assert: move assert.fail with multiple arguments to eol

Calling `assert.fail` with multiple arguments has been deprecated
for years. Remove it finally.

PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/58532
Reviewed-By: Ruben Bridgewater <ruben@bridgewater.de>
Reviewed-By: Yagiz Nizipli <yagiz@nizipli.com>
Reviewed-By: Michaël Zasso <targos@protonmail.com>
Reviewed-By: LiviaMedeiros <livia@cirno.name>
Reviewed-By: Tobias Nießen <tniessen@tnie.de>
Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
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@ -1071,107 +1071,6 @@ assert.fail(new TypeError('need array'));
// TypeError: need array
```
Using `assert.fail()` with more than two arguments is possible but deprecated.
See below for further details.
## `assert.fail(actual, expected[, message[, operator[, stackStartFn]]])`
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.21
changes:
- version: v10.0.0
pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/18418
description: Calling `assert.fail()` with more than one argument is
deprecated and emits a warning.
-->
> Stability: 0 - Deprecated: Use `assert.fail([message])` or other assert
> functions instead.
* `actual` {any}
* `expected` {any}
* `message` {string|Error}
* `operator` {string} **Default:** `'!='`
* `stackStartFn` {Function} **Default:** `assert.fail`
If `message` is falsy, the error message is set as the values of `actual` and
`expected` separated by the provided `operator`. If just the two `actual` and
`expected` arguments are provided, `operator` will default to `'!='`. If
`message` is provided as third argument it will be used as the error message and
the other arguments will be stored as properties on the thrown object. If
`stackStartFn` is provided, all stack frames above that function will be
removed from stacktrace (see [`Error.captureStackTrace`][]). If no arguments are
given, the default message `Failed` will be used.
```mjs
import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
assert.fail('a', 'b');
// AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]: 'a' != 'b'
assert.fail(1, 2, undefined, '>');
// AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]: 1 > 2
assert.fail(1, 2, 'fail');
// AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]: fail
assert.fail(1, 2, 'whoops', '>');
// AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]: whoops
assert.fail(1, 2, new TypeError('need array'));
// TypeError: need array
```
```cjs
const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
assert.fail('a', 'b');
// AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]: 'a' != 'b'
assert.fail(1, 2, undefined, '>');
// AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]: 1 > 2
assert.fail(1, 2, 'fail');
// AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]: fail
assert.fail(1, 2, 'whoops', '>');
// AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]: whoops
assert.fail(1, 2, new TypeError('need array'));
// TypeError: need array
```
In the last three cases `actual`, `expected`, and `operator` have no
influence on the error message.
Example use of `stackStartFn` for truncating the exception's stacktrace:
```mjs
import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
function suppressFrame() {
assert.fail('a', 'b', undefined, '!==', suppressFrame);
}
suppressFrame();
// AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]: 'a' !== 'b'
// at repl:1:1
// at ContextifyScript.Script.runInThisContext (vm.js:44:33)
// ...
```
```cjs
const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
function suppressFrame() {
assert.fail('a', 'b', undefined, '!==', suppressFrame);
}
suppressFrame();
// AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]: 'a' !== 'b'
// at repl:1:1
// at ContextifyScript.Script.runInThisContext (vm.js:44:33)
// ...
```
## `assert.ifError(value)`
<!-- YAML
@ -2437,7 +2336,6 @@ assert.partialDeepStrictEqual(
[`AssertionError`]: #class-assertassertionerror
[`Class`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Classes
[`ERR_INVALID_RETURN_VALUE`]: errors.md#err_invalid_return_value
[`Error.captureStackTrace`]: errors.md#errorcapturestacktracetargetobject-constructoropt
[`Object.is()`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/is
[`assert.deepEqual()`]: #assertdeepequalactual-expected-message
[`assert.deepStrictEqual()`]: #assertdeepstrictequalactual-expected-message

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@ -2068,12 +2068,15 @@ and `crypto.getFips()` instead.
<!-- YAML
changes:
- version: REPLACEME
pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/58532
description: End-of-Life.
- version: v10.0.0
pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/18418
description: Runtime deprecation.
-->
Type: Runtime
Type: End-of-Life
Using `assert.fail()` with more than one argument is deprecated. Use
`assert.fail()` with only one argument or use a different `node:assert` module

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@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ function lazyLoadComparison() {
isPartialStrictEqual = comparison.isPartialStrictEqual;
}
let warned = false;
// The assert module provides functions that throw
// AssertionError's when particular conditions are not met. The
// assert module must conform to the following interface.
@ -95,43 +93,21 @@ function innerFail(obj) {
}
/**
* @param {any} actual
* @param {any} expected
* @param {string | Error} [message]
* @param {string} [operator]
* @param {Function} [stackStartFn]
* Throws an AssertionError with the given message.
* @param {any | Error} [message]
*/
function fail(actual, expected, message, operator, stackStartFn) {
const argsLen = arguments.length;
function fail(message) {
if (isError(message)) throw message;
let internalMessage = false;
if (actual == null && argsLen <= 1) {
internalMessage = true;
if (message === undefined) {
message = 'Failed';
} else if (argsLen === 1) {
message = actual;
actual = undefined;
} else {
if (warned === false) {
warned = true;
process.emitWarning(
'assert.fail() with more than one argument is deprecated. ' +
'Please use assert.strictEqual() instead or only pass a message.',
'DeprecationWarning',
'DEP0094',
);
}
if (argsLen === 2)
operator = '!=';
internalMessage = true;
}
if (message instanceof Error) throw message;
const errArgs = {
actual,
expected,
operator: operator === undefined ? 'fail' : operator,
stackStartFn: stackStartFn || fail,
operator: 'fail',
stackStartFn: fail,
message,
};
const err = new AssertionError(errArgs);

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@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
// Flags: --no-warnings
'use strict';
const { expectWarning } = require('../common');
const assert = require('assert');
const { test } = require('node:test');
expectWarning(
'DeprecationWarning',
'assert.fail() with more than one argument is deprecated. ' +
'Please use assert.strictEqual() instead or only pass a message.',
'DEP0094'
);
test('Two args only, operator defaults to "!="', () => {
assert.throws(() => {
assert.fail('first', 'second');
}, {
code: 'ERR_ASSERTION',
name: 'AssertionError',
message: '\'first\' != \'second\'',
operator: '!=',
actual: 'first',
expected: 'second',
generatedMessage: true
});
});
test('Three args', () => {
assert.throws(() => {
assert.fail('ignored', 'ignored', 'another custom message');
}, {
code: 'ERR_ASSERTION',
name: 'AssertionError',
message: 'another custom message',
operator: 'fail',
actual: 'ignored',
expected: 'ignored',
generatedMessage: false
});
});
test('Three args with custom Error', () => {
assert.throws(() => {
assert.fail(typeof 1, 'object', new TypeError('another custom message'));
}, {
name: 'TypeError',
message: 'another custom message'
});
});
test('No third arg (but a fourth arg)', () => {
assert.throws(() => {
assert.fail('first', 'second', undefined, 'operator');
}, {
code: 'ERR_ASSERTION',
name: 'AssertionError',
message: '\'first\' operator \'second\'',
operator: 'operator',
actual: 'first',
expected: 'second'
});
});
test('The stackFrameFunction should exclude the foo frame', () => {
assert.throws(
function foo() { assert.fail('first', 'second', 'message', '!==', foo); },
(err) => !/^\s*at\sfoo\b/m.test(err.stack)
);
});