fix(node/assert): throws not checking error instance (#24466)

The implementation for `assert.throws()` from `node:assert` didn't work
when the expected value was an `Error` constructor. In this case the
thrown error should checked if it's an instance of said constructor.

Fixes https://github.com/denoland/deno/issues/24464

1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tests/unit_node/assert_test.ts b/tests/unit_node/assert_test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc565458f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit_node/assert_test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// Copyright 2018-2024 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
+import * as assert from "node:assert";
+
+Deno.test("[node/assert] .throws() compares Error instance", () => {
+  assert.throws(
+    () => {
+      throw new Error("FAIL");
+    },
+    Error,
+  );
+
+  assert.throws(
+    () => {
+      throw new TypeError("FAIL");
+    },
+    TypeError,
+  );
+});