": "'self' 'unsafe-inline'"
+			}
+		};
+
+		const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle CSP security configuration with direct directives", () => {
+		mockObj.security.csp = {
+			"default-src": "'self'",
+			"script-src": "'self'"
+		};
+
+		const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle X-Frame-Options security configuration", () => {
+		mockObj.security.xframe = "SAMEORIGIN";
+
+		const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle P3P security configuration", () => {
+		mockObj.security.p3p = "CP='NOI ADM DEV PSAi COM NAV OUR OTRo STP IND DEM'";
+
+		const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle P3P with 'none' value", () => {
+		mockObj.security.p3p = "none";
+
+		const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle HSTS security configuration", () => {
+		mockObj.security.hsts = {
+			maxAge: 31536000,
+			includeSubDomains: false,
+			preload: true
+		};
+
+		const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle HSTS with default values", () => {
+		mockObj.security.hsts = {};
+
+		const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle XSS Protection configuration", () => {
+		mockObj.security.xssProtection = true;
+
+		const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle nosniff configuration", () => {
+		mockObj.security.nosniff = true;
+
+		const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle auth URIs with multiple enabled auth types", () => {
+		mockObj.auth.basic = { enabled: true };
+		mockObj.auth.bearer = { enabled: true };
+		mockObj.auth.jwt = { enabled: true };
+
+		const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle login endpoint configuration", () => {
+		const loginRequests = [];
+
+		mockObj.get = function (uri, handler) {
+			if (uri === mockObj.auth.uri.login) {
+				loginRequests.push({ uri, handler });
+			}
+
+			return this;
+		};
+
+		mockObj.auth.basic = { enabled: true };
+
+		const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle logout endpoint with session destruction", () => {
+		const logoutRequests = [];
+
+		mockObj.get = function (uri, handler) {
+			if (uri === mockObj.auth.uri.logout) {
+				logoutRequests.push({ uri, handler });
+
+				// Test the logout handler
+				const mockReq = {
+					session: {
+						destroy: () => {}
+					},
+					server: mockObj
+				};
+				const mockRes = {
+					redirect: function () {}
+				};
+
+				// Call the handler to exercise the logout logic
+				handler(mockReq, mockRes);
+			}
+
+			return this;
+		};
+
+		const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle logout endpoint without session", () => {
+		const logoutRequests = [];
+
+		mockObj.get = function (uri, handler) {
+			if (uri === mockObj.auth.uri.logout) {
+				logoutRequests.push({ uri, handler });
+
+				// Test the logout handler without session
+				const mockReq = {
+					server: mockObj
+				}; // No session
+				const mockRes = {
+					redirect: function () {}
+				};
+
+				// Call the handler to exercise the logout logic
+				handler(mockReq, mockRes);
+			}
+
+			return this;
+		};
+
+		const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle SSL ports correctly", () => {
+		mockObj.port = 80;
+		mockObj.ssl = { cert: false, key: false };
+
+		let result = auth(mockObj);
+		assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+
+		mockObj.port = 443;
+		mockObj.ssl = { cert: "cert", key: "key" };
+
+		result = auth(mockObj);
+		assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle regex caching for auth patterns", () => {
+		mockObj.auth.protect = ["admin.*", "users.*", "admin.*"]; // Duplicate pattern
+		mockObj.auth.unprotect = ["public.*"];
+
+		const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+		assert.ok(result.auth.protect.every(item => item instanceof RegExp));
+	});
+
+	it("should handle login URI pattern conversion", () => {
+		mockObj.auth.protect = ["/auth/login"]; // Should match login URI
+		mockObj.auth.uri.login = "/auth/login";
+
+		const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+	});
+
+	// ===== NEW COMPREHENSIVE TESTS FOR INCREASED COVERAGE =====
+
+	describe("pattern matching and regex handling", () => {
+		it("should correctly convert wildcard patterns to regex", () => {
+			mockObj.auth.protect = ["admin/*", "users/*/profile", "api.*"];
+			mockObj.auth.unprotect = ["public.*", "health"];
+
+			const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+			// All patterns should be converted to RegExp objects
+			assert.ok(result.auth.protect.every(item => item instanceof RegExp));
+			assert.ok(result.auth.unprotect.every(item => item instanceof RegExp));
+		});
+
+		it("should handle patterns that match login URI", () => {
+			mockObj.auth.protect = [mockObj.auth.uri.login];
+			mockObj.auth.unprotect = [mockObj.auth.uri.login];
+
+			const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+			assert.ok(result.auth.protect.every(item => item instanceof RegExp));
+			assert.ok(result.auth.unprotect.every(item => item instanceof RegExp));
+		});
+
