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+#ifndef assert_hh_INCLUDED
+#define assert_hh_INCLUDED
+
+#include "exception.hh"
+
+namespace Kakoune
+{
+
+struct assert_failed : logic_error
+{
+    assert_failed(const std::string& message);
+    std::string description() const;
+
+private:
+    std::string m_message;
+};
+
+}
+
+#define STRINGIFY(X) #X
+#define TOSTRING(X) STRINGIFY(X)
+
+#ifdef assert
+#undef assert
+#endif
+
+#define assert(condition) \
+    if (not (condition)) \
+        throw assert_failed("assert failed \"" #condition "\" at " __FILE__ ":" TOSTRING(__LINE__))
+
+#endif // assert_hh_INCLUDED