diff --git a/openscad_utils.py b/openscad_utils.py
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+import py, re
+
+mod_re = (r"\bmodule\s+(", r")\s*\(\s*")
+func_re = (r"\bfunction\s+(", r")\s*\(")
+
+def extract_mod_names(fpath, name_re=r"\w+"):
+    regex = name_re.join(mod_re)
+    print regex
+    matcher = re.compile(regex)
+    return (m.group(1) for m in matcher.finditer(fpath.read()))
+
+def extract_func_names(fpath, name_re=r"\w+"):
+    regex = name_re.join(func_re)
+    print regex
+    matcher = re.compile(regex)
+    return (m.group(1) for m in matcher.finditer(fpath.read()))
+
+def collect_test_modules():
+    dirpath = py.path.local("./")
+    print "Collecting openscad test module names"
+    
+    test_files = {}
+    for fpath in dirpath.visit('*.scad'):
+        #print fpath
+        modules = extract_mod_names(fpath, r"test\w*")
+        #functions = extract_func_names(fpath, r"test\w*")
+        test_files[fpath] = modules
+    return test_files
+
+collect_test_modules()
diff --git a/test_compile.py b/test_compile.py
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+++ b/test_compile.py
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+from openscad_utils import *
+
+def pytest_generate_tests(metafunc):
+    if "mod_name" in metafunc.funcargnames:
+        for fpath, mod_names in collect_test_modules().items():
+            for mod_name in mod_names:
+                metafunc.addcall(funcargs=dict(mod_name=mod_name, mod_file=fpath))
+
+temppath = py.test.ensuretemp('MCAD')
+
+def test_func(mod_name, mod_file, capfd):
+    fpath = temppath.join(mod_file.base_name)
+    
+    call_openscad(path=fpath)