+		it("should handle complex regex patterns with special characters", () => {
+			mockObj.auth.protect = ["admin/.*\\.json", "users/[0-9]+/.*"];
+			mockObj.auth.unprotect = ["public\\.(js|css)", "static.*"];
+
+			const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+			assert.ok(result.auth.protect.every(item => item instanceof RegExp));
+			assert.ok(result.auth.unprotect.every(item => item instanceof RegExp));
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("authentication strategy error handling", () => {
+		it("should handle basic authentication validation errors", () => {
+			mockObj.auth.basic = {
+				enabled: true,
+				list: ["testuser:testpass"]
+			};
+
+			// Track passport strategy registrations
+			let basicStrategy = null;
+			const originalUse = passport.use;
+			passport.use = function (strategy) {
+				if (strategy.name === "basic") {
+					basicStrategy = strategy;
+				}
+
+				return originalUse.call(this, strategy);
+			};
+
+			auth(mockObj);
+
+			// Test the basic strategy authenticate method with invalid credentials
+			if (basicStrategy && basicStrategy.authenticate) {
+				const mockReq = {
+					headers: {
+						authorization: "Basic " + Buffer.from("invaliduser:invalidpass").toString("base64")
+					}
+				};
+
+				// This should not throw but should handle authentication failure
+				assert.doesNotThrow(() => {
+					basicStrategy.authenticate(mockReq);
+				});
+			}
+
+			passport.use = originalUse;
+		});
+
+		it("should handle bearer token validation errors", () => {
+			mockObj.auth.bearer = {
+				enabled: true,
+				tokens: ["valid-token-123"]
+			};
+
+			// Track passport strategy registrations
+			let bearerStrategy = null;
+			const originalUse = passport.use;
+			passport.use = function (strategy) {
+				if (strategy.name === "bearer") {
+					bearerStrategy = strategy;
+				}
+
+				return originalUse.call(this, strategy);
+			};
+
+			auth(mockObj);
+
+			// Test the bearer strategy authenticate method
+			if (bearerStrategy && bearerStrategy.authenticate) {
+				const mockReq = {
+					headers: {
+						authorization: "Bearer invalid-token"
+					}
+				};
+
+				assert.doesNotThrow(() => {
+					bearerStrategy.authenticate(mockReq);
+				});
+			}
+
+			passport.use = originalUse;
+		});
+
+		it("should handle JWT authentication errors", () => {
+			mockObj.auth.jwt = {
+				enabled: true,
+				scheme: "Bearer",
+				secretOrKey: "secret-key",
+				auth: (token, done) => {
+					done(new Error("Invalid token"), null);
+				}
+			};
+
+			const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+			// Verify JWT configuration was applied
+			assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+			assert.strictEqual(result.auth.jwt.enabled, true);
+			assert.strictEqual(typeof result.auth.jwt.auth, "function");
+
+			// Test the auth callback functionality
+			let testError = null;
+			let testUser = null;
+			result.auth.jwt.auth({ sub: "user123" }, (err, user) => {
+				testError = err;
+				testUser = user;
+			});
+
+			assert.ok(testError instanceof Error);
+			assert.strictEqual(testError.message, "Invalid token");
+			assert.strictEqual(testUser, null);
+		});
+
+		it("should handle OAuth2 authentication errors", () => {
+			mockObj.auth.oauth2 = {
+				enabled: true,
+				auth_url: "https://example.com/oauth/authorize",
+				token_url: "https://example.com/oauth/token",
+				client_id: "client-id",
+				client_secret: "client-secret",
+				auth: (accessToken, refreshToken, profile, done) => {
+					done(new Error("OAuth2 auth failed"), null);
+				}
+			};
+
+			const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+			// Verify OAuth2 configuration was applied
+			assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+			assert.strictEqual(result.auth.oauth2.enabled, true);
+			assert.strictEqual(typeof result.auth.oauth2.auth, "function");
+
+			// Test the auth callback functionality
+			let testError = null;
+			let testUser = null;
+			result.auth.oauth2.auth("access-token", "refresh-token", { id: "123" }, (err, user) => {
+				testError = err;
+				testUser = user;
+			});
+
+			assert.ok(testError instanceof Error);
+			assert.strictEqual(testError.message, "OAuth2 auth failed");
+			assert.strictEqual(testUser, null);
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("multiple authentication methods", () => {
+		it("should handle all authentication methods enabled simultaneously", () => {
+			mockObj.auth.basic = {
+				enabled: true,
+				list: ["admin:password"]
+			};
+			mockObj.auth.bearer = {
+				enabled: true,
+				tokens: ["token123"]
+			};
+			mockObj.auth.jwt = {
+				enabled: true,
+				scheme: "Bearer",
+				secretOrKey: "secret",
+				auth: (token, done) => done(null, { id: 1 })
+			};
+			mockObj.auth.oauth2 = {
+				enabled: true,
+				auth_url: "https://example.com/oauth/authorize",
+				token_url: "https://example.com/oauth/token",
+				client_id: "client-id",
+				client_secret: "client-secret",
+				auth: (accessToken, refreshToken, profile, done) => done(null, { id: 1 })
+			};
+
