diff --git a/__tests__/catch-invalid-plist.ts b/__tests__/catch-invalid-plist.ts
index 49940d1..dee33e8 100644
--- a/__tests__/catch-invalid-plist.ts
+++ b/__tests__/catch-invalid-plist.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 import plist from "../src/index";
 
 it("Throws an error on improperly formatted plist", () => {
-  function doIt() {
-    return plist.readFileSync(`${__dirname}/test-xml1-invalid.plist`);
-  }
+  const doIt = () => plist.readFileSync(`${__dirname}/test-xml1-invalid.plist`);
   expect(doIt).toThrow();
 });
 
 it("returns an empty object when the file is zero bytes", () => {
   const obj = plist.readFileSync(`${__dirname}/test-xml1-invalid-2.plist`);
-  expect(obj).toEqual({});
+  expect(obj).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`Object {}`);
 });
diff --git a/__tests__/parse.test.ts b/__tests__/parse.test.ts
index 14e5bd3..175f8be 100644
--- a/__tests__/parse.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/parse.test.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,22 @@
 import plist from "../src/index";
+import { DemoFile } from "./utils/types";
 
 describe("String parsing", () => {
   it("can parse a string", () => {
-    const doc = plist.readFileSync(`${__dirname}/test-binary1.plist`);
+    const doc = plist.readFileSync<DemoFile>(`${__dirname}/test-binary1.plist`);
     const plistString = plist.stringify(doc);
     const parsedDoc = plist.parse(plistString);
 
-    return expect(parsedDoc).toEqual(doc);
+    return expect(parsedDoc).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+              Object {
+                "Birth Year": 1942,
+                "Name": "John Doe",
+                "Travel Log": Array [
+                  "Tokyo, Honshu, Japan",
+                  "Philadelphia, PA",
+                  "Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil",
+                ],
+              }
+            `);
   });
 });
diff --git a/__tests__/readFile-binary1.test.ts b/__tests__/readFile-binary1.test.ts
index 6c784f2..5253a65 100644
--- a/__tests__/readFile-binary1.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/readFile-binary1.test.ts
@@ -1,26 +1,37 @@
 import plist from "../src/index";
 
 const filePath = `${__dirname}/test-binary1.plist`;
-const reference = {
-  "Travel Log": [
-    "Tokyo, Honshu, Japan",
-    "Philadelphia, PA",
-    "Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil",
-  ],
-  "Birth Year": 1942,
-  Name: "John Doe",
-};
 
 describe("readFileSync can properly load and read a binary file", () => {
   it("has the proper values", () => {
-    expect(plist.readFileSync(filePath)).toMatchObject(reference);
+    expect(plist.readFileSync(filePath)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      Object {
+        "Birth Year": 1942,
+        "Name": "John Doe",
+        "Travel Log": Array [
+          "Tokyo, Honshu, Japan",
+          "Philadelphia, PA",
+          "Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil",
+        ],
+      }
+    `);
   });
 });
 
 describe("readFile works asynchronously", () => {
   it("has the proper values", (done) => {
     plist.readFile(filePath, (error, contents) => {
-      expect(contents).toMatchObject(reference);
+      expect(contents).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        Object {
+          "Birth Year": 1942,
+          "Name": "John Doe",
+          "Travel Log": Array [
+            "Tokyo, Honshu, Japan",
+            "Philadelphia, PA",
+            "Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil",
+          ],
+        }
+      `);
       done();
     });
   });
diff --git a/__tests__/readFile-xml1.test.ts b/__tests__/readFile-xml1.test.ts
index 28f0b76..461b196 100644
--- a/__tests__/readFile-xml1.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/readFile-xml1.test.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 import plist from "../src/index";
+import { DemoFile } from "./utils/types";
 
 const filePath = `${__dirname}/test-xml1.plist`;
 
-type TestXml1 = {
-  "Birth Year": number;
-  Name: string;
-  "Empty String": string;
-  "Travel Log": string[];
-};
+type TestXml1 = DemoFile & { "Empty String": string };
 
 describe("readFileSync can properly load and read a file", () => {
   const contents = plist.readFileSync<TestXml1>(filePath);
@@ -15,14 +11,18 @@ describe("readFileSync can properly load and read a file", () => {
     if (!contents["Name"]) {
       fail(`Failed to parse ${filePath}`);
     }
-    expect(contents.Name).toBe("John Doe");
-    expect(contents["Birth Year"]).toBe(1942);
-    expect(contents["Empty String"]).toBe("");
-    expect(contents["Travel Log"]).toEqual([
-      "Tokyo, Honshu, Japan",
-      "Philadelphia, PA",
-      "Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil",
-    ]);
+    expect(contents).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      Object {
+        "Birth Year": 1942,
+        "Empty String": "",
+        "Name": "John Doe",
+        "Travel Log": Array [
+          "Tokyo, Honshu, Japan",
+          "Philadelphia, PA",
+          "Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil",
+        ],
+      }
+    `);
   });
 });
 
