Set a unique id property _uid on all objects.

object-uid.js

// Generates a unique, read-only id for any object. This modifies Object.prototype,
// so should only be used for testing, within a limited scope.
// The _uid is generated for an object the first time it's accessed.

(function() {
  var id = 0;
  Object.defineProperty(Object.prototype, '_uid', {
    // The prototype getter sets up a property on the instance. Because
    // the new instance-prop masks this one, we know this will only ever
    // be called at most once for any given object.
    get: function () {
      Object.defineProperty(this, '_uid', {
        value: id++,
        writable: false,
        enumerable: false,
      });
      return this._uid;
    },
    enumerable: false,
  });
})();

function assert(p) { if (!p) throw Error('Not!'); }
var obj = {};
assert(obj._uid == 0);
assert({}._uid == 1);
assert([]._uid == 2);
assert(obj._uid == 0);  // still