+			const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+			assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+			// All auth methods should be configured
+			assert.strictEqual(result.auth.basic.enabled, true);
+			assert.strictEqual(result.auth.bearer.enabled, true);
+			assert.strictEqual(result.auth.jwt.enabled, true);
+			assert.strictEqual(result.auth.oauth2.enabled, true);
+		});
+
+		it("should handle auth URI generation for multiple methods", () => {
+			const getCallArgs = [];
+			mockObj.get = function (uri, handler) {
+				getCallArgs.push({ uri, handler });
+
+				return this;
+			};
+
+			mockObj.auth.basic = { enabled: true };
+			mockObj.auth.bearer = { enabled: true };
+
+			auth(mockObj);
+
+			// Should have auth root endpoint with URI mapping
+			const authRootCall = getCallArgs.find(call => call.uri === "/auth");
+			assert.ok(authRootCall, "Should register auth root endpoint");
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("session and security configuration", () => {
+		it("should handle non-stateless configuration with all middleware", () => {
+			mockObj.rate.enabled = true; // Not stateless
+			mockObj.security.csrf = true; // Not stateless
+
+			const middlewareCalls = [];
+			mockObj.always = function (middleware) {
+				middlewareCalls.push(middleware);
+
+				return this;
+			};
+
+			const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+			assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+			// Should register session-related middleware
+			assert.ok(middlewareCalls.length > 0);
+		});
+
+		it("should handle Redis session store in non-test mode", () => {
+			mockObj.session.store = "redis";
+			mockObj.session.redis = {
+				host: "localhost",
+				port: 6379
+			};
+
+			// Test without TEST_MODE
+			delete process.env.TEST_MODE;
+
+			const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+			assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+
+			// Restore test mode
+			process.env.TEST_MODE = "1";
+		});
+
+		it("should handle all security headers at once", () => {
+			mockObj.security = {
+				csrf: true,
+				csp: {
+					policy: {
+						"default-src": "'self'",
+						"script-src": "'self' 'unsafe-inline'",
+						"style-src": "'self' 'unsafe-inline'"
+					}
+				},
+				xframe: "SAMEORIGIN",
+				p3p: "CP='NOI ADM DEV PSAi COM NAV OUR OTRo STP IND DEM'",
+				hsts: {
+					maxAge: 63072000,
+					includeSubDomains: true,
+					preload: true
+				},
+				xssProtection: true,
+				nosniff: true
+			};
+
+			const middlewareCalls = [];
+			mockObj.always = function (middleware) {
+				middlewareCalls.push(middleware);
+
+				return this;
+			};
+
+			const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+			assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+			// Should register multiple security middleware
+			assert.ok(middlewareCalls.length > 0);
+		});
+
+		it("should handle empty security configurations", () => {
+			mockObj.security.xframe = "";
+			mockObj.security.p3p = "";
+
+			const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+			assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("authentication callbacks and serialization", () => {
+		it("should test passport serialize and deserialize functions", () => {
+			const originalSerialize = passport.serializeUser;
+			const originalDeserialize = passport.deserializeUser;
+
+			let serializeCalled = false;
+			let deserializeCalled = false;
+
+			passport.serializeUser = function (fn) {
+				serializeCalled = true;
+				// Test the function
+				fn({ id: 1, username: "test" }, (err, user) => {
+					assert.strictEqual(err, null);
+					assert.deepStrictEqual(user, { id: 1, username: "test" });
+				});
+
+				return originalSerialize.call(this, fn);
+			};
+
+			passport.deserializeUser = function (fn) {
+				deserializeCalled = true;
+				// Test the function
+				fn({ id: 1, username: "test" }, (err, user) => {
+					assert.strictEqual(err, null);
+					assert.deepStrictEqual(user, { id: 1, username: "test" });
+				});
+
+				return originalDeserialize.call(this, fn);
+			};
+
+			auth(mockObj);
+
+			assert.strictEqual(serializeCalled, true);
+			assert.strictEqual(deserializeCalled, true);
+
+			passport.serializeUser = originalSerialize;
+			passport.deserializeUser = originalDeserialize;
+		});
+
+		it("should test login endpoint response", () => {
+			let loginHandler = null;
+			mockObj.get = function (uri, handler) {
+				if (uri === mockObj.auth.uri.login) {
+					loginHandler = handler;
+				}
+
+				return this;
+			};
+
+			mockObj.auth.basic = { enabled: true };
+
+			auth(mockObj);
+
+			// Test login endpoint handler
+			if (loginHandler) {
+				const mockRes = {
+					jsonCalled: false,
+					jsonData: null,
+					json: function (data) {
+						this.jsonCalled = true;
+						this.jsonData = data;
+					}
+				};
+
+				loginHandler(null, mockRes);
+
+				assert.strictEqual(mockRes.jsonCalled, true);
+				assert.deepStrictEqual(mockRes.jsonData, { instruction: "Please login" });
+			}
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("edge cases and error scenarios", () => {
