getJasmineRequireObj().base = function(j$, jasmineGlobal) {
  j$.unimplementedMethod_ = function() {
    throw new Error('unimplemented method');
  };

  j$.MAX_PRETTY_PRINT_DEPTH = 40;
  j$.MAX_PRETTY_PRINT_ARRAY_LENGTH = 100;
  j$.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_INTERVAL = 5000;

  j$.getGlobal = function() {
    return jasmineGlobal;
  };

  j$.getEnv = function(options) {
    var env = j$.currentEnv_ = j$.currentEnv_ || new j$.Env(options);
    //jasmine. singletons in here (setTimeout blah blah).
    return env;
  };

  j$.isArray_ = function(value) {
    return j$.isA_('Array', value);
  };

  j$.isString_ = function(value) {
    return j$.isA_('String', value);
  };

  j$.isNumber_ = function(value) {
    return j$.isA_('Number', value);
  };

  j$.isA_ = function(typeName, value) {
    return Object.prototype.toString.apply(value) === '[object ' + typeName + ']';
  };

  j$.isDomNode = function(obj) {
    return obj.nodeType > 0;
  };

  j$.fnNameFor = function(func) {
    return func.name || func.toString().match(/^\s*function\s*(\w*)\s*\(/)[1];
  };

  j$.any = function(clazz) {
    return new j$.Any(clazz);
  };

  j$.anything = function() {
    return new j$.Anything();
  };

  j$.objectContaining = function(sample) {
    return new j$.ObjectContaining(sample);
  };

  j$.stringMatching = function(expected) {
    return new j$.StringMatching(expected);
  };

  j$.arrayContaining = function(sample) {
    return new j$.ArrayContaining(sample);
  };

  j$.createSpy = function(name, originalFn) {

    var spyStrategy = new j$.SpyStrategy({
        name: name,
        fn: originalFn,
        getSpy: function() { return spy; }
      }),
      callTracker = new j$.CallTracker(),
      spy = function() {
        var callData = {
          object: this,
          args: Array.prototype.slice.apply(arguments)
        };

        callTracker.track(callData);
        var returnValue = spyStrategy.exec.apply(this, arguments);
        callData.returnValue = returnValue;

        return returnValue;
      };

    for (var prop in originalFn) {
      if (prop === 'and' || prop === 'calls') {
        throw new Error('Jasmine spies would overwrite the \'and\' and \'calls\' properties on the object being spied upon');
      }

      spy[prop] = originalFn[prop];
    }

    spy.and = spyStrategy;
    spy.calls = callTracker;

    return spy;
  };

  j$.isSpy = function(putativeSpy) {
    if (!putativeSpy) {
      return false;
    }
    return putativeSpy.and instanceof j$.SpyStrategy &&
      putativeSpy.calls instanceof j$.CallTracker;
  };

  j$.createSpyObj = function(baseName, methodNames) {
    if (j$.isArray_(baseName) && j$.util.isUndefined(methodNames)) {
      methodNames = baseName;
      baseName = 'unknown';
    }

    if (!j$.isArray_(methodNames) || methodNames.length === 0) {
      throw 'createSpyObj requires a non-empty array of method names to create spies for';
    }
    var obj = {};
    for (var i = 0; i < methodNames.length; i++) {
      obj[methodNames[i]] = j$.createSpy(baseName + '.' + methodNames[i]);
    }
    return obj;
  };
};