# Assertions

The :std/assert module provides the assert! macro which can be used to certify certain conditions in a program and fail with a useful error message if the condition is not satisfied.

(import :std/assert)

# assert!

(assert! condition-expr [message-expr extra-expr ...])

Raises an error when the condition-expr evaluates to false. If the message-expr and extra-exprs are provided, their values will be included in the error message.

# Example

> (assert! #f)
*** ERROR -- Assertion failed (console)@9.10: #f

> (assert! (< 42 0) "that's an impossibility")
*** ERROR -- Assertion failed that's an impossibility: (< 42 0)
  42 => 42
  0 => 0