diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7d12ee9..552ec8a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ In this article:
 
 ### Context
 
-At the time of writing, the major IDEs that support ASA ([VSCode](https://code.visualstudio.com/) and [Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/)) do not offer native unit testing capabilities.
+At the time of writing, the major IDEs that support ASA ([VSCode](https://code.visualstudio.com/) and [Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/)) do not offer native **unit testing** capabilities.
 
-This solution intends to fill that gap by enabling:
+This tool intends to fill that gap by enabling:
 
 - fully local, repeatable executions over multiple test cases
 - automated evaluation of the resulting outputs against expected ones
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ For that it leverages the **local testing with sample data** capabilities of eit
 
 Local runs are scripted thanks to the `sa.exe` tool from the [Microsoft.Azure.StreamAnalytics.CICD](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Azure.StreamAnalytics.CICD/) package.
 
-The results are then evaluated against reference data sets thanks to the [jsondiffpatch](https://github.com/benjamine/JsonDiffPatch) library.
+The results are then evaluated against reference data sets thanks to the [Compare-Object](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.utility/compare-object?view=powershell-7) **PowerShell** cmdlet.
 
 The whole thing is wired together in a **PowerShell** script based on a predefined test fixture (folder structure + naming convention):
 
@@ -69,10 +69,9 @@ Unit tests should not rely on external services, so all runs are done via local
 
 ### Requirements
 
-This solution leverages [PowerShell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerShell), a [nuget](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NuGet) package and a [npm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Npm_(software)) package to enable unit testing:
+This solution leverages [PowerShell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerShell), and a [nuget](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NuGet) package to enable ASA unit testing:
 
 - For **PowerShell**, any [recent version](https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases) should do (*assets* tab under a specific release)
-- The **npm CLI** must also be installed manually (available with [Node.JS](https://nodejs.org/en/download/))
 - The nuget CLI will be downloaded via the provided installation script, but it requires the [.NET Framework 4.7.2 or above](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-framework) to run.
 
 From there, the installation script will take care of the other dependencies (including the nuget CLI).
@@ -230,6 +229,9 @@ PowerShell [remoting for jobs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/modul
 
 ### Change Log
 
+- May 2020 :
+  - Update doc to reflect the removal of the jsondiffpatch dependency
+  - Fix open issues
 - March 2020 :
   - Full refactoring to allow publication in the PowerShell Gallery
   - Complete unit test coverage (Pester) and linting
@@ -243,18 +245,16 @@ This solution uses the following components:
 
 - the [Microsoft.Azure.StreamAnalytics.CICD](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Azure.StreamAnalytics.CICD/) nuget package, which provides `sa.exe`, a Windows-only executable that allows to run an ASA job [via command line](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/stream-analytics/stream-analytics-tools-for-visual-studio-cicd)
   - the [nuget CLI](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/reference/nuget-exe-cli-reference), to download and install the package above
-- the **jsondiffpatch** npm package ([GitHub]((https://github.com/benjamine/JsonDiffPatch) ), [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/jsondiffpatch)) which allows to compare json files
-  - the [npm CLI](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli-documentation/) to install the package above, available with [Node.JS](https://nodejs.org/en/download/)
 - [PowerShell](https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases) as the shell to run intermediary tasks and execute the required commands
 
 ### Shortcomings
 
-- Slow execution
+- ~~Slow execution~~ Somewhat mitigated via the parallel execution of tests
 - No integration to the usual IDEs
 - No cross-platform options
 
 ### Thanks
 
 - [Kevin Marquette](https://twitter.com/KevinMarquette) for his [invaluable](https://powershellexplained.com/2017-01-21-powershell-module-continious-delivery-pipeline/) blog on PowerShell
-- [jsondiffpatch](https://github.com/benjamine/JsonDiffPatch) : Diff & patch JavaScript objects
+- [jsondiffpatch](https://github.com/benjamine/JsonDiffPatch) : Diff & patch JavaScript objects (used actively up to release 1.0.7)
 - [Tabler icons](https://github.com/tabler/tabler-icons) : A set of over 400 free MIT-licensed high-quality SVG icons for you to use in your web projects
diff --git a/README_DEV.md b/README_DEV.md
index f7b426e..98191a8 100644
--- a/README_DEV.md
+++ b/README_DEV.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Import-Module -Name $moduleFile -verbose -force
 $env:psmodulePath
 ```
 
-Testing a run
+### Testing a run (integration)
 
