assert() and fatalError()
These functions are meant to be used in user code. They are enabled in debug
mode and disabled in release or fast mode.
_precondition() and _preconditionFailure()
These functions are meant to be used in library code to check preconditions at
the api boundry. They are enabled in debug mode (with a verbose message) and
release mode (trap). In fast mode they are disabled.
_debugPrecondition() and _debugPreconditionFailure()
These functions are meant to be used in library code to check preconditions that
are not neccesarily comprehensive for safety (UnsafePointer can be null or an
invalid pointer but we can't check both). They are enabled only in debug mode.
_sanityCheck() and _fatalError()
These are meant to be used for internal consistency checks. They are only
enabled when the library is build with -DSWIFT_STDLIB_INTERNAL_CHECKS=ON.
I modified the code in the standard library to the best of my judgement.
rdar://16477198
Swift SVN r18212
The old ones were:
- print/println
- printAny
- printf
- Console
The new printing story is just print/println. Every object can be printed.
You can customize the way it is printed by adopting Printable protocol. Full
details in comments inside stdlib/core/OutputStream.swift.
Printing is not completely finished yet. We still have ReplPrintable, which
should be removed, string interpolation still uses String constructors, and
printing objects that don't conform to Printable will result in printing
mangled names.
Swift SVN r18001
Define a "Mirror" protocol with methods for querying the number of children a structured value has, getting the name and mirror for each of those children, and a string and "IDE representation" of the value, as needed by playgrounds and by our planned generic printing facility.
In the runtime, define a "reflect" function that can provide a Mirror for any object, either using a "Reflectable" protocol conformance if available, or falling back to a magic implementation in the runtime that grovels the type metadata. Stub out a bare minimum default implementation.
Swift SVN r14139
