Added assert.matchObjectStrict + assert.matchObject

Co-authored-by: Antoine du Hamel <[email protected]>

Author: synapse

doc/api/assert.md

@@ -2539,6 +2539,96 @@ assert.throws(throwingFirst, /Second$/);
 // AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]
 ```
 
+## `assert.matchObject(actual, expected[, message])`
+
+<!-- YAML
+added: REPLACEME
+-->
+
+* `actual` {any}
+* `expected` {any}
+* `message` {string|Error}
+
+Tests equivalence between the actual and expected parameters by performing
+a deep comparison, ensuring that all properties and their values are equal,
+allowing type coercion where necessary.
+
+**Strict assertion mode**
+
+An alias of \[`assert.matchObjectStrict()`]\[].
+
+```mjs
+import assert from 'node:assert';
+
+assert.matchObject({ a: 1 }, { a: 1 });
+// OK
+
+assert.matchObject({ b: 1 }, { b: 2 });
+// AssertionError: 1 != 2
+
+assert.matchObject({ c: 1 }, { c: '1' });
+// OK
+```
+
+```cjs
+const assert = require('node:assert');
+
+assert.matchObject({ a: 1 }, { a: 1 });
+// OK
+
+assert.matchObject({ b: 1 }, { b: 2 });
+// AssertionError: 1 != 2
+
+assert.matchObject({ c: 1 }, { c: '1' });
+// OK
+```
+
+If the values or keys are not equal, an [`AssertionError`][] is thrown with a `message`
+property set equal to the value of the `message` parameter. If the `message`
+parameter is undefined, a default error message is assigned. If the `message`
+parameter is an instance of an [`Error`][] then it will be thrown instead of the
+`AssertionError`.
+
+## `assert.matchObjectStrict(actual, expected[, message])`
+
+<!-- YAML
+added: REPLACEME
+-->
+
+* `actual` {any}
+* `expected` {any}
+* `message` {string|Error}
+
+Tests strict equivalence between the actual and expected parameters by performing a
+deep comparison, ensuring that all properties and their values are strictly equal,
+without type coercion.
+
+```mjs
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+
+assert.matchObjectStrict({ a: 1 }, { a: 1 });
+// OK
+
+assert.matchObjectStrict({ b: 1 }, { b: '1' });
+// AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]: Expected "actual" to be strictly unequal to: { b: '1' }
+
+assert.notStrictEqual({ a: 1, b: 'string' }, { b: 'string', a: 1 });
+// OK
+```
+
+```cjs
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
+
+assert.matchObjectStrict({ a: 1 }, { a: 1 });
+// OK
+
+assert.matchObjectStrict({ b: 1 }, { b: '1' });
+// AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]: Expected "actual" to be strictly unequal to: { b: '1' }
+
+assert.notStrictEqual({ a: 1, b: 'string' }, { b: 'string', a: 1 });
+// OK
+```
+
 Due to the confusing error-prone notation, avoid a string as the second
 argument.
 

lib/assert.js

@@ -29,15 +29,19 @@ const {
   Error,
   ErrorCaptureStackTrace,
   FunctionPrototypeBind,
+  Map,
   NumberIsNaN,
+  Object,
   ObjectAssign,
   ObjectIs,
   ObjectKeys,
   ObjectPrototypeIsPrototypeOf,
   ReflectApply,
+  ReflectOwnKeys,
   RegExpPrototypeExec,
   RegExpPrototypeSymbolReplace,
   SafeMap,
+  Set,
   String,
   StringPrototypeCharCodeAt,
   StringPrototypeIncludes,
@@ -608,6 +612,144 @@ assert.notStrictEqual = function notStrictEqual(actual, expected, message) {
   }
 };
 
+/**
+ * Compares two objects or values recursively to check if they are equal.
+ * @param {any} actual - The actual value to compare.
+ * @param {any} expected - The expected value to compare.
+ * @param {boolean} [loose=false] - Whether to use loose comparison (==) or strict comparison (===). Defaults to false.
+ * @param {Set} [comparedObjects=new Set()] - Set to track compared objects for handling circular references.
+ * @returns {boolean} - Returns `true` if the actual value matches the expected value, otherwise `false`.
+ * @example