+		it("should handle basic auth with malformed credentials", () => {
+			mockObj.auth.basic = {
+				enabled: true,
+				list: ["user"] // No colon separator
+			};
+
+			const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+			assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+		});
+
+		it("should handle custom session configuration", () => {
+			mockObj.session = {
+				secret: "custom-secret",
+				resave: true,
+				saveUninitialized: true,
+				maxAge: 86400000,
+				store: "memory"
+			};
+
+			const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+			assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+		});
+
+		it("should handle HSTS with includeSubDomains explicitly set to false", () => {
+			mockObj.security.hsts = {
+				maxAge: 31536000,
+				includeSubDomains: false
+			};
+
+			const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+			assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+		});
+
+		it("should handle complex authentication delay scenarios", () => {
+			mockObj.auth.delay = 500;
+			mockObj.auth.basic = {
+				enabled: true,
+				list: ["testuser:testpass"]
+			};
+			mockObj.auth.bearer = {
+				enabled: true,
+				tokens: ["testtoken"]
+			};
+
+			const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+			assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+			assert.strictEqual(result.auth.delay, 500);
+		});
+
+		it("should handle guard pattern generation with multiple auth URIs", () => {
+			const alwaysCalls = [];
+			mockObj.always = function (pattern, middleware) {
+				if (typeof pattern === "string" && pattern.includes("(?!")) {
+					alwaysCalls.push({ pattern, middleware });
+				}
+
+				return this;
+			};
+
+			mockObj.auth.basic = { enabled: true };
+			mockObj.auth.bearer = { enabled: true };
+			mockObj.auth.oauth2 = { enabled: true };
+
+			auth(mockObj);
+
+			// Should generate guard pattern for protecting auth endpoints
+			const guardCall = alwaysCalls.find(call => call.pattern.includes("(?!"));
+			assert.ok(guardCall, "Should generate guard pattern for auth endpoints");
+		});
+
+		it("should handle OAuth2 callback URI generation", () => {
+			const getCalls = [];
+			mockObj.get = function (uri, handler) {
+				getCalls.push({ uri, handler });
+
+				return this;
+			};
+
+			mockObj.auth.oauth2 = {
+				enabled: true,
+				auth_url: "https://example.com/oauth/authorize",
+				token_url: "https://example.com/oauth/token",
+				client_id: "client-id",
+				client_secret: "client-secret",
+				auth: (accessToken, refreshToken, profile, done) => done(null, { id: 1 })
+			};
+
+			auth(mockObj);
+
+			// Should register OAuth2 routes
+			const oauth2Route = getCalls.find(call => call.uri === "/auth/oauth2");
+			const callbackRoute = getCalls.find(call => call.uri === "/auth/oauth2/callback");
+
+			assert.ok(oauth2Route, "Should register OAuth2 route");
+			assert.ok(callbackRoute, "Should register OAuth2 callback route");
+		});
+
+		it("should handle JWT with optional parameters undefined", () => {
+			mockObj.auth.jwt = {
+				enabled: true,
+				scheme: "Bearer",
+				secretOrKey: "secret-key",
+				algorithms: undefined,
+				audience: undefined,
+				issuer: undefined,
+				auth: (token, done) => done(null, { id: 1 })
+			};
+
+			const result = auth(mockObj);
+
+			assert.strictEqual(result, mockObj);
+		});
+	});
 });
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils-clone.test.js b/tests/unit/utils-clone.test.js
index 64ef8184..dd16eaf9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils-clone.test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/utils-clone.test.js
@@ -117,4 +117,381 @@ describe("clone", () => {
 
 		assert.deepStrictEqual(cloned, { b: 1 });
 	});
+
+	// Date object tests
+	it("should clone Date objects", () => {
+		const date = new Date("2023-01-01T00:00:00.000Z");
+		const cloned = clone(date);
+
+		assert.ok(cloned instanceof Date);
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned.getTime(), date.getTime());
+		assert.notStrictEqual(cloned, date); // Different reference
+	});
+
+	it("should clone objects containing Date objects", () => {
+		const obj = {
+			created: new Date("2023-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"),
+			updated: new Date("2023-12-31T23:59:59.999Z")
+		};
+		const cloned = clone(obj);
+
+		assert.ok(cloned.created instanceof Date);
+		assert.ok(cloned.updated instanceof Date);
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned.created.getTime(), obj.created.getTime());
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned.updated.getTime(), obj.updated.getTime());
+		assert.notStrictEqual(cloned.created, obj.created);
+		assert.notStrictEqual(cloned.updated, obj.updated);
+	});
+
+	// RegExp object tests
+	it("should clone RegExp objects", () => {
+		const regex = /test\d+/gi;
+		const cloned = clone(regex);
+
+		assert.ok(cloned instanceof RegExp);
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned.source, regex.source);
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned.flags, regex.flags);
