diff --git a/enumify_test.go b/enumify_test.go
index ca56fc4..1f8e4f6 100644
--- a/enumify_test.go
+++ b/enumify_test.go
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
 package enumify_test
 
+import (
+	"database/sql/driver"
+	"encoding/json"
+
+	"go.rtnl.ai/enumify"
+)
+
 //============================================================================
-// Test Enum Type
+// Enum type for testing the library
 //============================================================================
 
+// Status is an enum type that is used for library testing. This code is not generated
+// but must match what the generated code would produce.
 type Status uint8
 
 const (
@@ -27,3 +36,55 @@ var StatusNames2D = [][]string{
 	{"Unknown", "Draft", "Needs Review", "Published", "Archived"},
 	{"Unbekannt", "Entwurf", "Überprüfung", "Veröffentlicht", "Archiviert"},
 }
+
+func (s Status) String() string {
+	if s >= Status(len(StatusNames)) {
+		return StatusNames[StatusUnknown]
+	}
+	return StatusNames[s]
+}
+
+func (s Status) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return json.Marshal(s.String())
+}
+
+func (s *Status) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) (err error) {
+	var v any
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &v); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	*s, err = enumify.ParseFactory[Status](StatusNames)(v)
+	return err
+}
+
+func (s Status) MarshalYAML() (any, error) {
+	return s.String(), nil
+}
+
+func (s *Status) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(any) error) (err error) {
+	var v string
+	if err = unmarshal(&v); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	*s, err = enumify.ParseFactory[Status](StatusNames)(v)
+	return err
+}
+
+func (s *Status) Scan(src any) (err error) {
+	switch v := src.(type) {
+	case nil:
+		*s = StatusUnknown
+		return nil
+	case []byte:
+		*s, err = enumify.ParseFactory[Status](StatusNames)(string(v))
+		return err
+	default:
+		*s, err = enumify.ParseFactory[Status](StatusNames)(v)
+		return err
+	}
+}
+
+func (s Status) Value() (driver.Value, error) {
+	return s.String(), nil
+}
diff --git a/parse_test.go b/parse_test.go
index e5b7d3f..00da3ec 100644
--- a/parse_test.go
+++ b/parse_test.go
@@ -123,19 +123,19 @@ func TestParseFactory(t *testing.T) {
 		{value: uint16(42), expected: `invalid enumify_test.Status value: 42`},
 		{value: uint32(42), expected: `invalid enumify_test.Status value: 42`},
 		{value: uint64(42), expected: `invalid enumify_test.Status value: 42`},
-		{value: int(-1), expected: `invalid enumify_test.Status value: -1`},
+		{value: int(-42), expected: `invalid enumify_test.Status value: -42`},
 		{value: int(42), expected: `invalid enumify_test.Status value: 42`},
-		{value: int8(-1), expected: `invalid enumify_test.Status value: -1`},
+		{value: int8(-42), expected: `invalid enumify_test.Status value: -42`},
 		{value: int8(42), expected: `invalid enumify_test.Status value: 42`},
-		{value: int16(-1), expected: `invalid enumify_test.Status value: -1`},
+		{value: int16(-42), expected: `invalid enumify_test.Status value: -42`},
 		{value: int16(42), expected: `invalid enumify_test.Status value: 42`},
-		{value: int32(-1), expected: `invalid enumify_test.Status value: -1`},
+		{value: int32(-42), expected: `invalid enumify_test.Status value: -42`},
 		{value: int32(42), expected: `invalid enumify_test.Status value: 42`},
-		{value: int64(-1), expected: `invalid enumify_test.Status value: -1`},
+		{value: int64(-42), expected: `invalid enumify_test.Status value: -42`},
 		{value: int64(42), expected: `invalid enumify_test.Status value: 42`},
-		{value: float32(-1), expected: `invalid enumify_test.Status value: -1.000000`},
+		{value: float32(-42), expected: `invalid enumify_test.Status value: -42.000000`},
 		{value: float32(42), expected: `invalid enumify_test.Status value: 42.000000`},
-		{value: float64(-1), expected: `invalid enumify_test.Status value: -1.000000`},
+		{value: float64(-42), expected: `invalid enumify_test.Status value: -42.000000`},
 		{value: float64(42), expected: `invalid enumify_test.Status value: 42.000000`},
 	}
 
diff --git a/testing.go b/testing.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..997dc03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing.go
@@ -0,0 +1,253 @@
+package enumify
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"math"
