Internal change.

PiperOrigin-RevId: 428105412

chex/_src/asserts.py

@@ -514,7 +514,8 @@ def _shape_matches(actual_shape: Sequence[int],
 def assert_shape(
     inputs: Union[Scalar, Union[Array, Sequence[Array]]],
     expected_shapes: Union[_ai.TShapeMatcher,
-                           Sequence[_ai.TShapeMatcher]]) -> None:
+                           Sequence[_ai.TShapeMatcher]],
+    explanation: Optional[Union[str, Callable[[], str]]] = None) -> None:
   """Checks that the shape of all inputs matches specified ``expected_shapes``.
 
   Valid usages include:
@@ -535,6 +536,8 @@ def assert_shape(
       where the expected shape is a sequence of integer and `None` dimensions;
       if all inputs have same shape, a single shape may be passed as
       ``expected_shapes``.
+    explanation: Additional message to give context when this assertion fails
+      (or a function/closure that returns such a message).
 
   Raises:
     AssertionError: If the lengths of ``inputs`` and ``expected_shapes`` do not
@@ -564,9 +567,19 @@ def assert_shape(
       errors.append((idx, shape, _ai.format_shape_matcher(expected)))
 
   if errors:
+    if callable(explanation):
+      try:
+        explanation: str = explanation()
+      except Exception as e:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+        explanation = ("[[`explanation` callback failed: " +
+                       "\n".join(traceback.format_exception(
+                           e.__class__, e, e.__traceback__, limit=4)) + "]]")
+    if not explanation:
+      explanation = ""
     msg = "; ".join(
         f"input {e[0]} has shape {e[1]} but expected {e[2]}" for e in errors)
-    raise AssertionError(f"Error in shape compatibility check: {msg}.")
+    raise AssertionError(
+        f"Error in shape compatibility check: {msg}. {explanation}")
 
 
 @_static_assertion