tape-modern_assertions.javascript.txt

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ALTERNATIVES ==>                  #See chai doc

VERSION ==>                       #Part of tape-modern (see its doc)


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EXCEPTIONS ==>                    #Assertions only report: they do not throw (i.e. control flow continues)
                                  #This helps reporting several failed assertions per test
                                  #However this means following assertions might crash: they will be handled but might clutter
                                  #test output (where only first failed assertion might be relevant)

assert                            #ASSERT
ASSERT.*(..., 'ASSERT_TITLE')     #Can be last argument for any assertion. Def:
                                  #  - ASSERT.pass|fail(): undefined
                                  #  - others: 'should ...'


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ASSERT.pass|fail()                #
ASSERT.ok(VAL)                    #== true
ASSERT.equal(VAL)                 #===


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ASSERT.throws(FUNC,
 TYPE|REGEXP|FUNC(ERROR)->BOOL)   #Throw ERROR matching second argument