Add more assertion utils

src/assert.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-import { assert, assertExhaustive, AssertionError } from './assert';
+import { string } from 'superstruct';
+import * as superstructModule from 'superstruct';
+import {
+  assert,
+  assertExhaustive,
+  AssertionError,
+  assertStruct,
+} from './assert';
 
 describe('assert', () => {
   it('succeeds', () => {
@@ -22,7 +29,7 @@ describe('assert', () => {
     expect(() => assert(false)).toThrow('Assertion failed.');
   });
 
-  it('throw custom error', () => {
+  it('throws a custom error', () => {
     class MyError extends Error {}
     expect(() => assert(false, new MyError('Thrown'))).toThrow(MyError);
   });
@@ -35,3 +42,67 @@ describe('assertExhaustive', () => {
     );
   });
 });
+
+describe('assertStruct', () => {
+  it('does not throw for a valid value', () => {
+    expect(() => assertStruct('foo', string())).not.toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it('throws meaningful error messages for an invalid value', () => {
+    expect(() => assertStruct(undefined, string())).toThrow(
+      'Assertion failed: Expected a string, but received: undefined.',
+    );
+
+    expect(() => assertStruct(1, string())).toThrow(
+      'Assertion failed: Expected a string, but received: 1.',
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('throws with a custom error prefix', () => {
+    expect(() => assertStruct(null, string(), 'Invalid string')).toThrow(
+      'Invalid string: Expected a string, but received: null.',
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('throws with a custom error class', () => {
+    class CustomError extends Error {
+      constructor({ message }: { message: string }) {
+        super(message);
+        this.name = 'CustomError';
+      }
+    }
+
+    expect(() =>
+      assertStruct({ data: 'foo' }, string(), 'Invalid string', CustomError),
+    ).toThrow(
+      new CustomError({
+        message:
+          'Invalid string: Expected a string, but received: [object Object].',
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('throws with a custom error function', () => {
+    const CustomError = ({ message }: { message: string }) =>
+      new Error(message);
+
+    expect(() =>
+      assertStruct({ data: 'foo' }, string(), 'Invalid string', CustomError),
+    ).toThrow(
+      CustomError({
+        message:
+          'Invalid string: Expected a string, but received: [object Object].',
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('includes the value thrown in the message if it is not an error', () => {
+    jest.spyOn(superstructModule, 'assert').mockImplementation(() => {
+      throw 'foo.';
+    });
+
+    expect(() => assertStruct(true, string())).toThrow(
+      'Assertion failed: foo.',
+    );
+  });
+});

src/assert.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,74 @@
+import { assert as assertSuperstruct, Struct } from 'superstruct';
+
+export type AssertionErrorConstructor =
+  | (new (args: { message: string }) => Error)
+  | ((args: { message: string }) => Error);
+
+/**
+ * Type guard for determining whether the given value is an error object with a
+ * `message` property, such as an instance of Error.
+ *
+ * @param error - The object to check.
+ * @returns True or false, depending on the result.
+ */
+function isErrorWithMessage(error: unknown): error is { message: string } {
+  return typeof error === 'object' && error !== null && 'message' in error;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check if a value is a constructor, i.e., a function that can be called with
+ * the `new` keyword.
+ *
+ * @param fn - The value to check.
+ * @returns `true` if the value is a constructor, or `false` otherwise.
+ */
+function isConstructable(
+  fn: AssertionErrorConstructor,
+): fn is new (args: { message: string }) => Error {
+  /* istanbul ignore next */
+  return Boolean(typeof fn?.prototype?.constructor?.name === 'string');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the error message from an unknown error object. If the error object has
+ * a `message` property, that property is returned. Otherwise, the stringified
+ * error object is returned.
+ *
+ * @param error - The error object to get the message from.
+ * @returns The error message.
+ */
+function getErrorMessage(error: unknown): string {
+  const message = isErrorWithMessage(error) ? error.message : String(error);
+
+  // If the error ends with a period, remove it, as we'll add our own period.
+  if (message.endsWith('.')) {
+    return message.slice(0, -1);
+  }
+
+  return message;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Initialise an {@link AssertionErrorConstructor} error.
+ *
+ * @param ErrorWrapper - The error class to use.
+ * @param message - The error message.
+ * @returns The error object.
+ */
+function getError(ErrorWrapper: AssertionErrorConstructor, message: string) {
+  if (isConstructable(ErrorWrapper)) {
+    return new ErrorWrapper({
+      message,
+    });
+  }
+  return ErrorWrapper({
+    message,
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * The default error class that is thrown if an assertion fails.
+ */
 export class AssertionError extends Error {
   readonly code = 'ERR_ASSERTION';
 