+ * // Loose comparison (default)
+ * compareBranch({a: 1, b: 2}, {a: 1, b: '2'}); // true
+ *
+ * // Strict comparison
+ * compareBranch({a: 1, b: 2}, {a: 1, b: 2}, true); // true
+ */
+function compareBranch(
+  actual,
+  expected,
+  loose = false,
+  comparedObjects = new SafeSet(),
+) {
+  function isPlainObject(obj) {
+    if (typeof obj !== 'object' || obj === null) return false;
+    const proto = ObjectGetPrototypeOf(obj);
+    return proto === Object || proto === null;
+  }
+
+  // Check non object types equality
+  if (!isPlainObject(actual) || !isPlainObject(expected)) {
+    if (isDeepEqual === undefined) lazyLoadComparison();
+    return loose ? isDeepEqual(actual, expected) : isDeepStrictEqual(actual, expected);
+  }
+
+  // Check if actual and expected are null or not objects
+  if (actual == null || expected == null) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // Check for Map object equality
+  if (isMap(actual) && isMap(expected)) {
+    if (actual.size !== expected.size) return false;
+    const safeIterator = FunctionPrototypeCall(SafeMap.prototype[SymbolIterator], actual);
+    for (const { 0: key, 1: val } of safeIterator) {
+      if (!MapPrototypeHas(expected, key)) return false;
+      if (!compareBranch(val, MapPrototypeGet(expected, key), loose, comparedObjects))
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  // Check for Set object equality
+  if (isSet(actual) && isSet(expected)) {
+    if (actual.size !== expected.size) return false;
+    const safeIterator = FunctionPrototypeCall(SafeSet.prototype[SymbolIterator], actual);
+    for (const item of safeIterator) {
+      if (!SetPrototypeHas(expected, item)) return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  // Use Reflect.ownKeys() instead of Object.keys() to include symbol properties
+  const keysActual = ReflectOwnKeys(actual);
+  const keysExpected = ReflectOwnKeys(expected);
+
+  // Check if number of keys are equal
+  if (keysActual.length !== keysExpected.length) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // Handle circular references
+  if (comparedObjects.has(actual)) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  comparedObjects.add(actual);
+
+  // Check if all keys and values recursively match
+  for (let i = 0; i < keysActual.length; i++) {
+    const key = keysActual[i];
+    if (
+      !keysExpected.includes(key) ||
+      !compareBranch(actual[key], expected[key], loose, comparedObjects)
+    ) {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * The strict equivalence assertion test between two objects
+ * @param {any} actual
+ * @param {any} expected
+ * @param {string | Error} [message]
+ * @returns {void}
+ */
+assert.matchObjectStrict = function matchObjectStrict(
+  actual,
+  expected,
+  message,
+) {
+  if (arguments.length < 2) {
+    throw new ERR_MISSING_ARGS('actual', 'expected');
+  }
+
+  if (!compareBranch(actual, expected)) {
+    innerFail({
+      actual,
+      expected,
+      message,
+      operator: 'matchObjectStrict',
+      stackStartFn: matchObjectStrict,
+    });
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * The equivalence assertion test between two objects
+ * @param {any} actual
+ * @param {any} expected
+ * @param {string | Error} [message]
+ * @returns {void}
+ */
+assert.matchObject = function matchObject(actual, expected, message) {
+  if (arguments.length < 2) {
+    throw new ERR_MISSING_ARGS('actual', 'expected');
+  }
+
+  if (!compareBranch(actual, expected, true)) {
+    innerFail({
+      actual,
+      expected,
+      message,
+      operator: 'matchObject',
+      stackStartFn: matchObject,
+    });
+  }
+};
+
 class Comparison {
   constructor(obj, keys, actual) {
     for (const key of keys) {