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Disallow Unused Expressions (no-unused-expressions)

An unused expression which has no effect on the state of the program indicates a logic error.

For example, n + 1; is not a syntax error, but it might be a typing mistake where a programmer meant an assignment statement n += 1; instead. Sometimes, such unused expressions may be eliminated by some build tools in production environment, which possibly breaks application logic.

Rule Details

This rule aims to eliminate unused expressions which have no effect on the state of the program.

This rule does not apply to function calls or constructor calls with the new operator, because they could have side effects on the state of the program.

var i = 0;
function increment() { i += 1; }
increment(); // return value is unused, but i changed as a side effect

var nThings = 0;
function Thing() { nThings += 1; }
new Thing(); // constructed object is unused, but nThings changed as a side effect

This rule does not apply to directives (which are in the form of literal string expressions such as "use strict"; at the beginning of a script, module, or function).

Sequence expressions (those using a comma, such as a = 1, b = 2) are always considered unused unless their return value is assigned or used in a condition evaluation, or a function call is made with the sequence expression value.

Options

This rule, in its default state, does not require any arguments. If you would like to enable one or more of the following you may pass an object with the options set as follows:

• allowShortCircuit set to true will allow you to use short circuit evaluations in your expressions (Default: false).
• allowTernary set to true will enable you to use ternary operators in your expressions similarly to short circuit evaluations (Default: false).
• allowTaggedTemplates set to true will enable you to use tagged template literals in your expressions (Default: false).

These options allow unused expressions only if all of the code paths either directly change the state (for example, assignment statement) or could have side effects (for example, function call).

Examples of incorrect code for the default { "allowShortCircuit": false, "allowTernary": false } options:

/*eslint no-unused-expressions: "error"*/

0

if(0) 0

{0}

f(0), {}

a && b()

a, b()

c = a, b;

a() && function namedFunctionInExpressionContext () {f();}

(function anIncompleteIIFE () {});

injectGlobal`body{ color: red; }`

Note that one or more string expression statements (with or without semi-colons) will only be considered as unused if they are not in the beginning of a script, module, or function (alone and uninterrupted by other statements). Otherwise, they will be treated as part of a "directive prologue", a section potentially usable by JavaScript engines. This includes "strict mode" directives.

"use strict";
"use asm"
"use stricter";
"use babel"
"any other strings like this in the prologue";

Examples of correct code for the default { "allowShortCircuit": false, "allowTernary": false } options:

/*eslint no-unused-expressions: "error"*/

{} // In this context, this is a block statement, not an object literal

{myLabel: someVar} // In this context, this is a block statement with a label and expression, not an object literal

function namedFunctionDeclaration () {}

(function aGenuineIIFE () {}());

f()

a = 0

new C

delete a.b

void a

allowShortCircuit

Examples of incorrect code for the { "allowShortCircuit": true } option:

/*eslint no-unused-expressions: ["error", { "allowShortCircuit": true }]*/

a || b

Examples of correct code for the { "allowShortCircuit": true } option:

/*eslint no-unused-expressions: ["error", { "allowShortCircuit": true }]*/

a && b()
a() || (b = c)

allowTernary

Examples of incorrect code for the { "allowTernary": true } option:

/*eslint no-unused-expressions: ["error", { "allowTernary": true }]*/

a ? b : 0
a ? b : c()

Examples of correct code for the { "allowTernary": true } option:

/*eslint no-unused-expressions: ["error", { "allowTernary": true }]*/

a ? b() : c()
a ? (b = c) : d()

allowShortCircuit and allowTernary

Examples of correct code for the { "allowShortCircuit": true, "allowTernary": true } options:

/*eslint no-unused-expressions: ["error", { "allowShortCircuit": true, "allowTernary": true }]*/

a ? b() || (c = d) : e()

allowTaggedTemplates

Examples of incorrect code for the { "allowTaggedTemplates": true } option:

/*eslint no-unused-expressions: ["error", { "allowTaggedTemplates": true }]*/

`some untagged template string`;

Examples of correct code for the { "allowTaggedTemplates": true } option:

/*eslint no-unused-expressions: ["error", { "allowTaggedTemplates": true }]*/

tag`some tagged template string`;

Source: http://eslint.org/docs/rules/

        for (const id in ids) {

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disallow specified syntax (no-restricted-syntax)

JavaScript has a lot of language features, and not everyone likes all of them. As a result, some projects choose to disallow the use of certain language features altogether. For instance, you might decide to disallow the use of try-catch or class, or you might decide to disallow the use of the in operator.

Rather than creating separate rules for every language feature you want to turn off, this rule allows you to configure the syntax elements you want to restrict use of. These elements are represented by their ESTree node types. For example, a function declaration is represented by FunctionDeclaration and the with statement is represented by WithStatement. You may find the full list of AST node names you can use on GitHub and use the online parser to see what type of nodes your code consists of.

You can also specify [AST selectors](../developer-guide/selectors) to restrict, allowing much more precise control over syntax patterns.

