assertions.js

/*!
 * chai
 * http://chaijs.com
 * Copyright(c) 2011-2014 Jake Luer <jake@alogicalparadox.com>
 * MIT Licensed
 */

module.exports = function (chai, _) {
  var Assertion = chai.Assertion
    , toString = Object.prototype.toString
    , flag = _.flag;

  /**
   * ### Language Chains
   *
   * The following are provided as chainable getters to
   * improve the readability of your assertions. They
   * do not provide testing capabilities unless they
   * have been overwritten by a plugin.
   *
   * **Chains**
   *
   * - to
   * - be
   * - been
   * - is
   * - that
   * - which
   * - and
   * - has
   * - have
   * - with
   * - at
   * - of
   * - same
   *
   * @name language chains
   * @api public
   */

  [ 'to', 'be', 'been'
  , 'is', 'and', 'has', 'have'
  , 'with', 'that', 'which', 'at'
  , 'of', 'same' ].forEach(function (chain) {
    Assertion.addProperty(chain, function () {
      return this;
    });
  });

  /**
   * ### .not
   *
   * Negates any of assertions following in the chain.
   *
   *     expect(foo).to.not.equal('bar');
   *     expect(goodFn).to.not.throw(Error);
   *     expect({ foo: 'baz' }).to.have.property('foo')
   *       .and.not.equal('bar');
   *
   * @name not
   * @api public
   */

  Assertion.addProperty('not', function () {
    flag(this, 'negate', true);
  });

  /**
   * ### .deep
   *
   * Sets the `deep` flag, later used by the `equal` and
   * `property` assertions.
   *
   *     expect(foo).to.deep.equal({ bar: 'baz' });
   *     expect({ foo: { bar: { baz: 'quux' } } })
   *       .to.have.deep.property('foo.bar.baz', 'quux');
   *
   * `.deep.property` special characters can be escaped
   * by adding two slashes before the `.` or `[]`.
   *
   *     var deepCss = { '.link': { '[target]': 42 }};
   *     expect(deepCss).to.have.deep.property('\\.link.\\[target\\]', 42);
   *
   * @name deep
   * @api public
   */

  Assertion.addProperty('deep', function () {
    flag(this, 'deep', true);
  });

  /**
   * ### .any
   *
   * Sets the `any` flag, (opposite of the `all` flag)
   * later used in the `keys` assertion. 
   *
   *     expect(foo).to.have.any.keys('bar', 'baz');
   *
   * @name any
   * @api public
   */

  Assertion.addProperty('any', function () {
    flag(this, 'any', true);
    flag(this, 'all', false)
  });


  /**
   * ### .all
   *
   * Sets the `all` flag (opposite of the `any` flag) 
   * later used by the `keys` assertion.
   *
   *     expect(foo).to.have.all.keys('bar', 'baz');
   *
   * @name all
   * @api public
   */

  Assertion.addProperty('all', function () {
    flag(this, 'all', true);
    flag(this, 'any', false);
  });

  /**
   * ### .a(type)
   *
   * The `a` and `an` assertions are aliases that can be
   * used either as language chains or to assert a value's
   * type.
   *
   *     // typeof
   *     expect('test').to.be.a('string');
   *     expect({ foo: 'bar' }).to.be.an('object');
   *     expect(null).to.be.a('null');
   *     expect(undefined).to.be.an('undefined');
   *
   *     // language chain
   *     expect(foo).to.be.an.instanceof(Foo);
   *
   * @name a
   * @alias an
   * @param {String} type
   * @param {String} message _optional_
   * @api public
   */

  function an (type, msg) {
    if (msg) flag(this, 'message', msg);
    type = type.toLowerCase();
    var obj = flag(this, 'object')
      , article = ~[ 'a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u' ].indexOf(type.charAt(0)) ? 'an ' : 'a ';

    this.assert(
        type === _.type(obj)
      , 'expected #{this} to be ' + article + type
      , 'expected #{this} not to be ' + article + type
    );
  }

  Assertion.addChainableMethod('an', an);
  Assertion.addChainableMethod('a', an);

  /**
   * ### .include(value)
   *
   * The `include` and `contain` assertions can be used as either property
   * based language chains or as methods to assert the inclusion of an object
   * in an array or a substring in a string. When used as language chains,
   * they toggle the `contains` flag for the `keys` assertion.
   *
   *     expect([1,2,3]).to.include(2);
   *     expect('foobar').to.contain('foo');
   *     expect({ foo: 'bar', hello: 'universe' }).to.include.keys('foo');
   *
   * @name include
   * @alias contain
   * @alias includes
   * @alias contains
   * @param {Object|String|Number} obj
   * @param {String} message _optional_
   * @api public
   */

  function includeChainingBehavior () {
    flag(this, 'contains', true);
  }

  function include (val, msg) {
    if (msg) flag(this, 'message', msg);
    var obj = flag(this, 'object');
    var expected = false;
    if (_.type(obj) === 'array' && _.type(val) === 'object') {
      for (var i in obj) {
        if (_.eql(obj[i], val)) {
          expected = true;
          break;
        }
      }
    } else if (_.type(val) === 'object') {
      if (!flag(this, 'negate')) {
        for (var k in val) new Assertion(obj).property(k, val[k]);
        return;
      }
      var subset = {};
      for (var k in val) subset[k] = obj[k];
      expected = _.eql(subset, val);
    } else {
      expected = obj && ~obj.indexOf(val);
    }
    this.assert(
        expected
      , 'expected #{this} to include ' + _.inspect(val)
      , 'expected #{this} to not include ' + _.inspect(val));
  }

