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assert: improve class instance errors
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assert: fix generatedMessage property
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assert: wrap validation function errors
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assert: DRY .throws code
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assert: add more information to AssertionErrors
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assert: special handle identical error names in instance checks
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doc: update assert.throws() examples
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doc: update assert.throws example
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doc: make `AssertionError` a link
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fixup: doc: update assert.throws example
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Expand Up @@ -220,8 +220,9 @@ are also recursively evaluated by the following rules.
* [`Symbol`][] properties are not compared.
* [`WeakMap`][] and [`WeakSet`][] comparison does not rely on their values.

The following example does not throw an `AssertionError` because the primitives
are considered equal by the [Abstract Equality Comparison][] ( `==` ).
The following example does not throw an [`AssertionError`][] because the
primitives are considered equal by the [Abstract Equality Comparison][]
( `==` ).

```js
// WARNING: This does not throw an AssertionError!
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -266,11 +267,11 @@ assert.deepEqual(obj1, obj4);
// AssertionError: { a: { b: 1 } } deepEqual {}
```

If the values are not equal, an `AssertionError` is thrown with a `message`
If the values are not equal, an [`AssertionError`][] is thrown with a `message`
property set equal to the value of the `message` parameter. If the `message`
parameter is undefined, a default error message is assigned. If the `message`
parameter is an instance of an [`Error`][] then it will be thrown instead of the
`AssertionError`.
[`AssertionError`][].

## assert.deepStrictEqual(actual, expected[, message])
<!-- YAML
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -419,7 +420,7 @@ assert.deepStrictEqual(weakMap1, weakMap3);
// }
```

If the values are not equal, an `AssertionError` is thrown with a `message`
If the values are not equal, an [`AssertionError`][] is thrown with a `message`
property set equal to the value of the `message` parameter. If the `message`
parameter is undefined, a default error message is assigned. If the `message`
parameter is an instance of an [`Error`][] then it will be thrown instead of the
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -500,9 +501,9 @@ When `assert.doesNotThrow()` is called, it will immediately call the `fn`
function.

If an error is thrown and it is the same type as that specified by the `error`
parameter, then an `AssertionError` is thrown. If the error is of a different
type, or if the `error` parameter is undefined, the error is propagated back
to the caller.
parameter, then an [`AssertionError`][] is thrown. If the error is of a
different type, or if the `error` parameter is undefined, the error is
propagated back to the caller.

If specified, `error` can be a [`Class`][], [`RegExp`][] or a validation
function. See [`assert.throws()`][] for more details.
Expand All @@ -520,7 +521,7 @@ assert.doesNotThrow(
);
```

However, the following will result in an `AssertionError` with the message
However, the following will result in an [`AssertionError`][] with the message
'Got unwanted exception...':

<!-- eslint-disable no-restricted-syntax -->
Expand All @@ -533,8 +534,8 @@ assert.doesNotThrow(
);
```

If an `AssertionError` is thrown and a value is provided for the `message`
parameter, the value of `message` will be appended to the `AssertionError`
If an [`AssertionError`][] is thrown and a value is provided for the `message`
parameter, the value of `message` will be appended to the [`AssertionError`][]
message:

<!-- eslint-disable no-restricted-syntax -->
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -582,7 +583,7 @@ assert.equal({ a: { b: 1 } }, { a: { b: 1 } });
// AssertionError: { a: { b: 1 } } == { a: { b: 1 } }
```

If the values are not equal, an `AssertionError` is thrown with a `message`
If the values are not equal, an [`AssertionError`][] is thrown with a `message`
property set equal to the value of the `message` parameter. If the `message`
parameter is undefined, a default error message is assigned. If the `message`
parameter is an instance of an [`Error`][] then it will be thrown instead of the
Expand All @@ -594,9 +595,9 @@ added: v0.1.21
-->
* `message` {string|Error} **Default:** `'Failed'`

Throws an `AssertionError` with the provided error message or a default error
message. If the `message` parameter is an instance of an [`Error`][] then it
will be thrown instead of the `AssertionError`.
Throws an [`AssertionError`][] with the provided error message or a default
error message. If the `message` parameter is an instance of an [`Error`][] then
it will be thrown instead of the [`AssertionError`][].

```js
const assert = require('assert').strict;
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -683,7 +684,7 @@ changes:
- version: v10.0.0
pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/18247
description: Instead of throwing the original error it is now wrapped into
an `AssertionError` that contains the full stack trace.
an [`AssertionError`][] that contains the full stack trace.
- version: v10.0.0
pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/18247
description: Value may now only be `undefined` or `null`. Before all falsy
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -789,11 +790,11 @@ assert.notDeepEqual(obj1, obj4);
// OK
```

If the values are deeply equal, an `AssertionError` is thrown with a `message`
property set equal to the value of the `message` parameter. If the `message`
parameter is undefined, a default error message is assigned. If the `message`
parameter is an instance of an [`Error`][] then it will be thrown instead of the
`AssertionError`.
If the values are deeply equal, an [`AssertionError`][] is thrown with a
`message` property set equal to the value of the `message` parameter. If the
`message` parameter is undefined, a default error message is assigned. If the
`message` parameter is an instance of an [`Error`][] then it will be thrown
instead of the `AssertionError`.