@@ -32,14 +32,18 @@ describe("readFile works asynchronously", () => {
       if (!contents) {
         fail(`Failed to parse ${filePath}`);
       }
-      expect(contents.Name).toBe("John Doe");
-      expect(contents["Birth Year"]).toBe(1942);
-      expect(contents["Empty String"]).toBe("");
-      expect(contents["Travel Log"]).toEqual([
-        "Tokyo, Honshu, Japan",
-        "Philadelphia, PA",
-        "Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil",
-      ]);
+      expect(contents).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        Object {
+          "Birth Year": 1942,
+          "Empty String": "",
+          "Name": "John Doe",
+          "Travel Log": Array [
+            "Tokyo, Honshu, Japan",
+            "Philadelphia, PA",
+            "Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil",
+          ],
+        }
+      `);
       done();
     });
   });
diff --git a/__tests__/utils/types.ts b/__tests__/utils/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc5a134
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/utils/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export type DemoFile = {
+  "Birth Year": number;
+  Name: string;
+  "Travel Log": string[];
+};
diff --git a/__tests__/writeFile-binary1.test.ts b/__tests__/writeFile-binary1.test.ts
index 60de43c..01dcb09 100644
--- a/__tests__/writeFile-binary1.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/writeFile-binary1.test.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,17 @@ describe("writeBinaryFileSync can properly load and read a file", () => {
   it("has the proper values", (done) => {
     plist.writeBinaryFileSync(filePath, testObj);
     plist.readFile(filePath, (error, contents) => {
-      expect(contents).toMatchObject(testObj);
+      expect(contents).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        Object {
+          "Birth Year": 1942,
+          "Name": "John Doe",
+          "Travel Log": Array [
+            "Tokyo, Honshu, Japan",
+            "Philadelphia, PA",
+            "Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil",
+          ],
+        }
+      `);
       done();
     });
   });
@@ -25,7 +35,17 @@ describe("writeBinaryFile works asynchronously", () => {
   it("has the proper values", (done) => {
     plist.writeBinaryFile(filePath, testObj, () => {
       plist.readFile(filePath, (error, contents) => {
-        expect(contents).toMatchObject(testObj);
+        expect(contents).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+          Object {
+            "Birth Year": 1942,
+            "Name": "John Doe",
+            "Travel Log": Array [
+              "Tokyo, Honshu, Japan",
+              "Philadelphia, PA",
+              "Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil",
+            ],
+          }
+        `);
         done();
       });
     });
diff --git a/__tests__/writeFile-xml1.test.ts b/__tests__/writeFile-xml1.test.ts
index d4b668f..f99cbf6 100644
--- a/__tests__/writeFile-xml1.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/writeFile-xml1.test.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,17 @@ describe("writeFileSync can produce a valid file", () => {
   it("has the proper values", (done) => {
     plist.writeFileSync(filePath, testObj);
     plist.readFile(filePath, (error, contents) => {
-      expect(contents).toMatchObject(testObj);
+      expect(contents).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        Object {
+          "Birth Year": 1942,
+          "Name": "John Doe",
+          "Travel Log": Array [
+            "Tokyo, Honshu, Japan",
+            "Philadelphia, PA",
+            "Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil",
+          ],
+        }
+      `);
       done();
     });
   });
@@ -25,7 +35,17 @@ describe("writeFile works asynchronously", () => {
   it("has the proper values", (done) => {
     plist.writeFile(filePath, testObj, () => {
       plist.readFile(filePath, (error, contents) => {
-        expect(contents).toMatchObject(testObj);
+        expect(contents).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+          Object {
+            "Birth Year": 1942,
+            "Name": "John Doe",
+            "Travel Log": Array [
+              "Tokyo, Honshu, Japan",
+              "Philadelphia, PA",
+              "Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil",
+            ],
+          }
+        `);
         done();
       });
     });
diff --git a/jest.config.js b/jest.config.js
index 21a1e97..ea0c505 100644
--- a/jest.config.js
+++ b/jest.config.js
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 module.exports = {
   preset: "ts-jest",
   testEnvironment: "node",
+  modulePathIgnorePatterns: ["src", "__tests__/utils"],
 };
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 28cab48..74bc4e7 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -10,18 +10,7 @@ import { writeFile } from "./writeFile";
 import { writeFileSync } from "./writeFileSync";
 
 // "modern" named exports
-export { parse } from "./parse";
-export { readFile } from "./readFile";
-export { readFileSync } from "./readFileSync";
-export { stringify } from "./stringify";
-export type { callbackFn, PlistJsObj, StringOrBuffer } from "./types";
-export { writeBinaryFile } from "./writeBinaryFile";
-export { writeBinaryFileSync } from "./writeBinaryFileSync";
-export { writeFile } from "./writeFile";
-export { writeFileSync } from "./writeFileSync";
-
-// preserve backwards compatibility
-module.exports = {
+const SimplePlist = {
   bplistCreator,
   bplistParser,
   parse,
@@ -33,3 +22,9 @@ module.exports = {
   writeFile,
   writeFileSync,
 };
+
+export default SimplePlist;
+export type { callbackFn, PlistJsObj, StringOrBuffer } from "./types";
+
+// preserve backwards compatibility
+module.exports = SimplePlist;