+/**
+ * A kotlin-ified version of Hamcrest’s [anything()][anything]. It matches
+ * everything and has the right type, too!
+ */
+inline fun <reified T> everything(): Matcher<T> = any(T::class.java)
+
+/**
+ * Returns a [hamcrest matcher][Matcher] constructed from the given predicate.
+ */
+fun <T> matches(description: String? = null, predicate: (T) -> Boolean) = object : TypeSafeDiagnosingMatcher<T>() {
+
+ override fun matchesSafely(item: T, mismatchDescription: Description) =
+ predicate(item).onFalse {
+ mismatchDescription.appendValue(item).appendText(" did not match predicate")
+ }
+
+ override fun describeTo(description: Description) {
+ description.appendText("matches predicate ").appendValue(predicate)
+ }
+
+}.let { matcher ->
+ description?.let { describedAs(description, matcher) } ?: matcher
+}
+