diff --git a/generic_test.go b/generic_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..491afbc68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/generic_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package khepri_test
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"reflect"
+	"runtime"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// assert fails the test if the condition is false.
+func assert(tb testing.TB, condition bool, msg string, v ...interface{}) {
+	if !condition {
+		_, file, line, _ := runtime.Caller(1)
+		fmt.Printf("\033[31m%s:%d: "+msg+"\033[39m\n\n", append([]interface{}{filepath.Base(file), line}, v...)...)
+		tb.FailNow()
+	}
+}
+
+// ok fails the test if an err is not nil.
+func ok(tb testing.TB, err error) {
+	if err != nil {
+		_, file, line, _ := runtime.Caller(1)
+		fmt.Printf("\033[31m%s:%d: unexpected error: %s\033[39m\n\n", filepath.Base(file), line, err.Error())
+		tb.FailNow()
+	}
+}
+
+// equals fails the test if exp is not equal to act.
+func equals(tb testing.TB, exp, act interface{}) {
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(exp, act) {
+		_, file, line, _ := runtime.Caller(1)
+		fmt.Printf("\033[31m%s:%d:\n\n\texp: %#v\n\n\tgot: %#v\033[39m\n\n", filepath.Base(file), line, exp, act)
+		tb.FailNow()
+	}
+}
diff --git a/hashing_test.go b/hashing_test.go
index d5b4876fa..0a95a8a30 100644
--- a/hashing_test.go
+++ b/hashing_test.go
@@ -5,44 +5,13 @@ import (
 	"crypto/md5"
 	"crypto/sha1"
 	"encoding/hex"
-	"fmt"
 	"hash"
 	"io/ioutil"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"reflect"
-	"runtime"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/fd0/khepri"
 )
 
-// assert fails the test if the condition is false.
-func assert(tb testing.TB, condition bool, msg string, v ...interface{}) {
-	if !condition {
-		_, file, line, _ := runtime.Caller(1)
-		fmt.Printf("\033[31m%s:%d: "+msg+"\033[39m\n\n", append([]interface{}{filepath.Base(file), line}, v...)...)
-		tb.FailNow()
-	}
-}
-
-// ok fails the test if an err is not nil.
-func ok(tb testing.TB, err error) {
-	if err != nil {
-		_, file, line, _ := runtime.Caller(1)
-		fmt.Printf("\033[31m%s:%d: unexpected error: %s\033[39m\n\n", filepath.Base(file), line, err.Error())
-		tb.FailNow()
-	}
-}
-
-// equals fails the test if exp is not equal to act.
-func equals(tb testing.TB, exp, act interface{}) {
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(exp, act) {
-		_, file, line, _ := runtime.Caller(1)
-		fmt.Printf("\033[31m%s:%d:\n\n\texp: %#v\n\n\tgot: %#v\033[39m\n\n", filepath.Base(file), line, exp, act)
-		tb.FailNow()
-	}
-}
-
 var static_tests = []struct {
 	hash   func() hash.Hash
 	text   string