diff --git a/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/01_single_record.h b/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/01_single_record.h
index f053df5f..12c01ac9 100644
--- a/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/01_single_record.h
+++ b/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/01_single_record.h
@@ -381,8 +381,9 @@ struct MyRecord {
 };
 }
 
-template <typename T>
-example_com::heap_object<T>::~heap_object() = default;
+namespace example_com {
+template <typename T> heap_object<T>::~heap_object() = default;
+}
 
 inline auto example_com::MyRecord::toYaml([[maybe_unused]] ::example_com::store_config const& config) const -> YAML::Node {
     using ::example_com::toYaml;
@@ -405,12 +406,13 @@ inline void example_com::MyRecord::fromYaml([[maybe_unused]] YAML::Node const& n
         fromYaml(expandedNode, *name);
     }
 }
+namespace example_com {
 template <>
-struct example_com::DetectAndExtractFromYaml<example_com::MyRecord> {
-    auto operator()(YAML::Node const& n) const -> std::optional<example_com::MyRecord> {
+struct DetectAndExtractFromYaml<::example_com::MyRecord> {
+    auto operator()(YAML::Node const& n) const -> std::optional<::example_com::MyRecord> {
         if (!n.IsDefined()) return std::nullopt;
         if (!n.IsMap()) return std::nullopt;
-        auto res = example_com::MyRecord{};
+        auto res = ::example_com::MyRecord{};
 
         if constexpr (::example_com::IsConstant<decltype(res.name)::value_t>::value) try {
             fromYaml(n["name"], *res.name);
@@ -421,6 +423,7 @@ struct example_com::DetectAndExtractFromYaml<example_com::MyRecord> {
         return std::nullopt;
     }
 };
+}
 namespace example_com {
 
 template <typename T>
@@ -525,7 +528,7 @@ auto load_document_from_string(std::string document) -> DocumentRootType {
     return load_document_from_yaml(YAML::Load(document));
 }
 auto load_document(std::filesystem::path path) -> DocumentRootType {
-    return load_document_from_yaml(YAML::LoadFile(path));
+    return load_document_from_yaml(YAML::LoadFile(path.string()));
 }
 void store_document(DocumentRootType const& root, std::ostream& ostream, store_config config={}) {
     auto y = toYaml(root, config);
diff --git a/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/02_two_records.h b/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/02_two_records.h
index fd9df17b..9e0cc503 100644
--- a/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/02_two_records.h
+++ b/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/02_two_records.h
@@ -391,8 +391,9 @@ struct MyRecordTwo {
 };
 }
 
-template <typename T>
-example_com::heap_object<T>::~heap_object() = default;
+namespace example_com {
+template <typename T> heap_object<T>::~heap_object() = default;
+}
 
 inline auto example_com::MyRecordOne::toYaml([[maybe_unused]] ::example_com::store_config const& config) const -> YAML::Node {
     using ::example_com::toYaml;
@@ -415,12 +416,13 @@ inline void example_com::MyRecordOne::fromYaml([[maybe_unused]] YAML::Node const
         fromYaml(expandedNode, *name);
     }
 }
+namespace example_com {
 template <>
-struct example_com::DetectAndExtractFromYaml<example_com::MyRecordOne> {
-    auto operator()(YAML::Node const& n) const -> std::optional<example_com::MyRecordOne> {
+struct DetectAndExtractFromYaml<::example_com::MyRecordOne> {
+    auto operator()(YAML::Node const& n) const -> std::optional<::example_com::MyRecordOne> {
         if (!n.IsDefined()) return std::nullopt;
         if (!n.IsMap()) return std::nullopt;
-        auto res = example_com::MyRecordOne{};
+        auto res = ::example_com::MyRecordOne{};
 
         if constexpr (::example_com::IsConstant<decltype(res.name)::value_t>::value) try {
             fromYaml(n["name"], *res.name);
@@ -431,6 +433,7 @@ struct example_com::DetectAndExtractFromYaml<example_com::MyRecordOne> {
         return std::nullopt;
     }
 };
+}
 inline auto example_com::MyRecordTwo::toYaml([[maybe_unused]] ::example_com::store_config const& config) const -> YAML::Node {
     using ::example_com::toYaml;
     auto n = YAML::Node{};
@@ -452,12 +455,13 @@ inline void example_com::MyRecordTwo::fromYaml([[maybe_unused]] YAML::Node const
         fromYaml(expandedNode, *value);
     }
 }
+namespace example_com {
 template <>
-struct example_com::DetectAndExtractFromYaml<example_com::MyRecordTwo> {
-    auto operator()(YAML::Node const& n) const -> std::optional<example_com::MyRecordTwo> {
+struct DetectAndExtractFromYaml<::example_com::MyRecordTwo> {
+    auto operator()(YAML::Node const& n) const -> std::optional<::example_com::MyRecordTwo> {
         if (!n.IsDefined()) return std::nullopt;
         if (!n.IsMap()) return std::nullopt;
-        auto res = example_com::MyRecordTwo{};
+        auto res = ::example_com::MyRecordTwo{};
 
