diff --git a/lib/assert.js b/lib/assert.js
index 75b04d359..8d885c110 100644
--- a/lib/assert.js
+++ b/lib/assert.js
@@ -358,3 +358,164 @@ assert.doesNotThrow = function(block, /*optional*/error, /*optional*/message) {
 };
 
 assert.ifError = function (err) { if (err) {throw err;}};
+
+
+/**
+ * Return true if every element in the expected array also exists in the the actual 
+ * array. The actual array may contain more elements that are not in the expected
+ * array. This implementation is very simple and not very efficient (Order(n^2)) so 
+ * do not call this to compare large arrays.
+ * 
+ * @param {Array.<Object>} actual The actual array to test
+ * @param {Array.<Object>} expected The array to test against
+ * @returns True if every element of the expected array exists in the actual array.
+ */
+function isEqualIgnoringOrder(actual, expected) {
+    var found = false;
+    for (var i = 0; i < expected.length; i++) {
+        var found = false;
+        for (var j = 0; j < actual.length; j++) {
+            try {
+                if (_deepEqual(actual[j], expected[i])) {
+                    found = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+            } catch (ignored) {
+            }
+        }
+        if (!found) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+function isArray(object) {
+    return typeof(object) === 'object' && Object.prototype.toString.call(object) === '[object Array]';
+};
+
+/**
+ * Performs a deep comparison of arrays, ignoring the order of the
+ * elements of the array. Essentially, this ensure that they have the same
+ * contents, possibly in a different order. Each of the elements of the
+ * array is compared with a deep equals. If this is called with objects
+ * that are not arrays, the assertion fails.
+ *
+ * @example // passing assertions
+ * assert.equalIgnoringOrder([5, 2, 8, 3], [2, 4, 5, 9]);
+ * assert.equalIgnoringOrder(["apples", "bananas", "oranges"], ["oranges", "apples", "bananas"]);
+ *
+ * @param {Object} actual The actual value
+ * @param {Object} expected The expected value
+ * @throws ArgumentsError
+ * @throws AssertionError
+ */
+assert.equalIgnoringOrder = function(actual, expected, message) {
+    if (!isArray(expected)) {
+        fail("Invalid expected argument to equalIgnoringOrder.");
+    } else if (isArray(actual)) {
+        if (isEqualIgnoringOrder(actual, expected) === false) {
+            fail(actual, expected, message, "equalIgnoringOrder", assert.equalIgnoringOrder);
+        }
+    } else {
+        fail(actual, expected, message, "equalIgnoringOrder", assert.equalIgnoringOrder);
+    }
+    return;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Performs a numeric equivalence within the given tolerance. If the
+ * difference between the arguments is within that tolerance, the assertion
+ * passes. Otherwise, it fails.
+ *
+ * @example // passing assertion
+ * assert.roughlyEqual(5.23456789, 5.2345947, 0.001);
+ *
+ * @param {Number} actual The actual value
+ * @param {Number} expected The expected value
+ * @param {Number} tolerance The tolerance for the difference between the two
+ * @throws ArgumentsError
+ * @throws AssertionError
+ */
+assert.roughlyEqual = function(actual, expected, tolerance, message) {
+    if (typeof(actual) !== "number" || typeof(expected) !== "number" || typeof(tolerance) !== "number") {
+        fail("Invalid expected argument to roughlyEquals.");
+    } else if (Math.abs(expected - actual) >= tolerance) {
+        fail(actual, expected, message, "roughlyEquals", assert.roughlyEquals);
+    }
+    return;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Check the actual result to see that every property that exists in the expected
+ * object also exists in the actual object and that it has the same value. If the
+ * expected object is a string, it names the property that should exist without
+ * giving the value. If the expected object is an array, each item in the expected
+ * array should exist in the actual array. If expected is an object, then the actual
+ * object must have all properties that the expected object has and with the same
+ * value. The actual object may have more properties that do not exist in 
+ * expected, but this function
+ * is used to test for only the properties that the unit test cares about.
+ *
+ * @example // passing assertion
+ * assert.contains({a: 2, b: 3}, "b");
+ *
+ * @param {Object} actual The actual value to test which may be an array or an object
+ * @param {*} expected The name of the property that is expected to be within the object in the actual parameter
+ * @param {string} message message to print when the assertion fails
+ * @throws ArgumentsError
+ * @throws AssertionError
+ */
+assert.contains = function(actual, expected, message) {
+    if (isArray(actual)) {
+        if (typeof(expected) === "undefined") {
+            fail("Invalid expected argument to contains.");
+        }
+        
+        if (typeof(expected) === "object") {
+            fail(actual, expected, message + " Expected is object and actual is array.", "contains", assert.contains);
+        } else if (isArray(expected)) {
+            for (var i = 0; i < expected.length; i++) {
+                if (actual.indexOf(expected[i]) < 0) {
+                    fail(actual, expected, message + " Actual array does not contain array index " + i + " of expected.", "contains", assert.contains);
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            // primitive type -- check to see if it is in the actual array
+            if (actual.indexOf(expected) < 0) {
+                fail(actual, expected, message + " Expected value " + expected + " is not contained in the array in actual.", "contains", assert.contains);
+            }
+        }
+    } else if (typeof(actual) === "object") {
+        if (typeof(expected) === "object") {
+            for (p in expected) {
+                if (p && expected.hasOwnProperty(p)) {
+                    if (typeof(actual[p]) === 'undefined') {
+                        // "actual does not contain expected properties";
+                        fail(actual[p], expected[p], message + " Expected contains property " + p + " and actual does not.", "contains", assert.contains);
+                    } else if (typeof(expected[p]) === 'object') {
+                        if (!_deepEqual(actual[p], expected[p])) {
+                            fail(actual, expected, message, "contains", assert.notDeepEqual);
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        if (actual[p] != expected[p]) {
+                            fail(actual, expected, message, "contains", assert.notDeepEqual);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        } else if (isArray(expected)) {
+            fail(actual, expected, message + " Expected is array and actual is object.", "contains", assert.contains);
+        } else if (typeof(expected) === "string") {
+            if (typeof(actual[p]) === "undefined") {
+                fail(actual[p], expected[p], message + " Expected is looking for property " + expected + " and actual does not contain it.", "contains", assert.contains);
+            }
+        } else {
+            fail("Invalid expected argument to contains.");
+        }
+    } else {
+        fail("Invalid expected argument to contains.");
+    }
+    return;
+};
+
diff --git a/lib/types.js b/lib/types.js
index 879edd8b3..36653d7ff 100644
--- a/lib/types.js
+++ b/lib/types.js
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ exports.test = function (name, start, options, callback) {
         ok: wrapAssert('ok', 'ok', 2),
         same: wrapAssert('same', 'deepEqual', 3),
         equals: wrapAssert('equals', 'equal', 3),
+        equalIgnoringOrder: wrapAssert('equalIgnoringOrder', 'equalIgnoringOrder', 3),
+        roughlyEqual: wrapAssert('roughlyEqual', 'roughlyEqual', 3),
+        contains: wrapAssert('contains', 'contains', 3),
         expect: function (num) {
             expecting = num;
         },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c238fcf68..eddc05afb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nodeunit",
-  "version": "0.11.2",
+  "version": "0.12.0",
   "description": "Easy unit testing for node.js and the browser.",
   "maintainers": [
     {