diff --git a/assert/forward_assertions.go b/assert/forward_assertions.go
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+++ b/assert/forward_assertions.go
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+package assert
+
+import "time"
+
+type Assertions struct {
+	t TestingT
+}
+
+func New(t TestingT) *Assertions {
+	return &Assertions{
+		t: t,
+	}
+}
+
+// Fail reports a failure through
+func (a *Assertions) Fail(failureMessage string, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
+	return Fail(a.t, failureMessage, msgAndArgs...)
+}
+
+// Implements asserts that an object is implemented by the specified interface.
+//
+//    assert.Implements((*MyInterface)(nil), new(MyObject), "MyObject")
+func (a *Assertions) Implements(interfaceObject interface{}, object interface{}, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
+	return Implements(a.t, interfaceObject, object, msgAndArgs...)
+}
+
+// IsType asserts that the specified objects are of the same type.
+func (a *Assertions) IsType(expectedType interface{}, object interface{}, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
+	return IsType(a.t, expectedType, object, msgAndArgs...)
+}
+
+// Equal asserts that two objects are equal.
+//
+//    assert.Equal(123, 123, "123 and 123 should be equal")
+//
+// Returns whether the assertion was successful (true) or not (false).
+func (a *Assertions) Equal(expected, actual interface{}, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
+	return Equal(a.t, expected, actual, msgAndArgs...)
+}
+
+// Exactly asserts that two objects are equal is value and type.
+//
+//    assert.Exactly(int32(123), int64(123), "123 and 123 should NOT be equal")
+//
+// Returns whether the assertion was successful (true) or not (false).
+func (a *Assertions) Exactly(expected, actual interface{}, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
+	return Exactly(a.t, expected, actual, msgAndArgs...)
+}
+
+// NotNil asserts that the specified object is not nil.
+//
+//    assert.NotNil(err, "err should be something")
+//
+// Returns whether the assertion was successful (true) or not (false).
+func (a *Assertions) NotNil(object interface{}, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
+	return NotNil(a.t, object, msgAndArgs...)
+}
+
+// Nil asserts that the specified object is nil.
+//
+//    assert.Nil(err, "err should be nothing")
+//
+// Returns whether the assertion was successful (true) or not (false).
+func (a *Assertions) Nil(object interface{}, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
+	return Nil(a.t, object, msgAndArgs...)
+}
+
+// Empty asserts that the specified object is empty.  I.e. nil, "", false, 0 or a
+// slice with len == 0.
+//
+// assert.Empty(obj)
+//
+// Returns whether the assertion was successful (true) or not (false).
+func (a *Assertions) Empty(object interface{}, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
+	return Empty(a.t, object, msgAndArgs...)
+}
+
+// Empty asserts that the specified object is NOT empty.  I.e. not nil, "", false, 0 or a
+// slice with len == 0.
+//
+// if assert.NotEmpty(obj) {
+//   assert.Equal("two", obj[1])
+// }
+//
+// Returns whether the assertion was successful (true) or not (false).
+func (a *Assertions) NotEmpty(object interface{}, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
+	return NotEmpty(a.t, object, msgAndArgs...)
+}
+
+// True asserts that the specified value is true.
+//
+//    assert.True(myBool, "myBool should be true")
+//
+// Returns whether the assertion was successful (true) or not (false).
+func (a *Assertions) True(value bool, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
+	return True(a.t, value, msgAndArgs...)
+}
+
+// False asserts that the specified value is true.
+//
+//    assert.False(myBool, "myBool should be false")
+//
+// Returns whether the assertion was successful (true) or not (false).
+func (a *Assertions) False(value bool, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
+	return False(a.t, value, msgAndArgs...)
+}
+
+// NotEqual asserts that the specified values are NOT equal.
+//
+//    assert.NotEqual(obj1, obj2, "two objects shouldn't be equal")
+//
+// Returns whether the assertion was successful (true) or not (false).
+func (a *Assertions) NotEqual(expected, actual interface{}, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
+	return NotEqual(a.t, expected, actual, msgAndArgs...)
+}
+
+// Contains asserts that the specified string contains the specified substring.
+//
+//    assert.Contains("Hello World", "World", "But 'Hello World' does contain 'World'")
+//
+// Returns whether the assertion was successful (true) or not (false).
+func (a *Assertions) Contains(s, contains string, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
+	return Contains(a.t, s, contains, msgAndArgs...)
