diff --git a/testhelper/doc.go b/testhelper/doc.go
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+/*
+Package testhelper container methods that are useful for writing unit tests.
+*/
+package testhelper
diff --git a/testhelper/http_responses.go b/testhelper/http_responses.go
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+package testhelper
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// TestFormValues ensures that all the URL parameters given to the http.Request are the same as values.
+func TestFormValues(t *testing.T, r *http.Request, values map[string]string) {
+	want := url.Values{}
+	for k, v := range values {
+		want.Add(k, v)
+	}
+
+	r.ParseForm()
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(want, r.Form) {
+		t.Errorf("Request parameters = %v, want %v", r.Form, want)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestMethod checks that the Request has the expected method (e.g. GET, POST).
+func TestMethod(t *testing.T, r *http.Request, expected string) {
+	if expected != r.Method {
+		t.Errorf("Request method = %v, expected %v", r.Method, expected)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestHeader checks that the header on the http.Request matches the expected value.
+func TestHeader(t *testing.T, r *http.Request, header string, expected string) {
+	if actual := r.Header.Get(header); expected != actual {
+		t.Errorf("Header %s = %s, expected %s", header, actual, expected)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestBody verifies that the request body matches an expected body.
+func TestBody(t *testing.T, r *http.Request, expected string) {
+	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Unable to read body: %v", err)
+	}
+	str := string(b)
+	if expected != str {
+		t.Errorf("Body = %s, expected %s", str, expected)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestJSONRequest verifies that the JSON payload of a request matches an expected structure, without asserting things about
+// whitespace or ordering.
+func TestJSONRequest(t *testing.T, r *http.Request, expected string) {
+	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Unable to read request body: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var expectedJSON interface{}
+	err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(expected), &expectedJSON)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Unable to parse expected value as JSON: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var actualJSON interface{}
+	err = json.Unmarshal(b, &actualJSON)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Unable to parse request body as JSON: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expectedJSON, actualJSON) {
+		t.Errorf("Response body did not contain the correct JSON.")
+	}
+}