5 files changed, 42 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tests/assertions.c b/tests/assertions.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c443b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/assertions.c
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "lily-test.h"
+#include "tests.h"
+
+// basic assertion
+lily_test wrap_assert_msg(int statement, const char *message)
+{
+   // if you move the location of this line, BE SURE TO UPDATE THE
+   // TEST BELOW so that it expects the correct line!
+   lily_assert_msg(statement, message);
+   return LILY_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+const char* basic_assertion()
+{
+   lily_test result = wrap_assert_msg(1, "should succeed");
+   if (result.error != 0)
+      return "assert_msg() incorrectly returned non-zero error on true statement!";
+
+   result = wrap_assert_msg(0, "should fail");
+   if (result.error == 0)
+      return "assert_msg() incorrectly returned zero error on false statement!";
+   if (strcmp(result.message, "should fail") != 0)
+      return "assert_msg() returned with incorrect message!";
+   if (strcmp(result.location, "tests/assertions.c:12") != 0)
+      return "assert_msg() returned with incorrect location!";
+
+   return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tests/helpers.c b/tests/helpers.c
index 42a0724..cdf72b4 100644
--- a/tests/helpers.c
+++ b/tests/helpers.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ void run_test(const char *name, const char* (*test)())
    printf("%s... ", name);
    const char *result = test();
    if (result != 0) {
-      printf("FAILED (%s)\n", result);
+      printf("FAILED: %s\n", result);
    }
    else
       printf("OK\n");
diff --git a/tests/main.c b/tests/main.c
index a3de945..ccc7310 100644
--- a/tests/main.c
+++ b/tests/main.c
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 int main()
 {
+   run_test("check basic assert_msg()", basic_assertion);
+   
    printf("all tests finished.\n");
    return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tests/run_test.c b/tests/run_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3dd0c4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#include "lily-test.h"
+
diff --git a/tests/tests.h b/tests/tests.h
index cbe0f02..7b3dc48 100644
--- a/tests/tests.h
+++ b/tests/tests.h
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 #ifndef LILY_META_TESTS_H
 #define LILY_META_TESTS_H
 
-void run_test(const char *name, const char* (*fp)());
+void run_test(const char *name, const char* (*test)());
 int validate_message(const char* received, const char* expected,
 		     const char* FILE, unsigned int LINE);
+
+// test cases
+const char* basic_assertion();
+
+
 #endif