+}
+
+// NotContains asserts that the specified string does NOT contain the specified substring.
+//
+//    assert.NotContains("Hello World", "Earth", "But 'Hello World' does NOT contain 'Earth'")
+//
+// Returns whether the assertion was successful (true) or not (false).
+func (a *Assertions) NotContains(s, contains string, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
+	return NotContains(a.t, s, contains, msgAndArgs...)
+}
+
+// Uses a Comparison to assert a complex condition.
+func (a *Assertions) Condition(comp Comparison, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
+	return Condition(a.t, comp, msgAndArgs...)
+}
+
+// Panics asserts that the code inside the specified PanicTestFunc panics.
+//
+//   assert.Panics(func(){
+//     GoCrazy()
+//   }, "Calling GoCrazy() should panic")
+//
+// Returns whether the assertion was successful (true) or not (false).
+func (a *Assertions) Panics(f PanicTestFunc, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
+	return Panics(a.t, f, msgAndArgs...)
+}
+
+// NotPanics asserts that the code inside the specified PanicTestFunc does NOT panic.
+//
+//   assert.NotPanics(func(){
+//     RemainCalm()
+//   }, "Calling RemainCalm() should NOT panic")
+//
+// Returns whether the assertion was successful (true) or not (false).
+func (a *Assertions) NotPanics(f PanicTestFunc, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
+	return NotPanics(a.t, f, msgAndArgs...)
+}
+
+// WithinDuration asserts that the two times are within duration delta of each other.
+//
+//   assert.WithinDuration(time.Now(), time.Now(), 10*time.Second, "The difference should not be more than 10s")
+//
+// Returns whether the assertion was successful (true) or not (false).
+func (a *Assertions) WithinDuration(expected, actual time.Time, delta time.Duration, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
+	return WithinDuration(a.t, expected, actual, delta, msgAndArgs...)
+}
+
+// NoError asserts that a function returned no error (i.e. `nil`).
+//
+//   actualObj, err := SomeFunction()
+//   if assert.NoError(err) {
+//	   assert.Equal(actualObj, expectedObj)
+//   }
+//
+// Returns whether the assertion was successful (true) or not (false).
+func (a *Assertions) NoError(theError error, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
+	return NoError(a.t, theError, msgAndArgs...)
+}
+
+// Error asserts that a function returned an error (i.e. not `nil`).
+//
+//   actualObj, err := SomeFunction()
+//   if assert.Error(err, "An error was expected") {
+//	   assert.Equal(err, expectedError)
+//   }
+//
+// Returns whether the assertion was successful (true) or not (false).
+func (a *Assertions) Error(theError error, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
+	return Error(a.t, theError, msgAndArgs...)
+}
diff --git a/assert/forward_assertions_test.go b/assert/forward_assertions_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c478544
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assert/forward_assertions_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,323 @@
+package assert
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func TestImplementsWrapper(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := New(new(testing.T))
+
+	if !assert.Implements((*AssertionTesterInterface)(nil), new(AssertionTesterConformingObject)) {
+		t.Error("Implements method should return true: AssertionTesterConformingObject implements AssertionTesterInterface")
+	}
+	if assert.Implements((*AssertionTesterInterface)(nil), new(AssertionTesterNonConformingObject)) {
+		t.Error("Implements method should return false: AssertionTesterNonConformingObject does not implements AssertionTesterInterface")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIsTypeWrapper(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := New(new(testing.T))
+
+	if !assert.IsType(new(AssertionTesterConformingObject), new(AssertionTesterConformingObject)) {
+		t.Error("IsType should return true: AssertionTesterConformingObject is the same type as AssertionTesterConformingObject")
+	}
+	if assert.IsType(new(AssertionTesterConformingObject), new(AssertionTesterNonConformingObject)) {
+		t.Error("IsType should return false: AssertionTesterConformingObject is not the same type as AssertionTesterNonConformingObject")
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestEqualWrapper(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := New(new(testing.T))
+
+	if !assert.Equal("Hello World", "Hello World") {
