diff --git a/functions/postwomanTesting.js b/functions/postwomanTesting.js
index 01c792afd..d5311b729 100644
--- a/functions/postwomanTesting.js
+++ b/functions/postwomanTesting.js
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
+import {parse} from "graphql";
+
 export default function runTestScriptWitVariables(script, variables) {
 
   let pw = {
     _errors: [],
-    assert
+    _report: '',
+    expect,
+    test
     // globals that the script is allowed to have access to.
   };
   Object.assign(pw, variables);
@@ -16,13 +20,23 @@ export default function runTestScriptWitVariables(script, variables) {
     errors = e;
   }
   return errors;
-
 }
 
-function assert(expression) {
-  if (!expression) {
-    throw {name: "PostWomanTestError", message: "expression evaluated to false"}
-  }
+function test(descriptor, func) {
+  let testReports = [];
+  let expect = (expectValue) => new Expectation(expectValue, undefined, testReports);
+  let it = (descriptor, func) => {
+    testReports.push({descriptor: true, message: descriptor});
+    func();
+  };
+  let xit = (descriptor, func) => {
+    testReports.push({descriptor: true, message: `⊖ ${descriptor} [skipped]`})
+  };
+
+  func();
+
+  // TODO: Organieze and generate text report of each {descriptor: true} section in testReports.
+  // add checkmark or x depending on if each testReport is pass=true or pass=false
 }
 
 function expect(expectValue) {
@@ -32,16 +46,21 @@ function expect(expectValue) {
 class Expectation {
   constructor(expectValue, _not, _testReports) {
     this.expectValue = expectValue;
-    this.not = _not || new Expectation(this.expectValue, true);
+    this.not = _not || new Expectation(this.expectValue, true, _testReports);
     this._testReports = _testReports; // this values is used within Test.it, which wraps Expectation and passes _testReports value.
-    this._satisfies = function(targetValue) {
+    this._satisfies = function(expectValue, targetValue) {
       // Used for testing if two values match the expectation, which could be === OR !==, depending on if not
       // was used. Expectation#_satisfies prevents the need to have an if(this.not) branch in every test method.
+      // Signature is _satisfies([expectValue,] targetValue): if only one argument is given, it is assumed the targetValue, and expectValue is set to this.expectValue
+      if (!targetValue) {
+        targetValue = expectValue;
+        expectValue = this.expectValue;
+      }
       if (this.not === true) {
         // test the inverse. this.not is always truthly, but an Expectation that is inverted will always be strictly `true`
-        return this.expectValue !== targetValue;
+        return expectValue !== targetValue;
       } else {
-        return this.expectValue === targetValue;
+        return expectValue === targetValue;
       }
     }
   }
@@ -70,10 +89,50 @@ class Expectation {
   // TEST METHODS DEFINED BELOW
   // these are the usual methods that would follow expect(...)
   toBe(value) {
-    return this._satisfies(value) ? this._pass() : this._fail(this._fmtNot(`Expected ${this.expectValue} (not)to be ${value}`));
+    return this._satisfies(value)
+      ? this._pass()
+      : this._fail(this._fmtNot(`Expected ${this.expectValue} (not)to be ${value}`));
   }
   toHaveProperty(value) {
-    return this._satisfies(this.expectValue.hasOwnProperty(value)) ? this._pass() : this._fail(`Expected object ${this.expectValue} to (not)have property ${value}`)
+    return this._satisfies(this.expectValue.hasOwnProperty(value), true)
+      ? this._pass()
+      : this._fail(this._fmtNot(`Expected object ${this.expectValue} to (not)have property ${value}`))
+  }
+  toBeLevel2xx() {
+    let code = parseInt(this.expectValue);
+    if (Number.isNaN(code)) {
+      return this._fail(`Expecteded 200-level status but could not parse value ${this.expectValue}`);
+    }
+    return this._satisfies(code >= 200 && code < 300)
+      ? this._pass() :
+      this._fail(this._fmtNot(`Expected ${this.expectValue} to (not)be 200-level status`));
+  }
+  toBeLevel3xx() {
+    let code = parseInt(this.expectValue);
+    if (Number.isNaN(code)) {
+      return this._fail(`Expected 300-level status but could not parse value ${this.expectValue}`);
+    }
+    return this._satisfies(code >= 300 && code < 400)
+      ? this._pass() :
+      this._fail(this._fmtNot(`Expected ${this.expectValue} to (not)be 300-level status`));
+  }
+  toBeLevel4xx() {
+    let code = parseInt(this.expectValue);
+    if (Number.isNaN(code)) {
+      return this._fail(`Expected 400-level status but could not parse value ${this.expectValue}`);
+    }
+    return this._satisfies(code >= 400 && code < 500)
+      ? this._pass() :
+      this._fail(this._fmtNot(`Expected ${this.expectValue} to (not)be 400-level status`));
+  }
+  toBeLevel5xx() {
+    let code = parseInt(this.expectValue);
+    if (Number.isNaN(code)) {
+      return this._fail(`Expected 200-level status but could not parse value ${this.expectValue}`);
+    }
+    return this._satisfies(code >= 500 && code < 600)
+      ? this._pass()
+      : this._fail(this._fmtNot(`Expected ${this.expectValue} to (not)be 500-level status`));
   }
 }