Replace the assert macro with the new _assert utility function

[eliascarv]

Motivation: @assert docstring:

help?> @assert
  @assert cond [text]

  Throw an AssertionError if cond is false. Preferred syntax for writing
  assertions. Message text is optionally displayed upon assertion failure.

  │ Warning
  │
  │  An assert might be disabled at various optimization levels. Assert
  │  should therefore only be used as a debugging tool and not used for
  │  authentication verification (e.g., verifying passwords), nor should
  │  side effects needed for the function to work correctly be used
  │  inside of asserts.

[codecov-commenter]

Codecov Report

Merging #226 (97b0228) into master (beb0c2a) will not change coverage.
The diff coverage is 100.00%.

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[CameronBieganek]

Nitpick:
This is better than using @assert, but it is more idiomatic to throw an ArgumentError than to throw an AssertionError.

[juliohm]

ArgumentError is for when the user misuses a function right? In the case of the parallel branches we thought that the user can safely create pipelines and that the error will only be encountered at runtime depending on the tables that are inserted. We can reassess the type of error in the future. Em ter., 7 de nov. de 2023 11:58, Cameron Bieganek ***@***.***> escreveu:

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Nitpick: This is better than using @Assert, but it is more idiomatic to throw an ArgumentError than to throw an AssertionError. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#226 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAZQW3L53VI7EHOBIRLKQBLYDJEBJAVCNFSM6AAAAAA673PEKGVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMYTOOJYG43TONZRGY> . You are receiving this because you modified the open/close state.Message ID: ***@***.***>