+		assert.notStrictEqual(cloned, regex); // Different reference
+	});
+
+	it("should clone objects containing RegExp objects", () => {
+		const obj = {
+			emailPattern: /^[^\s@]+@[^\s@]+\.[^\s@]+$/,
+			phonePattern: /^\d{3}-\d{3}-\d{4}$/
+		};
+		const cloned = clone(obj);
+
+		assert.ok(cloned.emailPattern instanceof RegExp);
+		assert.ok(cloned.phonePattern instanceof RegExp);
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned.emailPattern.source, obj.emailPattern.source);
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned.phonePattern.source, obj.phonePattern.source);
+		assert.notStrictEqual(cloned.emailPattern, obj.emailPattern);
+		assert.notStrictEqual(cloned.phonePattern, obj.phonePattern);
+	});
+
+	// Map object tests
+	it("should clone Map objects", () => {
+		const map = new Map([
+			["key1", "value1"],
+			["key2", { nested: "object" }],
+			[3, "number key"]
+		]);
+		const cloned = clone(map);
+
+		assert.ok(cloned instanceof Map);
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned.size, map.size);
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned.get("key1"), "value1");
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(cloned.get("key2"), { nested: "object" });
+		assert.notStrictEqual(cloned.get("key2"), map.get("key2")); // Deep clone check
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned.get(3), "number key");
+		assert.notStrictEqual(cloned, map); // Different reference
+	});
+
+	it("should filter functions and undefined from Map objects", () => {
+		const map = new Map([
+			["valid", "value"],
+			["func", () => {}],
+			["undef", undefined],
+			["another", "valid value"]
+		]);
+		const cloned = clone(map);
+
+		assert.ok(cloned instanceof Map);
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned.size, 2);
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned.get("valid"), "value");
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned.get("another"), "valid value");
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned.has("func"), false);
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned.has("undef"), false);
+	});
+
+	it("should clone empty Map objects", () => {
+		const map = new Map();
+		const cloned = clone(map);
+
+		assert.ok(cloned instanceof Map);
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned.size, 0);
+		assert.notStrictEqual(cloned, map);
+	});
+
+	// Set object tests
+	it("should clone Set objects", () => {
+		const set = new Set([1, "hello", { nested: "object" }]);
+		const cloned = clone(set);
+
+		assert.ok(cloned instanceof Set);
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned.size, set.size);
+		assert.ok(cloned.has(1));
+		assert.ok(cloned.has("hello"));
+
+		// Check that nested objects are deep cloned
+		const originalObject = Array.from(set).find(item => typeof item === "object");
+		const clonedObject = Array.from(cloned).find(item => typeof item === "object");
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(clonedObject, originalObject);
+		assert.notStrictEqual(clonedObject, originalObject);
+		assert.notStrictEqual(cloned, set); // Different reference
+	});
+
+	it("should filter functions and undefined from Set objects", () => {
+		const set = new Set([
+			"valid",
+			() => {},
+			undefined,
+			42,
+			"another valid"
+		]);
+		const cloned = clone(set);
+
+		assert.ok(cloned instanceof Set);
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned.size, 3);
+		assert.ok(cloned.has("valid"));
+		assert.ok(cloned.has(42));
+		assert.ok(cloned.has("another valid"));
+		assert.strictEqual(Array.from(cloned).some(item => typeof item === "function"), false);
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned.has(undefined), false);
+	});
+
+	it("should clone empty Set objects", () => {
+		const set = new Set();
+		const cloned = clone(set);
+
+		assert.ok(cloned instanceof Set);
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned.size, 0);
+		assert.notStrictEqual(cloned, set);
+	});
+
+	// Circular reference tests
+	it("should handle circular references in objects", () => {
+		const obj = { name: "test" };
+		obj.self = obj; // Create circular reference
+
+		const cloned = clone(obj);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned.name, "test");
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned.self, cloned); // Should reference cloned object
+		assert.notStrictEqual(cloned, obj);
+		assert.notStrictEqual(cloned.self, obj);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle circular references in arrays", () => {
+		const arr = [1, 2];
+		arr.push(arr); // Create circular reference
+
+		const cloned = clone(arr);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned[0], 1);
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned[1], 2);
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned[2], cloned); // Should reference cloned array
+		assert.notStrictEqual(cloned, arr);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle complex circular references", () => {
+		const obj1 = { name: "obj1" };