 ```PowerShell
 $installFolder = "C:\users\fleide\Repos\asa.unittest\examples\ASAHelloWorld.Tests\"
diff --git a/asa.unittest.tests/New-AutAsaprojXML.Tests.ps1 b/asa.unittest.tests/New-AutAsaprojXML.Tests.ps1
index b526aef..4a768f7 100644
--- a/asa.unittest.tests/New-AutAsaprojXML.Tests.ps1
+++ b/asa.unittest.tests/New-AutAsaprojXML.Tests.ps1
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ Describe "New-AutAsaprojXML Nominal" {
             {
                 `"filePath`": `"JobConfig.json`",
                 `"subType`": `"JobConfig`"
+            },
+            {
+                `"filePath`": `"Functions\\jsFunction1.js.json`",
+                `"subType`": `"JSFunction`"
             }
         ]
     }"
@@ -34,6 +38,9 @@ Describe "New-AutAsaprojXML Nominal" {
     $outputXMLstring ="<Project ToolsVersion=`"4.0`" DefaultTargets=`"Build`" xmlns=`"http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003`">
 <ItemGroup>
 <Script Include=`"asaproject.asaql`"/>
+<ScriptCode Include=`"asaproject.asaql.cs`">
+<DependentUpon>asaproject.asaql</DependentUpon>
+</ScriptCode>
 </ItemGroup>
 <ItemGroup>
 <Configure Include=`"Inputs\Local_input.json`">
@@ -45,6 +52,9 @@ Describe "New-AutAsaprojXML Nominal" {
 <Configure Include=`"JobConfig.json`">
 <SubType>JobConfig</SubType>
 </Configure>
+<Configure Include=`"Functions\jsFunction1.js.json`">
+<SubType>JSFunction</SubType>
+</Configure>
 </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
 "
diff --git a/asa.unittest.tests/New-AutRunFixture.Tests.ps1 b/asa.unittest.tests/New-AutRunFixture.Tests.ps1
index 282c5c1..ab6c77c 100644
--- a/asa.unittest.tests/New-AutRunFixture.Tests.ps1
+++ b/asa.unittest.tests/New-AutRunFixture.Tests.ps1
@@ -89,6 +89,19 @@ Describe "New-AutRunFixture nominal"  {
             Assert-MockCalled New-Item -Times 3 -Exactly -Scope It -ParameterFilter {($ItemType -eq "Directory") -and ($Path -like "*\$t_testID\00?\$t_asaProjectName\Inputs\")}
         }
 
+        It "creates function subfolder in each test case folder" {
+            New-AutRunFixture `
+                 -solutionPath $t_solutionPath `
+                 -asaProjectName $t_asaProjectName `
+                 -unittestFolder $t_unittestFolder `
+                 -testID $t_testID
+
+            Assert-MockCalled New-Item -Times 1 -Exactly -Scope It -ParameterFilter {($ItemType -eq "Directory") -and ($Path -like "*\$t_testID\001\$t_asaProjectName\Functions\")}
+            Assert-MockCalled New-Item -Times 1 -Exactly -Scope It -ParameterFilter {($ItemType -eq "Directory") -and ($Path -like "*\$t_testID\002\$t_asaProjectName\Functions\")}
+            Assert-MockCalled New-Item -Times 1 -Exactly -Scope It -ParameterFilter {($ItemType -eq "Directory") -and ($Path -like "*\$t_testID\003\$t_asaProjectName\Functions\")}
+            Assert-MockCalled New-Item -Times 3 -Exactly -Scope It -ParameterFilter {($ItemType -eq "Directory") -and ($Path -like "*\$t_testID\00?\$t_asaProjectName\Functions\")}
+        }
+
         It "copies ASA config files in each test case folders" {
             New-AutRunFixture `
                  -solutionPath $t_solutionPath `
@@ -99,6 +112,16 @@ Describe "New-AutRunFixture nominal"  {
             Assert-MockCalled Copy-Item -Times 3 -Exactly -Scope It -ParameterFilter {$Path -like "*.as*"}
         }
 
+        It "copies ASA cs code behind files in each test case folders" {
+            New-AutRunFixture `
+                 -solutionPath $t_solutionPath `
+                 -asaProjectName $t_asaProjectName `
+                 -unittestFolder $t_unittestFolder `
+                 -testID $t_testID
+
+            Assert-MockCalled Copy-Item -Times 3 -Exactly -Scope It -ParameterFilter {$Path -like "*.cs"}
+        }
+
         Mock Test-Path {return $false} -ParameterFilter {$Path -like "*.asaproj"}
         It "calls New-AUTAsaprojXML if needed" {
             New-AutRunFixture `
@@ -130,7 +153,27 @@ Describe "New-AutRunFixture nominal"  {
                  -testID $t_testID
 