  Assertion.addChainableMethod('include', include, includeChainingBehavior);
  Assertion.addChainableMethod('contain', include, includeChainingBehavior);
  Assertion.addChainableMethod('contains', include, includeChainingBehavior);
  Assertion.addChainableMethod('includes', include, includeChainingBehavior);

  /**
   * ### .ok
   *
   * Asserts that the target is truthy.
   *
   *     expect('everthing').to.be.ok;
   *     expect(1).to.be.ok;
   *     expect(false).to.not.be.ok;
   *     expect(undefined).to.not.be.ok;
   *     expect(null).to.not.be.ok;
   *
   * @name ok
   * @api public
   */

  Assertion.addProperty('ok', function () {
    this.assert(
        flag(this, 'object')
      , 'expected #{this} to be truthy'
      , 'expected #{this} to be falsy');
  });

  /**
   * ### .true
   *
   * Asserts that the target is `true`.
   *
   *     expect(true).to.be.true;
   *     expect(1).to.not.be.true;
   *
   * @name true
   * @api public
   */

  Assertion.addProperty('true', function () {
    this.assert(
        true === flag(this, 'object')
      , 'expected #{this} to be true'
      , 'expected #{this} to be false'
      , this.negate ? false : true
    );
  });

  /**
   * ### .false
   *
   * Asserts that the target is `false`.
   *
   *     expect(false).to.be.false;
   *     expect(0).to.not.be.false;
   *
   * @name false
   * @api public
   */

  Assertion.addProperty('false', function () {
    this.assert(
        false === flag(this, 'object')
      , 'expected #{this} to be false'
      , 'expected #{this} to be true'
      , this.negate ? true : false
    );
  });

  /**
   * ### .null
   *
   * Asserts that the target is `null`.
   *
   *     expect(null).to.be.null;
   *     expect(undefined).not.to.be.null;
   *
   * @name null
   * @api public
   */

  Assertion.addProperty('null', function () {
    this.assert(
        null === flag(this, 'object')
      , 'expected #{this} to be null'
      , 'expected #{this} not to be null'
    );
  });

  /**
   * ### .undefined
   *
   * Asserts that the target is `undefined`.
   *
   *     expect(undefined).to.be.undefined;
   *     expect(null).to.not.be.undefined;
   *
   * @name undefined
   * @api public
   */

  Assertion.addProperty('undefined', function () {
    this.assert(
        undefined === flag(this, 'object')
      , 'expected #{this} to be undefined'
      , 'expected #{this} not to be undefined'
    );
  });

  /**
   * ### .exist
   *
   * Asserts that the target is neither `null` nor `undefined`.
   *
   *     var foo = 'hi'
   *       , bar = null
   *       , baz;
   *
   *     expect(foo).to.exist;
   *     expect(bar).to.not.exist;
   *     expect(baz).to.not.exist;
   *
   * @name exist
   * @api public
   */

  Assertion.addProperty('exist', function () {
    this.assert(
        null != flag(this, 'object')
      , 'expected #{this} to exist'
      , 'expected #{this} to not exist'
    );
  });


  /**
   * ### .empty
   *
   * Asserts that the target's length is `0`. For arrays and strings, it checks
   * the `length` property. For objects, it gets the count of
   * enumerable keys.
   *
   *     expect([]).to.be.empty;
   *     expect('').to.be.empty;
   *     expect({}).to.be.empty;
   *
   * @name empty
   * @api public
   */

  Assertion.addProperty('empty', function () {
    var obj = flag(this, 'object')
      , expected = obj;

    if (Array.isArray(obj) || 'string' === typeof object) {
      expected = obj.length;
    } else if (typeof obj === 'object') {
      expected = Object.keys(obj).length;
    }

    this.assert(
        !expected
      , 'expected #{this} to be empty'
      , 'expected #{this} not to be empty'
    );
  });

  /**
   * ### .arguments
   *
   * Asserts that the target is an arguments object.
   *
   *     function test () {
   *       expect(arguments).to.be.arguments;
   *     }
   *
   * @name arguments
   * @alias Arguments
   * @api public
   */

  function checkArguments () {
    var obj = flag(this, 'object')
      , type = Object.prototype.toString.call(obj);
    this.assert(
        '[object Arguments]' === type
      , 'expected #{this} to be arguments but got ' + type
      , 'expected #{this} to not be arguments'
    );
  }

  Assertion.addProperty('arguments', checkArguments);
  Assertion.addProperty('Arguments', checkArguments);

  /**
   * ### .equal(value)
   *
   * Asserts that the target is strictly equal (`===`) to `value`.
   * Alternately, if the `deep` flag is set, asserts that
   * the target is deeply equal to `value`.
   *
   *     expect('hello').to.equal('hello');
   *     expect(42).to.equal(42);
   *     expect(1).to.not.equal(true);
   *     expect({ foo: 'bar' }).to.not.equal({ foo: 'bar' });
   *     expect({ foo: 'bar' }).to.deep.equal({ foo: 'bar' });
   *
   * @name equal
   * @alias equals
   * @alias eq
   * @alias deep.equal
   * @param {Mixed} value
   * @param {String} message _optional_
   * @api public
   */

  function assertEqual (val, msg) {
    if (msg) flag(this, 'message', msg);
    var obj = flag(this, 'object');
    if (flag(this, 'deep')) {
      return this.eql(val);
    } else {
      this.assert(
          val === obj
        , 'expected #{this} to equal #{exp}'
        , 'expected #{this} to not equal #{exp}'
        , val
        , this._obj
        , true
      );
    }
  }

  Assertion.addMethod('equal', assertEqual);
  Assertion.addMethod('equals', assertEqual);
  Assertion.addMethod('eq', assertEqual);