+		const obj2 = { name: "obj2" };
+		obj1.ref = obj2;
+		obj2.ref = obj1; // Create circular reference
+
+		const cloned = clone(obj1);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned.name, "obj1");
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned.ref.name, "obj2");
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned.ref.ref, cloned); // Should reference cloned obj1
+		assert.notStrictEqual(cloned, obj1);
+		assert.notStrictEqual(cloned.ref, obj2);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle circular references with Maps", () => {
+		const map = new Map();
+		map.set("self", map); // Create circular reference
+		map.set("data", "value");
+
+		const cloned = clone(map);
+
+		assert.ok(cloned instanceof Map);
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned.get("data"), "value");
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned.get("self"), cloned); // Should reference cloned map
+		assert.notStrictEqual(cloned, map);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle circular references with Sets", () => {
+		const set = new Set();
+		set.add("value");
+		set.add(set); // Create circular reference
+
+		const cloned = clone(set);
+
+		assert.ok(cloned instanceof Set);
+		assert.ok(cloned.has("value"));
+		assert.ok(cloned.has(cloned)); // Should contain reference to itself
+		assert.notStrictEqual(cloned, set);
+	});
+
+	// Array edge cases
+	it("should convert functions in arrays to null", () => {
+		const arr = [1, () => {}, "hello", function named () {}];
+		const cloned = clone(arr);
+
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(cloned, [1, null, "hello", null]);
+	});
+
+	it("should convert undefined values in arrays to null", () => {
+		const arr = [1, undefined, "hello", undefined, 3];
+		const cloned = clone(arr);
+
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(cloned, [1, null, "hello", null, 3]);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle mixed functions and undefined in arrays", () => {
+		const arr = [1, undefined, () => {}, "valid", undefined, function () {}];
+		const cloned = clone(arr);
+
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(cloned, [1, null, null, "valid", null, null]);
+	});
+
+	// Custom class tests
+	it("should return custom class instances as-is", () => {
+		class CustomClass {
+			constructor (value) {
+				this.value = value;
+			}
+		}
+
+		const instance = new CustomClass(42);
+		const cloned = clone(instance);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned, instance); // Should be same reference
+		assert.ok(cloned instanceof CustomClass);
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned.value, 42);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle objects containing custom class instances", () => {
+		class CustomClass {
+			constructor (value) {
+				this.value = value;
+			}
+		}
+
+		const instance = new CustomClass(42);
+		const obj = {
+			data: "test",
+			custom: instance,
+			nested: { custom: instance }
+		};
+		const cloned = clone(obj);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned.data, "test");
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned.custom, instance); // Same reference
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned.nested.custom, instance); // Same reference
+		assert.notStrictEqual(cloned, obj);
+		assert.notStrictEqual(cloned.nested, obj.nested);
+	});
+
+	// Mixed collection tests
+	it("should clone mixed collections with various data types", () => {
+		const complexObj = {
+			map: new Map([
+				["date", new Date("2023-01-01")],
+				["regex", /test/g],
+				["nested", { value: 42 }]
+			]),
+			set: new Set([
+				"string",
+				123,
+				new Date("2023-12-31"),
+				{ id: 1 }
+			]),
+			array: [
+				new Map([["key", "value"]]),
+				new Set([1, 2, 3]),
+				new Date("2023-06-15"),
+				/pattern/i
+			]
+		};
+
+		const cloned = clone(complexObj);
+
+		// Verify structure
+		assert.ok(cloned.map instanceof Map);
+		assert.ok(cloned.set instanceof Set);
+		assert.ok(Array.isArray(cloned.array));
+
+		// Verify Map contents
+		assert.ok(cloned.map.get("date") instanceof Date);
+		assert.ok(cloned.map.get("regex") instanceof RegExp);
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(cloned.map.get("nested"), { value: 42 });
+		assert.notStrictEqual(cloned.map.get("nested"), complexObj.map.get("nested"));
+
+		// Verify Set contents
+		assert.ok(cloned.set.has("string"));
+		assert.ok(cloned.set.has(123));
+		const clonedSetDate = Array.from(cloned.set).find(item => item instanceof Date);
+		const originalSetDate = Array.from(complexObj.set).find(item => item instanceof Date);
+		assert.ok(clonedSetDate instanceof Date);
+		assert.notStrictEqual(clonedSetDate, originalSetDate);
+
+		// Verify Array contents
+		assert.ok(cloned.array[0] instanceof Map);
+		assert.ok(cloned.array[1] instanceof Set);
+		assert.ok(cloned.array[2] instanceof Date);
+		assert.ok(cloned.array[3] instanceof RegExp);
+
+		// Verify all are different references
+		assert.notStrictEqual(cloned, complexObj);
