bats-support

bats-support is a supporting library for Bats (Bash Automated Testing System) test helpers, providing common functions for error reporting, output formatting, and language tools. Version 0.3.0 is the latest stable release with no active maintenance cadence announced. It serves as a dependency for higher-level assertion libraries like bats-assert, focusing on internal helper utilities rather than end-user assertions. Key differentiators include its lightweight shell implementation, strict adherence to Bats conventions, and compatibility with both Bats 0.4 and 1.x. The library was renamed from bats-core to bats-support, with GitHub redirects ensuring backward compatibility.