/** * @fileoverview A rule to disallow calls to the Object constructor * @author Matt DuVall */ "use strict"; //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // Requirements //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ const astUtils = require("./utils/ast-utils"); //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // Rule Definition //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ /** @type {import('../shared/types').Rule} */ module.exports = { meta: { type: "suggestion", docs: { description: "Disallow `Object` constructors", recommended: false, url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-new-object" }, schema: [], messages: { preferLiteral: "The object literal notation {} is preferable." } }, create(context) { return { NewExpression(node) { const variable = astUtils.getVariableByName( context.getScope(), node.callee.name ); if (variable && variable.identifiers.length > 0) { return; } if (node.callee.name === "Object") { context.report({ node, messageId: "preferLiteral" }); } } }; } };