+	"math/rand"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"unicode"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+var (
+	DefaultInvalid = []any{"foo", "123", "INVALID", 257, -1, 314.314, struct{}{}, true, false}
+)
+
+const (
+	DBCharLimit = 16
+)
+
+type TestSuite[T ~uint8, Names []string | [][]string] struct {
+	Values   []T       // the ordered enum values
+	Names    Names     // the names of the enum values
+	Invalid  []any     // any invalid values to test
+	ICase    bool      // whether the enum is case insensitive (adds multi-case tests) defaults to true
+	ISpace   bool      // whether the enum is space insensitive (adds space repr tests) defaults to true
+	parser   Parser[T] // parsing function created by ParseFactory
+	unknowns string    // the string representation of the unknown value
+}
+
+//============================================================================
+// Testing Utilities
+//============================================================================
+
+func (s *TestSuite[T, Names]) Run(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("Interface", s.TestInterface)
+	t.Run("Stringer", s.TestStringer)
+	t.Run("StringBounds", s.TestStringBounds)
+	t.Run("Parse", s.TestParse)
+	t.Run("Database", s.TestDatabase)
+}
+
+func (s *TestSuite[T, Names]) TestInterface(t *testing.T) {
+	enum := T(0)
+	require.Implements(t, (*Enum)(nil), &enum, "%T must implement the Enum interface", enum)
+}
+
+func (s *TestSuite[T, Names]) TestStringer(t *testing.T) {
+	names := s.Strings()
+	for i, enum := range s.Values {
+		e, ok := any(enum).(fmt.Stringer)
+		require.True(t, ok, "expected %T to be a fmt.Stringer", enum)
+		require.Equal(t, names[i], e.String(), "expected %T to have string representation %q, got %q", e, names[i], e.String())
+	}
+
+	// Test Zero Values
+	zero := T(0)
+	e, ok := any(zero).(fmt.Stringer)
+	require.True(t, ok, "expected %T to be a fmt.Stringer", zero)
+	require.Equal(t, s.Unknowns(), e.String(), "expected %T to have string representation %q, got %q", e, s.Unknowns(), e.String())
+}
+
+func (s *TestSuite[T, Names]) TestStringBounds(t *testing.T) {
+	max := uint8(0)   // max starts at 0 and anything greater in Values is set to max
+	min := uint8(255) // min starts at 255 and anything less in Values is set to min
+
+	// Discover the maximum and minimum values of the enum.
+	for _, e := range s.Values {
+		if uint8(e) > max {
+			max = uint8(e)
+		}
+		if uint8(e) < min {
+			min = uint8(e)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Create a value above the maximum value.
+	above := T(max + 1)
+	aboves, ok := any(above).(fmt.Stringer)
+	require.True(t, ok, "expected %T to be a fmt.Stringer", above)
+	require.Equal(t, s.Unknowns(), aboves.String(), "expected %T to have string representation %q for unknown value above maximum enum value %d", above, s.Unknowns(), max)
+
+	// Test zero value
+	if min > 0 {
+		zero := T(0)
+		zeros, ok := any(zero).(fmt.Stringer)
+		require.True(t, ok, "expected %T to be a fmt.Stringer", zero)
+		require.Equal(t, s.Unknowns(), zeros.String(), "expected %T to have string representation %q for unknown value at zero", zero, s.Unknowns())
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *TestSuite[T, Names]) TestParse(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("Valid", func(t *testing.T) {
+		testCases := s.ValidCases()
+		for _, val := range testCases {
+			actual, err := s.Parser()(val)
+			require.NoError(t, err, "expected parsing valid %T value %q to not error", T(0), val)
+			require.Contains(t, s.Values, actual, "expected parsing valid %T value %q to return valid enum", T(0), val)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Invalid", func(t *testing.T) {
+		testCases := s.InvalidCases()
+		for _, val := range testCases {
+			actual, err := s.Parser()(val)
+			require.Error(t, err, "expected parsing invalid %T value %q to error", T(0), val)
+			require.Equal(t, T(0), actual, "expected parsing invalid %T value %q to return unknown value %T", T(0), val, actual)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func (s *TestSuite[T, Names]) TestDatabase(t *testing.T) {
+	// TODO: implement scan and value tests
+	t.Run("VARCHAR", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Ensure that all string representations are less than or equal to the db VARCHAR limit
+		for _, enum := range s.Values {
+			s, ok := any(enum).(fmt.Stringer)
