diff --git a/dev/tests/bytearray.lua b/dev/tests/bytearray.lua
index cbd537100..0d1bdb6ae 100644
--- a/dev/tests/bytearray.lua
+++ b/dev/tests/bytearray.lua
@@ -18,55 +18,55 @@ Bytearray.insert(arr, {5, 3, 6})
 
 assert(#arr == 12)
 Bytearray.insert(arr, 2, 8)
-assert(#arr == 13)
+asserts.equals(13, #arr)
 for i=1,10 do
     assert(arr[i] == 10 - i)
 end
 print(#arr, arr:get_capacity())
 arr:trim()
-assert(#arr == arr:get_capacity())
+asserts.equals(#arr, arr:get_capacity())
 
 arr = Bytearray({0, 2, 7, 1, 16, 75, 25})
 assert(arr[6] == 75)
 
 arr:insert(2, {5, 6})
 
-assert(arr[#arr] == 25)
-assert(arr[2] == 5)
-assert(arr[3] == 6)
+asserts.equals(25, arr[#arr])
+asserts.equals(5, arr[2])
+asserts.equals(6, arr[3])
 
 -- =============================
 
 arr = Bytearray({254, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255})
---assert(U64view(arr)[1] == 2 ^ 64 - 2)
-assert(I64view(arr)[1] == -2)
-assert(U32view(arr)[1] == 2 ^ 32 - 2)
-assert(I32view(arr)[1] == -2)
-assert(U16view(arr)[1] == 2 ^ 16 - 2)
-assert(I16view(arr)[1] == -2)
-assert(I8view(arr)[1] == -2)
+-- asserts.equals(U64view(arr)[1], 2 ^ 64 - 2)
+asserts.equals(I64view(arr)[1], -2)
+asserts.equals(U32view(arr)[1], 2 ^ 32 - 2)
+asserts.equals(I32view(arr)[1], -2)
+asserts.equals(U16view(arr)[1], 2 ^ 16 - 2)
+asserts.equals(I16view(arr)[1], -2)
+asserts.equals(I8view(arr)[1], -2)
 
-assert(I8view(arr)[2] == -1)
-assert(I32view(arr)[2] == -1)
+asserts.equals(I8view(arr)[2], -1)
+asserts.equals(I32view(arr)[2], -1)
 
 arr = Bytearray({0xFF, 0x7F})
 local arri16 = I16view(arr)
 local arru16 = U16view(arr)
-assert(arri16[1] == 32767)
+asserts.equals(arri16[1], 32767)
 
 arru16[1] = arru16[1] + 1
-assert(arri16[1] == -32768)
-assert(arru16[1] == 32768)
+asserts.equals(arri16[1], -32768)
+asserts.equals(arru16[1], 32768)
 
 arr = Bytearray({0x9A, 0x99, 0x59, 0x40}) -- approx. equal 3.4 in hexadecimal representation of single-precision float number.
 local arrflt = FLTview(arr)
 local arru32 = U32view(arr)
-assert(arrflt[1] == 3.4000000953674316)
-assert(arru32[1] == 0x4059999A)
+asserts.equals(arrflt[1], 3.4000000953674316)
+asserts.equals(arru32[1], 0x4059999A)
 
 arrflt[1] = arrflt[1] + 0.1
-assert(arrflt[1] == 3.5)
-assert(arru32[1] == 0x40600000) -- hexadecimal representation of 3.5 single-precision float number.
+asserts.equals(arrflt[1], 3.5)
+asserts.equals(arru32[1], 0x40600000) -- hexadecimal representation of 3.5 single-precision float number.
 
 arr = Bytearray({0x18, 0x2D, 0x44, 0x54, 0xFB, 0x21, 9, 64}) -- hexadecimal representation of 3.141592653589793 double-precision float number.
 assert(DBLview(arr)[1] == 3.141592653589793)
@@ -84,20 +84,20 @@ function barrtostr(barr)
 end
 
 arr = Bytearray({0, 5, 34, 87, 21, 0, 210})
-assert(barrtostr(arr) == "0|5|34|87|21|0|210")
+asserts.equals(barrtostr(arr), "0|5|34|87|21|0|210")
 arr:move(2, 3, 4)
-assert(barrtostr(arr) == "0|5|5|34|87|21|210")
+asserts.equals(barrtostr(arr), "0|5|5|34|87|21|210")
 
 local arr2 = Bytearray({1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8})
-assert(barrtostr(arr2) == "1|2|3|4|6|7|8")
+asserts.equals(barrtostr(arr2), "1|2|3|4|6|7|8")
 arr:copy(4, arr2, 2, 3)
-assert(barrtostr(arr2) == "1|34|87|21|6|7|8")
+asserts.equals(barrtostr(arr2), "1|34|87|21|6|7|8")
 
 arr:fill(nil, nil, 192)
-assert(barrtostr(arr) == "192|192|192|192|192|192|192")
+asserts.equals(barrtostr(arr), "192|192|192|192|192|192|192")
 arr:fill(nil, 3, 233)
-assert(barrtostr(arr) == "233|233|233|233|233|233|233")
+asserts.equals(barrtostr(arr), "233|233|233|233|233|233|233")
 arr:fill(2, nil, 254)
-assert(barrtostr(arr) == "254|254|254|254|254|254|254")
+asserts.equals(barrtostr(arr), "254|254|254|254|254|254|254")
 arr:fill(2, 2, 66)
-assert(barrtostr(arr) == "254|66|66|254|254|254|254")
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+asserts.equals(barrtostr(arr), "254|66|66|254|254|254|254")