@@ -10,17 +81,49 @@ export class AssertionError extends Error {
  * Same as Node.js assert.
  * If the value is falsy, throws an error, does nothing otherwise.
  *
- * @throws {@link AssertionError}. If value is falsy.
+ * @throws {@link AssertionError} If value is falsy.
  * @param value - The test that should be truthy to pass.
  * @param message - Message to be passed to {@link AssertionError} or an
  * {@link Error} instance to throw.
+ * @param ErrorWrapper - The error class to throw if the assertion fails.
+ * Defaults to {@link AssertionError}. If a custom error class is provided for
+ * the `message` argument, this argument is ignored.
  */
-export function assert(value: any, message?: string | Error): asserts value {
+export function assert(
+  value: any,
+  message: string | Error = 'Assertion failed.',
+  ErrorWrapper: AssertionErrorConstructor = AssertionError,
+): asserts value {
   if (!value) {
     if (message instanceof Error) {
       throw message;
     }
-    throw new AssertionError({ message: message ?? 'Assertion failed.' });
+
+    throw getError(ErrorWrapper, message);
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Assert a value against a Superstruct struct.
+ *
+ * @param value - The value to validate.
+ * @param struct - The struct to validate against.
+ * @param errorPrefix - A prefix to add to the error message. Defaults to
+ * "Assertion failed".
+ * @param ErrorWrapper - The error class to throw if the assertion fails.
+ * Defaults to {@link AssertionError}.
+ * @throws If the value is not valid.
+ */
+export function assertStruct<T, S>(
+  value: unknown,
+  struct: Struct<T, S>,
+  errorPrefix = 'Assertion failed',
+  ErrorWrapper: AssertionErrorConstructor = AssertionError,
+): asserts value is T {
+  try {
+    assertSuperstruct(value, struct);
+  } catch (error) {
+    throw getError(ErrorWrapper, `${errorPrefix}: ${getErrorMessage(error)}.`);
   }
 }
 

src/json.test.ts

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ describe('json', () => {
       'throws an error for invalid JSON-RPC notifications',
       (notification) => {
         expect(() => assertIsJsonRpcNotification(notification)).toThrow(
-          'Not a JSON-RPC notification',
+          'Invalid JSON-RPC notification',
         );
       },
     );
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ describe('json', () => {
       expect(() =>
         assertIsJsonRpcNotification(JSON_RPC_NOTIFICATION_FIXTURES.invalid[0]),
       ).toThrow(
-        'Not a JSON-RPC notification: At path: jsonrpc -- Expected the literal `"2.0"`, but received: undefined.',
+        'Invalid JSON-RPC notification: At path: jsonrpc -- Expected the literal `"2.0"`, but received: undefined.',
       );
     });
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ describe('json', () => {
 
       expect(() =>
         assertIsJsonRpcNotification(JSON_RPC_NOTIFICATION_FIXTURES.invalid[0]),
-      ).toThrow('Not a JSON-RPC notification: oops');
+      ).toThrow('Invalid JSON-RPC notification: oops');
     });
   });
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ describe('json', () => {
       'throws an error for invalid JSON-RPC requests',
       (request) => {
         expect(() => assertIsJsonRpcRequest(request)).toThrow(
-          'Not a JSON-RPC request',
+          'Invalid JSON-RPC request',
         );
       },
     );
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ describe('json', () => {
       expect(() =>
         assertIsJsonRpcRequest(JSON_RPC_REQUEST_FIXTURES.invalid[0]),
       ).toThrow(
-        'Not a JSON-RPC request: At path: id -- Expected the value to satisfy a union of `number | string`, but received: undefined.',
+        'Invalid JSON-RPC request: At path: id -- Expected the value to satisfy a union of `number | string`, but received: undefined.',
       );
     });
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ describe('json', () => {
 
       expect(() =>
         assertIsJsonRpcRequest(JSON_RPC_REQUEST_FIXTURES.invalid[0]),
-      ).toThrow('Not a JSON-RPC request: oops');
+      ).toThrow('Invalid JSON-RPC request: oops');
     });
   });
 