  /**
   * ### .eql(value)
   *
   * Asserts that the target is deeply equal to `value`.
   *
   *     expect({ foo: 'bar' }).to.eql({ foo: 'bar' });
   *     expect([ 1, 2, 3 ]).to.eql([ 1, 2, 3 ]);
   *
   * @name eql
   * @alias eqls
   * @param {Mixed} value
   * @param {String} message _optional_
   * @api public
   */

  function assertEql(obj, msg) {
    if (msg) flag(this, 'message', msg);
    this.assert(
        _.eql(obj, flag(this, 'object'))
      , 'expected #{this} to deeply equal #{exp}'
      , 'expected #{this} to not deeply equal #{exp}'
      , obj
      , this._obj
      , true
    );
  }

  Assertion.addMethod('eql', assertEql);
  Assertion.addMethod('eqls', assertEql);

  /**
   * ### .above(value)
   *
   * Asserts that the target is greater than `value`.
   *
   *     expect(10).to.be.above(5);
   *
   * Can also be used in conjunction with `length` to
   * assert a minimum length. The benefit being a
   * more informative error message than if the length
   * was supplied directly.
   *
   *     expect('foo').to.have.length.above(2);
   *     expect([ 1, 2, 3 ]).to.have.length.above(2);
   *
   * @name above
   * @alias gt
   * @alias greaterThan
   * @param {Number} value
   * @param {String} message _optional_
   * @api public
   */

  function assertAbove (n, msg) {
    if (msg) flag(this, 'message', msg);
    var obj = flag(this, 'object');
    if (flag(this, 'doLength')) {
      new Assertion(obj, msg).to.have.property('length');
      var len = obj.length;
      this.assert(
          len > n
        , 'expected #{this} to have a length above #{exp} but got #{act}'
        , 'expected #{this} to not have a length above #{exp}'
        , n
        , len
      );
    } else {
      this.assert(
          obj > n
        , 'expected #{this} to be above ' + n
        , 'expected #{this} to be at most ' + n
      );
    }
  }

  Assertion.addMethod('above', assertAbove);
  Assertion.addMethod('gt', assertAbove);
  Assertion.addMethod('greaterThan', assertAbove);

  /**
   * ### .least(value)
   *
   * Asserts that the target is greater than or equal to `value`.
   *
   *     expect(10).to.be.at.least(10);
   *
   * Can also be used in conjunction with `length` to
   * assert a minimum length. The benefit being a
   * more informative error message than if the length
   * was supplied directly.
   *
   *     expect('foo').to.have.length.of.at.least(2);
   *     expect([ 1, 2, 3 ]).to.have.length.of.at.least(3);
   *
   * @name least
   * @alias gte
   * @param {Number} value
   * @param {String} message _optional_
   * @api public
   */

  function assertLeast (n, msg) {
    if (msg) flag(this, 'message', msg);
    var obj = flag(this, 'object');
    if (flag(this, 'doLength')) {
      new Assertion(obj, msg).to.have.property('length');
      var len = obj.length;
      this.assert(
          len >= n
        , 'expected #{this} to have a length at least #{exp} but got #{act}'
        , 'expected #{this} to have a length below #{exp}'
        , n
        , len
      );
    } else {
      this.assert(
          obj >= n
        , 'expected #{this} to be at least ' + n
        , 'expected #{this} to be below ' + n
      );
    }
  }

  Assertion.addMethod('least', assertLeast);
  Assertion.addMethod('gte', assertLeast);

  /**
   * ### .below(value)
   *
   * Asserts that the target is less than `value`.
   *
   *     expect(5).to.be.below(10);
   *
   * Can also be used in conjunction with `length` to
   * assert a maximum length. The benefit being a
   * more informative error message than if the length
   * was supplied directly.
   *
   *     expect('foo').to.have.length.below(4);
   *     expect([ 1, 2, 3 ]).to.have.length.below(4);
   *
   * @name below
   * @alias lt
   * @alias lessThan
   * @param {Number} value
   * @param {String} message _optional_
   * @api public
   */

  function assertBelow (n, msg) {
    if (msg) flag(this, 'message', msg);
    var obj = flag(this, 'object');
    if (flag(this, 'doLength')) {
      new Assertion(obj, msg).to.have.property('length');
      var len = obj.length;
      this.assert(
          len < n
        , 'expected #{this} to have a length below #{exp} but got #{act}'
        , 'expected #{this} to not have a length below #{exp}'
        , n
        , len
      );
    } else {
      this.assert(
          obj < n
        , 'expected #{this} to be below ' + n
        , 'expected #{this} to be at least ' + n
      );
    }
  }

  Assertion.addMethod('below', assertBelow);
  Assertion.addMethod('lt', assertBelow);
  Assertion.addMethod('lessThan', assertBelow);

  /**
   * ### .most(value)
   *
   * Asserts that the target is less than or equal to `value`.
   *
   *     expect(5).to.be.at.most(5);
   *
   * Can also be used in conjunction with `length` to
   * assert a maximum length. The benefit being a
   * more informative error message than if the length
   * was supplied directly.
   *
   *     expect('foo').to.have.length.of.at.most(4);
   *     expect([ 1, 2, 3 ]).to.have.length.of.at.most(3);
   *
   * @name most
   * @alias lte
   * @param {Number} value
   * @param {String} message _optional_
   * @api public
   */

  function assertMost (n, msg) {
    if (msg) flag(this, 'message', msg);
    var obj = flag(this, 'object');
    if (flag(this, 'doLength')) {
      new Assertion(obj, msg).to.have.property('length');
      var len = obj.length;
      this.assert(
          len <= n
        , 'expected #{this} to have a length at most #{exp} but got #{act}'
        , 'expected #{this} to have a length above #{exp}'
        , n
        , len
      );
    } else {
      this.assert(
          obj <= n
        , 'expected #{this} to be at most ' + n
        , 'expected #{this} to be above ' + n
      );
    }
  }

