diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index 8bba9262..f1099d17 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -196,6 +196,21 @@ jasmine.any = function(clazz) {
   return new jasmine.Matchers.Any(clazz);
 };
 
+/**
+ * Returns a matchable subset of a hash/JSON object. For use in expectations when you don't care about all of the
+ * attributes on the object.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * // don't care about any other attributes than foo.
+ * expect(mySpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(jasmine.hashContaining({foo: "bar"});
+ *
+ * @param sample {Object} sample
+ * @returns matchable object for the sample
+ */
+jasmine.objectContaining = function (sample) {
+    return new jasmine.Matchers.ObjectContaining(sample);
+};
+
 /**
  * Jasmine Spies are test doubles that can act as stubs, spies, fakes or when used in an expecation, mocks.
  *
@@ -922,6 +937,14 @@ jasmine.Env.prototype.equals_ = function(a, b, mismatchKeys, mismatchValues) {
     return b.matches(a);
   }
 
+  if (a instanceof jasmine.Matchers.ObjectContaining) {
+    return a.matches(b);
+  }
+
+  if (b instanceof jasmine.Matchers.ObjectContaining) {
+    return b.matches(a);
+  }
+
   if (jasmine.isString_(a) && jasmine.isString_(b)) {
     return (a == b);
   }
@@ -1477,6 +1500,35 @@ jasmine.Matchers.Any.prototype.toString = function() {
   return '<jasmine.any(' + this.expectedClass + ')>';
 };
 
+jasmine.Matchers.ObjectContaining = function (sample) {
+  this.sample = sample;
+};
+
+jasmine.Matchers.ObjectContaining.prototype.matches = function(other, mismatchKeys, mismatchValues) {
+  mismatchKeys = mismatchKeys || [];
+  mismatchValues = mismatchValues || [];
+
+  var env = jasmine.getEnv();
+
+  var hasKey = function(obj, keyName) {
+    return obj != null && obj[keyName] !== jasmine.undefined;
+  };
+
+  for (var property in this.sample) {
+    if (!hasKey(other, property) && hasKey(this.sample, property)) {
+      mismatchKeys.push("expected has key '" + property + "', but missing from actual.");
+    }
+    else if (!env.equals_(this.sample[property], other[property], mismatchKeys, mismatchValues)) {
+      mismatchValues.push("'" + property + "' was '" + (other[property] ? jasmine.util.htmlEscape(other[property].toString()) : other[property]) + "' in expected, but was '" + (this.sample[property] ? jasmine.util.htmlEscape(this.sample[property].toString()) : this.sample[property]) + "' in actual.");
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (mismatchKeys.length === 0 && mismatchValues.length === 0);
+};
+
+jasmine.Matchers.ObjectContaining.prototype.toString = function () {
+  return "<jasmine.hashContaining(" + jasmine.pp(this.sample) + ")>";
+};
 /**
  * @constructor
  */
@@ -2472,5 +2524,5 @@ jasmine.version_= {
   "major": 1,
   "minor": 1,
   "build": 0,
-  "revision": 1320442951
+  "revision": 1299963843
 };
diff --git a/pages b/pages
index a9d577eb..d08ce2de 160000
--- a/pages
+++ b/pages
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit a9d577eb45346c088c857af5bb301540c2a121f4
+Subproject commit d08ce2de245d6782c09c652045a12e93af0dc7ec
diff --git a/spec/core/MatchersSpec.js b/spec/core/MatchersSpec.js
index cb58208d..a8e965ac 100644
--- a/spec/core/MatchersSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/MatchersSpec.js
@@ -352,6 +352,33 @@ describe("jasmine.Matchers", function() {
     }]).toEqual(["a", jasmine.any(Function)])).toPass();
   });
 
+  describe("toEqual with an object implementing jasmineMatches", function () {
+    var matcher;
+    beforeEach(function () {
+      matcher = {
+        jasmineMatches: jasmine.createSpy("jasmineMatches")
+      };
+    });
+
+    describe("on the left side", function () {
+      it("uses the jasmineMatches function", function () {
+        matcher.jasmineMatches.andReturn(false);
+        expect(match(matcher).toEqual("foo")).toFail();
+        matcher.jasmineMatches.andReturn(true);
+        expect(match(matcher).toEqual("foo")).toPass();
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe("on the right side", function () {
+      it("uses the jasmineMatches function", function () {
+        matcher.jasmineMatches.andReturn(false);
+        expect(match("foo").toEqual(matcher)).toFail();
+        matcher.jasmineMatches.andReturn(true);
+        expect(match("foo").toEqual(matcher)).toPass();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   it("toEqual handles circular objects ok", function() {
     expect(match({foo: "bar", baz: jasmine.undefined}).toEqual({foo: "bar", baz: jasmine.undefined})).toPass();
     expect(match({foo:['bar','baz','quux']}).toEqual({foo:['bar','baz','quux']})).toPass();
@@ -830,6 +857,252 @@ describe("jasmine.Matchers", function() {
     });
   });
 
