diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import pytest
+import re
+
+markup_headers = {
+    'default': {
+        'HEADER1': "= %s =",
+        'HEADER2': "== %s ==",
+        'HEADER3': "=== %s ===",
+    },
+    'markdown': {
+        'HEADER1': "# %s",
+        'HEADER2': "## %s",
+        'HEADER3': "### %s",
+    }
+}
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(params=markup_headers)
+def test_syntax(request):
+    markup = request.param
+    format_header_dict = markup_headers[markup]
+
+    def header_expand(string):
+        """
+        The function perform string replacement of 'HEADER1(.+)' with a header
+        syntax for a markup containing the string found in '.+'. This function
+        is constructed with a dict of three header levels containing their regex
+        and actual syntax.
+        When a markup is selected and this function is executed, the function
+        will find instance of 'HEADER1' with 1 being any number between 1 and 3
+        inclusive.
+        """
+        for header_level, format_header in format_header_dict.items():
+            regex = header_level + '\((.*?)\)'
+            string = re.sub(regex,
+                            lambda match: format_header % match.group(1),
+                            string)
+        return string
+
+    return (markup, header_expand)
diff --git a/tests/test_syntax_parsing.py b/tests/test_syntax_parsing.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import pytest
+from taskwiki import regexp
+import re
+
+
+class TestParsingSyntax(object):
+    def test_header(self, test_syntax):
+        markup, header_expand = test_syntax
+        header = "HEADER1(Test)"
+        header = header_expand(header)
+
+        print("Markup: %s,\nHeader syntax:\n%s\nRegex pattern:\n%s" % (
+            markup, header, regexp.HEADER[markup].pattern))
+
+        if re.match(regexp.HEADER[markup], header):
+            assert 1
+        else:
+            assert 0
+
+    def test_macro_viewport(self, test_syntax):
+        markup, header_expand = test_syntax
+        viewport = "HEADER1(Test | project:Home | +home #T $T)"
+        viewport = header_expand(viewport)
+
+        print("Viewport syntax:\n%s\nRegex pattern:\n%s" % (
+             viewport, regexp.VIEWPORT[markup].pattern))
+
+        match = re.search(regexp.VIEWPORT[markup], viewport)
+
+        assert match != None
+
+        assert match.group('name').strip() == "Test"
+        assert match.group('filter').strip() == "project:Home"
+        assert match.group('defaults').strip() == "+home"
+        assert match.group('source').strip() == "T"
+        assert match.group('sort').strip() == "T"