Function fail

fail(message?: string | Error): never
Throws an AssertionError with the provided error message or a default error message. If the message parameter is an instance of an Error then it will be thrown instead of the AssertionError.
```
import assert from 'node:assert/strict';

assert.fail();
// AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]: Failed

assert.fail('boom');
// AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]: boom

assert.fail(new TypeError('need array'));
// TypeError: need array
```
Using assert.fail() with more than two arguments is possible but deprecated. See below for further details.
Parameters
- Optionalmessage: string | Error
Returns never
Since
v0.1.21
fail(
    actual: unknown,
    expected: unknown,
    message?: string | Error,
    operator?: string,
    stackStartFn?: Function,
): never
Parameters
- actual: unknown
- expected: unknown
- Optionalmessage: string | Error
- Optionaloperator: string
- OptionalstackStartFn: Function
Returns never
Deprecated
since v10.0.0 - use fail([message]) or other assert functions instead.