diff --git a/mozilla/js/tests/ecma_3/shell.js b/mozilla/js/tests/ecma_3/shell.js
index cbc4069fadc..a318b8cc958 100644
--- a/mozilla/js/tests/ecma_3/shell.js
+++ b/mozilla/js/tests/ecma_3/shell.js
@@ -25,11 +25,32 @@
 var FAILED = "FAILED!: ";
 var STATUS = "STATUS: ";
 var BUGNUMBER = "BUGNUMBER: ";
-
+var SECT_PREFIX = 'Section ';
+var SECT_SUFFIX = ' of test -';
 var VERBOSE = false;
-
 var callStack = new Array();
 
+/*
+ * The test driver searches for such a phrase in the test output.
+ * If such phrase exists, it will set n as the expected exit code.
+ */
+function expectExitCode(n)
+{
+
+    print('--- NOTE: IN THIS TESTCASE, WE EXPECT EXIT CODE ' + n + ' ---');
+
+}
+
+/*
+ * Statuses current section of a test
+ */
+function inSection(x)
+{
+
+    return SECT_PREFIX + x + SECT_SUFFIX;
+
+}
+
 /*
  * Report a failure in the 'accepted' manner
  */
diff --git a/mozilla/js/tests/js1_5/shell.js b/mozilla/js/tests/js1_5/shell.js
index cbc4069fadc..ec73eaa80e3 100644
--- a/mozilla/js/tests/js1_5/shell.js
+++ b/mozilla/js/tests/js1_5/shell.js
@@ -25,11 +25,32 @@
 var FAILED = "FAILED!: ";
 var STATUS = "STATUS: ";
 var BUGNUMBER = "BUGNUMBER: ";
-
 var VERBOSE = false;
-
+var SECT_PREFIX = 'Section ';
+var SECT_SUFFIX = ' of test -';
 var callStack = new Array();
 
+/*
+ * The test driver searches for such a phrase in the test output.
+ * If such phrase exists, it will set n as the expected exit code.
+ */
+function expectExitCode(n)
+{
+
+    print('--- NOTE: IN THIS TESTCASE, WE EXPECT EXIT CODE ' + n + ' ---');
+
+}
+
+/*
+ * Statuses current section of a test
+ */
+function inSection(x)
+{
+
+    return SECT_PREFIX + x + SECT_SUFFIX;
+
+}
+
 /*
  * Report a failure in the 'accepted' manner
  */