diff --git a/spec/node_suite.js b/spec/node_suite.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d3e1c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/node_suite.js
@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+var fs = require('fs');
+var sys = require('sys');
+var path = require('path');
+
+// yes, really keep this here to keep us honest, but only for jasmine's own runner! [xw]
+undefined = "diz be undefined yo";
+
+var jasmineGlobals = require("../src/base")
+for(var k in jasmineGlobals) {global[k] = jasmineGlobals[k]}
+
+//load jasmine src files based on the order in runner.html
+var srcFilesInProperRequireOrder = [];
+var runnerHtmlLines = fs.readFileSync("spec/runner.html", "utf8").split("\n");
+var srcFileLines = [];
+for (var i=0; i<runnerHtmlLines.length; i++) 
+  if (runnerHtmlLines[i].match(/script(.*?)\/src\//)) 
+    srcFileLines.push(runnerHtmlLines[i]);
+for (i=0; i<srcFileLines.length; i++) srcFilesInProperRequireOrder.push(/src=\"(.*?)\"/(srcFileLines[i])[1]);
+for (i=0; i<srcFilesInProperRequireOrder.length; i++) require(srcFilesInProperRequireOrder[i]);
+
+
+/*
+Pulling in code from jasmine-node.
+
+We can't just depend on jasmine-node because it has its own jasmine that it uses.
+*/
+
+global.window = {
+  setTimeout: setTimeout,
+  clearTimeout: clearTimeout,
+  setInterval: setInterval,
+  clearInterval: clearInterval
+};
+
+delete global.window;
+
+function noop(){}
+
+jasmine.executeSpecs = function(specs, done, isVerbose, showColors){
+  var log = [];
+  var columnCounter = 0;
+  var start = 0;
+  var elapsed = 0;
+  var verbose = isVerbose || false;
+  var colors = showColors || false;
+
+  var ansi = {
+    green: '\033[32m',
+    red: '\033[31m',
+    yellow: '\033[33m',
+    none: '\033[0m'
+  };
+
+  for (var i = 0, len = specs.length; i < len; ++i){
+    var filename = specs[i];
+    require(filename.replace(/\.\w+$/, ""));
+  }
+
+  var jasmineEnv = jasmine.getEnv();
+  jasmineEnv.reporter = {
+    log: function(str){
+    },
+    
+    reportSpecStarting: function(runner) {
+    },
+    
+    reportRunnerStarting: function(runner) {
+      sys.puts('Started');
+      start = Number(new Date);
+    },
+
+    reportSuiteResults: function(suite) {
+      var specResults = suite.results();
+      var path = [];
+      while(suite) {
+        path.unshift(suite.description);
+        suite = suite.parentSuite;
+      }
+      var description = path.join(' ');
+
+      if (verbose)
+        log.push('Spec ' + description);
+
+      specResults.items_.forEach(function(spec){
+        if (spec.failedCount > 0 && spec.description) {
+          if (!verbose)
+              log.push(description);
+          log.push('  it ' + spec.description);
+          spec.items_.forEach(function(result){
+            log.push('  ' + result.trace.stack + '\n');
+          });
+        }
+      });
+    },
+
+    reportSpecResults: function(spec) {
+      var result = spec.results();
+      var msg = '';
+      if (result.passed())
+      {
+        msg = (colors) ? (ansi.green + '.' + ansi.none) : '.';
+//      } else if (result.skipped) {  TODO: Research why "result.skipped" returns false when "xit" is called on a spec?
+//        msg = (colors) ? (ansi.yellow + '*' + ansi.none) : '*';
+      } else {
+        msg = (colors) ? (ansi.red + 'F' + ansi.none) : 'F';
+      }
+      sys.print(msg);
+      if (columnCounter++ < 50) return;
+      columnCounter = 0;
+      sys.print('\n');
+    },
+
+
+    reportRunnerResults: function(runner) {
+      elapsed = (Number(new Date) - start) / 1000;
+      sys.puts('\n');
+      log.forEach(function(log){