             Assert-MockCalled Copy-Item -Times 3 -Exactly -Scope It -ParameterFilter {$Path -like "*Local*.json"}
-        }
+        }  
+
+        It "copies ASA JS Function files in each test case folders" {
+            New-AutRunFixture `
+                 -solutionPath $t_solutionPath `
+                 -asaProjectName $t_asaProjectName `
+                 -unittestFolder $t_unittestFolder `
+                 -testID $t_testID
+
+            Assert-MockCalled Copy-Item -Times 3 -Exactly -Scope It -ParameterFilter {$Path -like "*.js"}
+        }  
+
+        It "copies ASA JS Function definition (JSON) files in each test case folders" {
+            New-AutRunFixture `
+                 -solutionPath $t_solutionPath `
+                 -asaProjectName $t_asaProjectName `
+                 -unittestFolder $t_unittestFolder `
+                 -testID $t_testID
+
+            Assert-MockCalled Copy-Item -Times 3 -Exactly -Scope It -ParameterFilter {$Path -like "*.js.json"}
+        }  
 
         It "copies test files from 1_arrange in each test case folders" {
             New-AutRunFixture `
diff --git a/asa.unittest.tests/Start-AutRun.Tests.ps1 b/asa.unittest.tests/Start-AutRun.Tests.ps1
index da45c7c..eda53a6 100644
--- a/asa.unittest.tests/Start-AutRun.Tests.ps1
+++ b/asa.unittest.tests/Start-AutRun.Tests.ps1
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ Describe "Start-AutRun parameter asaProjectName" {
         Mock Get-ChildItem {}
         Mock Get-Content {}
 
-        $t_solutionPath = "foo"
         It "runs with a asaProjectName" {
             Start-AutRun `
                 -asaNugetVersion $t_asaNugetVersion `
@@ -188,10 +187,22 @@ Describe "Start-AutRun parameter asaProjectName" {
             Assert-MockCalled New-AutRunFixture -Times 1 -Exactly -Scope It
         }
 
+        $t_asaProjectName = "X.X.X.ASA.ProjectName"
+        It "runs with dots in the asaProjectName" {
+            Start-AutRun `
+                -asaNugetVersion $t_asaNugetVersion `
+                -solutionPath $t_solutionPath `
+                -asaProjectName $t_asaProjectName `
+                -unittestFolder $t_unittestFolder |
+            Assert-MockCalled New-AutRunFixture -Times 1 -Exactly -Scope It
+        }
+        $t_asaProjectName = "bar"
+
         It "fails without a asaProjectName" {
             {Start-AutRun `
                 -asaNugetVersion $t_asaNugetVersion `
                 -solutionPath $t_solutionPath `
+                #-asaProjectName $t_asaProjectName `
                 -unittestFolder $t_unittestFolder} |
             Should -throw "-asaProjectName is required"
         }
@@ -203,9 +214,11 @@ Describe "Start-AutRun parameter asaProjectName" {
                 -solutionPath $t_solutionPath `
                 -asaProjectName $t_asaProjectName `
                 -unittestFolder $t_unittestFolder} |
-            Should -throw "Invalid -asaProjectName (3"
+            Should -throw "Invalid -asaProjectName ("
         }
 
+        <#
+        # 1.0.9 - This is actually not necessary, the validation requirement are only applied on the Azure job, not the local project
         $t_asaProjectName = " "
         It "fails with an invalid asaProjectName (space)" {
             {Start-AutRun `
@@ -245,6 +258,7 @@ Describe "Start-AutRun parameter asaProjectName" {
                 -unittestFolder $t_unittestFolder} |
             Should -throw "Invalid -asaProjectName (3"
         }
+        #>
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/asa.unittest/Public/New-AutAsaprojXML.ps1 b/asa.unittest/Public/New-AutAsaprojXML.ps1
index 7c75522..1e55760 100644
--- a/asa.unittest/Public/New-AutAsaprojXML.ps1
+++ b/asa.unittest/Public/New-AutAsaprojXML.ps1
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ function New-AutAsaprojXML{
             $footer = "</Project>"
             $itemGroupStart = "<ItemGroup>"
             $itemGroupEnd = "</ItemGroup>"
-            $itemFilter = @("InputMock","JobConfig")
+            $itemFilter = @("InputMock","JobConfig","JSFunction")
 
