Cognitive Complexity

Cognitive Complexity is a measure of how difficult a unit of code is to intuitively understand. Unlike Cyclomatic Complexity, which determines how difficult your code will be to test, Cognitive Complexity tells you how difficult your code will be to read and comprehend.

A method's cognitive complexity is based on a few simple rules:

• Code is not considered more complex when it uses shorthand that the language provides for collapsing multiple statements into one
• Code is considered more complex for each "break in the linear flow of the code"
• Code is considered more complex when "flow breaking structures are nested"

Further reading

• Cognitive Complexity docs
• Cognitive Complexity: A new way of measuring understandability

Duplicated Code

Duplicated code can lead to software that is hard to understand and difficult to change. The Don't Repeat Yourself (DRY) principle states:

Every piece of knowledge must have a single, unambiguous, authoritative representation within a system.

When you violate DRY, bugs and maintenance problems are sure to follow. Duplicated code has a tendency to both continue to replicate and also to diverge (leaving bugs as two similar implementations differ in subtle ways).

Tuning

This issue has a mass of 60.

We set useful threshold defaults for the languages we support but you may want to adjust these settings based on your project guidelines.

The threshold configuration represents the minimum mass a code block must have to be analyzed for duplication. The lower the threshold, the more fine-grained the comparison.

If the engine is too easily reporting duplication, try raising the threshold. If you suspect that the engine isn't catching enough duplication, try lowering the threshold. The best setting tends to differ from language to language.

See codeclimate-duplication's documentation for more information about tuning the mass threshold in your .codeclimate.yml.

Refactorings

• Extract Method
• Extract Class
• Form Template Method
• Introduce Null Object
• Pull Up Method
• Pull Up Field
• Substitute Algorithm

Further Reading

• Don't Repeat Yourself on the C2 Wiki
• Duplicated Code on SourceMaking
• Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code by Martin Fowler. Duplicated Code, p76

Duplicated Code

Duplicated code can lead to software that is hard to understand and difficult to change. The Don't Repeat Yourself (DRY) principle states:

Every piece of knowledge must have a single, unambiguous, authoritative representation within a system.

When you violate DRY, bugs and maintenance problems are sure to follow. Duplicated code has a tendency to both continue to replicate and also to diverge (leaving bugs as two similar implementations differ in subtle ways).

Tuning

This issue has a mass of 60.

We set useful threshold defaults for the languages we support but you may want to adjust these settings based on your project guidelines.

The threshold configuration represents the minimum mass a code block must have to be analyzed for duplication. The lower the threshold, the more fine-grained the comparison.

If the engine is too easily reporting duplication, try raising the threshold. If you suspect that the engine isn't catching enough duplication, try lowering the threshold. The best setting tends to differ from language to language.

See codeclimate-duplication's documentation for more information about tuning the mass threshold in your .codeclimate.yml.

Refactorings

• Extract Method
• Extract Class
• Form Template Method
• Introduce Null Object
• Pull Up Method
• Pull Up Field
• Substitute Algorithm

Further Reading

• Don't Repeat Yourself on the C2 Wiki
• Duplicated Code on SourceMaking
• Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code by Martin Fowler. Duplicated Code, p76

Rule: array-type

Requires using either 'T[]' or 'Array<t>' for arrays.</t>

Notes

• TypeScript Only
• Has Fix

Config

One of the following arguments must be provided:

• "array" enforces use of T[] for all types T.
• "generic" enforces use of Array<T> for all types T.
• "array-simple" enforces use of T[] if T is a simple type (primitive or type reference).

Examples

"array-type": true,array

"array-type": true,generic

"array-type": true,array-simple

Schema

{
  "type": "string",
  "enum": [
    "array",
    "generic",
    "array-simple"
  ]
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: array-type

Requires using either 'T[]' or 'Array<t>' for arrays.</t>

Notes

• TypeScript Only
• Has Fix

Config

One of the following arguments must be provided:

• "array" enforces use of T[] for all types T.
• "generic" enforces use of Array<T> for all types T.
• "array-simple" enforces use of T[] if T is a simple type (primitive or type reference).

Examples

"array-type": true,array

"array-type": true,generic

"array-type": true,array-simple

Schema

{
  "type": "string",
  "enum": [
    "array",
    "generic",
    "array-simple"
  ]
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: no-empty

Disallows empty blocks.

Blocks with a comment inside are not considered empty.

Rationale

Empty blocks are often indicators of missing code.

