@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@+package assert
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	g "github.com/maragudk/gomponents"
+)
+
+// Equal checks for equality between the given expected string and the rendered Node string.
+func Equal(t *testing.T, expected string, actual g.Node) {
+	if expected != actual.Render() {
+		t.Errorf("expected `%v` but got `%v`", expected, actual)
+		t.FailNow()
+	}
+}

@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ func (n NodeFunc) Render() string { 	return n()
 }
 
+// String satisfies fmt.Stringer.
+func (n NodeFunc) String() string {
+	return n.Render()
+}
+
 // El creates an element DOM Node with a name and child Nodes.
 // Use this if no convenience creator exists.
 func El(name string, children ...Node) NodeFunc {
@@ -90,6 +95,11 @@ if a.value == nil { 		return fmt.Sprintf(" %v", a.name)
 	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf(` %v="%v"`, a.name, *a.value)
+}
+
+// String satisfies fmt.Stringer.
+func (a attr) String() string {
+	return a.Render()
 }
 
 // Text creates a text DOM Node that Renders the escaped string t.

@@ -4,17 +4,27 @@ import ( 	"testing"
 
 	g "github.com/maragudk/gomponents"
+	"github.com/maragudk/gomponents/assert"
 )
 
+func TestNodeFunc(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("implements fmt.Stringer", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fn := g.NodeFunc(func() string { return "hat" })
+		if fn.String() != "hat" {
+			t.FailNow()
+		}
+	})
+}
+
 func TestAttr(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("renders just the local name with one argument", func(t *testing.T) {
 		a := g.Attr("required")
-		equal(t, " required", a.Render())
+		assert.Equal(t, " required", a)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("renders the name and value when given two arguments", func(t *testing.T) {
 		a := g.Attr("id", "hat")
-		equal(t, ` id="hat"`, a.Render())
+		assert.Equal(t, ` id="hat"`, a)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("panics with more than two arguments", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -34,42 +44,35 @@ func TestEl(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("renders an empty element if no children given", func(t *testing.T) {
 		e := g.El("div")
-		equal(t, "<div/>", e.Render())
+		assert.Equal(t, "<div/>", e)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("renders an empty element if only attributes given as children", func(t *testing.T) {
 		e := g.El("div", g.Attr("class", "hat"))
-		equal(t, `<div class="hat"/>`, e.Render())
+		assert.Equal(t, `<div class="hat"/>`, e)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("renders an element, attributes, and element children", func(t *testing.T) {
 		e := g.El("div", g.Attr("class", "hat"), g.El("span"))
-		equal(t, `<div class="hat"><span/></div>`, e.Render())
+		assert.Equal(t, `<div class="hat"><span/></div>`, e)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("renders attributes at the correct place regardless of placement in parameter list", func(t *testing.T) {
 		e := g.El("div", g.El("span"), g.Attr("class", "hat"))
-		equal(t, `<div class="hat"><span/></div>`, e.Render())
+		assert.Equal(t, `<div class="hat"><span/></div>`, e)
 	})
 }
 
 func TestText(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("renders escaped text", func(t *testing.T) {
 		e := g.Text("<div/>")
-		equal(t, "&lt;div/&gt;", e.Render())
+		assert.Equal(t, "&lt;div/&gt;", e)
 	})
 }
 
 func TestRaw(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("renders raw text", func(t *testing.T) {
 		e := g.Raw("<div/>")
-		equal(t, "<div/>", e.Render())
+		assert.Equal(t, "<div/>", e)
 	})
 }
-
-func equal(t *testing.T, expected, actual string) {
-	if expected != actual {
-		t.Errorf("expected %v but got %v", expected, actual)
-		t.FailNow()
-	}
-}