+			require.True(t, ok, "expected %T to be a fmt.Stringer", enum)
+			require.LessOrEqual(t, len(s.String()), DBCharLimit, "expected %T value %q to be less than or equal to %d characters", enum, s.String(), DBCharLimit)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+//============================================================================
+// Helper Functions
+//============================================================================
+
+func (s *TestSuite[T, Names]) Parser() Parser[T] {
+	if s.parser == nil {
+		s.parser = ParseFactory[T](s.Names)
+	}
+	return s.parser
+}
+
+func (s *TestSuite[T, Names]) Unknowns() string {
+	if s.unknowns == "" {
+		s.unknowns = s.Strings()[0]
+	}
+	return s.unknowns
+}
+
+func (s *TestSuite[T, Names]) Strings() []string {
+	var names []string
+	switch col := any(s.Names).(type) {
+	case []string:
+		names = col
+	case [][]string:
+		names = col[0]
+	}
+	return names
+}
+
+func (s *TestSuite[T, Names]) ValidCases() []any {
+	cases := make([]any, 0, len(s.Values)*18)
+	names := s.Strings()
+
+	// Add the numeric representations
+	// Set 1: the enum values themselves
+	// Set 2-6: uint, uint8, uint16, uint32, uint64
+	// Set 7-11: int, int8, int16, int32, int64
+	// Set 12-13: float32, float64
+	for _, val := range s.Values {
+		cases = append(cases, val)
+		cases = append(cases, uint(val), uint8(val), uint16(val), uint32(val), uint64(val))
+		cases = append(cases, int(val), int8(val), int16(val), int32(val), int64(val))
+		cases = append(cases, float32(val), float64(val))
+	}
+
+	// Add the string representations
+	// Set 14: the enum values as strings
+	// Set 15: lowercase if case-insensitive
+	// Set 16: mixed case if case-insensitive
+	// Set 17: uppercase if case-insensitive
+	// Set 18: spaces added if space-insensitive
+	for _, name := range names {
+		cases = append(cases, name)
+		if s.ICase {
+			cases = append(cases, strings.ToLower(name))
+			cases = append(cases, mixedCase(name))
+			cases = append(cases, strings.ToUpper(name))
+		}
+		if s.ISpace {
+			cases = append(cases, addSpaces(name))
+		}
+	}
+
+	return cases
+}
+
+func (s *TestSuite[T, Names]) InvalidCases() []any {
+	if len(s.Invalid) > 0 {
+		return s.Invalid
+	}
+
+	cases := make([]any, 0, len(DefaultInvalid)+len(s.Values)+16)
+	cases = append(cases, DefaultInvalid...)
+	cases = append(cases, math.MaxInt, math.MinInt, math.MaxInt8, math.MinInt8, math.MaxInt16, math.MinInt16, math.MaxInt32, math.MinInt32, math.MaxInt64, math.MinInt64)
+	cases = append(cases, math.MaxUint16, math.MaxUint32)
+	cases = append(cases, float32(-1.0), float64(-1.0), math.MaxFloat32, math.MaxFloat64)
+
+	for _, name := range s.Strings() {
+		cases = append(cases, mangle(name))
+		if !s.ICase {
+			cases = append(cases, mixedCase(name))
+		}
+		if !s.ISpace {
+			cases = append(cases, addSpaces(name))
+		}
+	}
+	return cases
+}
+
+func mixedCase(s string) string {
+	sb := strings.Builder{}
+	for _, r := range s {
+		// Flip a coin and make the character upper or lower case
+		if rand.Intn(2) == 0 {
+			sb.WriteRune(unicode.ToLower(r))
+		} else {
+			sb.WriteRune(unicode.ToUpper(r))
+		}
+	}
+	return sb.String()
+}
+
+func addSpaces(s string) string {
+	fn := strings.Repeat(" ", rand.Intn(8))
+	bn := strings.Repeat(" ", rand.Intn(4))
+	return fn + s + bn
+}
+
+func mangle(s string) string {
+	sb := strings.Builder{}
+	mangled := false
+	for _, c := range s {
+		// 40% chance to mangle the character
+		if rand.Intn(100) < 40 {
+			r := rune(rand.Intn(93) + 33) // 33-126
+			sb.WriteRune(r)
+			mangled = r != c && unicode.ToLower(r) != unicode.ToLower(c)
+		} else {
+			sb.WriteRune(c)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !mangled {
+		for i := 0; i < rand.Intn(4)+1; i++ {
+			sb.WriteRune(rune(rand.Intn(93) + 33)) // 33-126
+		}
+	}
+	return sb.String()
+}
diff --git a/testing_test.go b/testing_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b87190
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package enumify_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"go.rtnl.ai/enumify"
+)
+
+func TestTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
+	suite := enumify.TestSuite[Status, []string]{
+		Values: []Status{StatusUnknown, StatusDraft, StatusReview, StatusPublished, StatusArchived},
+		Names:  StatusNames,
+		ICase:  true,
+		ISpace: true,
+	}
+	t.Run("Status", suite.Run)
+}