diff --git a/_site/testhelper/convenience.go b/_site/testhelper/convenience.go
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/_site/testhelper/convenience.go
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+package testhelper
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"reflect"
+	"runtime"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func prefix() string {
+	_, file, line, _ := runtime.Caller(3)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("Failure in %s, line %d:", filepath.Base(file), line)
+}
+
+func green(str interface{}) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("\033[0m\033[1;32m%#v\033[0m\033[1;31m", str)
+}
+
+func yellow(str interface{}) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("\033[0m\033[1;33m%#v\033[0m\033[1;31m", str)
+}
+
+func logFatal(t *testing.T, str string) {
+	t.Fatalf("\033[1;31m%s %s\033[0m", prefix(), str)
+}
+
+func logError(t *testing.T, str string) {
+	t.Errorf("\033[1;31m%s %s\033[0m", prefix(), str)
+}
+
+// AssertEquals compares two arbitrary values and performs a comparison. If the
+// comparison fails, a fatal error is raised that will fail the test
+func AssertEquals(t *testing.T, expected, actual interface{}) {
+	if expected != actual {
+		logFatal(t, fmt.Sprintf("expected %s but got %s", green(expected), yellow(actual)))
+	}
+}
+
+// CheckEquals is similar to AssertEquals, except with a non-fatal error
+func CheckEquals(t *testing.T, expected, actual interface{}) {
+	if expected != actual {
+		logError(t, fmt.Sprintf("expected %s but got %s", green(expected), yellow(actual)))
+	}
+}
+
+// AssertDeepEquals - like Equals - performs a comparison - but on more complex
+// structures that requires deeper inspection
+func AssertDeepEquals(t *testing.T, expected, actual interface{}) {
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, actual) {
+		logFatal(t, fmt.Sprintf("expected %s but got %s", green(expected), yellow(actual)))
+	}
+}
+
+// CheckDeepEquals is similar to AssertDeepEquals, except with a non-fatal error
+func CheckDeepEquals(t *testing.T, expected, actual interface{}) {
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, actual) {
+		logError(t, fmt.Sprintf("expected %s but got %s", green(expected), yellow(actual)))
+	}
+}
+
+// AssertNoErr is a convenience function for checking whether an error value is
+// an actual error
+func AssertNoErr(t *testing.T, e error) {
+	if e != nil {
+		logFatal(t, fmt.Sprintf("unexpected error %s", yellow(e.Error())))
+	}
+}
+
+// CheckNoErr is similar to AssertNoErr, except with a non-fatal error
+func CheckNoErr(t *testing.T, e error) {
+	if e != nil {
+		logError(t, fmt.Sprintf("unexpected error %s", yellow(e.Error())))
+	}
+}