assert: handle (deep) equal(NaN, NaN) as being identical

doc/api/assert.md

@@ -160,6 +160,10 @@ An alias of [`assert.ok()`][].
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.1.21
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/30766
+    description: NaN is now treated as being identical in case both sides are
+                 NaN.
   - version: v12.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/25008
     description: The type tags are now properly compared and there are a couple
@@ -554,6 +558,11 @@ assert.doesNotThrow(
 ## assert.equal(actual, expected\[, message\])
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.1.21
+changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/30766
+    description: NaN is now treated as being identical in case both sides are
+                 NaN.
 -->
 
 * `actual` {any}
@@ -732,6 +741,10 @@ let err;
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.1.21
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/30766
+    description: NaN is now treated as being identical in case both sides are
+                 NaN.
   - version: v9.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/15001
     description: The `Error` names and messages are now properly compared
@@ -853,6 +866,11 @@ instead of the [`AssertionError`][].
 ## assert.notEqual(actual, expected\[, message\])
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.1.21
+changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/30766
+    description: NaN is now treated as being identical in case both sides are
+                 NaN.
 -->
 
 * `actual` {any}

lib/assert.js

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const {
   ObjectIs,
   ObjectKeys,
   ObjectPrototypeIsPrototypeOf,
+  NumberIsNaN
 } = primordials;
 
 const { Buffer } = require('buffer');
@@ -398,7 +399,7 @@ assert.equal = function equal(actual, expected, message) {
     throw new ERR_MISSING_ARGS('actual', 'expected');
   }
   // eslint-disable-next-line eqeqeq
-  if (actual != expected) {
+  if (actual != expected && (!NumberIsNaN(actual) || !NumberIsNaN(expected))) {
     innerFail({
       actual,
       expected,
@@ -416,7 +417,7 @@ assert.notEqual = function notEqual(actual, expected, message) {
     throw new ERR_MISSING_ARGS('actual', 'expected');
   }
   // eslint-disable-next-line eqeqeq
-  if (actual == expected) {
+  if (actual == expected || (NumberIsNaN(actual) && NumberIsNaN(expected))) {
     innerFail({
       actual,
       expected,

lib/internal/util/comparisons.js

@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ function innerDeepEqual(val1, val2, strict, memos) {
     if (val1 === null || typeof val1 !== 'object') {
       if (val2 === null || typeof val2 !== 'object') {
         // eslint-disable-next-line eqeqeq
-        return val1 == val2;
+        return val1 == val2 || (NumberIsNaN(val1) && NumberIsNaN(val2));
       }
       return false;
     }

test/parallel/test-assert-deep.js

@@ -595,10 +595,9 @@ assertNotDeepOrStrict(
 }
 
 // Handle NaN
-assert.notDeepEqual(NaN, NaN);
-assert.deepStrictEqual(NaN, NaN);
-assert.deepStrictEqual({ a: NaN }, { a: NaN });
-assert.deepStrictEqual([ 1, 2, NaN, 4 ], [ 1, 2, NaN, 4 ]);
+assertDeepAndStrictEqual(NaN, NaN);
+assertDeepAndStrictEqual({ a: NaN }, { a: NaN });
+assertDeepAndStrictEqual([ 1, 2, NaN, 4 ], [ 1, 2, NaN, 4 ]);
 
 // Handle boxed primitives
 {

test/parallel/test-assert.js

@@ -501,6 +501,12 @@ assert.throws(
   }
 );
 
+a.equal(NaN, NaN);
+a.throws(
+  () => a.notEqual(NaN, NaN),
+  a.AssertionError
+);
+
 // Test strict assert.
 {
   const a = require('assert');