         if constexpr (::example_com::IsConstant<decltype(res.value)::value_t>::value) try {
             fromYaml(n["value"], *res.value);
@@ -468,6 +472,7 @@ struct example_com::DetectAndExtractFromYaml<example_com::MyRecordTwo> {
         return std::nullopt;
     }
 };
+}
 namespace example_com {
 
 template <typename T>
@@ -572,7 +577,7 @@ auto load_document_from_string(std::string document) -> DocumentRootType {
     return load_document_from_yaml(YAML::Load(document));
 }
 auto load_document(std::filesystem::path path) -> DocumentRootType {
-    return load_document_from_yaml(YAML::LoadFile(path));
+    return load_document_from_yaml(YAML::LoadFile(path.string()));
 }
 void store_document(DocumentRootType const& root, std::ostream& ostream, store_config config={}) {
     auto y = toYaml(root, config);
diff --git a/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/03_simple_inheritance.h b/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/03_simple_inheritance.h
index f014fba5..38006149 100644
--- a/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/03_simple_inheritance.h
+++ b/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/03_simple_inheritance.h
@@ -392,8 +392,9 @@ struct MyRecordTwo
 };
 }
 
-template <typename T>
-example_com::heap_object<T>::~heap_object() = default;
+namespace example_com {
+template <typename T> heap_object<T>::~heap_object() = default;
+}
 
 inline auto example_com::MyRecordOne::toYaml([[maybe_unused]] ::example_com::store_config const& config) const -> YAML::Node {
     using ::example_com::toYaml;
@@ -416,12 +417,13 @@ inline void example_com::MyRecordOne::fromYaml([[maybe_unused]] YAML::Node const
         fromYaml(expandedNode, *name);
     }
 }
+namespace example_com {
 template <>
-struct example_com::DetectAndExtractFromYaml<example_com::MyRecordOne> {
-    auto operator()(YAML::Node const& n) const -> std::optional<example_com::MyRecordOne> {
+struct DetectAndExtractFromYaml<::example_com::MyRecordOne> {
+    auto operator()(YAML::Node const& n) const -> std::optional<::example_com::MyRecordOne> {
         if (!n.IsDefined()) return std::nullopt;
         if (!n.IsMap()) return std::nullopt;
-        auto res = example_com::MyRecordOne{};
+        auto res = ::example_com::MyRecordOne{};
 
         if constexpr (::example_com::IsConstant<decltype(res.name)::value_t>::value) try {
             fromYaml(n["name"], *res.name);
@@ -432,6 +434,7 @@ struct example_com::DetectAndExtractFromYaml<example_com::MyRecordOne> {
         return std::nullopt;
     }
 };
+}
 inline auto example_com::MyRecordTwo::toYaml([[maybe_unused]] ::example_com::store_config const& config) const -> YAML::Node {
     using ::example_com::toYaml;
     auto n = YAML::Node{};
@@ -455,12 +458,13 @@ inline void example_com::MyRecordTwo::fromYaml([[maybe_unused]] YAML::Node const
         fromYaml(expandedNode, *value);
     }
 }
+namespace example_com {
 template <>
-struct example_com::DetectAndExtractFromYaml<example_com::MyRecordTwo> {
-    auto operator()(YAML::Node const& n) const -> std::optional<example_com::MyRecordTwo> {
+struct DetectAndExtractFromYaml<::example_com::MyRecordTwo> {
+    auto operator()(YAML::Node const& n) const -> std::optional<::example_com::MyRecordTwo> {
         if (!n.IsDefined()) return std::nullopt;
         if (!n.IsMap()) return std::nullopt;
-        auto res = example_com::MyRecordTwo{};
+        auto res = ::example_com::MyRecordTwo{};
 
         if constexpr (::example_com::IsConstant<decltype(res.value)::value_t>::value) try {
             fromYaml(n["value"], *res.value);
@@ -471,6 +475,7 @@ struct example_com::DetectAndExtractFromYaml<example_com::MyRecordTwo> {
         return std::nullopt;
     }
 };
+}
 namespace example_com {
 
