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core-assert

Node.js `assert` as a standalone module

v1.0.0, 8 Nov 2018MIT-Types: NoneTestingPolyfills and shims
$ npm install core-assert
Deprecated on npm
I don't have time or interest in keeping it in sync with Node.js anymore. It should continue to work fine though. It's just missing some improvements from later Node.js versions.

Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026
Weekly downloads
467.1k
+58% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size
-
No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies
2
Direct, from package.json
Last release
7 years ago
v1.0.0
GitHub stars
26
3 forks
Open issues / PRs
0 / 0
Contributors
-
Commits, last 52 weeks
0

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21
0200k400k600kSept 2025Mar 2026Sept 2026High 596.6k (25 Aug 2026)Low 100.5k (23 Dec 2025)
Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

467,090 downloads last week, 2,139,687 in the last month. The 12-month change of +58% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Releases, last 12 months
07 in total
Latest version
1.0.0, 8 Nov 20187 years ago
First published
28 Sept 2015
Last push to GitHub
23 Jan 20212,070 days before the snapshot
Repository archived
Yes
Open issues
0
Open pull requests
0
Commits, last 52 weeks
0
Dependents on npm
-

Major versions

  1. v1 first release 1.0.0, 8 Nov 2018
  2. v0 first release 0.1.0, 28 Sept 2015

Recent releases

VersionPublished
1.0.08 Nov 2018
0.2.130 Sept 2016
0.2.020 Apr 2016
0.1.314 Dec 2015
0.1.214 Dec 2015
0.1.14 Nov 2015
0.1.028 Sept 2015
Module format
-Not determined from package.json
TypeScript types
None
Node.js engine range
>=0.10.0
Runtimes
-
Unpacked size (npm)
15 kB
Dependencies (2)
is-errorbuf-compare
npm install core-assert
  • jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/core-assert@1.0.0/
  • unpkghttps://unpkg.com/core-assert@1.0.0/
  • esm.shhttps://esm.sh/core-assert@1.0.0
PackageWeekly downloadsGzipLast releaseModuleComparison
universal-deep-strict-equal88.9k-10 years agoCommonJS-
Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Not indexed (discovery only): deprecated.