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ describe('json', () => {
       'throws an error for invalid JSON-RPC success',
       (success) => {
         expect(() => assertIsJsonRpcSuccess(success)).toThrow(
-          'Not a successful JSON-RPC response',
+          'Invalid JSON-RPC success response',
         );
       },
     );
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ describe('json', () => {
       expect(() =>
         assertIsJsonRpcSuccess(JSON_RPC_SUCCESS_FIXTURES.invalid[0]),
       ).toThrow(
-        'Not a successful JSON-RPC response: At path: id -- Expected the value to satisfy a union of `number | string`, but received: undefined.',
+        'Invalid JSON-RPC success response: At path: id -- Expected the value to satisfy a union of `number | string`, but received: undefined.',
       );
     });
 
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ describe('json', () => {
 
       expect(() =>
         assertIsJsonRpcSuccess(JSON_RPC_SUCCESS_FIXTURES.invalid[0]),
-      ).toThrow('Not a successful JSON-RPC response: oops');
+      ).toThrow('Invalid JSON-RPC success response: oops.');
     });
   });
 
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ describe('json', () => {
       'throws an error for invalid JSON-RPC failure',
       (failure) => {
         expect(() => assertIsJsonRpcFailure(failure)).toThrow(
-          'Not a failed JSON-RPC response',
+          'Invalid JSON-RPC failure response',
         );
       },
     );
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ describe('json', () => {
       expect(() =>
         assertIsJsonRpcFailure(JSON_RPC_FAILURE_FIXTURES.invalid[0]),
       ).toThrow(
-        'Not a failed JSON-RPC response: At path: id -- Expected the value to satisfy a union of `number | string`, but received: undefined.',
+        'Invalid JSON-RPC failure response: At path: id -- Expected the value to satisfy a union of `number | string`, but received: undefined.',
       );
     });
 
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ describe('json', () => {
 
       expect(() =>
         assertIsJsonRpcFailure(JSON_RPC_FAILURE_FIXTURES.invalid[0]),
-      ).toThrow('Not a failed JSON-RPC response: oops');
+      ).toThrow('Invalid JSON-RPC failure response: oops.');
     });
   });
 
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ describe('json', () => {
       'throws an error for invalid JSON-RPC error',
       (error) => {
         expect(() => assertIsJsonRpcError(error)).toThrow(
-          'Not a JSON-RPC error',
+          'Invalid JSON-RPC error',
         );
       },
     );
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ describe('json', () => {
       expect(() =>
         assertIsJsonRpcError(JSON_RPC_ERROR_FIXTURES.invalid[0]),
       ).toThrow(
-        'Not a JSON-RPC error: At path: code -- Expected an integer, but received: undefined.',
+        'Invalid JSON-RPC error: At path: code -- Expected an integer, but received: undefined.',
       );
     });
 
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ describe('json', () => {
 
       expect(() =>
         assertIsJsonRpcError(JSON_RPC_ERROR_FIXTURES.invalid[0]),
-      ).toThrow('Not a JSON-RPC error: oops');
+      ).toThrow('Invalid JSON-RPC error: oops');
     });
   });
 
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ describe('json', () => {
       'throws for an invalid pending JSON-RPC response',
       (response) => {
         expect(() => assertIsPendingJsonRpcResponse(response)).toThrow(
-          'Not a pending JSON-RPC response',
+          'Invalid pending JSON-RPC response',
         );
       },
     );
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ describe('json', () => {
 
       expect(() =>
         assertIsPendingJsonRpcResponse(JSON_RPC_FAILURE_FIXTURES.invalid[0]),
-      ).toThrow('Not a pending JSON-RPC response: oops');
+      ).toThrow('Invalid pending JSON-RPC response: oops');
     });
   });
 
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ describe('json', () => {
       'throws an error for invalid JSON-RPC response',
       (response) => {
         expect(() => assertIsJsonRpcResponse(response)).toThrow(
-          'Not a JSON-RPC response',
+          'Invalid JSON-RPC response',
         );
       },
     );
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ describe('json', () => {
       expect(() =>
         assertIsJsonRpcResponse(JSON_RPC_RESPONSE_FIXTURES.invalid[0]),
       ).toThrow(
-        'Not a JSON-RPC response: Expected the value to satisfy a union of `object | object`, but received: [object Object].',
+        'Invalid JSON-RPC response: Expected the value to satisfy a union of `object | object`, but received: [object Object].',
       );
     });
 
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ describe('json', () => {
 
       expect(() =>
         assertIsJsonRpcResponse(JSON_RPC_RESPONSE_FIXTURES.invalid[0]),
-      ).toThrow('Not a JSON-RPC response: oops');
+      ).toThrow('Invalid JSON-RPC response: oops');
     });
   });