## assert.notDeepStrictEqual(actual, expected[, message])
<!-- YAML
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -836,11 +837,11 @@ assert.notDeepStrictEqual({ a: 1 }, { a: '1' });
// OK
```

If the values are deeply and strictly equal, an `AssertionError` is thrown with
a `message` property set equal to the value of the `message` parameter. If the
`message` parameter is undefined, a default error message is assigned. If the
`message` parameter is an instance of an [`Error`][] then it will be thrown
instead of the `AssertionError`.
If the values are deeply and strictly equal, an [`AssertionError`][] is thrown
with a `message` property set equal to the value of the `message` parameter. If
the `message` parameter is undefined, a default error message is assigned. If
the `message` parameter is an instance of an [`Error`][] then it will be thrown
instead of the [`AssertionError`][].

## assert.notEqual(actual, expected[, message])
<!-- YAML
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -874,10 +875,10 @@ assert.notEqual(1, '1');
// AssertionError: 1 != '1'
```

If the values are equal, an `AssertionError` is thrown with a `message` property
set equal to the value of the `message` parameter. If the `message` parameter is
undefined, a default error message is assigned. If the `message` parameter is an
instance of an [`Error`][] then it will be thrown instead of the
If the values are equal, an [`AssertionError`][] is thrown with a `message`
property set equal to the value of the `message` parameter. If the `message`
parameter is undefined, a default error message is assigned. If the `message`
parameter is an instance of an [`Error`][] then it will be thrown instead of the
`AssertionError`.

## assert.notStrictEqual(actual, expected[, message])
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -910,11 +911,11 @@ assert.notStrictEqual(1, '1');
// OK
```

If the values are strictly equal, an `AssertionError` is thrown with a `message`
property set equal to the value of the `message` parameter. If the `message`
parameter is undefined, a default error message is assigned. If the `message`
parameter is an instance of an [`Error`][] then it will be thrown instead of the
`AssertionError`.
If the values are strictly equal, an [`AssertionError`][] is thrown with a
`message` property set equal to the value of the `message` parameter. If the
`message` parameter is undefined, a default error message is assigned. If the
`message` parameter is an instance of an [`Error`][] then it will be thrown
instead of the `AssertionError`.

## assert.ok(value[, message])
<!-- YAML
Expand All @@ -931,7 +932,7 @@ changes:
Tests if `value` is truthy. It is equivalent to
`assert.equal(!!value, true, message)`.

If `value` is not truthy, an `AssertionError` is thrown with a `message`
If `value` is not truthy, an [`AssertionError`][] is thrown with a `message`
property set equal to the value of the `message` parameter. If the `message`
parameter is `undefined`, a default error message is assigned. If the `message`
parameter is an instance of an [`Error`][] then it will be thrown instead of the
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1009,8 +1010,8 @@ an object where each property will be tested for, or an instance of error where
each property will be tested for including the non-enumerable `message` and
`name` properties.

If specified, `message` will be the message provided by the `AssertionError` if
the `asyncFn` fails to reject.
If specified, `message` will be the message provided by the [`AssertionError`][]
if the `asyncFn` fails to reject.

```js
(async () => {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1076,11 +1077,11 @@ assert.strictEqual('Hello foobar', 'Hello World!');
// ^
```

If the values are not strictly equal, an `AssertionError` is thrown with a
If the values are not strictly equal, an [`AssertionError`][] is thrown with a
`message` property set equal to the value of the `message` parameter. If the
`message` parameter is undefined, a default error message is assigned. If the
`message` parameter is an instance of an [`Error`][] then it will be thrown
instead of the `AssertionError`.
instead of the [`AssertionError`][].

## assert.throws(fn[, error][, message])
<!-- YAML
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1171,10 +1172,15 @@ assert.throws(
assert.throws(
() => {
const otherErr = new Error('Not found');
otherErr.code = 404;
// Copy all enumerable properties from `err` to `otherErr`.
for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(err)) {
otherErr[key] = value;
}
throw otherErr;
},
err // This tests for `message`, `name` and `code`.
// The error's `message` and `name` properties will also be checked when using
// an error as validation object.
err
);
```

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1205,6 +1211,9 @@ assert.throws(

Custom error validation:

The function must return `true` to indicate all internal validations passed.
It will otherwise fail with an [`AssertionError`][].

```js
assert.throws(
() => {
Expand All @@ -1214,9 +1223,10 @@ assert.throws(
assert(err instanceof Error);
assert(/value/.test(err));
// Returning anything from validation functions besides `true` is not
// recommended. Doing so results in the caught error being thrown again.
// That is usually not the desired outcome. Throw an error about the
// specific validation that failed instead (as done in this example).
// recommended. By doing that, it's not clear what part of the validation
// failed. Instead, throw an error about the specific validation that failed
// (as done in this example) and add as much helpful debugging information
// to that error as possible.
return true;
},
'unexpected error'
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1258,16 +1268,15 @@ assert.throws(notThrowing, 'Second');
// It does not throw because the error messages match.
assert.throws(throwingSecond, /Second$/);

// If the error message does not match, the error from within the function is
// not caught.
// If the error message does not match, an AssertionError is thrown.
assert.throws(throwingFirst, /Second$/);
// Error: First
// at throwingFirst (repl:2:9)
// AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]
```

Due to the confusing notation, it is recommended not to use a string as the
second argument. This might lead to difficult-to-spot errors.

[`AssertionError`]: #assert_class_assert_assertionerror
[`Class`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Classes
[`ERR_INVALID_RETURN_VALUE`]: errors.html#errors_err_invalid_return_value
[`Error.captureStackTrace`]: errors.html#errors_error_capturestacktrace_targetobject_constructoropt
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