  Assertion.addMethod('most', assertMost);
  Assertion.addMethod('lte', assertMost);

  /**
   * ### .within(start, finish)
   *
   * Asserts that the target is within a range.
   *
   *     expect(7).to.be.within(5,10);
   *
   * Can also be used in conjunction with `length` to
   * assert a length range. The benefit being a
   * more informative error message than if the length
   * was supplied directly.
   *
   *     expect('foo').to.have.length.within(2,4);
   *     expect([ 1, 2, 3 ]).to.have.length.within(2,4);
   *
   * @name within
   * @param {Number} start lowerbound inclusive
   * @param {Number} finish upperbound inclusive
   * @param {String} message _optional_
   * @api public
   */

  Assertion.addMethod('within', function (start, finish, msg) {
    if (msg) flag(this, 'message', msg);
    var obj = flag(this, 'object')
      , range = start + '..' + finish;
    if (flag(this, 'doLength')) {
      new Assertion(obj, msg).to.have.property('length');
      var len = obj.length;
      this.assert(
          len >= start && len <= finish
        , 'expected #{this} to have a length within ' + range
        , 'expected #{this} to not have a length within ' + range
      );
    } else {
      this.assert(
          obj >= start && obj <= finish
        , 'expected #{this} to be within ' + range
        , 'expected #{this} to not be within ' + range
      );
    }
  });

  /**
   * ### .instanceof(constructor)
   *
   * Asserts that the target is an instance of `constructor`.
   *
   *     var Tea = function (name) { this.name = name; }
   *       , Chai = new Tea('chai');
   *
   *     expect(Chai).to.be.an.instanceof(Tea);
   *     expect([ 1, 2, 3 ]).to.be.instanceof(Array);
   *
   * @name instanceof
   * @param {Constructor} constructor
   * @param {String} message _optional_
   * @alias instanceOf
   * @api public
   */

  function assertInstanceOf (constructor, msg) {
    if (msg) flag(this, 'message', msg);
    var name = _.getName(constructor);
    this.assert(
        flag(this, 'object') instanceof constructor
      , 'expected #{this} to be an instance of ' + name
      , 'expected #{this} to not be an instance of ' + name
    );
  };

  Assertion.addMethod('instanceof', assertInstanceOf);
  Assertion.addMethod('instanceOf', assertInstanceOf);

  /**
   * ### .property(name, [value])
   *
   * Asserts that the target has a property `name`, optionally asserting that
   * the value of that property is strictly equal to  `value`.
   * If the `deep` flag is set, you can use dot- and bracket-notation for deep
   * references into objects and arrays.
   *
   *     // simple referencing
   *     var obj = { foo: 'bar' };
   *     expect(obj).to.have.property('foo');
   *     expect(obj).to.have.property('foo', 'bar');
   *
   *     // deep referencing
   *     var deepObj = {
   *         green: { tea: 'matcha' }
   *       , teas: [ 'chai', 'matcha', { tea: 'konacha' } ]
   *     };
   * 
   *     expect(deepObj).to.have.deep.property('green.tea', 'matcha');
   *     expect(deepObj).to.have.deep.property('teas[1]', 'matcha');
   *     expect(deepObj).to.have.deep.property('teas[2].tea', 'konacha');
   *
   * You can also use an array as the starting point of a `deep.property`
   * assertion, or traverse nested arrays.
   *
   *     var arr = [
   *         [ 'chai', 'matcha', 'konacha' ]
   *       , [ { tea: 'chai' }
   *         , { tea: 'matcha' }
   *         , { tea: 'konacha' } ]
   *     ];
   *
   *     expect(arr).to.have.deep.property('[0][1]', 'matcha');
   *     expect(arr).to.have.deep.property('[1][2].tea', 'konacha');
   *
   * Furthermore, `property` changes the subject of the assertion
   * to be the value of that property from the original object. This
   * permits for further chainable assertions on that property.
   *
   *     expect(obj).to.have.property('foo')
   *       .that.is.a('string');
   *     expect(deepObj).to.have.property('green')
   *       .that.is.an('object')
   *       .that.deep.equals({ tea: 'matcha' });
   *     expect(deepObj).to.have.property('teas')
   *       .that.is.an('array')
   *       .with.deep.property('[2]')
   *         .that.deep.equals({ tea: 'konacha' });
   *
   * Note that dots and bracket in `name` must be backslash-escaped when
   * the `deep` flag is set, while they must NOT be escaped when the `deep`
   * flag is not set.
   *
   *     // simple referencing
   *     var css = { '.link[target]': 42 };
   *     expect(css).to.have.property('.link[target]', 42);
   *
   *     // deep referencing
   *     var deepCss = { '.link': { '[target]': 42 }};
   *     expect(deepCss).to.have.deep.property('\\.link.\\[target\\]', 42);
   *
   * @name property
   * @alias deep.property
   * @param {String} name
   * @param {Mixed} value (optional)
   * @param {String} message _optional_
   * @returns value of property for chaining
   * @api public
   */