             ################################################################################################################################
             write-verbose "101 - Generating the XML asaproj"
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ function New-AutAsaprojXML{
             # First ItemGroup for script file (asaql)
             $targetAsaproj += $itemGroupStart + $newline
             $targetAsaproj += "<Script Include=`"$($sourceAsaproj.startFile)`"/>" + $newline
+            $targetAsaproj += "<ScriptCode Include=`"$($sourceAsaproj.startFile).cs`">" + $newline
+            $targetAsaproj += "<DependentUpon>$($sourceAsaproj.startFile)</DependentUpon>" + $newline
+            $targetAsaproj += "</ScriptCode>" + $newline
             $targetAsaproj += $itemGroupEnd + $newline
 
             # Second ItemGroup for InputMock (local input config files) and JobConfig
diff --git a/asa.unittest/Public/Start-AutRun.ps1 b/asa.unittest/Public/Start-AutRun.ps1
index 1360bab..f4bbdc3 100644
--- a/asa.unittest/Public/Start-AutRun.ps1
+++ b/asa.unittest/Public/Start-AutRun.ps1
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ Function Start-AutRun{
 
         if (-not (Test-Path $solutionPath)) {Throw "Invalid -solutionPath"}
 
-        if (-not (`
-                     ($asaProjectName -match '^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$') `
-                -and ($asaProjectName.Length -ge 3) `
-                -and ($asaProjectName.Length -le 63) `
-        )) {Throw "Invalid -asaProjectName (3-63 alp_ha-num)"}
+        if (-not (($asaProjectName.Length -ge 1)
+                # 1.0.9 - This is actually not necessary, the validation requirement are only applied on the Azure job, not the local project
+                #-and ($asaProjectName -match '^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$') `
+                #-and ($asaProjectName.Length -le 63) `
+        )) {Throw "Invalid -asaProjectName (empty string)"}
 
         if (-not (Test-Path "$solutionPath\$unittestFolder\1_arrange")) {Throw "Can't find 1_arrange folder at $solutionPath\$unittestFolder\1_arrange"}
 
diff --git a/asa.unittest/asa.unittest.psd1 b/asa.unittest/asa.unittest.psd1
index 987408e..96d48cd 100644
Binary files a/asa.unittest/asa.unittest.psd1 and b/asa.unittest/asa.unittest.psd1 differ
diff --git a/asa.unittest/private/New-AutRunFixture.ps1 b/asa.unittest/private/New-AutRunFixture.ps1
index d9c4ecc..c64d46e 100644
--- a/asa.unittest/private/New-AutRunFixture.ps1
+++ b/asa.unittest/private/New-AutRunFixture.ps1
@@ -78,10 +78,16 @@ Function New-AutRunFixture{
                 New-Item -ItemType Directory |
                 Out-Null
 
-            ## Copy .asaql, .asaproj (XML) and JobConfig, asaproj (JSON) required for run in each test case folder
+            ## Create an ASA function folder in test case folder
+            $testFolders |
+            Select-Object @{Name = "Path"; Expression = {"$($_.Path)\$asaProjectName\Functions\"}} |
+            New-Item -ItemType Directory |
+            Out-Null
+
+            ## Copy .asaql, .asaql.cs, .asaproj (XML) and JobConfig, asaproj (JSON) required for run in each test case folder
             $testFolders |
                 Select-Object @{Name="Destination"; Expression = {"$($_.Path)\$asaProjectName\"}} |
-                Copy-Item -Path "$asaProjectPath\*.as*","$asaProjectPath\*.json" -recurse |
+                Copy-Item -Path "$asaProjectPath\*.as*","$asaProjectPath\*.cs","$asaProjectPath\*.json" -recurse |
                 Out-Null
 
             ## If there isn't a XML asaproj, generate it from the JSON one
@@ -98,6 +104,18 @@ Function New-AutRunFixture{
                 Copy-Item -Path "$asaProjectPath\Inputs\Local*.json" -recurse |
                 Out-Null
 
+            ## Copy the local JS function files required for run in each test case folder
+            $testFolders |
+            Select-Object @{Name="Destination"; Expression = {"$($_.Path)\$asaProjectName\Functions\"}} |
+            Copy-Item -Path "$asaProjectPath\Functions\*.js" -recurse |
+            Out-Null
+
+            ## Copy the local JS function definition files (JSON) required for run in each test case folder
+            $testFolders |
+            Select-Object @{Name="Destination"; Expression = {"$($_.Path)\$asaProjectName\Functions\"}} |
+            Copy-Item -Path "$asaProjectPath\Functions\*.js.json" -recurse |
+            Out-Null
+
             ## Copy test files from 1_arrange to each test case folder
             $testDetails |
                 Select-Object `