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Idiom #123 Assert condition

Verify that predicate isConsistent returns true, otherwise report assertion violation.
Explain if the assertion is executed even in production environment or not.

if !isConsistent() {
	panic("State consistency violated")
}

Go doesn't provide assertions.
But it's still possible to crash when desired.
assert(isConsistent() , "Assertion violation")

Cannot be ignored in production environment. One can overwrite the global assert function with an noop, but the evaluation and function call costs remain.
assert!(is_consistent);
#include <assert.h>
assert(isConsistent());

If NDEBUG is defined, the assert macro becomes void. Therefore, such expressions must not have side effects.
New implementation...
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if !isConsistent() {
	panic("State consistency violated")
}
assert(isConsistent() , "Assertion violation") 
assert!(is_consistent);
assert(isConsistent());
(assert (true? (isConsistent)))
(assert (isConsistent))
assert(isConsistent());
var result = isConsistent();
Trace.Assert(result);
var result = isConsistent();
Debug.Assert(result);
assert(isConsistent);
assert(isConsistent);
if (.not. isconsistent) stop "Inconsistent state"
assert isConsistent()
let x' = assert isConsistent x
console.assert(_isConsistent);

assert isConsistent() : "State consistency violated";
(assert (isConsistent))
assert(_isConsistent);
{$ASSERTIONS ON}
Assert(isConsistent,'isConsistent assertion failed.');
assert { is_consistent };
assert isConsistent
raise unless isConsistent