+        sys.puts(log);
+      });
+      sys.puts('Finished in ' + elapsed + ' seconds');
+
+      var summary = jasmine.printRunnerResults(runner);
+      if(colors)
+      {
+        if(runner.results().failedCount === 0 )
+          sys.puts(ansi.green + summary + ansi.none);
+        else
+          sys.puts(ansi.red + summary + ansi.none);
+      } else {
+        sys.puts(summary);
+      }
+      (done||noop)(runner, log);
+    }
+  };
+  jasmineEnv.execute();
+};
+
+jasmine.getAllSpecFiles = function(dir, matcher){
+  var specs = [];
+
+  if (fs.statSync(dir).isFile() && dir.match(matcher)) {
+    specs.push(dir);
+  } else {
+    var files = fs.readdirSync(dir);
+    for (var i = 0, len = files.length; i < len; ++i){
+      var filename = dir + '/' + files[i];
+      if (fs.statSync(filename).isFile() && filename.match(matcher)){
+        specs.push(filename);
+      }else if (fs.statSync(filename).isDirectory()){
+        var subfiles = this.getAllSpecFiles(filename, matcher);
+        subfiles.forEach(function(result){
+          specs.push(result);
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  
+  return specs;
+};
+
+jasmine.printRunnerResults = function(runner){
+  var results = runner.results();
+  var suites = runner.suites();
+  var msg = '';
+  msg += suites.length + ' test' + ((suites.length === 1) ? '' : 's') + ', ';
+  msg += results.totalCount + ' assertion' + ((results.totalCount === 1) ? '' : 's') + ', ';
+  msg += results.failedCount + ' failure' + ((results.failedCount === 1) ? '' : 's') + '\n';
+  return msg;
+};
+
+function now(){
+  return new Date().getTime();
+}
+
+jasmine.asyncSpecWait = function(){
+  var wait = jasmine.asyncSpecWait;
+  wait.start = now();
+  wait.done = false;
+  (function innerWait(){
+    waits(10);
+    runs(function() {
+      if (wait.start + wait.timeout < now()) {
+        expect('timeout waiting for spec').toBeNull();
+      } else if (wait.done) {
+        wait.done = false;
+      } else {
+        innerWait();
+      }
+    });
+  })();
+};
+jasmine.asyncSpecWait.timeout = 4 * 1000;
+jasmine.asyncSpecDone = function(){
+  jasmine.asyncSpecWait.done = true;
+};
+
+for ( var key in jasmine) {
+  exports[key] = jasmine[key];
+}
+
+/*
+End jasmine-node runner
+*/
+
+
+
+
+
+var isVerbose = false;
+var showColors = true;
+process.argv.forEach(function(arg){
+  switch(arg) {
+  case '--color': showColors = true; break;
+  case '--noColor': showColors = false; break;
+  case '--verbose': isVerbose = true; break;
+  }
+});
+
+var specs = jasmine.getAllSpecFiles(__dirname + '/suites', new RegExp("^.+\.(js|coffee)$"));
+var domIndependentSpecs = []
+for(var i=0; i<specs.length; i++) { 
+  if (fs.readFileSync(specs[i], "utf8").indexOf("document.createElement")<0) {
+    domIndependentSpecs.push(specs[i])
+  }; 
+}
+
+jasmine.executeSpecs(domIndependentSpecs, function(runner, log){
+  if (runner.results().failedCount == 0) {
+    process.exit(0);
+  } else {
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}, isVerbose, showColors);
diff --git a/src/base.js b/src/base.js
index 485ff84..f4cb6e2 100755
--- a/src/base.js
+++ b/src/base.js
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
+var isCommonJS = typeof window == "undefined";
+
 /**
  * Top level namespace for Jasmine, a lightweight JavaScript BDD/spec/testing framework.
  *
  * @namespace
  */
 var jasmine = {};
-
+if (isCommonJS) exports.jasmine = jasmine;
 /**
  * @private
  */
@@ -443,6 +445,7 @@ jasmine.log = function() {
 var spyOn = function(obj, methodName) {
   return jasmine.getEnv().currentSpec.spyOn(obj, methodName);
 };
+if (isCommonJS) exports.spyOn = spyOn;
 
