assert: allow circular references

assert.deepEqual() and assert.deepStrictEqual() will no longer throw a
RangeError if passed objects with circular references.

PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6432
Fixes: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/6416
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net>

lib/assert.js

@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ assert.deepStrictEqual = function deepStrictEqual(actual, expected, message) {
   }
 };
 
-function _deepEqual(actual, expected, strict) {
+function _deepEqual(actual, expected, strict, memos) {
   // 7.1. All identical values are equivalent, as determined by ===.
   if (actual === expected) {
     return true;
@@ -191,7 +191,19 @@ function _deepEqual(actual, expected, strict) {
   // corresponding key, and an identical 'prototype' property. Note: this
   // accounts for both named and indexed properties on Arrays.
   } else {
-    return objEquiv(actual, expected, strict);
+    memos = memos || {actual: [], expected: []};
+
+    const actualIndex = memos.actual.indexOf(actual);
+    if (actualIndex !== -1) {
+      if (actualIndex === memos.expected.indexOf(expected)) {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+
+    memos.actual.push(actual);
+    memos.expected.push(expected);
+
+    return objEquiv(actual, expected, strict, memos);
   }
 }
 
@@ -199,7 +211,7 @@ function isArguments(object) {
   return Object.prototype.toString.call(object) == '[object Arguments]';
 }
 
-function objEquiv(a, b, strict) {
+function objEquiv(a, b, strict, actualVisitedObjects) {
   if (a === null || a === undefined || b === null || b === undefined)
     return false;
   // if one is a primitive, the other must be same
@@ -235,7 +247,8 @@ function objEquiv(a, b, strict) {
   //~~~possibly expensive deep test
   for (i = ka.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
     key = ka[i];
-    if (!_deepEqual(a[key], b[key], strict)) return false;
+    if (!_deepEqual(a[key], b[key], strict, actualVisitedObjects))
+      return false;
   }
   return true;
 }

test/parallel/test-assert.js

@@ -381,25 +381,33 @@ try {
 
 assert.ok(threw);
 
-// GH-207. Make sure deepEqual doesn't loop forever on circular refs
+// https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/6416
-var b = {};
+// Make sure circular refs don't throw.
-b.b = b;
+{
+  const b = {};
+  b.b = b;
 
-var c = {};
+  const c = {};
-c.b = c;
+  c.b = c;
 
-var gotError = false;
+  a.doesNotThrow(makeBlock(a.deepEqual, b, c));
-try {
+  a.doesNotThrow(makeBlock(a.deepStrictEqual, b, c));
-  assert.deepEqual(b, c);
-} catch (e) {
-  gotError = true;
-}
 
+  const d = {};
+  d.a = 1;
+  d.b = d;
+
+  const e = {};
+  e.a = 1;
+  e.b = e.a;
+
+  a.throws(makeBlock(a.deepEqual, d, e), /AssertionError/);
+  a.throws(makeBlock(a.deepStrictEqual, d, e), /AssertionError/);
+}
 // GH-7178. Ensure reflexivity of deepEqual with `arguments` objects.
 var args = (function() { return arguments; })();
 a.throws(makeBlock(a.deepEqual, [], args));
 a.throws(makeBlock(a.deepEqual, args, []));
-assert.ok(gotError);
 
 
 var circular = {y: 1};