diff --git a/compiler/build-tools/kotlin-build-tools-api-tests/src/testCommon/kotlin/compilation/assertions/compilationAssertions.kt b/compiler/build-tools/kotlin-build-tools-api-tests/src/testCommon/kotlin/compilation/assertions/compilationAssertions.kt
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2024 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.buildtools.api.tests.compilation.assertions
+
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.buildtools.api.tests.compilation.model.CompilationOutcome
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.buildtools.api.tests.compilation.model.LogLevel
+
+fun CompilationOutcome.expectFailWithError(vararg expectedErrorLines: Regex) {
+    expectFailWithError(expectedErrorLines.toSet())
+}
+
+fun CompilationOutcome.expectFailWithError(expectedErrorLines: Set<Regex>) {
+    expectFail()
+    assertLogContainsPatterns(LogLevel.ERROR, expectedErrorLines)
+}
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