 template <typename T>
@@ -575,7 +580,7 @@ auto load_document_from_string(std::string document) -> DocumentRootType {
     return load_document_from_yaml(YAML::Load(document));
 }
 auto load_document(std::filesystem::path path) -> DocumentRootType {
-    return load_document_from_yaml(YAML::LoadFile(path));
+    return load_document_from_yaml(YAML::LoadFile(path.string()));
 }
 void store_document(DocumentRootType const& root, std::ostream& ostream, store_config config={}) {
     auto y = toYaml(root, config);
diff --git a/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/04_abstract_inheritance.h b/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/04_abstract_inheritance.h
index fa56263d..bdebbf6c 100644
--- a/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/04_abstract_inheritance.h
+++ b/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/04_abstract_inheritance.h
@@ -392,8 +392,9 @@ struct MyRecordTwo
 };
 }
 
-template <typename T>
-example_com::heap_object<T>::~heap_object() = default;
+namespace example_com {
+template <typename T> heap_object<T>::~heap_object() = default;
+}
 
 inline example_com::MyRecordOne::~MyRecordOne() = default;
 inline auto example_com::MyRecordOne::toYaml([[maybe_unused]] ::example_com::store_config const& config) const -> YAML::Node {
@@ -440,12 +441,13 @@ inline void example_com::MyRecordTwo::fromYaml([[maybe_unused]] YAML::Node const
         fromYaml(expandedNode, *value);
     }
 }
+namespace example_com {
 template <>
-struct example_com::DetectAndExtractFromYaml<example_com::MyRecordTwo> {
-    auto operator()(YAML::Node const& n) const -> std::optional<example_com::MyRecordTwo> {
+struct DetectAndExtractFromYaml<::example_com::MyRecordTwo> {
+    auto operator()(YAML::Node const& n) const -> std::optional<::example_com::MyRecordTwo> {
         if (!n.IsDefined()) return std::nullopt;
         if (!n.IsMap()) return std::nullopt;
-        auto res = example_com::MyRecordTwo{};
+        auto res = ::example_com::MyRecordTwo{};
 
         if constexpr (::example_com::IsConstant<decltype(res.value)::value_t>::value) try {
             fromYaml(n["value"], *res.value);
@@ -456,6 +458,7 @@ struct example_com::DetectAndExtractFromYaml<example_com::MyRecordTwo> {
         return std::nullopt;
     }
 };
+}
 namespace example_com {
 
 template <typename T>
@@ -560,7 +563,7 @@ auto load_document_from_string(std::string document) -> DocumentRootType {
     return load_document_from_yaml(YAML::Load(document));
 }
 auto load_document(std::filesystem::path path) -> DocumentRootType {
-    return load_document_from_yaml(YAML::LoadFile(path));
+    return load_document_from_yaml(YAML::LoadFile(path.string()));
 }
 void store_document(DocumentRootType const& root, std::ostream& ostream, store_config config={}) {
     auto y = toYaml(root, config);
diff --git a/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/05_specialization.h b/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/05_specialization.h
index d43a9d1b..a142f5cf 100644
--- a/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/05_specialization.h
+++ b/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/05_specialization.h
@@ -410,8 +410,9 @@ struct MyRecordTwo {
 };
 }
 
-template <typename T>
-example_com::heap_object<T>::~heap_object() = default;
+namespace example_com {
+template <typename T> heap_object<T>::~heap_object() = default;
+}
 
 inline auto example_com::FieldRecordA::toYaml([[maybe_unused]] ::example_com::store_config const& config) const -> YAML::Node {
     using ::example_com::toYaml;
@@ -424,16 +425,18 @@ inline auto example_com::FieldRecordA::toYaml([[maybe_unused]] ::example_com::st
 inline void example_com::FieldRecordA::fromYaml([[maybe_unused]] YAML::Node const& n) {
     using ::example_com::fromYaml;
 }
+namespace example_com {
 template <>
-struct example_com::DetectAndExtractFromYaml<example_com::FieldRecordA> {
-    auto operator()(YAML::Node const& n) const -> std::optional<example_com::FieldRecordA> {
+struct DetectAndExtractFromYaml<::example_com::FieldRecordA> {
+    auto operator()(YAML::Node const& n) const -> std::optional<::example_com::FieldRecordA> {
         if (!n.IsDefined()) return std::nullopt;
         if (!n.IsMap()) return std::nullopt;
-        auto res = example_com::FieldRecordA{};
+        auto res = ::example_com::FieldRecordA{};
 
