assert-callback

A drop-in replacement library that allows you to use asserts inside an async function utilising callbacks to handle errors.

API Parity

• [X] ... assert(value, [message])
• [X] ... assert.ok(value, [message])
• [X] ... assert.equal(actual, expected, [message])
• [X] ... assert.notEqual(actual, expected, [message])
• [X] ... assert.deepEqual(actual, expected, [message])
• [X] ... assert.notDeepEqual(actual, expected, [message])
• [X] ... assert.strictEqual(actual, expected, [message])
• [X] ... assert.notStrictEqual(actual, expected, [message])
• [ ] ... assert.throws(block, [error], [message])
• [ ] ... assert.doesNotThrow(block, [message])

Installation

npm install assert-callback

Usage

Like the normal assert(), if the test condition (1st argument) fails, instead of throwing an exception, if you gave it a callback it will call the callback and pass the exception into it as the first argument, as per node.js' convention.

var assert = require('assert-callback');

var test = function (data, done) {
  assert(typeof data === 'object', 'Expecting data to be an object', done);
};

test(null, function (err) {
  console.log(err.message); // Expecting data to be an object
});

If the condition passes, it acts like a normal assert:

var assert = require('assert-callback');

assert(true, 'Expecting no problems');
console.log('Yeah'); // Code execution reaches here, no problem!

Here's an example of how you can use it in a real project, say, inside your MVC's model:

// Assuming params is an object containing data to be saved into the DB
saveToDatabase(params, callback) {
  assert(params.id, callback);
  assert(params.name, callback);

  assert.equal(params.verified, true, 'Data must be verified before saving', callback);

  // The rest of your code
  callback(null, 'Save completed!');
}

Caveat

Note: assert.throws, assert.doesNotThrow, assert.isEqual and assert.fail functions the same as node's assert, callback or not.

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2014 Ruben L Z Tan (soggie)

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