+		assert.notStrictEqual(cloned.map, complexObj.map);
+		assert.notStrictEqual(cloned.set, complexObj.set);
+		assert.notStrictEqual(cloned.array, complexObj.array);
+	});
+
+	// Edge cases
+	it("should handle undefined as input", () => {
+		const result = clone(undefined);
+		assert.strictEqual(result, undefined);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle function as input", () => {
+		const func = () => {};
+		const result = clone(func);
+		assert.strictEqual(result, func);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle symbol as input", () => {
+		const sym = Symbol("test");
+		const result = clone(sym);
+		assert.strictEqual(result, sym);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle deeply nested structures with all data types", () => {
+		const deepObj = {
+			level1: {
+				level2: {
+					level3: {
+						map: new Map([["deep", "value"]]),
+						set: new Set([new Date()]),
+						array: [/regex/, { final: "level" }],
+						date: new Date(),
+						circular: null // Will be set after creation
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		};
+
+		// Create circular reference
+		deepObj.level1.level2.level3.circular = deepObj;
+
+		const cloned = clone(deepObj);
+
+		// Verify deep structure is cloned
+		assert.notStrictEqual(cloned.level1, deepObj.level1);
+		assert.notStrictEqual(cloned.level1.level2, deepObj.level1.level2);
+		assert.notStrictEqual(cloned.level1.level2.level3, deepObj.level1.level2.level3);
+
+		// Verify circular reference is maintained in clone
+		assert.strictEqual(cloned.level1.level2.level3.circular, cloned);
+
+		// Verify all data types are properly cloned
+		const clonedLevel3 = cloned.level1.level2.level3;
+		assert.ok(clonedLevel3.map instanceof Map);
+		assert.ok(clonedLevel3.set instanceof Set);
+		assert.ok(Array.isArray(clonedLevel3.array));
+		assert.ok(clonedLevel3.date instanceof Date);
+	});
 });
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils-delay.test.js b/tests/unit/utils-delay.test.js
index 4f06523b..be1a9fb8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils-delay.test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/utils-delay.test.js
@@ -125,4 +125,307 @@ describe("delay", () => {
 			done();
 		}, 150); // More generous timeout to avoid flaky test failures
 	});
+
+	// NEW TEST CASES FOR IMPROVED COVERAGE
+
+	it("should handle negative values for n parameter", done => {
+		let executed = false;
+		const fn = () => {
+			executed = true;
+		};
+
+		delay(fn, -10);
+
+		// Should not execute immediately since n is not 0
+		assert.strictEqual(executed, false);
+
+		// Check after small delay (random function returns 1 for negative inputs)
+		setTimeout(() => {
+			assert.strictEqual(executed, true);
+			done();
+		}, 10);
+	});
+
+	it("should throw error for decimal values for n parameter", done => {
+		const fn = () => {};
+
+		// Should throw error when non-integer passed to random function
+		assert.throws(() => {
+			delay(fn, 5.7);
+		}, TypeError);
+		done();
+	});
+
+	it("should throw error for NaN for n parameter", done => {
+		const fn = () => {};
+
+		// Should throw error when NaN passed to random function
+		assert.throws(() => {
+			delay(fn, NaN);
+		}, TypeError);
+		done();
+	});
+
+	it("should throw error for string values for n parameter", done => {
+		const fn = () => {};
+
+		// Should throw error when string passed to random function
+		assert.throws(() => {
+			delay(fn, "10");
+		}, TypeError);
+		done();
+	});
+
+	it("should throw error for non-numeric strings for n parameter", done => {
+		const fn = () => {};
+
+		// Should throw error when non-numeric string passed to random function
+		assert.throws(() => {
+			delay(fn, "invalid");
+		}, TypeError);
+		done();
+	});
+
+	it("should throw error for object for n parameter", done => {
+		const fn = () => {};
+
+		// Should throw error when object passed to random function
+		assert.throws(() => {
+			delay(fn, {});
+		}, TypeError);
+		done();
+	});
+
+	it("should throw error for array for n parameter", done => {
+		const fn = () => {};
+
+		// Should throw error when array passed to random function
+		assert.throws(() => {
+			delay(fn, [5]);
+		}, TypeError);
+		done();
+	});
+
+	it("should handle integer edge cases for n parameter", done => {
+		let executed = false;
+		const fn = () => {
+			executed = true;
+		};
+
+		// Test with integer 1 (smallest valid positive value)
+		delay(fn, 1);
+
+		// Should not execute immediately
+		assert.strictEqual(executed, false);
+
+		// Check after small delay
+		setTimeout(() => {
+			assert.strictEqual(executed, true);
+			done();
+		}, 10);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle undefined for n parameter (should default to INT_0)", done => {
+		let executed = false;
+		const fn = () => {
+			executed = true;
+		};
+
+		delay(fn, undefined);
+
+		// Should execute immediately when n is undefined (defaults to INT_0)
+		assert.strictEqual(executed, true);
+		done();
+	});
+
+	it("should handle null for n parameter", done => {
+		let executed = false;
+		const fn = () => {