+		t.Error("Equal should return true")
+	}
+	if !assert.Equal(123, 123) {
+		t.Error("Equal should return true")
+	}
+	if !assert.Equal(123.5, 123.5) {
+		t.Error("Equal should return true")
+	}
+	if !assert.Equal([]byte("Hello World"), []byte("Hello World")) {
+		t.Error("Equal should return true")
+	}
+	if !assert.Equal(nil, nil) {
+		t.Error("Equal should return true")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNotNilWrapper(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := New(new(testing.T))
+
+	if !assert.NotNil(new(AssertionTesterConformingObject)) {
+		t.Error("NotNil should return true: object is not nil")
+	}
+	if assert.NotNil(nil) {
+		t.Error("NotNil should return false: object is nil")
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestNilWrapper(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := New(new(testing.T))
+
+	if !assert.Nil(nil) {
+		t.Error("Nil should return true: object is nil")
+	}
+	if assert.Nil(new(AssertionTesterConformingObject)) {
+		t.Error("Nil should return false: object is not nil")
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestTrueWrapper(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := New(new(testing.T))
+
+	if !assert.True(true) {
+		t.Error("True should return true")
+	}
+	if assert.True(false) {
+		t.Error("True should return false")
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestFalseWrapper(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := New(new(testing.T))
+
+	if !assert.False(false) {
+		t.Error("False should return true")
+	}
+	if assert.False(true) {
+		t.Error("False should return false")
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestExactlyWrapper(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := New(new(testing.T))
+
+	a := float32(1)
+	b := float64(1)
+	c := float32(1)
+	d := float32(2)
+
+	if assert.Exactly(a, b) {
+		t.Error("Exactly should return false")
+	}
+	if assert.Exactly(a, d) {
+		t.Error("Exactly should return false")
+	}
+	if !assert.Exactly(a, c) {
+		t.Error("Exactly should return true")
+	}
+
+	if assert.Exactly(nil, a) {
+		t.Error("Exactly should return false")
+	}
+	if assert.Exactly(a, nil) {
+		t.Error("Exactly should return false")
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestNotEqualWrapper(t *testing.T) {
+
+	assert := New(new(testing.T))
+
+	if !assert.NotEqual("Hello World", "Hello World!") {
+		t.Error("NotEqual should return true")
+	}
+	if !assert.NotEqual(123, 1234) {
+		t.Error("NotEqual should return true")
+	}
+	if !assert.NotEqual(123.5, 123.55) {
+		t.Error("NotEqual should return true")
+	}
+	if !assert.NotEqual([]byte("Hello World"), []byte("Hello World!")) {
+		t.Error("NotEqual should return true")
+	}
+	if !assert.NotEqual(nil, new(AssertionTesterConformingObject)) {
+		t.Error("NotEqual should return true")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestContainsWrapper(t *testing.T) {
+
+	assert := New(new(testing.T))
+
+	if !assert.Contains("Hello World", "Hello") {
+		t.Error("Contains should return true: \"Hello World\" contains \"Hello\"")
+	}
+	if assert.Contains("Hello World", "Salut") {
+		t.Error("Contains should return false: \"Hello World\" does not contain \"Salut\"")
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestNotContainsWrapper(t *testing.T) {
+
+	assert := New(new(testing.T))
+
+	if !assert.NotContains("Hello World", "Hello!") {
+		t.Error("NotContains should return true: \"Hello World\" does not contain \"Hello!\"")
+	}
+	if assert.NotContains("Hello World", "Hello") {
+		t.Error("NotContains should return false: \"Hello World\" contains \"Hello\"")
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestDidPanicWrapper(t *testing.T) {
+
+	if funcDidPanic, _ := didPanic(func() {
+		panic("Panic!")
+	}); !funcDidPanic {
+		t.Error("didPanic should return true")
+	}
+
+	if funcDidPanic, _ := didPanic(func() {
+	}); funcDidPanic {
+		t.Error("didPanic should return false")
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestPanicsWrapper(t *testing.T) {
+
+	assert := New(new(testing.T))
+
+	if !assert.Panics(func() {
+		panic("Panic!")
+	}) {
+		t.Error("Panics should return true")
+	}
+
+	if assert.Panics(func() {
+	}) {
+		t.Error("Panics should return false")
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestNotPanicsWrapper(t *testing.T) {
+
+	assert := New(new(testing.T))
+
+	if !assert.NotPanics(func() {
+	}) {
+		t.Error("NotPanics should return true")
+	}
+
+	if assert.NotPanics(func() {
+		panic("Panic!")