+  describe("ObjectContaining", function () {
+    describe("with an empty object", function () {
+      var containing;
+      beforeEach(function () {
+        containing = new jasmine.Matchers.ObjectContaining({});
+      });
+      it("matches everything", function () {
+         expect(containing.jasmineMatches("foo", [], [])).toBe(true);
+      });
+
+      it("says it didn't expect to contain anything", function () {
+        expect(containing.jasmineToString()).toEqual("<jasmine.objectContaining({  })>");
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe("with an object with items in it", function () {
+      var containing, mismatchKeys, mismatchValues;
+      beforeEach(function () {
+        mismatchKeys = [];
+        mismatchValues = [];
+        containing = new jasmine.Matchers.ObjectContaining({foo: "fooVal", bar: "barVal"});
+      });
+
+      it("doesn't match an empty object", function () {
+        expect(containing.jasmineMatches({}, mismatchKeys, mismatchValues)).toBe(false);
+      });
+
+      it("doesn't match an object with none of the specified options", function () {
+        expect(containing.jasmineMatches({baz:"stuff"}, mismatchKeys, mismatchValues)).toBe(false);
+      });
+
+      it("adds a message for each missing key", function () {
+        containing.jasmineMatches({foo: "fooVal"}, mismatchKeys, mismatchValues);
+        expect(mismatchKeys.length).toEqual(1);
+      });
+
+      it("doesn't match an object when the values are different", function () {
+        expect(containing.jasmineMatches({foo:"notFoo", bar:"notBar"}, mismatchKeys, mismatchValues)).toBe(false);
+      });
+
+      it("adds a message when values don't match", function () {
+        containing.jasmineMatches({foo: "fooVal", bar: "notBar"}, mismatchKeys, mismatchValues);
+        expect(mismatchValues.length).toEqual(1);
+      });
+
+      it("doesn't match an object with only one of the values matching", function () {
+        expect(containing.jasmineMatches({foo:"notFoo", bar:"barVal"}, mismatchKeys, mismatchValues)).toBe(false);
+      });
+
+      it("matches when all the values are the same", function () {
+        expect(containing.jasmineMatches({foo: "fooVal", bar: "barVal"}, mismatchKeys, mismatchValues)).toBe(true);
+      });
+
+      it("matches when there are additional values", function () {
+        expect(containing.jasmineMatches({foo: "fooVal", bar: "barVal", baz: "bazVal"}, mismatchKeys, mismatchValues)).toBe(true);
+      });
+
+      it("doesn't modify missingKeys or missingValues when match is successful", function () {
+        containing.jasmineMatches({foo: "fooVal", bar: "barVal"}, mismatchKeys, mismatchValues);
+        expect(mismatchKeys.length).toEqual(0);
+        expect(mismatchValues.length).toEqual(0);
+      });
+
+      it("says what it expects to contain", function () {
+        expect(containing.jasmineToString()).toEqual("<jasmine.objectContaining(" + jasmine.pp({foo:"fooVal", bar:"barVal"}) + ")>");
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe("in real life", function () {
+      var method;
+      beforeEach(function () {
+        method = jasmine.createSpy("method");
+        method({a:"b", c:"d"});
+      });
+      it("works correctly for positive matches", function () {
+        expect(method).toHaveBeenCalledWith(jasmine.objectContaining({a:"b"}));
+      });
+
+      it("works correctly for negative matches", function () {
+        expect(method).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(jasmine.objectContaining({z:"x"}));
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("Matchers.Any", function () {
+    var any;
+    describe(".jasmineToString", function () {
+      describe("with Object", function () {
+        it("says it's looking for an object", function () {
+          any = jasmine.any(Object);
+          expect(any.jasmineToString()).toMatch(/<jasmine\.any\(function Object.*\)>/);
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe("with Function", function () {
+        it("says it's looking for a function", function () {
+          any = jasmine.any(Function);
+          expect(any.jasmineToString()).toMatch(/<jasmine\.any\(function Function.*\)>/);
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe("with String", function () {
+        it("says it's looking for a string", function () {
+          any = jasmine.any(String);
+          expect(any.jasmineToString()).toMatch(/<jasmine\.any\(function String.*\)>/);
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe("with Number", function () {
+        it("says it's looking for a number", function () {
+          any = jasmine.any(Number);
