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a console.assert which actually stop the execution
/**
* A console.assert which actually stop the exectution.
* default console.assert() is a plain display, such as console.log() or console.error();
* It doesnt stop the execution like assert() is meant to do. This is a little code to
* "workaround this limitation" :) thanks @jensarp
*
* Usage:
* console.assert(foo === bar); // Will throw if not equal
* console.assert(foo === bar, 'Dude, foo does not equal bar'); // Will throw with custom error message
*
* To trigger js debugger on failed assert, do
* console.assert.useDebugger = true;
*/
console.assert = function(cond, text){
if( cond ) return;
if( console.assert.useDebugger ) debugger;
throw new Error(text || "Assertion failed!");
};
@jensarps
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Sweet! Just two notes:

If it throws, it won't reach the debugger statement, so I'd introduce a third param.

Also, there was some issue with throwing without a new Error()... I don't remember exactly what it was, but I think it won't show a stack trace on some browsers or something like that.

@jensarps
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Here's a forked version w/ a third param: https://gist.github.com/2651966

@jeromeetienne
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i coded the modifications you adviced. The third parameter is console.assert.useDebugger in my version. thus it is backward compatible

@jeromeetienne
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and you removed the text which is more eleguant :)

@jensarps
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Ok, now it's time to use it in real life and see if it proves useful :)

@danielsokolowski
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This pauses within the stack of the custom 'assert' function, further search I have found that you can pause on console.assert by enabling it during dev in Chrome Devleoper Tools, see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12163266/break-into-chrome-debugger-when-console-assert-fails

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