  Assertion.addMethod('property', function (name, val, msg) {
    if (msg) flag(this, 'message', msg);

    var isDeep = !!flag(this, 'deep')
      , descriptor = isDeep ? 'deep property ' : 'property '
      , negate = flag(this, 'negate')
      , obj = flag(this, 'object')
      , pathInfo = isDeep ? _.getPathInfo(name, obj) : null
      , hasProperty = isDeep
        ? pathInfo.exists
        : _.hasProperty(name, obj)
      , value = isDeep
        ? pathInfo.value
        : obj[name];

    if (negate && undefined !== val) {
      if (undefined === value) {
        msg = (msg != null) ? msg + ': ' : '';
        throw new Error(msg + _.inspect(obj) + ' has no ' + descriptor + _.inspect(name));
      }
    } else {
      this.assert(
          hasProperty
        , 'expected #{this} to have a ' + descriptor + _.inspect(name)
        , 'expected #{this} to not have ' + descriptor + _.inspect(name));
    }

    if (undefined !== val) {
      this.assert(
          val === value
        , 'expected #{this} to have a ' + descriptor + _.inspect(name) + ' of #{exp}, but got #{act}'
        , 'expected #{this} to not have a ' + descriptor + _.inspect(name) + ' of #{act}'
        , val
        , value
      );
    }

    flag(this, 'object', value);
  });


  /**
   * ### .ownProperty(name)
   *
   * Asserts that the target has an own property `name`.
   *
   *     expect('test').to.have.ownProperty('length');
   *
   * @name ownProperty
   * @alias haveOwnProperty
   * @param {String} name
   * @param {String} message _optional_
   * @api public
   */

  function assertOwnProperty (name, msg) {
    if (msg) flag(this, 'message', msg);
    var obj = flag(this, 'object');
    this.assert(
        obj.hasOwnProperty(name)
      , 'expected #{this} to have own property ' + _.inspect(name)
      , 'expected #{this} to not have own property ' + _.inspect(name)
    );
  }

  Assertion.addMethod('ownProperty', assertOwnProperty);
  Assertion.addMethod('haveOwnProperty', assertOwnProperty);

  /**
   * ### .ownPropertyDescriptor(name[, descriptor[, message]])
   *
   * Asserts that the target has an own property descriptor `name`, that optionally matches `descriptor`.
   *
   *     expect('test').to.have.ownPropertyDescriptor('length');
   *     expect('test').to.have.ownPropertyDescriptor('length', { enumerable: false, configurable: false, writable: false, value: 4 });
   *     expect('test').not.to.have.ownPropertyDescriptor('length', { enumerable: false, configurable: false, writable: false, value: 3 });
   *     expect('test').ownPropertyDescriptor('length').to.have.property('enumerable', false);
   *     expect('test').ownPropertyDescriptor('length').to.have.keys('value');
   *
   * @name ownPropertyDescriptor
   * @alias haveOwnPropertyDescriptor
   * @param {String} name
   * @param {Object} descriptor _optional_
   * @param {String} message _optional_
   * @api public
   */

  function assertOwnPropertyDescriptor (name, descriptor, msg) {
    if (typeof descriptor === 'string') {
      msg = descriptor;
      descriptor = null;
    }
    if (msg) flag(this, 'message', msg);
    var obj = flag(this, 'object');
    var actualDescriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(Object(obj), name);
    if (actualDescriptor && descriptor) {
      this.assert(
          _.eql(descriptor, actualDescriptor)
        , 'expected the own property descriptor for ' + _.inspect(name) + ' on #{this} to match ' + _.inspect(descriptor) + ', got ' + _.inspect(actualDescriptor)
        , 'expected the own property descriptor for ' + _.inspect(name) + ' on #{this} to not match ' + _.inspect(descriptor)
        , descriptor
        , actualDescriptor
        , true
      );
    } else {
      this.assert(
          actualDescriptor
        , 'expected #{this} to have an own property descriptor for ' + _.inspect(name)
        , 'expected #{this} to not have an own property descriptor for ' + _.inspect(name)
      );
    }
    flag(this, 'object', actualDescriptor);
  }

  Assertion.addMethod('ownPropertyDescriptor', assertOwnPropertyDescriptor);
  Assertion.addMethod('haveOwnPropertyDescriptor', assertOwnPropertyDescriptor);

  /**
   * ### .length(value)
   *
   * Asserts that the target's `length` property has
   * the expected value.
   *
   *     expect([ 1, 2, 3]).to.have.length(3);
   *     expect('foobar').to.have.length(6);
   *
   * Can also be used as a chain precursor to a value
   * comparison for the length property.
   *
   *     expect('foo').to.have.length.above(2);
   *     expect([ 1, 2, 3 ]).to.have.length.above(2);
   *     expect('foo').to.have.length.below(4);
   *     expect([ 1, 2, 3 ]).to.have.length.below(4);
   *     expect('foo').to.have.length.within(2,4);
   *     expect([ 1, 2, 3 ]).to.have.length.within(2,4);
   *
   * @name length
   * @alias lengthOf
   * @param {Number} length
   * @param {String} message _optional_
   * @api public
   */

  function assertLengthChain () {
    flag(this, 'doLength', true);
  }

  function assertLength (n, msg) {
    if (msg) flag(this, 'message', msg);
    var obj = flag(this, 'object');
    new Assertion(obj, msg).to.have.property('length');
    var len = obj.length;

    this.assert(
        len == n
      , 'expected #{this} to have a length of #{exp} but got #{act}'
      , 'expected #{this} to not have a length of #{act}'
      , n
      , len
    );
  }

  Assertion.addChainableMethod('length', assertLength, assertLengthChain);
  Assertion.addMethod('lengthOf', assertLength);

  /**
   * ### .match(regexp)
   *
   * Asserts that the target matches a regular expression.
   *
   *     expect('foobar').to.match(/^foo/);
   *
   * @name match
   * @param {RegExp} RegularExpression
   * @param {String} message _optional_
   * @api public
   */

  Assertion.addMethod('match', function (re, msg) {
    if (msg) flag(this, 'message', msg);
    var obj = flag(this, 'object');
    this.assert(
        re.exec(obj)
      , 'expected #{this} to match ' + re
      , 'expected #{this} not to match ' + re
    );
  });

