caolan / caolan/nodeunit

when `actual` is undefined, AssertionError == Assertion Message.

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Description

example:

```
module.exports.myTest = function (test) {
test.expect(1);

test.equal(undefined, 2, "some message")

test.done();
}

/*

$ nodeunit test.js

test.js
✖ myTest

Assertion Message: some message
AssertionError: some message // should say undefined == 2

*/
```

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue with the provided nodeunit test case, then trace the assertion-error formatting used by test.equal when actual is undefined. Done means the output includes the compared values, such as “undefined == 2”, while retaining the supplied assertion message.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
testing
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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