printer = function(assert_out)
	if assert_out == true then
		MiniManager.increment_stat("assertions")
		print("<color=green>.</color>")
	else
		MiniManager.increment_stat("failures")
		test = MiniManager.running_test
		print("<color=#f4292d>failure: "+test["class_name"]+" "+test["test_name"]+"</color>")
		print("<color=#f4292d>"+assert_out+"</color>")
	end if
end function

assert = function(condition)
	if condition == true then
		printer(true)
	else
		printer("expected "+condition+" to be true")
	end if
end function

assert_equal = function(value1, value2)
	if value1 == value2 then
		printer(true)
	else
		printer("expected """+value1+""" to be equal to """+value2+"""")
	end if
end function