+          expect(any.jasmineToString()).toMatch(/<jasmine\.any\(function Number.*\)>/);
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe("with some other defined 'class'", function () {
+        it("says it's looking for an object", function () {
+          function MyClass () {}
+          any = jasmine.any(MyClass);
+          expect(any.jasmineToString()).toMatch(/<jasmine\.any\(function MyClass.*\)>/);
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe(".jasmineMatches", function () {
+      describe("with Object", function () {
+        beforeEach(function () {
+          any = jasmine.any(Object);
+        });
+
+        it("matches an empty object", function () {
+          expect(any.jasmineMatches({})).toEqual(true);
+        });
+
+        it("matches a newed up object", function () {
+          expect(any.jasmineMatches(new Object())).toEqual(true);
+        });
+
+        it("doesn't match a string", function () {
+          expect(any.jasmineMatches("")).toEqual(false);
+        });
+
+        it("doesn't match a number", function () {
+          expect(any.jasmineMatches(123)).toEqual(false);
+        });
+
+        it("doesn't match a function", function () {
+          expect(any.jasmineMatches(function () {})).toEqual(false);
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe("with Function", function () {
+        beforeEach(function () {
+          any = jasmine.any(Function);
+        });
+
+        it("doesn't match an object", function () {
+          expect(any.jasmineMatches({})).toEqual(false);
+        });
+
+        it("doesn't match a string", function () {
+          expect(any.jasmineMatches("")).toEqual(false);
+        });
+
+        it("doesn't match a number", function () {
+          expect(any.jasmineMatches(123)).toEqual(false);
+        });
+
+        it("matches a function", function () {
+          expect(any.jasmineMatches(function () {})).toEqual(true);
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe("with Number", function () {
+        beforeEach(function () {
+          any = jasmine.any(Number);
+        });
+
+        it("doesn't match an object", function () {
+          expect(any.jasmineMatches({})).toEqual(false);
+        });
+
+        it("doesn't match a string", function () {
+          expect(any.jasmineMatches("")).toEqual(false);
+        });
+
+        it("matches a number", function () {
+          expect(any.jasmineMatches(123)).toEqual(true);
+        });
+
+        it("doesn't match a function", function () {
+          expect(any.jasmineMatches(function () {})).toEqual(false);
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe("with String", function () {
+        beforeEach(function () {
+          any = jasmine.any(String);
+        });
+
+        it("doesn't match an object", function () {
+          expect(any.jasmineMatches({})).toEqual(false);
+        });
+
+        it("matches a string", function () {
+          expect(any.jasmineMatches("")).toEqual(true);
+        });
+
+        it("doesn't match a number", function () {
+          expect(any.jasmineMatches(123)).toEqual(false);
+        });
+
+        it("doesn't match a function", function () {
+          expect(any.jasmineMatches(function () {})).toEqual(false);
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe("with some defined 'class'", function () {
+        function MyClass () {}
+        beforeEach(function () {
+          any = jasmine.any(MyClass);
+        });
+
+        it("doesn't match an object", function () {
+          expect(any.jasmineMatches({})).toEqual(false);
+        });
+
+        it("doesn't match a string", function () {
+          expect(any.jasmineMatches("")).toEqual(false);
+        });
+
+        it("doesn't match a number", function () {
+          expect(any.jasmineMatches(123)).toEqual(false);
+        });
+
+        it("doesn't match a function", function () {
+          expect(any.jasmineMatches(function () {})).toEqual(false);
+        });
+
+        it("matches an instance of the defined class", function () {
+          expect(any.jasmineMatches(new MyClass())).toEqual(true);
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   describe("all matchers", function() {
     it("should return null, for future-proofing, since we might eventually allow matcher chaining", function() {
       expect(match(true).toBe(true)).toBeUndefined();
diff --git a/spec/core/PrettyPrintSpec.js b/spec/core/PrettyPrintSpec.js
index 37f71041..becf8a61 100644
--- a/spec/core/PrettyPrintSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/PrettyPrintSpec.js
@@ -83,5 +83,12 @@ describe("jasmine.pp", function () {
     expect(jasmine.pp(jasmine.createSpy("something"))).toEqual("spy on something");
   });
 
