// Copyright 2018-2026 the Deno authors. MIT license.
// This module is browser compatible.
import { assertIsError } from "./is_error.ts";
import { AssertionError } from "./assertion_error.ts";
/**
* Executes a function, expecting it to throw. If it does not, then it
* throws.
*
* To assert that an asynchronous function rejects, use
* {@linkcode assertRejects}.
*
* @example Usage
* ```ts ignore
* import { assertThrows } from "@std/assert";
*
* assertThrows(() => { throw new TypeError("hello world!"); }); // Doesn't throw
* assertThrows(() => console.log("hello world!")); // Throws
* ```
*
* @param fn The function to execute.
* @param msg The optional message to display if the assertion fails.
* @returns The error that was thrown.
*/
export function assertThrows(
fn: () => unknown,
msg?: string,
): unknown;
/**
* Executes a function, expecting it to throw. If it does not, then it
* throws. An error class and a string that should be included in the
* error message can also be asserted.
*
* To assert that an asynchronous function rejects, use
* {@linkcode assertRejects}.
*
* @example Usage
* ```ts ignore
* import { assertThrows } from "@std/assert";
*
* assertThrows(() => { throw new TypeError("hello world!"); }, TypeError); // Doesn't throw
* assertThrows(() => { throw new TypeError("hello world!"); }, RangeError); // Throws
* ```
*
* @typeParam E The error class to assert.
* @param fn The function to execute.
* @param ErrorClass The error class to assert.
* @param msgIncludes The string that should be included in the error message.
* @param msg The optional message to display if the assertion fails.
* @returns The error that was thrown.
*/
export function assertThrows<E extends Error = Error>(
fn: () => unknown,
// deno-lint-ignore no-explicit-any
ErrorClass: abstract new (...args: any[]) => E,
msgIncludes?: string,
msg?: string,
): E;
export function assertThrows<E extends Error = Error>(
fn: () => unknown,
errorClassOrMsg?:
// deno-lint-ignore no-explicit-any
| (abstract new (...args: any[]) => E)
| string,
msgIncludesOrMsg?: string,
msg?: string,
): E | Error | unknown {
// deno-lint-ignore no-explicit-any
let ErrorClass: (abstract new (...args: any[]) => E) | undefined;
let msgIncludes: string | undefined;
let err;
if (typeof errorClassOrMsg !== "string") {
if (
errorClassOrMsg === undefined ||
errorClassOrMsg?.prototype instanceof Error ||
errorClassOrMsg?.prototype === Error.prototype
) {
ErrorClass = errorClassOrMsg;
msgIncludes = msgIncludesOrMsg;
} else {
msg = msgIncludesOrMsg;
}
} else {
msg = errorClassOrMsg;
}
let doesThrow = false;
const msgSuffix = msg ? `: ${msg}` : ".";
try {
fn();
} catch (error) {
if (ErrorClass) {
if (error instanceof Error === false) {
throw new AssertionError(`A non-Error object was thrown${msgSuffix}`);
}
assertIsError(
error,
ErrorClass,
msgIncludes,
msg,
);
}
err = error;
doesThrow = true;
}
if (!doesThrow) {
msg = `Expected function to throw${msgSuffix}`;
throw new AssertionError(msg);
}
return err;
}
|