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diff --git a/test/testlib/asserts.py b/test/testlib/asserts.py
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+import re
+import unittest
+from nose import tools
+from nose.tools import *
+
+__all__ = ['assert_instance_of', 'assert_not_instance_of', 
+           'assert_none', 'assert_not_none',
+           'assert_match', 'assert_not_match'] + tools.__all__
+
+def assert_instance_of(expected, actual, msg=None):
+    """Verify that object is an instance of expected """
+    assert isinstance(actual, expected), msg
+
+def assert_not_instance_of(expected, actual, msg=None):
+    """Verify that object is not an instance of expected """
+    assert not isinstance(actual, expected, msg)
+    
+def assert_none(actual, msg=None):
+    """verify that item is None"""
+    assert_equal(None, actual, msg)
+
+def assert_not_none(actual, msg=None):
+    """verify that item is None"""
+    assert_not_equal(None, actual, msg)
+
+def assert_match(pattern, string, msg=None):
+    """verify that the pattern matches the string"""
+    assert_not_none(re.search(pattern, string), msg)
+
+def assert_not_match(pattern, string, msg=None):
+    """verify that the pattern does not match the string"""
+    assert_none(re.search(pattern, string), msg)
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