  /**
   * ### .string(string)
   *
   * Asserts that the string target contains another string.
   *
   *     expect('foobar').to.have.string('bar');
   *
   * @name string
   * @param {String} string
   * @param {String} message _optional_
   * @api public
   */

  Assertion.addMethod('string', function (str, msg) {
    if (msg) flag(this, 'message', msg);
    var obj = flag(this, 'object');
    new Assertion(obj, msg).is.a('string');

    this.assert(
        ~obj.indexOf(str)
      , 'expected #{this} to contain ' + _.inspect(str)
      , 'expected #{this} to not contain ' + _.inspect(str)
    );
  });


  /**
   * ### .keys(key1, [key2], [...])
   *
   * Asserts that the target contains any or all of the passed-in keys.
   * Use in combination with `any`, `all`, `contains`, or `have` will affect 
   * what will pass.
   * 
   * When used in conjunction with `any`, at least one key that is passed 
   * in must exist in the target object. This is regardless whether or not 
   * the `have` or `contain` qualifiers are used. Note, either `any` or `all`
   * should be used in the assertion. If neither are used, the assertion is
   * defaulted to `all`.
   * 
   * When both `all` and `contain` are used, the target object must have at 
   * least all of the passed-in keys but may have more keys not listed.
   * 
   * When both `all` and `have` are used, the target object must both contain
   * all of the passed-in keys AND the number of keys in the target object must
   * match the number of keys passed in (in other words, a target object must 
   * have all and only all of the passed-in keys).
   * 
   *     expect({ foo: 1, bar: 2 }).to.have.any.keys('foo', 'baz');
   *     expect({ foo: 1, bar: 2 }).to.have.any.keys('foo');
   *     expect({ foo: 1, bar: 2 }).to.contain.any.keys('bar', 'baz');
   *     expect({ foo: 1, bar: 2 }).to.contain.any.keys(['foo']);
   *     expect({ foo: 1, bar: 2 }).to.contain.any.keys({'foo': 6});
   *     expect({ foo: 1, bar: 2 }).to.have.all.keys(['bar', 'foo']);
   *     expect({ foo: 1, bar: 2 }).to.have.all.keys({'bar': 6, 'foo', 7});
   *     expect({ foo: 1, bar: 2, baz: 3 }).to.contain.all.keys(['bar', 'foo']);
   *     expect({ foo: 1, bar: 2, baz: 3 }).to.contain.all.keys([{'bar': 6}}]);
   *
   *
   * @name keys
   * @alias key
   * @param {String...|Array|Object} keys
   * @api public
   */

  function assertKeys (keys) {
    var obj = flag(this, 'object')
      , str
      , ok = true
      , mixedArgsMsg = 'keys must be given single argument of Array|Object|String, or multiple String arguments';

    switch (_.type(keys)) {
      case "array":
        if (arguments.length > 1) throw (new Error(mixedArgsMsg));
        break;
      case "object":
        if (arguments.length > 1) throw (new Error(mixedArgsMsg));
        keys = Object.keys(keys);
        break;
      default:
        keys = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
    }

    if (!keys.length) throw new Error('keys required');

    var actual = Object.keys(obj)
      , expected = keys
      , len = keys.length
      , any = flag(this, 'any')
      , all = flag(this, 'all');

    if (!any && !all) {
      all = true;
    }

    // Has any
    if (any) {
      var intersection = expected.filter(function(key) {
        return ~actual.indexOf(key);
      });
      ok = intersection.length > 0;
    }

    // Has all
    if (all) {
      ok = keys.every(function(key){
        return ~actual.indexOf(key);
      });
      if (!flag(this, 'negate') && !flag(this, 'contains')) {
        ok = ok && keys.length == actual.length;
      }
    }

    // Key string
    if (len > 1) {
      keys = keys.map(function(key){
        return _.inspect(key);
      });
      var last = keys.pop();
      if (all) {
        str = keys.join(', ') + ', and ' + last;
      }
      if (any) {
        str = keys.join(', ') + ', or ' + last;
      }
    } else {
      str = _.inspect(keys[0]);
    }

    // Form
    str = (len > 1 ? 'keys ' : 'key ') + str;

    // Have / include
    str = (flag(this, 'contains') ? 'contain ' : 'have ') + str;

    // Assertion
    this.assert(
        ok
      , 'expected #{this} to ' + str
      , 'expected #{this} to not ' + str
      , expected.slice(0).sort()
      , actual.sort()
      , true
    );
  }

  Assertion.addMethod('keys', assertKeys);
  Assertion.addMethod('key', assertKeys);

  /**
   * ### .throw(constructor)
   *
   * Asserts that the function target will throw a specific error, or specific type of error
   * (as determined using `instanceof`), optionally with a RegExp or string inclusion test
   * for the error's message.
   *
   *     var err = new ReferenceError('This is a bad function.');
   *     var fn = function () { throw err; }
   *     expect(fn).to.throw(ReferenceError);
   *     expect(fn).to.throw(Error);
   *     expect(fn).to.throw(/bad function/);
   *     expect(fn).to.not.throw('good function');
   *     expect(fn).to.throw(ReferenceError, /bad function/);
   *     expect(fn).to.throw(err);
   *     expect(fn).to.not.throw(new RangeError('Out of range.'));
   *
   * Please note that when a throw expectation is negated, it will check each
   * parameter independently, starting with error constructor type. The appropriate way
   * to check for the existence of a type of error but for a message that does not match
   * is to use `and`.
   *
   *     expect(fn).to.throw(ReferenceError)
   *        .and.not.throw(/good function/);
   *
   * @name throw
   * @alias throws
   * @alias Throw
   * @param {ErrorConstructor} constructor
   * @param {String|RegExp} expected error message
   * @param {String} message _optional_
   * @see https://developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error#Error_types
   * @returns error for chaining (null if no error)
   * @api public
   */