         return std::nullopt;
     }
 };
+}
 inline auto example_com::FieldRecordB::toYaml([[maybe_unused]] ::example_com::store_config const& config) const -> YAML::Node {
     using ::example_com::toYaml;
     auto n = YAML::Node{};
@@ -445,16 +448,18 @@ inline auto example_com::FieldRecordB::toYaml([[maybe_unused]] ::example_com::st
 inline void example_com::FieldRecordB::fromYaml([[maybe_unused]] YAML::Node const& n) {
     using ::example_com::fromYaml;
 }
+namespace example_com {
 template <>
-struct example_com::DetectAndExtractFromYaml<example_com::FieldRecordB> {
-    auto operator()(YAML::Node const& n) const -> std::optional<example_com::FieldRecordB> {
+struct DetectAndExtractFromYaml<::example_com::FieldRecordB> {
+    auto operator()(YAML::Node const& n) const -> std::optional<::example_com::FieldRecordB> {
         if (!n.IsDefined()) return std::nullopt;
         if (!n.IsMap()) return std::nullopt;
-        auto res = example_com::FieldRecordB{};
+        auto res = ::example_com::FieldRecordB{};
 
         return std::nullopt;
     }
 };
+}
 inline auto example_com::MyRecordOne::toYaml([[maybe_unused]] ::example_com::store_config const& config) const -> YAML::Node {
     using ::example_com::toYaml;
     auto n = YAML::Node{};
@@ -476,12 +481,13 @@ inline void example_com::MyRecordOne::fromYaml([[maybe_unused]] YAML::Node const
         fromYaml(expandedNode, *name);
     }
 }
+namespace example_com {
 template <>
-struct example_com::DetectAndExtractFromYaml<example_com::MyRecordOne> {
-    auto operator()(YAML::Node const& n) const -> std::optional<example_com::MyRecordOne> {
+struct DetectAndExtractFromYaml<::example_com::MyRecordOne> {
+    auto operator()(YAML::Node const& n) const -> std::optional<::example_com::MyRecordOne> {
         if (!n.IsDefined()) return std::nullopt;
         if (!n.IsMap()) return std::nullopt;
-        auto res = example_com::MyRecordOne{};
+        auto res = ::example_com::MyRecordOne{};
 
         if constexpr (::example_com::IsConstant<decltype(res.name)::value_t>::value) try {
             fromYaml(n["name"], *res.name);
@@ -492,6 +498,7 @@ struct example_com::DetectAndExtractFromYaml<example_com::MyRecordOne> {
         return std::nullopt;
     }
 };
+}
 inline auto example_com::MyRecordTwo::toYaml([[maybe_unused]] ::example_com::store_config const& config) const -> YAML::Node {
     using ::example_com::toYaml;
     auto n = YAML::Node{};
@@ -523,12 +530,13 @@ inline void example_com::MyRecordTwo::fromYaml([[maybe_unused]] YAML::Node const
         fromYaml(expandedNode, *value);
     }
 }
+namespace example_com {
 template <>
-struct example_com::DetectAndExtractFromYaml<example_com::MyRecordTwo> {
-    auto operator()(YAML::Node const& n) const -> std::optional<example_com::MyRecordTwo> {
+struct DetectAndExtractFromYaml<::example_com::MyRecordTwo> {
+    auto operator()(YAML::Node const& n) const -> std::optional<::example_com::MyRecordTwo> {
         if (!n.IsDefined()) return std::nullopt;
         if (!n.IsMap()) return std::nullopt;
-        auto res = example_com::MyRecordTwo{};
+        auto res = ::example_com::MyRecordTwo{};
 
         if constexpr (::example_com::IsConstant<decltype(res.name)::value_t>::value) try {
             fromYaml(n["name"], *res.name);
@@ -545,6 +553,7 @@ struct example_com::DetectAndExtractFromYaml<example_com::MyRecordTwo> {
         return std::nullopt;
     }
 };
+}
 namespace example_com {
 
 template <typename T>
@@ -649,7 +658,7 @@ auto load_document_from_string(std::string document) -> DocumentRootType {
     return load_document_from_yaml(YAML::Load(document));
 }
 auto load_document(std::filesystem::path path) -> DocumentRootType {
-    return load_document_from_yaml(YAML::LoadFile(path));
+    return load_document_from_yaml(YAML::LoadFile(path.string()));
 }
 void store_document(DocumentRootType const& root, std::ostream& ostream, store_config config={}) {
     auto y = toYaml(root, config);