Config

If allow-empty-catch is specified, then catch blocks are allowed to be empty. If allow-empty-functions is specified, then function definitions are allowed to be empty.

Examples

"no-empty": true

"no-empty": true,allow-empty-catch

"no-empty": true,allow-empty-functions

"no-empty": true,allow-empty-catch,allow-empty-functions

Schema

{
  "type": "array",
  "items": {
    "anyOf": [
      {
        "type": "string",
        "enum": [
          "allow-empty-catch"
        ]
      },
      {
        "type": "string",
        "enum": [
          "allow-empty-functions"
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: only-arrow-functions

Disallows traditional (non-arrow) function expressions.

Note that non-arrow functions are allowed if 'this' appears somewhere in its body (as such functions cannot be converted to arrow functions).

Rationale

Traditional functions don't bind lexical scope, which can lead to unexpected behavior when accessing 'this'.

Config

Two arguments may be optionally provided:

• "allow-declarations" allows standalone function declarations.
• "allow-named-functions" allows the expression function foo() {} but not function() {}.

Examples

"only-arrow-functions": true

"only-arrow-functions": true,allow-declarations,allow-named-functions

Schema

{
  "type": "array",
  "items": {
    "type": "string",
    "enum": [
      "allow-declarations",
      "allow-named-functions"
    ]
  },
  "minLength": 0,
  "maxLength": 1
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: triple-equals

Requires === and !== in place of == and !=.

Config

Two arguments may be optionally provided:

• "allow-null-check" allows == and != when comparing to null.
• "allow-undefined-check" allows == and != when comparing to undefined.

Examples

"triple-equals": true

"triple-equals": true,allow-null-check

"triple-equals": true,allow-undefined-check

Schema

{
  "type": "array",
  "items": {
    "type": "string",
    "enum": [
      "allow-null-check",
      "allow-undefined-check"
    ]
  },
  "minLength": 0,
  "maxLength": 2
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: array-type

Requires using either 'T[]' or 'Array<t>' for arrays.</t>

Notes

• TypeScript Only
• Has Fix

Config

One of the following arguments must be provided:

• "array" enforces use of T[] for all types T.
• "generic" enforces use of Array<T> for all types T.
• "array-simple" enforces use of T[] if T is a simple type (primitive or type reference).

Examples

"array-type": true,array

"array-type": true,generic

"array-type": true,array-simple

Schema

{
  "type": "string",
  "enum": [
    "array",
    "generic",
    "array-simple"
  ]
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: no-unused-expression

Disallows unused expression statements.

Unused expressions are expression statements which are not assignments or function calls (and thus usually no-ops).

Rationale

Detects potential errors where an assignment or function call was intended.

Config

Three arguments may be optionally provided:

• allow-fast-null-checks allows to use logical operators to perform fast null checks and perform method or function calls for side effects (e.g. e && e.preventDefault()).
• allow-new allows 'new' expressions for side effects (e.g. new ModifyGlobalState();.
• allow-tagged-template allows tagged templates for side effects (e.g. this.add\foo`;`.

Examples

"no-unused-expression": true

"no-unused-expression": true,allow-fast-null-checks

Schema

{
  "type": "array",
  "items": {
    "type": "string",
    "enum": [
      "allow-fast-null-checks",
      "allow-new",
      "allow-tagged-template"
    ]
  },
  "minLength": 0,
  "maxLength": 3
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: no-shadowed-variable

Disallows shadowing variable declarations.

Rationale

When a variable in a local scope and a variable in the containing scope have the same name, shadowing occurs. Shadowing makes it impossible to access the variable in the containing scope and obscures to what value an identifier actually refers. Compare the following snippets:

const a = 'no shadow';
function print() {
    console.log(a);
}
print(); // logs 'no shadow'.

const a = 'no shadow';
function print() {
    const a = 'shadow'; // TSLint will complain here.
    console.log(a);
}
print(); // logs 'shadow'.

ESLint has an equivalent rule. For more background information, refer to this MDN closure doc.

Config

You can optionally pass an object to disable checking for certain kinds of declarations. Possible keys are "class", "enum", "function", "import", "interface", "namespace", "typeAlias" and "typeParameter". You can also pass "underscore" to ignore variable names that begin with _. Just set the value to false for the check you want to disable. All checks default to true, i.e. are enabled by default. Note that you cannot disable variables and parameters.

The option "temporalDeadZone" defaults to true which shows errors when shadowing block scoped declarations in their temporal dead zone. When set to false parameters, classes, enums and variables declared with let or const are not considered shadowed if the shadowing occurs within their temporal dead zone.