 /**
  * Creates a Jasmine spec that will be added to the current suite.
@@ -460,6 +463,7 @@ var spyOn = function(obj, methodName) {
 var it = function(desc, func) {
   return jasmine.getEnv().it(desc, func);
 };
+if (isCommonJS) exports.it = it;
 
 /**
  * Creates a <em>disabled</em> Jasmine spec.
@@ -472,6 +476,7 @@ var it = function(desc, func) {
 var xit = function(desc, func) {
   return jasmine.getEnv().xit(desc, func);
 };
+if (isCommonJS) exports.xit = xit;
 
 /**
  * Starts a chain for a Jasmine expectation.
@@ -484,6 +489,7 @@ var xit = function(desc, func) {
 var expect = function(actual) {
   return jasmine.getEnv().currentSpec.expect(actual);
 };
+if (isCommonJS) exports.expect = expect;
 
 /**
  * Defines part of a jasmine spec.  Used in cominbination with waits or waitsFor in asynchrnous specs.
@@ -493,6 +499,7 @@ var expect = function(actual) {
 var runs = function(func) {
   jasmine.getEnv().currentSpec.runs(func);
 };
+if (isCommonJS) exports.runs = runs;
 
 /**
  * Waits a fixed time period before moving to the next block.
@@ -503,6 +510,7 @@ var runs = function(func) {
 var waits = function(timeout) {
   jasmine.getEnv().currentSpec.waits(timeout);
 };
+if (isCommonJS) exports.waits = waits;
 
 /**
  * Waits for the latchFunction to return true before proceeding to the next block.
@@ -514,6 +522,7 @@ var waits = function(timeout) {
 var waitsFor = function(latchFunction, optional_timeoutMessage, optional_timeout) {
   jasmine.getEnv().currentSpec.waitsFor.apply(jasmine.getEnv().currentSpec, arguments);
 };
+if (isCommonJS) exports.waitsFor = waitsFor;
 
 /**
  * A function that is called before each spec in a suite.
@@ -525,6 +534,7 @@ var waitsFor = function(latchFunction, optional_timeoutMessage, optional_timeout
 var beforeEach = function(beforeEachFunction) {
   jasmine.getEnv().beforeEach(beforeEachFunction);
 };
+if (isCommonJS) exports.beforeEach = beforeEach;
 
 /**
  * A function that is called after each spec in a suite.
@@ -536,6 +546,7 @@ var beforeEach = function(beforeEachFunction) {
 var afterEach = function(afterEachFunction) {
   jasmine.getEnv().afterEach(afterEachFunction);
 };
+if (isCommonJS) exports.afterEach = afterEach;
 
 /**
  * Defines a suite of specifications.
@@ -555,6 +566,7 @@ var afterEach = function(afterEachFunction) {
 var describe = function(description, specDefinitions) {
   return jasmine.getEnv().describe(description, specDefinitions);
 };
+if (isCommonJS) exports.describe = describe;
 
 /**
  * Disables a suite of specifications.  Used to disable some suites in a file, or files, temporarily during development.
@@ -565,6 +577,7 @@ var describe = function(description, specDefinitions) {
 var xdescribe = function(description, specDefinitions) {
   return jasmine.getEnv().xdescribe(description, specDefinitions);
 };
+if (isCommonJS) exports.xdescribe = xdescribe;
 
 
 // Provide the XMLHttpRequest class for IE 5.x-6.x:
@@ -586,4 +599,4 @@ jasmine.XmlHttpRequest = (typeof XMLHttpRequest == "undefined") ? function() {
   } catch(e) {
   }
   throw new Error("This browser does not support XMLHttpRequest.");
-} : XMLHttpRequest;
+} : XMLHttpRequest;
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