diff --git a/library/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/Composite.php b/library/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/Composite.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ddaaac6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/Composite.php
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?php
+
+require_once 'HTMLPurifier/Strategy.php';
+
+class HTMLPurifier_Strategy_Composite
+{
+    
+    var $strategies = array();
+    
+    function HTMLPurifier_Strategy_Composite() {
+        trigger_error('Attempt to instantiate abstract object', E_USER_ERROR);
+    }
+    
+    function execute($tokens) {
+        foreach ($this->strategies as $strategy) {
+            $tokens = $strategy->execute($tokens);
+        }
+        return $tokens;
+    }
+    
+}
+
+?>
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diff --git a/library/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/Core.php b/library/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/Core.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4df65d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/Core.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+
+require_once 'HTMLPurifier/Strategy/Composite.php';
+
+require_once 'HTMLPurifier/Strategy/RemoveForeignElements.php';
+require_once 'HTMLPurifier/Strategy/MakeWellFormed.php';
+require_once 'HTMLPurifier/Strategy/FixNesting.php';
+
+class HTMLPurifier_Strategy_Core extends HTMLPurifier_Strategy_Composite
+{
+    
+    function HTMLPurifier_Strategy_Core() {
+        $this->strategies[] = new HTMLPurifier_Strategy_RemoveForeignElements();
+        $this->strategies[] = new HTMLPurifier_Strategy_MakeWellFormed();
+        $this->strategies[] = new HTMLPurifier_Strategy_FixNesting();
+    }
+    
+}
+
+?>
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diff --git a/tests/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/CompositeTest.php b/tests/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/CompositeTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b2ef7a06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/CompositeTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+<?php
+
+require_once('HTMLPurifier/Strategy.php');
+require_once('HTMLPurifier/Strategy/Composite.php');
+
+class HTMLPurifier_Strategy_Composite_Test
+    extends HTMLPurifier_Strategy_Composite
+{
+    
+    function HTMLPurifier_Strategy_Composite_Test(&$strategies) {
+        $this->strategies =& $strategies;
+    }
+    
+}
+
+// doesn't use Strategy harness
+class HTMLPurifier_Strategy_CompositeTest extends UnitTestCase
+{
+    
+    function test() {
+        
+        generate_mock_once('HTMLPurifier_Strategy');
+        
+        // setup a bunch of mock strategies to inject into our composite test
+        
+        $mock_1 = new HTMLPurifier_StrategyMock($this);
+        $mock_2 = new HTMLPurifier_StrategyMock($this);
+        $mock_3 = new HTMLPurifier_StrategyMock($this);
+        
+        // setup the object
+        
+        $strategies = array($mock_1, $mock_2, $mock_3);
+        $composite = new HTMLPurifier_Strategy_Composite_Test($strategies);
+        
+        // setup expectations
+        
+        $input_1 = 'This is raw data';
+        $input_2 = 'Processed by 1';
+        $input_3 = 'Processed by 1 and 2';
+        $input_4 = 'Processed by 1, 2 and 3'; // expected output
+        
+        $mock_1->expectOnce('execute', array($input_1));
+        $mock_1->setReturnValue('execute', $input_2, array($input_1));
+        
+        $mock_2->expectOnce('execute', array($input_2));
+        $mock_2->setReturnValue('execute', $input_3, array($input_2));
+        
+        $mock_3->expectOnce('execute', array($input_3));
+        $mock_3->setReturnValue('execute', $input_4, array($input_3));
+        
+        // perform test
+        
+        $output = $composite->execute($input_1);
+        $this->assertIdentical($input_4, $output);
+        
+        // tally the calls
+        
+        $mock_1->tally();
+        $mock_2->tally();
+        $mock_3->tally();
+        
+    }
+    
+}
+
+?>
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diff --git a/tests/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/CoreTest.php b/tests/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/CoreTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da29743c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/CoreTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+
+require_once 'HTMLPurifier/StrategyAbstractTest.php';
+require_once 'HTMLPurifier/Strategy/Core.php';
+
+class HTMLPurifier_Strategy_CoreTest
+    extends HTMLPurifier_StrategyAbstractTest
+{
+    
+    function test() {
+        $strategy = new HTMLPurifier_Strategy_Core();
+        
+        $inputs = array();
+        $expect = array();
+        
+        $inputs[0] = '';
+        $expect[0] = '';
+        
+        $inputs[1] = '<b>Make well formed.';
+        $expect[1] = '<b>Make well formed.</b>';
+        
+        // behavior may change
+        $inputs[2] = '<b><div>Fix nesting.</div></b>';
+        $expect[2] = '<b>&lt;div&gt;Fix nesting.&lt;/div&gt;</b>';
+        
+        // behavior may change
+        $inputs[3] = '<asdf>Foreign element removal.</asdf>';
+        $expect[3] = '&lt;asdf&gt;Foreign element removal.&lt;/asdf&gt;';
+        
+        // behavior may change
+        $inputs[4] = '<foo><b><div>All three.</div></b>';
+        $expect[4] = '&lt;foo&gt;<b>&lt;div&gt;All three.&lt;/div&gt;</b>';
+        
+        $this->assertStrategyWorks($strategy, $inputs, $expect);
+    }
+    
+}
+
+?>
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diff --git a/tests/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/FixNestingTest.php b/tests/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/FixNestingTest.php
index 39297935..2b2d95b7 100644
--- a/tests/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/FixNestingTest.php
+++ b/tests/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/FixNestingTest.php
@@ -37,13 +37,7 @@ class HTMLPurifier_Strategy_FixNestingTest
         $inputs[4] = '<ul>Illegal text<li>Legal item</li></ul>';
         $expect[4] = '<ul><li>Legal item</li></ul>';
         