  function assertThrows (constructor, errMsg, msg) {
    if (msg) flag(this, 'message', msg);
    var obj = flag(this, 'object');
    new Assertion(obj, msg).is.a('function');

    var thrown = false
      , desiredError = null
      , name = null
      , thrownError = null;

    if (arguments.length === 0) {
      errMsg = null;
      constructor = null;
    } else if (constructor && (constructor instanceof RegExp || 'string' === typeof constructor)) {
      errMsg = constructor;
      constructor = null;
    } else if (constructor && constructor instanceof Error) {
      desiredError = constructor;
      constructor = null;
      errMsg = null;
    } else if (typeof constructor === 'function') {
      name = constructor.prototype.name || constructor.name;
      if (name === 'Error' && constructor !== Error) {
        name = (new constructor()).name;
      }
    } else {
      constructor = null;
    }

    try {
      obj();
    } catch (err) {
      // first, check desired error
      if (desiredError) {
        this.assert(
            err === desiredError
          , 'expected #{this} to throw #{exp} but #{act} was thrown'
          , 'expected #{this} to not throw #{exp}'
          , (desiredError instanceof Error ? desiredError.toString() : desiredError)
          , (err instanceof Error ? err.toString() : err)
        );

        flag(this, 'object', err);
        return this;
      }

      // next, check constructor
      if (constructor) {
        this.assert(
            err instanceof constructor
          , 'expected #{this} to throw #{exp} but #{act} was thrown'
          , 'expected #{this} to not throw #{exp} but #{act} was thrown'
          , name
          , (err instanceof Error ? err.toString() : err)
        );

        if (!errMsg) {
          flag(this, 'object', err);
          return this;
        }
      }

      // next, check message
      var message = 'object' === _.type(err) && "message" in err
        ? err.message
        : '' + err;

      if ((message != null) && errMsg && errMsg instanceof RegExp) {
        this.assert(
            errMsg.exec(message)
          , 'expected #{this} to throw error matching #{exp} but got #{act}'
          , 'expected #{this} to throw error not matching #{exp}'
          , errMsg
          , message
        );

        flag(this, 'object', err);
        return this;
      } else if ((message != null) && errMsg && 'string' === typeof errMsg) {
        this.assert(
            ~message.indexOf(errMsg)
          , 'expected #{this} to throw error including #{exp} but got #{act}'
          , 'expected #{this} to throw error not including #{act}'
          , errMsg
          , message
        );

        flag(this, 'object', err);
        return this;
      } else {
        thrown = true;
        thrownError = err;
      }
    }

    var actuallyGot = ''
      , expectedThrown = name !== null
        ? name
        : desiredError
          ? '#{exp}' //_.inspect(desiredError)
          : 'an error';

    if (thrown) {
      actuallyGot = ' but #{act} was thrown'
    }

    this.assert(
        thrown === true
      , 'expected #{this} to throw ' + expectedThrown + actuallyGot
      , 'expected #{this} to not throw ' + expectedThrown + actuallyGot
      , (desiredError instanceof Error ? desiredError.toString() : desiredError)
      , (thrownError instanceof Error ? thrownError.toString() : thrownError)
    );

    flag(this, 'object', thrownError);
  };

  Assertion.addMethod('throw', assertThrows);
  Assertion.addMethod('throws', assertThrows);
  Assertion.addMethod('Throw', assertThrows);

  /**
   * ### .respondTo(method)
   *
   * Asserts that the object or class target will respond to a method.
   *
   *     Klass.prototype.bar = function(){};
   *     expect(Klass).to.respondTo('bar');
   *     expect(obj).to.respondTo('bar');
   *
   * To check if a constructor will respond to a static function,
   * set the `itself` flag.
   *
   *     Klass.baz = function(){};
   *     expect(Klass).itself.to.respondTo('baz');
   *
   * @name respondTo
   * @param {String} method
   * @param {String} message _optional_
   * @api public
   */

  Assertion.addMethod('respondTo', function (method, msg) {
    if (msg) flag(this, 'message', msg);
    var obj = flag(this, 'object')
      , itself = flag(this, 'itself')
      , context = ('function' === _.type(obj) && !itself)
        ? obj.prototype[method]
        : obj[method];

    this.assert(
        'function' === typeof context
      , 'expected #{this} to respond to ' + _.inspect(method)
      , 'expected #{this} to not respond to ' + _.inspect(method)
    );
  });

  /**
   * ### .itself
   *
   * Sets the `itself` flag, later used by the `respondTo` assertion.
   *
   *     function Foo() {}
   *     Foo.bar = function() {}
   *     Foo.prototype.baz = function() {}
   *
   *     expect(Foo).itself.to.respondTo('bar');
   *     expect(Foo).itself.not.to.respondTo('baz');
   *
   * @name itself
   * @api public
   */

  Assertion.addProperty('itself', function () {
    flag(this, 'itself', true);
  });

  /**
   * ### .satisfy(method)
   *
   * Asserts that the target passes a given truth test.
   *
   *     expect(1).to.satisfy(function(num) { return num > 0; });
   *
   * @name satisfy
   * @param {Function} matcher
   * @param {String} message _optional_
   * @api public
   */

  Assertion.addMethod('satisfy', function (matcher, msg) {
    if (msg) flag(this, 'message', msg);
    var obj = flag(this, 'object');
    var result = matcher(obj);
    this.assert(
        result
      , 'expected #{this} to satisfy ' + _.objDisplay(matcher)
      , 'expected #{this} to not satisfy' + _.objDisplay(matcher)
      , this.negate ? false : true
      , result
    );
  });

