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While this issue is related to the .equals function, it actually exists outside the scope of the other discussions we've had. This one might be addressed by amending the definition of the .quad function itself, but right now there is asymmetry in the naive implementation:
let realTerm = factory.namedNode('http://ex.org/red');
let fakeTerm = {
termType: 'NamedNode',
value: 'http://ex.org/red',
};
let realQuad = factory.quad(realTerm, realTerm, realTerm, realTerm);
let fakeQuad = factory.quad(fakeTerm, fakeTerm, fakeTerm, fakeTerm);
realQuad.equals(fakeQuad); // `true`
fakeQuad.equals(realQuad); // throws exceptionMost importantly, without specifying some needs for normalizing arguments passed to .quad (as it is now), we will see different behavior, i.e., inconsistencies in the results of .equals, between implementations that normalize terms passed to .quad and those that don't.
I understand that the parameter type is specified as Term to the .quad function, but I think it's important to at least consider and discuss these circumstances. Possibly related to #104 and #137