+  it("should stringify objects that implement jasmineToString", function () {
+    var obj = {
+      jasmineToString: function () { return "strung"; }
+    };
+
+    expect(jasmine.pp(obj)).toEqual("strung");
+  });
 });
 
diff --git a/src/core/Env.js b/src/core/Env.js
index 1ba67597..4ebc0963 100644
--- a/src/core/Env.js
+++ b/src/core/Env.js
@@ -230,11 +230,19 @@ jasmine.Env.prototype.equals_ = function(a, b, mismatchKeys, mismatchValues) {
     return a.getTime() == b.getTime();
   }
 
-  if (a instanceof jasmine.Matchers.Any) {
+  if (a.jasmineMatches) {
+    return a.jasmineMatches(b);
+  }
+
+  if (b.jasmineMatches) {
+    return b.jasmineMatches(a);
+  }
+
+  if (a instanceof jasmine.Matchers.ObjectContaining) {
     return a.matches(b);
   }
 
-  if (b instanceof jasmine.Matchers.Any) {
+  if (b instanceof jasmine.Matchers.ObjectContaining) {
     return b.matches(a);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/core/Matchers.js b/src/core/Matchers.js
index f3bf0579..4f078f3b 100644
--- a/src/core/Matchers.js
+++ b/src/core/Matchers.js
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ jasmine.Matchers.Any = function(expectedClass) {
   this.expectedClass = expectedClass;
 };
 
-jasmine.Matchers.Any.prototype.matches = function(other) {
+jasmine.Matchers.Any.prototype.jasmineMatches = function(other) {
   if (this.expectedClass == String) {
     return typeof other == 'string' || other instanceof String;
   }
@@ -365,7 +365,36 @@ jasmine.Matchers.Any.prototype.matches = function(other) {
   return other instanceof this.expectedClass;
 };
 
-jasmine.Matchers.Any.prototype.toString = function() {
+jasmine.Matchers.Any.prototype.jasmineToString = function() {
   return '<jasmine.any(' + this.expectedClass + ')>';
 };
 
+jasmine.Matchers.ObjectContaining = function (sample) {
+  this.sample = sample;
+};
+
+jasmine.Matchers.ObjectContaining.prototype.jasmineMatches = function(other, mismatchKeys, mismatchValues) {
+  mismatchKeys = mismatchKeys || [];
+  mismatchValues = mismatchValues || [];
+
+  var env = jasmine.getEnv();
+
+  var hasKey = function(obj, keyName) {
+    return obj != null && obj[keyName] !== jasmine.undefined;
+  };
+
+  for (var property in this.sample) {
+    if (!hasKey(other, property) && hasKey(this.sample, property)) {
+      mismatchKeys.push("expected has key '" + property + "', but missing from actual.");
+    }
+    else if (!env.equals_(this.sample[property], other[property], mismatchKeys, mismatchValues)) {
+      mismatchValues.push("'" + property + "' was '" + (other[property] ? jasmine.util.htmlEscape(other[property].toString()) : other[property]) + "' in expected, but was '" + (this.sample[property] ? jasmine.util.htmlEscape(this.sample[property].toString()) : this.sample[property]) + "' in actual.");
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (mismatchKeys.length === 0 && mismatchValues.length === 0);
+};
+
+jasmine.Matchers.ObjectContaining.prototype.jasmineToString = function () {
+  return "<jasmine.objectContaining(" + jasmine.pp(this.sample) + ")>";
+};
diff --git a/src/core/PrettyPrinter.js b/src/core/PrettyPrinter.js
index 7d890c02..a7d283b6 100644
--- a/src/core/PrettyPrinter.js
+++ b/src/core/PrettyPrinter.js
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ jasmine.PrettyPrinter.prototype.format = function(value) {
       this.emitScalar('null');
     } else if (value === jasmine.getGlobal()) {
       this.emitScalar('<global>');
-    } else if (value instanceof jasmine.Matchers.Any) {
-      this.emitScalar(value.toString());
+    } else if (value.jasmineToString) {
+      this.emitScalar(value.jasmineToString());
     } else if (typeof value === 'string') {
       this.emitString(value);
     } else if (jasmine.isSpy(value)) {
diff --git a/src/core/base.js b/src/core/base.js
index bb0c5550..3a61b3d8 100755
--- a/src/core/base.js
+++ b/src/core/base.js
@@ -196,6 +196,21 @@ jasmine.any = function(clazz) {
   return new jasmine.Matchers.Any(clazz);
 };
 
+/**
+ * Returns a matchable subset of a JSON object. For use in expectations when you don't care about all of the
+ * attributes on the object.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * // don't care about any other attributes than foo.
+ * expect(mySpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(jasmine.objectContaining({foo: "bar"});
+ *
+ * @param sample {Object} sample
+ * @returns matchable object for the sample
+ */
+jasmine.objectContaining = function (sample) {
+    return new jasmine.Matchers.ObjectContaining(sample);
+};
+
 /**
  * Jasmine Spies are test doubles that can act as stubs, spies, fakes or when used in an expecation, mocks.
  *
diff --git a/tasks/spec.rb b/tasks/spec.rb
index 30ef2f7b..2760e00d 100644
--- a/tasks/spec.rb
+++ b/tasks/spec.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ end
 
 def count_specs_in(files)
   files.inject(0) do |count, file|
-    File.read(file).scan(/\sit\(/) {|s| count += 1}
+    File.read(file).scan(/\sit\s*\(/) {|s| count += 1}
     count
   end
 end