-        foreach ($inputs as $i => $input) {
-            $tokens = $this->lex->tokenizeHTML($input);
-            $result_tokens = $strategy->execute($tokens);
-            $result = $this->gen->generateFromTokens($result_tokens);
-            $this->assertEqual($expect[$i], $result, "Test $i: %s");
-            paintIf($result, $result != $expect[$i]);
-        }
+        $this->assertStrategyWorks($strategy, $inputs, $expect);
     }
     
 }
diff --git a/tests/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/MakeWellFormedTest.php b/tests/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/MakeWellFormedTest.php
index 1d787204..2e3a3d38 100644
--- a/tests/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/MakeWellFormedTest.php
+++ b/tests/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/MakeWellFormedTest.php
@@ -49,14 +49,7 @@ class HTMLPurifier_Strategy_MakeWellFormedTest
         $inputs[9] = '<ol><li>Item 1<li>Item 2</ol>';
         $expect[9] = '<ol><li>Item 1</li><li>Item 2</li></ol>';
         
-        foreach ($inputs as $i => $input) {
-            $tokens = $this->lex->tokenizeHTML($input);
-            $result_tokens = $strategy->execute($tokens);
-            $result = $this->gen->generateFromTokens($result_tokens);
-            $this->assertEqual($expect[$i], $result, "Test $i: %s");
-            paintIf($result, $result != $expect[$i]);
-        }
-        
+        $this->assertStrategyWorks($strategy, $inputs, $expect);
     }
     
 }
diff --git a/tests/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/RemoveForeignElementsTest.php b/tests/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/RemoveForeignElementsTest.php
index 5dee0a45..1d2741c6 100644
--- a/tests/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/RemoveForeignElementsTest.php
+++ b/tests/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/RemoveForeignElementsTest.php
@@ -24,14 +24,7 @@ class HTMLPurifier_Strategy_RemoveForeignElementsTest
         $inputs[2] = '<asdf>Bling</asdf><d href="bang">Bong</d><foobar />';
         $expect[2] = htmlspecialchars($inputs[2]);
         
-        foreach ($inputs as $i => $input) {
-            $tokens = $this->lex->tokenizeHTML($input);
-            $result_tokens = $strategy->execute($tokens);
-            $result = $this->gen->generateFromTokens($result_tokens);
-            $this->assertEqual($expect[$i], $result, "Test $i: %s");
-            paintIf($result, $result != $expect[$i]);
-        }
-        
+        $this->assertStrategyWorks($strategy, $inputs, $expect);
     }
     
 }
diff --git a/tests/HTMLPurifier/StrategyAbstractTest.php b/tests/HTMLPurifier/StrategyAbstractTest.php
index 28f81dce..97ba1bc6 100644
--- a/tests/HTMLPurifier/StrategyAbstractTest.php
+++ b/tests/HTMLPurifier/StrategyAbstractTest.php
@@ -25,6 +25,16 @@ class HTMLPurifier_StrategyAbstractTest extends UnitTestCase
         $this->gen = new HTMLPurifier_Generator();
     }
     
+    function assertStrategyWorks($strategy, $inputs, $expect) {
+        foreach ($inputs as $i => $input) {
+            $tokens = $this->lex->tokenizeHTML($input);
+            $result_tokens = $strategy->execute($tokens);
+            $result = $this->gen->generateFromTokens($result_tokens);
+            $this->assertEqual($expect[$i], $result, "Test $i: %s");
+            paintIf($result, $result != $expect[$i]);
+        }
+    }
+    
 }
 
 ?>
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diff --git a/tests/index.php b/tests/index.php
index c3283e76..9267a600 100644
--- a/tests/index.php
+++ b/tests/index.php
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ require_once 'Debugger.php';
 // emulates inserting a dir called HTMLPurifier into your class dir
 set_include_path(get_include_path() . PATH_SEPARATOR . '../library');
 
+// since Mocks can't be called from within test files, we need to do
+// a little jumping through hoops to generate them
+function generate_mock_once($name) {
+    $mock_name = $name . 'Mock';
+    if (class_exists($mock_name)) return false;
+    Mock::generate($name, $mock_name);
+}
+
 $test = new GroupTest('HTMLPurifier');
 
 $test->addTestFile('HTMLPurifier/LexerTest.php');
@@ -22,6 +30,8 @@ $test->addTestFile('HTMLPurifier/EntityLookupTest.php');
 $test->addTestFile('HTMLPurifier/Strategy/RemoveForeignElementsTest.php');
 $test->addTestFile('HTMLPurifier/Strategy/MakeWellFormedTest.php');
 $test->addTestFile('HTMLPurifier/Strategy/FixNestingTest.php');
+$test->addTestFile('HTMLPurifier/Strategy/CompositeTest.php');
+$test->addTestFile('HTMLPurifier/Strategy/CoreTest.php');
 
 $test->run( new HtmlReporter() );