+	}) {
+		t.Error("NotPanics should return false")
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestEqualWrapper_Funcs(t *testing.T) {
+
+	assert := New(t)
+
+	type f func() int
+	var f1 f = func() int { return 1 }
+	var f2 f = func() int { return 2 }
+
+	var f1_copy f = f1
+
+	assert.Equal(f1_copy, f1, "Funcs are the same and should be considered equal")
+	assert.NotEqual(f1, f2, "f1 and f2 are different")
+
+}
+
+func TestNoErrorWrapper(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := New(t)
+	mockAssert := New(new(testing.T))
+
+	// start with a nil error
+	var err error = nil
+
+	assert.True(mockAssert.NoError(err), "NoError should return True for nil arg")
+
+	// now set an error
+	err = errors.New("Some error")
+
+	assert.False(mockAssert.NoError(err), "NoError with error should return False")
+
+}
+
+func TestErrorWrapper(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := New(t)
+	mockAssert := New(new(testing.T))
+
+	// start with a nil error
+	var err error = nil
+
+	assert.False(mockAssert.Error(err), "Error should return False for nil arg")
+
+	// now set an error
+	err = errors.New("Some error")
+
+	assert.True(mockAssert.Error(err), "Error with error should return True")
+
+}
+
+func TestEmptyWrapper(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := New(t)
+	mockAssert := New(new(testing.T))
+
+	assert.True(mockAssert.Empty(""), "Empty string is empty")
+	assert.True(mockAssert.Empty(nil), "Nil is empty")
+	assert.True(mockAssert.Empty([]string{}), "Empty string array is empty")
+	assert.True(mockAssert.Empty(0), "Zero int value is empty")
+	assert.True(mockAssert.Empty(false), "False value is empty")
+
+	assert.False(mockAssert.Empty("something"), "Non Empty string is not empty")
+	assert.False(mockAssert.Empty(errors.New("something")), "Non nil object is not empty")
+	assert.False(mockAssert.Empty([]string{"something"}), "Non empty string array is not empty")
+	assert.False(mockAssert.Empty(1), "Non-zero int value is not empty")
+	assert.False(mockAssert.Empty(true), "True value is not empty")
+
+}
+
+func TestNotEmptyWrapper(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := New(t)
+	mockAssert := New(new(testing.T))
+
+	assert.False(mockAssert.NotEmpty(""), "Empty string is empty")
+	assert.False(mockAssert.NotEmpty(nil), "Nil is empty")
+	assert.False(mockAssert.NotEmpty([]string{}), "Empty string array is empty")
+	assert.False(mockAssert.NotEmpty(0), "Zero int value is empty")
+	assert.False(mockAssert.NotEmpty(false), "False value is empty")
+
+	assert.True(mockAssert.NotEmpty("something"), "Non Empty string is not empty")
+	assert.True(mockAssert.NotEmpty(errors.New("something")), "Non nil object is not empty")
+	assert.True(mockAssert.NotEmpty([]string{"something"}), "Non empty string array is not empty")
+	assert.True(mockAssert.NotEmpty(1), "Non-zero int value is not empty")
+	assert.True(mockAssert.NotEmpty(true), "True value is not empty")
+
+}
+
+func TestWithinDurationWrapper(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := New(t)
+	mockAssert := New(new(testing.T))
+	a := time.Now()
+	b := a.Add(10 * time.Second)
+
+	assert.True(mockAssert.WithinDuration(a, b, 10*time.Second), "A 10s difference is within a 10s time difference")
+	assert.True(mockAssert.WithinDuration(b, a, 10*time.Second), "A 10s difference is within a 10s time difference")
+
+	assert.False(mockAssert.WithinDuration(a, b, 9*time.Second), "A 10s difference is not within a 9s time difference")
+	assert.False(mockAssert.WithinDuration(b, a, 9*time.Second), "A 10s difference is not within a 9s time difference")
+
+	assert.False(mockAssert.WithinDuration(a, b, -9*time.Second), "A 10s difference is not within a 9s time difference")
+	assert.False(mockAssert.WithinDuration(b, a, -9*time.Second), "A 10s difference is not within a 9s time difference")
+
+	assert.False(mockAssert.WithinDuration(a, b, -11*time.Second), "A 10s difference is not within a 9s time difference")
+	assert.False(mockAssert.WithinDuration(b, a, -11*time.Second), "A 10s difference is not within a 9s time difference")
+}