Rule Details

This rule disallows specified (that is, user-defined) syntax.

Options

This rule takes a list of strings, where each string is an AST selector:

{
    "rules": {
        "no-restricted-syntax": ["error", "FunctionExpression", "WithStatement", "BinaryExpression[operator='in']"]
    }
}

Alternatively, the rule also accepts objects, where the selector and an optional custom message are specified:

{
    "rules": {
        "no-restricted-syntax": [
            "error",
            {
                "selector": "FunctionExpression",
                "message": "Function expressions are not allowed."
            },
            {
                "selector": "CallExpression[callee.name='setTimeout'][arguments.length!=2]",
                "message": "setTimeout must always be invoked with two arguments."
            }
        ]
    }
}

If a custom message is specified with the message property, ESLint will use that message when reporting occurrences of the syntax specified in the selector property.

The string and object formats can be freely mixed in the configuration as needed.

Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the "FunctionExpression", "WithStatement", BinaryExpression[operator='in'] options:

/* eslint no-restricted-syntax: ["error", "FunctionExpression", "WithStatement", "BinaryExpression[operator='in']"] */

with (me) {
    dontMess();
}

var doSomething = function () {};

foo in bar;

Examples of correct code for this rule with the "FunctionExpression", "WithStatement", BinaryExpression[operator='in'] options:

/* eslint no-restricted-syntax: ["error", "FunctionExpression", "WithStatement", "BinaryExpression[operator='in']"] */

me.dontMess();

function doSomething() {};

foo instanceof bar;

When Not To Use It

If you don't want to restrict your code from using any JavaScript features or syntax, you should not use this rule.

Related Rules

• [no-alert](no-alert.md)
• [no-console](no-console.md)
• [no-debugger](no-debugger.md)
• [no-restricted-properties](no-restricted-properties.md) Source: http://eslint.org/docs/rules/

      return send.apply(this, arguments);

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Suggest using the rest parameters instead of arguments (prefer-rest-params)

There are rest parameters in ES2015. We can use that feature for variadic functions instead of the arguments variable.

arguments does not have methods of Array.prototype, so it's a bit of an inconvenience.

Rule Details

This rule is aimed to flag usage of arguments variables.

Examples

Examples of incorrect code for this rule:

function foo() {
    console.log(arguments);
}

function foo(action) {
    var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);
    action.apply(null, args);
}

function foo(action) {
    var args = [].slice.call(arguments, 1);
    action.apply(null, args);
}

Examples of correct code for this rule:

function foo(...args) {
    console.log(args);
}

function foo(action, ...args) {
    action.apply(null, args); // or `action(...args)`, related to the `prefer-spread` rule.
}

// Note: the implicit arguments can be overwritten.
function foo(arguments) {
    console.log(arguments); // This is the first argument.
}
function foo() {
    var arguments = 0;
    console.log(arguments); // This is a local variable.
}

When Not To Use It

This rule should not be used in ES3/5 environments.

In ES2015 (ES6) or later, if you don't want to be notified about arguments variables, then it's safe to disable this rule.

Related Rules

• [prefer-spread](prefer-spread.md) Source: http://eslint.org/docs/rules/

          if (ids.hasOwnProperty(id)) {

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Disallow use of Object.prototypes builtins directly (no-prototype-builtins)

In ECMAScript 5.1, Object.create was added, which enables the creation of objects with a specified [[Prototype]]. Object.create(null) is a common pattern used to create objects that will be used as a Map. This can lead to errors when it is assumed that objects will have properties from Object.prototype. This rule prevents calling some Object.prototype methods directly from an object.

Additionally, objects can have properties that shadow the builtins on Object.prototype, potentially causing unintended behavior or denial-of-service security vulnerabilities. For example, it would be unsafe for a webserver to parse JSON input from a client and call hasOwnProperty directly on the resulting object, because a malicious client could send a JSON value like {"hasOwnProperty": 1} and cause the server to crash.

To avoid subtle bugs like this, it's better to always call these methods from Object.prototype. For example, foo.hasOwnProperty("bar") should be replaced with Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(foo, "bar").

Rule Details

This rule disallows calling some Object.prototype methods directly on object instances.

Examples of incorrect code for this rule:

/*eslint no-prototype-builtins: "error"*/

var hasBarProperty = foo.hasOwnProperty("bar");

var isPrototypeOfBar = foo.isPrototypeOf(bar);

var barIsEnumerable = foo.propertyIsEnumerable("bar");

Examples of correct code for this rule:

/*eslint no-prototype-builtins: "error"*/

var hasBarProperty = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(foo, "bar");

var isPrototypeOfBar = Object.prototype.isPrototypeOf.call(foo, bar);

var barIsEnumerable = {}.propertyIsEnumerable.call(foo, "bar");

When Not To Use It

You may want to turn this rule off if your code only touches objects with hardcoded keys, and you will never use an object that shadows an Object.prototype method or which does not inherit from Object.prototype. Source: http://eslint.org/docs/rules/