Add methods to console as per spec

doc/api/console.markdown

@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ is used on each argument.  See [util.format()][] for more information.
 
 Same as `console.log`.
 
+### console.debug([data][, ...])
+
+Same as `console.log`.
+
 ### console.error([data][, ...])
 
 Same as `console.log` but prints to stderr.
@@ -56,6 +60,10 @@ Same as `console.log` but prints to stderr.
 
 Same as `console.error`.
 
+### console.exception([data][, ...])
+
+Same as `console.error`
+
 ### console.dir(obj[, options])
 
 Uses `util.inspect` on `obj` and prints resulting string to stdout. This function
@@ -105,6 +113,24 @@ to the current position.
 Similar to [assert.ok()][], but the error message is formatted as
 `util.format(message...)`.
 
+### Compatibility functions
+
+NOTE: The following functions are defined for compatibility purpose, and are not expected to do anything
+
+* `console.group`
+* `console.groupCollapsed`
+* `console.groupEnd`
+* `console.clear`
+* `console.count`
+* `console.dirxml`
+* `console.isIndependentlyComposed`
+* `console.table`
+* `console.profile`
+* `console.profileEnd`
+* `console.timeline`
+* `console.timelineEnd`
+* `console.timeStamp`
+
 ## Class: Console
 
 <!--type=class-->

lib/console.js

@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ Console.prototype.log = function() {
 Console.prototype.info = Console.prototype.log;
 
 
+Console.prototype.debug = Console.prototype.log;
+
+
 Console.prototype.warn = function() {
   this._stderr.write(util.format.apply(this, arguments) + '\n');
 };
@@ -48,6 +51,9 @@ Console.prototype.warn = function() {
 Console.prototype.error = Console.prototype.warn;
 
 
+Console.prototype.exception = Console.prototype.warn;
+
+
 Console.prototype.dir = function(object, options) {
   this._stdout.write(util.inspect(object, util._extend({
     customInspect: false
@@ -90,5 +96,47 @@ Console.prototype.assert = function(expression) {
 };
 
 
+Console.prototype.group = noop;
+
+
+Console.prototype.groupCollapsed = noop;
+
+
+Console.prototype.groupEnd = noop;
+
+
+Console.prototype.clear = noop;
+
+
+Console.prototype.count = noop;
+
+
+Console.prototype.dirxml = noop;
+
+
+Console.prototype.isIndependentlyComposed = noop;
+
+
+Console.prototype.table = noop;
+
+
+Console.prototype.profile = noop;
+
+
+Console.prototype.profileEnd = noop;
+
+
+Console.prototype.timeline = noop;
+
+
+Console.prototype.timelineEnd = noop;
+
+
+Console.prototype.timeStamp = noop;
+
+
+function noop() {}
+
+
 module.exports = new Console(process.stdout, process.stderr);
 module.exports.Console = Console;

test/parallel/test-console.js

@@ -17,6 +17,36 @@ assert.doesNotThrow(function() {
   console.timeEnd('label');
 });
 
+assert.doesNotThrow(function() {
+  console.group('test');
+  console.groupEnd();
+});
+
+assert.doesNotThrow(function() {
+  console.groupCollapsed('test');
+  console.groupEnd();
+});
+
+assert.doesNotThrow(console.clear);
+
+assert.doesNotThrow(console.count);
+
+assert.doesNotThrow(console.dirxml);
+
+assert.doesNotThrow(console.exception);
+
+assert.doesNotThrow(console.isIndependentlyComposed);
+
+assert.doesNotThrow(console.profile);
+
+assert.doesNotThrow(console.profileEnd);
+
+assert.doesNotThrow(console.timeline);
+
+assert.doesNotThrow(console.timelineEnd);
+
+assert.doesNotThrow(console.timeStamp);
+
 // an Object with a custom .inspect() function
 var custom_inspect = { foo: 'bar', inspect: function() { return 'inspect'; } };