diff --git a/test/lib/helpers.js b/test/lib/helpers.js
index b70aba0f..c7b97463 100644
--- a/test/lib/helpers.js
+++ b/test/lib/helpers.js
@@ -86,4 +86,146 @@ function compareGrayColors(color1, color2, message) {
 	
 	compareNumbers(color1.gray, color2.gray,
 			(message || '') + ' gray');
+}
+
+function cloneAndCompare(item) {
+	var copy = item.clone();
+	compareItems(item, copy);
+	// Remove the cloned item to restore the document:
+	copy.remove();
+}
+
+function compareItems(item, item2) {
+	equals(function() {
+		return item != item2;
+	}, true);
+
+	var itemProperties = ['opacity', 'locked', 'visible', 'blendMode', 'name',
+	 		'closed', 'selected'];
+	Base.each(itemProperties, function(key) {
+		equals(function() {
+			return item[key] == item2[key];
+		}, true, 'item[\'' + key + '\'] == item2[\'' + key + '\']');
+	});
+
+	equals(function() {
+		return item.id != item2.id;
+	}, true);
+	
+	if (item._matrix) {
+		equals(function() {
+			return item._matrix != item2._matrix;
+		});
+		equals(item._matrix.toString(), item2._matrix.toString(),
+				'item._matrix.toString() == item2._matrix.toString()');
+	}
+
+	if (item2.segments) {
+		equals(item.segments.toString(), item2.segments.toString(),
+				'item.segments.toString() == item2.segments.toString()');
+	}
+
+	// Path specific
+	if (item instanceof PathItem) {
+		equals(function() {
+			return item._clockwise == item2._clockwise;
+		}, true);
+	}
+	
+	// Group specific
+	if (item instanceof Group) {
+		equals(function() {
+			return item._clipped == item2._clipped;
+		}, true);
+	}
+	
+	// Layer specific
+	if (item instanceof Layer) {
+		equals(function() {
+			return item.project == item2.project;
+		}, true);
+	}
+	
+	// PlacedSymbol specific
+	if (item instanceof PlacedSymbol) {
+		equals(function() {
+			return item.symbol == item2.symbol;
+		}, true);
+	}
+	
+	// TODO: Raster specific
+	
+	// TextItem specific:
+	if (item instanceof TextItem) {
+		equals(item.content, item2.content, 'item.content == item2.content');
+		var characterStyleKeys = ['fontSize', 'font'];
+		Base.each(characterStyleKeys, function(key) {
+			equals(function() {
+				return item2.characterStyle[key];
+			}, item.characterStyle[key], 'item.characterStyle[\'' + key
+					+ '\'] == item2.characterStyle[\'' + key + '\']');
+		});
+		var paragraphStyleKeys = ['justification'];
+		Base.each(paragraphStyleKeys, function(key) {
+			equals(function() {
+				return item2.paragraphStyle[key];
+			}, item.paragraphStyle[key], 'item.paragraphStyle[\'' + key
+					+ '\'] == item2.paragraphStyle[\'' + key + '\']');
+		});
+	}
+	
+	// PointText specific:
+	if (item instanceof PointText) {
+		equals(item.point.toString(), item2.point.toString());
+	}
+	
+	if (item._style) {
+		// Path Style
+		if (item.fillColor) {
+			// The fillColor should not point to the same color object:
+			equals(function() {
+				return item.fillColor != item2.fillColor;
+			}, true, 'The fillColor should not point to the same color object:');
+			if (item.fillColor instanceof GradientColor) {
+				// TODO!
+			} else {
+				equals(item.fillColor.toString(), item2.fillColor.toString());
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (item.strokeColor) {
+			equals(function() {
+				return item.strokeColor != item2.strokeColor;
+			}, true, 'The strokeColor should not point to the same color object:');
+			if (item.strokeColor instanceof GradientColor) {
+				// TODO
+			} else {
+				equals(item.strokeColor.toString(), item2.strokeColor.toString());
+			}
+		}
+
+		Base.each(['strokeCap', 'strokeJoin', 'dashOffset', 'miterLimit',
+		'strokeOverprint', 'fillOverprint'], function(key) {
+			if (item[key]) {
+				equals(function() {
+					return item[key] == item2[key];
+				}, true, 'item[\'' + key + '\'] == item2[\'' + key + '\']');
+			}
+		});
+
+		if (item.dashArray) {
+			equals(item.dashArray.toString(), item2.dashArray.toString(),
+				'item.dashArray.toString(), item2.dashArray.toString()');
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Check length of children and recursively compare them:
+	if (item.children) {
+		equals(function() {
+			return item.children.length == item2.children.length;
+		}, true);
+		for (var i = 0, l = item.children.length; i < l; i++) {
+			compareItems(item.children[i], item2.children[i]);
+		}
+	}
 }
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