diff --git a/include/blt/std/assert.h b/include/blt/std/assert.h
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+++ b/include/blt/std/assert.h
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+/*
+ * Created by Brett on 23/08/23.
+ * Licensed under GNU General Public License V3.0
+ * See LICENSE file for license detail
+ */
+
+#ifndef BLT_ASSERT_H
+#define BLT_ASSERT_H
+
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+    
+    #include <execinfo.h>
+    #include <cstdlib>
+
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+    #define BLT_STACK_TRACE(number) void* ptrs[number]; \
+            int size = backtrace(ptrs, number);         \
+            char** messages = backtrace_symbols(ptrs, size);
+    
+    #define BLT_FREE_STACK_TRACE() free(messages);
+#else
+    #define BLT_STACK_TRACE(number) void();
+    #define BLT_FREE_STACK_TRACE() void();
+#endif
+
+namespace blt
+{
+    void printStacktrace(char** messages, int size, const char* path, int line);
+    
+    void b_assert_failed(const char* expression, const char* path, int line);
+    
+    void b_throw(const char* what, const char* path, int line);
+}
+
+// prints error with stack trace if assertion fails. Does not stop execution.
+#define blt_assert(expr) static_cast<bool>(expr) ? void(0) : blt::b_assert_failed(#expr, __FILE__, __LINE__)
+// prints error with stack trace then exits with failure.
+#define BLT_ASSERT(expr) {static_cast<bool>(expr) ? void(0) : blt::b_assert_failed(#expr, __FILE__, __LINE__); std::exit(EXIT_FAILURE); }
+#define blt_throw(throwable) {blt::b_throw(throwable.what(), __FILE__, __LINE__); throw throwable;}
+
+
+#endif //BLT_ASSERT_H
diff --git a/src/blt/std/assert.cpp b/src/blt/std/assert.cpp
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+++ b/src/blt/std/assert.cpp
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+/*
+ * Created by Brett on 23/08/23.
+ * Licensed under GNU General Public License V3.0
+ * See LICENSE file for license detail
+ */
+#include <blt/std/assert.h>
+#include <blt/std/logging.h>
+#include <blt/std/string.h>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <iomanip>
+#include <sstream>
+
+namespace blt {
+    
+    static inline std::string _macro_filename(const std::string& path){
+        auto paths = blt::string::split(path, "/");
+        auto final = paths[paths.size()-1];
+        if (final == "/")
+            return paths[paths.size()-2];
+        return final;
+    }
+    
+    void b_throw(const char* what, const char* path, int line)
+    {
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+        BLT_STACK_TRACE(50);
+        
+        BLT_ERROR("An exception '%s' has occurred in file '%s:%d'", what, path, line);
+        BLT_ERROR("Stack Trace:");
+        printStacktrace(messages, size, path, line);
+        
+        BLT_FREE_STACK_TRACE();
+#endif
+    }
+    
+    void b_assert_failed(const char* expression, const char* path, int line)
+    {
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+        BLT_STACK_TRACE(50);
+        
+        BLT_ERROR("The assertion '%s' has failed in file '%s:%d'", expression, path, line);
+        BLT_ERROR("Stack Trace:");
+        
+        backtrace_symbols(ptrs, size);
+        
+        printStacktrace(messages, size, path, line);
+        
+        BLT_FREE_STACK_TRACE();
+#endif
+    }
+    
+    void printStacktrace(char** messages, int size, const char* path, int line)
+    {
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+        for (int i = 1; i < size; i++){
+            int tabs = i - 1;
+            std::string buffer;
+            for (int j = 0; j < tabs; j++)
+                buffer += '\t';
+            if (i != 1)
+                buffer += "⮡";
+            
+            std::string message(messages[i]);
+            
+            auto f = message.find('(');
+            
+            auto mes = message.substr(f + 1, message.size());
+            std::string loc;
+            
+            buffer += message.substr(0, f);
+            if (i == 1)
+            {
+                loc = '\'';
+                loc += _macro_filename(path);
+                loc += ':';
+                loc += std::to_string(line);
+                loc += '\'';
+            } else
+                loc = mes.substr(0, mes.find('+'));
+            
+            if (!loc.empty())
+                buffer += " in ";
+            buffer += loc;
+            
+
+            BLT_ERROR(buffer);
+        }
+#endif
+    }
+    
+    
+}
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