+			executed = true;
+		};
+
+		delay(fn, null);
+
+		// Should execute immediately when n is null (null == 0 is false, but null === 0 is false too)
+		// null is not INT_0, so it should delay
+		assert.strictEqual(executed, false);
+
+		setTimeout(() => {
+			assert.strictEqual(executed, true);
+			done();
+		}, 10);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle string as function parameter", done => {
+		// Should not throw when called with string
+		assert.doesNotThrow(() => {
+			delay("not a function", 0);
+		});
+		done();
+	});
+
+	it("should handle number as function parameter", done => {
+		// Should not throw when called with number
+		assert.doesNotThrow(() => {
+			delay(123, 0);
+		});
+		done();
+	});
+
+	it("should handle object as function parameter", done => {
+		// Should not throw when called with object
+		assert.doesNotThrow(() => {
+			delay({}, 0);
+		});
+		done();
+	});
+
+	it("should handle array as function parameter", done => {
+		// Should not throw when called with array
+		assert.doesNotThrow(() => {
+			delay([], 0);
+		});
+		done();
+	});
+
+	it("should handle errors in delayed function execution", done => {
+		const fn = () => {
+			throw new Error("Delayed error");
+		};
+
+		// Should not throw when function with error is delayed
+		assert.doesNotThrow(() => {
+			delay(fn, 5);
+		});
+
+		// Wait for delayed execution to complete
+		setTimeout(() => {
+			// If we reach here, the error was properly swallowed
+			done();
+		}, 20);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle different types of errors in function", done => {
+		const fnWithTypeError = () => {
+			throw new TypeError("Type error");
+		};
+
+		const fnWithRangeError = () => {
+			throw new RangeError("Range error");
+		};
+
+		const fnWithString = () => {
+			throw new Error("String error");
+		};
+
+		// Should not throw for any type of error
+		assert.doesNotThrow(() => {
+			delay(fnWithTypeError, 0);
+		});
+
+		assert.doesNotThrow(() => {
+			delay(fnWithRangeError, 0);
+		});
+
+		assert.doesNotThrow(() => {
+			delay(fnWithString, 0);
+		});
+
+		done();
+	});
+
+	it("should handle async functions (though not awaited)", done => {
+		let executed = false;
+		const asyncFn = async () => {
+			executed = true;
+
+			return "async result";
+		};
+
+		delay(asyncFn, 0);
+
+		// Should execute immediately (though not awaited)
+		assert.strictEqual(executed, true);
+
+		done();
+	});
+
+	it("should execute multiple delay calls independently", done => {
+		let count = 0;
+		const fn = () => {
+			count++;
+		};
+
+		// Multiple immediate executions
+		delay(fn, 0);
+		delay(fn, 0);
+		delay(fn, 0);
+
+		assert.strictEqual(count, 3);
+
+		// Multiple delayed executions
+		delay(fn, 5);
+		delay(fn, 5);
+
+		setTimeout(() => {
+			assert.strictEqual(count, 5);
+			done();
+		}, 20);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle moderately large delay values", done => {
+		let executed = false;
+		const fn = () => {
+			executed = true;
+		};
+
+		// Use a moderately large number (100ms max due to random function)
+		delay(fn, 100);
+
+		// Should not execute immediately
+		assert.strictEqual(executed, false);
+
+		// Check that it's scheduled and wait for completion
+		setTimeout(() => {
+			assert.strictEqual(executed, true);
+			done();
+		}, 150);
+	});
+
+	it("should verify delay is within expected range", done => {
+		const startTime = Date.now();
+		const fn = () => {
+			const endTime = Date.now();
+			const actualDelay = endTime - startTime;
+
+			// Delay should be between 1 and 20 milliseconds (based on random function behavior)
+			// Allow some extra margin for test environment variability
+			assert.ok(actualDelay >= 0 && actualDelay <= 50, `Delay was ${actualDelay}ms, expected between 0-50ms`);
+			done();
+		};
+
+		delay(fn, 20);
+	});
+
+	it("should handle functions that modify global state", done => {
+		const originalConsoleLog = console.log;
+		let logCalled = false;
+
+		// Mock console.log
+		console.log = () => {
+			logCalled = true;
+		};
+
+		const fn = () => {
+			console.log("test");
+		};
+
+		delay(fn, 0);
+
+		// Restore console.log
+		console.log = originalConsoleLog;
+
+		assert.strictEqual(logCalled, true);
+		done();
+	});
 });
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils-random.test.js b/tests/unit/utils-random.test.js
index ffccf2e7..fd15cbe6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils-random.test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/utils-random.test.js
@@ -75,4 +75,19 @@ describe("random", () => {
 			assert.ok(counts[i] > 0, `Value ${i + 1} should appear at least once`);
 		}
 	});
+
+	it("should return 1 when n is 0 (edge case)", () => {
+		const result = random(0);
+		assert.strictEqual(result, 1);
+	});
+
+	it("should return 1 when n is negative (edge case)", () => {
+		const result = random(-5);
+		assert.strictEqual(result, 1);
+	});
+
+	it("should return 1 when n is a negative decimal (edge case)", () => {
+		const result = random(-0.5);
+		assert.strictEqual(result, 1);
+	});
 });