Version 2.1.0

Added:

• Added software breakpoints to make assertion failures more debugger-friendly
• Added ANSI color support for catch2 integration now that it is supported in catch v3.6.0

Fixed:

• Fixed checking of stringifiable containers for types with operator<< overloads and fmt specializations

Other:

• Added support for gcc 8
• Improved testing

Version 2.0.2

Fixed:

• Fixed minor issue with LIBASSERT_USE_MAGIC_ENUM handling in libassert-config.cmake
• Fixed handling of edge case for internal string trimming utility

Other:

• Bumped cpptrace to 0.5.3

Version 2.0.1

Fixed:

• Fixed issue with determining stringifiability when T::value_type is a class named value_type with a constructor #90
• Fixed issue with an incorrect header being imported in assert-gtest.hpp #87

Other:

• Improved internal string formatting
• Improved Catch2 support

Version 2.0.0

Changes since v1:

Assertion macros:

• Replaced the previous ASSERT/VERIFY nomenclature with DEBUG_ASSERT and ASSERT
• Updated assertion macros to no longer return a value by default
• Added DEBUG_ASSERT_VAL, ASSERT_VAL, and ASSUME_VAL variants that return values
• Added PANIC and UNREACHABLE
• Added LIBASSERT_PREFIX_ASSERTIONS option to only add assertion macros with a LIBASSERT_ prefix

Assertion behavior:

• Removed default throwing behavior for some assertion failures, all assertions now abort by default
• Removed libassert::verification_failure
• Removed non-fatal assertions

Custom failure handlers:

• Removed macro-based custom assertion failure handler system
• Added libassert::set_failure_handler
• Removed default safe signed-unsigned comparison behavior
• Added LIBASSERT_SAFE_COMPARISONS to opt into safe signed-unsigned comparisons
• Simplified assertion failure handler signatures

Assertion information:

• Removed libassert::assertion_printer
• Added libassert::assertion_info with much more comprehensive information and methods for working with assertion
  information

Testing library support:

• Added Catch2 and GoogleTest integrations

Library structure:

• Removed libassert::utility and libassert::config namespaces
• Updated the library's cmake target name to libassert::assert
• Updated the library's header to <libasssert/assert.hpp>

Configuration:

• Added configuration for literal formatting
• Added configuration for path shortening modes
• Added setting for output separator with libassert::set_separator
• Removed libassert::set_color_output and libassert::set_rgb_output
• Added libassert::set_color_scheme

Stringification:

• Improved stringification generation to handle more types and better decide when there is useful information to print
• Added stringification customization point instead of relying on operator<<(std::ostream, const T&)
• Added LIBASSERT_NO_STRINGIFY_SMART_POINTER_OBJECTS option
• Added limit to the number of items stringified for containers
• Added {fmt} support with LIBASSERT_USE_FMT

Utilities:

• Added libassert::enable_virtual_terminal_processing_if_needed() to the public interface
• Added libassert::isatty to the public interface as well as stdin/stdout/stderr constants
• Updated libassert::stacktrace to take color scheme and skip parameters
• Removed libassert::replace_rgb
• Removed libassert::strip_colors

Output:

• Improved stacktrace format to make "click to jump to source" possible in some IDEs

Analysis:

• Type prettifying
  • Added normalization for std::__cxx11:: to to std::
  • Added normalization for msvc ​`anonymous namespace' to (anonymous namespace)
• Overhauled C++ tokenizer to use a much better implementation

Bug fixes:

• Resolved long-standing crash caused by libc++'s std::regex implementation

Internal improvements:

• Improved how data is stored in binary_diagnostics_descriptor, assert_static_parameters, and assertion_info
• Improved internal argument processing
• Improved assertion macro expansion
• Added C++23 specialization for how static assertion information is stored which is hopefully faster for compile times
• Improved handling of literal formatting
• Removed the global lock used while processing assertions
• Improved assertion processing logic
• Lots of internal refactoring, cleanup, and changes to improve maintainability
• Overhauled CMake thanks to a contributor, fixing a lot of issues and greatly improving the setup
• Removed need for user to manually specify LIBASSERT_STATIC if using the project with cmake and a static build
• Magic enum is now grabbed with FetchContent or externally from an existing install or package manager
• Resolved inconsistent use of ASSERT vs LIBASSERT for the library's macro prefix
• Updated internal error handling to use cpptrace exceptions
• Added cmake integration testing on mingw to CI
• General CI improvements
• General testing improvements

Version 2.0.0-beta

Changes:

• Catch2 and GoogleTest integrations
• Implemented alternative path modes
• {fmt} support with LIBASSERT_USE_FMT
• Reworked stringification again
• Overhauled C++ tokenizer to use a much better implementation
• Added libassert::enable_virtual_terminal_processing_if_needed() to the public interface
• Added libassert::isatty to the public interface as well as stdin/stdout/stderr constants
• Renamed libassert::generate_stringification to libassert::stringify
• Added setting for output separator with libassert::set_separator
• Updated parameter passing for libassert::set_color_scheme
• Updated libassert::stacktrace to take color scheme and skip parameters
• Added C++23 specialization for how static assertion information is stored which is hopefully faster for compile times
• Added LIBASSERT_PREFIX_ASSERTIONS option to only add assertion macros with a LIBASSERT_ prefix
• Added normalization for msvc ​`anonymous namespace'
• Added LIBASSERT_NO_STRINGIFY_SMART_POINTER_OBJECTS option
• Improved how data is stored in binary_diagnostics_descriptor, assert_static_parameters, and assertion_info
• Simplified up failure handler signature
• Added limit to the number of items stringified for containers
• Resolved long-standing bug related to libc++'s std::regex implementation
• Added methods for getting parts of assertion info outputs for easier custom failure handler implementation
• Improved internal argument processing
• Cmake fixes and improvements

Version 2.0.0-alpha

This is the first pre-release for version 2. Version 2 is an overhaul of the library taking lessons learned.

Major changes:

• Replaced the previous ASSERT/VERIFY nomenclature with DEBUG_ASSERT and ASSERT
• Updated assertion macros to no longer return a value by default
  • Debug-only assertions no longer have to evaluate the assertion expression, and removed NO_ASSERT_RELEASE_EVAL
• Added DEBUG_ASSERT_VAL, ASSERT_VAL, and ASSUME_VAL variants that return values
• Added PANIC and UNREACHABLE
• Removed default throwing behavior for some assertion failures, all assertions now abort by default
• Removed non-fatal assertions
• Improved stringification generation to handle more types and better decide when there is useful information to print
• Added stringification customization point instead of relying on operator<<(std::ostream, const T&)
• Removed macro-based custom assertion failure handler system
• Added libassert::set_failure_handler
• Removed default safe signed-unsigned comparison behavior
• Added LIBASSERT_SAFE_COMPARISONS to opt into safe signed-unsigned comparisons
• Added color palette configuration
• Added configuration for literal formatting
• Reworked structures used to represent assertion information
  • Cleaned up binary_diagnostics_descriptor
  • Removed up extra_diagnostics struct trying to do too much
  • Renamed assertion_printer to assertion_info
  • Made more information available in the assertion_info struct
  • Removed lifetime funniness with the assertion_info struct
• Type prettifying
  • std::__cxx11:: is simplified to std::

Core changes:

• Cleaned up assertion macro expansion
• Cleaned up handling of literal formatting
• Cleaned up stringification generation
• Cleaned up assertion processing logic
• Removed the global lock used while processing assertions
• Lots of internal refactoring, cleanup, and changes to improve maintainability
• Overhauled CMake thanks to a contributor, fixing a lot of issues
• Removed need for user to manually specify ASSERT_STATIC if using the project with cmake and a static build
• Magic enum is now grabbed with FetchContent or externally from an existing install or package manager
• Reworked README.md
• Added CONTRIBUTING.md
• Resolved inconsistent use of ASSERT vs LIBASSERT for the library's macro prefix
• Fixed inconsistent use of assert vs libassert for referring to the library
• Updated the library's cmake target name to libassert::assert
• Updated the library's header to <libasssert/assert.hpp>
• Updated internal error handling to use cpptrace exceptions
• Added cmake integration testing on mingw to CI
• General CI improvements
• General testing improvements

Version 1.2.2

Small patch release that bumps the stack tracing back-end, part of getting vcpkg issues ironed out.

• Bumped cpptrace to version 0.3.0

Version 1.2.1

Small release, mainly logistics and infrastructure changes:

• More testing
• Minor fixes and refactors
• Added sonarcloud analysis
• Bumped cpptrace to a much improved version 0.2.1

Version 1.2

Changelog:

• Added libassert::config::set_rgb_output to control whether 24-bit ansi color sequences are used for coloring
• Added support for stringifying std::error_code, std::error_condition, std::expected, and std::unexpected
• Added -Wundef support
• Added support for old-style ASSERT(foo && "Message")
• Massively reworked stack traces so they are now much more reliable, portable, and efficient with the help of cpptrace
• Improved stack tracing on windows: Added support for more complex symbols in stack traces
• Improved MSVC behavior under /Zc:preprocessor
• Improved output for assertions that aren't currently decomposed into a left-hand / right-hand (e.g. ASSERT(a + b);)
• Improved cmake
• Improved automated build and test workflows
• Removed Makefiles
• Fixed bug with analysis of expressions containing >>
• Fixed bug with highlighting of escape sequences in strings
• Fixed bug with line number width calculations
• Fixed issue with a gcc bug via a workaround
• Fixed issue with gnu libstdc++ dual abi via a workaround
• Fixed issue with -Wuseless-cast
• General code cleanup and improvements

Version 1.1

Changelog:

• Added -DNO_ASSERT_RELEASE_EVAL to make ASSERT behave more like traditional C assert
• Renamed library's namespace to libassert::
• Added customization point for libassert::detail::stringify
• Added support for assertions in constexpr functions
• Some internal refactoring, bug fixes, and typo corrections
• Better cmake, big thanks to @qdewaghe!