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+const test = require('tap').test
+const build = require('..')
+
+test('should handle null string values properly', (t) => {
+  t.plan(3)
+
+  const schema = {
+    type: 'object',
+    properties: {
+      firstName: { type: 'string' },
+      lastName: { type: 'string' }
+    },
+    required: ['firstName']
+  }
+  const stringify = build(schema, { stripNull: true })
+
+  const json1 = { firstName: 'Matteo', lastName: 'Collina' }
+  t.equal(stringify(json1), '{"firstName":"Matteo","lastName":"Collina"}')
+
+  const json2 = { firstName: 'Matteo', lastName: null }
+  t.equal(stringify(json2), '{"firstName":"Matteo"}')
+
+  const json3 = { firstName: null, lastName: 'Collina' }
+  t.throws(() => stringify(json3)) // throw error when required property is missing
+})
+
+test('should handle null int values properly', (t) => {
+  t.plan(3)
+
+  const schema = {
+    type: 'object',
+    properties: {
+      name: { type: 'string' },
+      age: { type: 'integer' },
+      experience: { type: 'integer' }
+    }
+  }
+  const stringify = build(schema, { stripNull: true })
+
+  const json1 = { name: 'Matteo', age: 32, experience: 12 }
+  t.equal(stringify(json1), '{"name":"Matteo","age":32,"experience":12}')
+
+  const json2 = { name: 'Matteo', age: null, experience: null }
+  t.equal(stringify(json2), '{"name":"Matteo"}')
+
+  const json3 = { name: 'Matteo', age: 3, experience: null }
+  t.equal(stringify(json3), '{"name":"Matteo","age":3}')
+})
+
+test('should handle arrays properly', (t) => {
+  t.plan(1)
+
+  const schema = {
+    type: 'object',
+    properties: {
+      name: { type: 'string' },
+      experience: {
+        type: 'array',
+        items: {
+          type: 'object',
+          properties: {
+            company: { type: 'string' },
+            years: { type: 'integer' }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  const stringify = build(schema, { stripNull: true })
+
+  const json1 = {
+    name: 'Matteo',
+    experience: [
+      { company: 'C1', years: 12 },
+      { company: 'C2', years: null },
+      { company: null, years: 6 },
+      { company: null, years: null }
+    ]
+  }
+
+  t.equal(
+    stringify(json1),
+    '{"name":"Matteo","experience":[{"company":"C1","years":12},{"company":"C2"},{"years":6},{}]}'
+  )
+})
+
+test('should handle objects and nested objects properly', (t) => {
+  t.plan(2)
+
+  const schema = {
+    type: 'object',
+    properties: {
+      name: { type: 'string' },
+      address: {
+        type: 'object',
+        properties: {
+          city: { type: 'string' },
+          country: { type: 'string' }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  const stringify = build(schema, { stripNull: true })
+
+  const json1 = { name: 'Matteo', address: { city: 'Mumbai', country: null } }
+  t.equal(stringify(json1), '{"name":"Matteo","address":{"city":"Mumbai"}}')
+
+  const json2 = { name: null, address: { city: null, country: 'India' } }
+  t.equal(stringify(json2), '{"address":{"country":"India"}}')
+})