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Compromised npm Packages in the AsyncAPI Namespace Deliver Miasma Botnet Loader
4 compromised asyncapi packages deliver miasma botnet loader on macOS, Linux and Windows.
This package exports the expect function used in Jest. You can find its documentation on Jest's website.
Chai is a BDD/TDD assertion library for node and the browser that can be paired with any javascript testing framework. It offers a similar range of matchers and assertions as expect, and it provides a fluent chainable language to construct assertions.
Should.js is an expressive, readable, framework-agnostic assertion library. The key difference is in the style of assertions it offers, using a more fluent chainable API that reads like English.
Assert is a module that provides a set of assertion functions for verifying invariants. It is built into Node.js and is less feature-rich compared to expect, but it serves as a simple way to write assertions in a Node.js environment.
Jest is a delightful JavaScript Testing Framework with a focus on simplicity. It comes with its own assertion library, which provides functionality similar to expect, as expect is actually part of Jest.
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The npm package expect receives a total of 34,692,964 weekly downloads. As such, expect popularity was classified as popular.
We found that expect demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 5 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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