diff --git a/.fixtures.yml b/.fixtures.yml
index 7fa5bb4..1935861 100644
--- a/.fixtures.yml
+++ b/.fixtures.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 fixtures:
   repositories:
-    "puppi": "git://github.com/example42/puppi.git"
-    "monitor": "git://github.com/example42/puppet-monitor.git"
-    "firewall": "git://github.com/example42/puppet-firewall.git"
-    "iptables": "git://github.com/example42/puppet-iptables.git"
-    "concat": "git://github.com/example42/puppet-concat.git"
+    stdlib:
+      repo: 'https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-stdlib.git'
+      ref: '4.6.0'
+    common:
+      repo: 'https://github.com/ghoneycutt/puppet-module-common.git'
+      ref: 'v1.4.1'
+    firewall:
+      repo: 'https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-firewall.git'
+      ref: '0.2.1'
   symlinks:
-    "java": "#{source_dir}"
-
+    java: "#{source_dir}"
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index be1c34c..40401e5 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -1,19 +1,31 @@
 source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
-puppetversion = ENV['PUPPET_VERSION']
-
-is_ruby18 = RUBY_VERSION.start_with? '1.8'
-
-if is_ruby18
-  gem 'rspec', "~> 3.1.0",   :require => false
-  gem 'rake', '~> 10.5.0',  :require => false
+if puppetversion = ENV['PUPPET_GEM_VERSION']
+  gem 'puppet', puppetversion, :require => false
+else
+  gem 'puppet', :require => false
 end
-gem 'puppet', puppetversion, :require => false
-gem 'puppet-lint'
-gem 'puppetlabs_spec_helper', '>= 0.1.0'
-gem 'rspec-puppet'
+
 gem 'metadata-json-lint'
+gem 'puppetlabs_spec_helper', '>= 1.1.1'
+gem 'facter', '>= 1.7.0'
+gem 'rspec-puppet'
+gem 'puppet-lint', :git => 'https://github.com/rodjek/puppet-lint.git'
+gem 'puppet-lint-absolute_classname-check'
+gem 'puppet-lint-alias-check'
+gem 'puppet-lint-empty_string-check'
+gem 'puppet-lint-file_ensure-check'
+gem 'puppet-lint-file_source_rights-check'
+gem 'puppet-lint-leading_zero-check'
+gem 'puppet-lint-spaceship_operator_without_tag-check'
+gem 'puppet-lint-trailing_comma-check'
+gem 'puppet-lint-unquoted_string-check'
+gem 'puppet-lint-variable_contains_upcase'
 
-group :development do
-  gem 'puppet-blacksmith'
+# rspec must be v2 for ruby 1.8.7
+if RUBY_VERSION >= '1.8.7' and RUBY_VERSION < '1.9'
+  # rake >=11 does not support ruby 1.8.7
+  gem 'rspec', '~> 2.0'
+  gem 'rake', '~> 10.0'
 end
+
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 2de6b57..98933cd 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
     default => 'present',
   }
 
+  validate_absolute_path($java_home_base)
+
   $headless_suffix = $java::bool_headless ? {
     true    => '-headless',
     default => '',
diff --git a/spec/classes/init_spec.rb b/spec/classes/init_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ae3176
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/classes/init_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+ describe 'java' do
+  let(:facts) do
+     { :osfamily                  => 'Debian',
+       :operatingsystemmajrelease => '6',
+     }
+   end
+
+   context 'with defaults for all parameters' do
+     it { should contain_class('java') }
+
+     it { should compile.with_all_deps }
+   end
+
+   let(:validation_params) do
+      {
+        #:param => 'value',
+      }
+    end
+  
+    validations = {
+      'base_path' => {
+        :name    => ['java_home_base'],
+        :valid   => ['/usr/lib/jvm'],
+        :invalid => ['invalid',3,2.42,['array'],a={'ha'=>'sh'},'/etc'],
+        :message => 'is an invalid path',
+      },
+    }
+    
+    validations.sort.each do |type, var|
+      var[:name].each do |var_name|
+        var[:valid].each do |valid|
+          context "with #{var_name} (#{type}) set to valid #{valid} (as #{valid.class})" do
+            let(:params) { validation_params.merge({ :"#{var_name}" => valid, }) }
+           it { should compile }
+          end
+        end
+
+        var[:invalid].each do |invalid|
+          context "with #{var_name} (#{type}) set to invalid #{invalid} (as #{invalid.class})" do
+            let(:params) { validation_params.merge({ :"#{var_name}" => invalid, }) }
+            it 'should fail' do
+              expect do
+                should contain_class(subject)
+              end.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, /#{var[:message]}/)
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end # var[:name].each
+    end # validations.sort.each
+  end # describe
+ #end
+
+