  /**
   * ### .closeTo(expected, delta)
   *
   * Asserts that the target is equal `expected`, to within a +/- `delta` range.
   *
   *     expect(1.5).to.be.closeTo(1, 0.5);
   *
   * @name closeTo
   * @param {Number} expected
   * @param {Number} delta
   * @param {String} message _optional_
   * @api public
   */

  Assertion.addMethod('closeTo', function (expected, delta, msg) {
    if (msg) flag(this, 'message', msg);
    var obj = flag(this, 'object');

    new Assertion(obj, msg).is.a('number');
    if (_.type(expected) !== 'number' || _.type(delta) !== 'number') {
      throw new Error('the arguments to closeTo must be numbers');
    }

    this.assert(
        Math.abs(obj - expected) <= delta
      , 'expected #{this} to be close to ' + expected + ' +/- ' + delta
      , 'expected #{this} not to be close to ' + expected + ' +/- ' + delta
    );
  });

  function isSubsetOf(subset, superset, cmp) {
    return subset.every(function(elem) {
      if (!cmp) return superset.indexOf(elem) !== -1;

      return superset.some(function(elem2) {
        return cmp(elem, elem2);
      });
    })
  }

  /**
   * ### .members(set)
   *
   * Asserts that the target is a superset of `set`,
   * or that the target and `set` have the same strictly-equal (===) members.
   * Alternately, if the `deep` flag is set, set members are compared for deep
   * equality.
   *
   *     expect([1, 2, 3]).to.include.members([3, 2]);
   *     expect([1, 2, 3]).to.not.include.members([3, 2, 8]);
   *
   *     expect([4, 2]).to.have.members([2, 4]);
   *     expect([5, 2]).to.not.have.members([5, 2, 1]);
   *
   *     expect([{ id: 1 }]).to.deep.include.members([{ id: 1 }]);
   *
   * @name members
   * @param {Array} set
   * @param {String} message _optional_
   * @api public
   */

  Assertion.addMethod('members', function (subset, msg) {
    if (msg) flag(this, 'message', msg);
    var obj = flag(this, 'object');

    new Assertion(obj).to.be.an('array');
    new Assertion(subset).to.be.an('array');

    var cmp = flag(this, 'deep') ? _.eql : undefined;

    if (flag(this, 'contains')) {
      return this.assert(
          isSubsetOf(subset, obj, cmp)
        , 'expected #{this} to be a superset of #{act}'
        , 'expected #{this} to not be a superset of #{act}'
        , obj
        , subset
      );
    }

    this.assert(
        isSubsetOf(obj, subset, cmp) && isSubsetOf(subset, obj, cmp)
        , 'expected #{this} to have the same members as #{act}'
        , 'expected #{this} to not have the same members as #{act}'
        , obj
        , subset
    );
  });

  /**
   * ### .change(function)
   *
   * Asserts that a function changes an object property
   *
   *     var obj = { val: 10 };
   *     var fn = function() { obj.val += 3 };
   *     var noChangeFn = function() { return 'foo' + 'bar'; }
   *     expect(fn).to.change(obj, 'val');
   *     expect(noChangFn).to.not.change(obj, 'val')
   *
   * @name change
   * @alias changes
   * @alias Change
   * @param {String} object
   * @param {String} property name
   * @param {String} message _optional_
   * @api public
   */

  function assertChanges (object, prop, msg) {
    if (msg) flag(this, 'message', msg);
    var fn = flag(this, 'object');
    new Assertion(object, msg).to.have.property(prop);
    new Assertion(fn).is.a('function');

    var initial = object[prop];
    fn();

    this.assert(
      initial !== object[prop]
      , 'expected .' + prop + ' to change'
      , 'expected .' + prop + ' to not change'
    );
  }

  Assertion.addChainableMethod('change', assertChanges);
  Assertion.addChainableMethod('changes', assertChanges);

  /**
   * ### .increase(function)
   *
   * Asserts that a function increases an object property
   *
   *     var obj = { val: 10 };
   *     var fn = function() { obj.val = 15 };
   *     expect(fn).to.increase(obj, 'val');
   *
   * @name increase
   * @alias increases
   * @alias Increase
   * @param {String} object
   * @param {String} property name
   * @param {String} message _optional_
   * @api public
   */

  function assertIncreases (object, prop, msg) {
    if (msg) flag(this, 'message', msg);
    var fn = flag(this, 'object');
    new Assertion(object, msg).to.have.property(prop);
    new Assertion(fn).is.a('function');

    var initial = object[prop];
    fn();

    this.assert(
      object[prop] - initial > 0
      , 'expected .' + prop + ' to increase'
      , 'expected .' + prop + ' to not increase'
    );
  }

  Assertion.addChainableMethod('increase', assertIncreases);
  Assertion.addChainableMethod('increases', assertIncreases);

  /**
   * ### .decrease(function)
   *
   * Asserts that a function decreases an object property
   *
   *     var obj = { val: 10 };
   *     var fn = function() { obj.val = 5 };
   *     expect(fn).to.decrease(obj, 'val');
   *
   * @name decrease
   * @alias decreases
   * @alias Decrease
   * @param {String} object
   * @param {String} property name
   * @param {String} message _optional_
   * @api public
   */

  function assertDecreases (object, prop, msg) {
    if (msg) flag(this, 'message', msg);
    var fn = flag(this, 'object');
    new Assertion(object, msg).to.have.property(prop);
    new Assertion(fn).is.a('function');

    var initial = object[prop];
    fn();

    this.assert(
      object[prop] - initial < 0
      , 'expected .' + prop + ' to decrease'
      , 'expected .' + prop + ' to not decrease'
    );
  }

  Assertion.addChainableMethod('decrease', assertDecreases);
  Assertion.addChainableMethod('decreases', assertDecreases);

};