The following example shows how the "temporalDeadZone" option changes the linting result:

function fn(value) {
    if (value) {
        const tmp = value; // no error on this line if "temporalDeadZone" is false
        return tmp;
    }
    let tmp = undefined;
    if (!value) {
        const tmp = value; // this line always contains an error
        return tmp;
    }
}

Examples

"no-shadowed-variable": true

"no-shadowed-variable": true,[object Object]

Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "class": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "enum": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "function": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "import": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "interface": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "namespace": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "typeAlias": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "typeParameter": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "temporalDeadZone": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "underscore": {
      "type": "boolean"
    }
  }
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: no-var-keyword

Disallows usage of the var keyword.

Use let or const instead.

Rationale

Declaring variables using var has several edge case behaviors that make var unsuitable for modern code. Variables declared by var have their parent function block as their scope, ignoring other control flow statements. vars have declaration "hoisting" (similar to functions) and can appear to be used before declaration.

Variables declared by const and let instead have as their scope the block in which they are defined, and are not allowed to used before declaration or be re-declared with another const or let.

Notes

• Has Fix

Config

Not configurable.

Examples

"no-var-keyword": true

For more information see this page.

Rule: only-arrow-functions

Disallows traditional (non-arrow) function expressions.

Note that non-arrow functions are allowed if 'this' appears somewhere in its body (as such functions cannot be converted to arrow functions).

Rationale

Traditional functions don't bind lexical scope, which can lead to unexpected behavior when accessing 'this'.

Config

Two arguments may be optionally provided:

• "allow-declarations" allows standalone function declarations.
• "allow-named-functions" allows the expression function foo() {} but not function() {}.

Examples

"only-arrow-functions": true

"only-arrow-functions": true,allow-declarations,allow-named-functions

Schema

{
  "type": "array",
  "items": {
    "type": "string",
    "enum": [
      "allow-declarations",
      "allow-named-functions"
    ]
  },
  "minLength": 0,
  "maxLength": 1
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: object-literal-shorthand

Enforces/disallows use of ES6 object literal shorthand.

Notes

• Has Fix

Config

"always" assumed to be default option, thus with no options provided the rule enforces object literal methods and properties shorthands. With "never" option provided, any shorthand object literal syntax causes an error.

The rule can be configured in a more granular way. With {"property": "never"} provided (which is equivalent to {"property": "never", "method": "always"}), the rule only flags property shorthand assignments, and respectively with {"method": "never"} (equivalent to {"property": "always", "method": "never"}), the rule fails only on method shorthands.

Examples

"object-literal-shorthand": true

"object-literal-shorthand": true,never

"object-literal-shorthand": true,[object Object]

Schema

{
  "oneOf": [
    {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "never"
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "property": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "never"
          ]
        },
        "method": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "never"
          ]
        }
      },
      "minProperties": 1,
      "maxProperties": 2
    }
  ]
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: prefer-const

Requires that variable declarations use const instead of let and var if possible.

If a variable is only assigned to once when it is declared, it should be declared using 'const'

Notes

• Has Fix

Config

An optional object containing the property "destructuring" with two possible values:

• "any" (default) - If any variable in destructuring can be const, this rule warns for those variables.
• "all" - Only warns if all variables in destructuring can be const.

Examples

"prefer-const": true

"prefer-const": true,[object Object]

Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "destructuring": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "all",
        "any"
      ]
    }
  }
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: triple-equals

Requires === and !== in place of == and !=.

Config

Two arguments may be optionally provided:

• "allow-null-check" allows == and != when comparing to null.
• "allow-undefined-check" allows == and != when comparing to undefined.

Examples

"triple-equals": true

"triple-equals": true,allow-null-check

"triple-equals": true,allow-undefined-check

Schema

{
  "type": "array",
  "items": {
    "type": "string",
    "enum": [
      "allow-null-check",
      "allow-undefined-check"
    ]
  },
  "minLength": 0,
  "maxLength": 2
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: array-type

Requires using either 'T[]' or 'Array<t>' for arrays.</t>

Notes

• TypeScript Only
• Has Fix

Config

One of the following arguments must be provided:

• "array" enforces use of T[] for all types T.
• "generic" enforces use of Array<T> for all types T.
• "array-simple" enforces use of T[] if T is a simple type (primitive or type reference).

Examples

"array-type": true,array

"array-type": true,generic

"array-type": true,array-simple

Schema

{
  "type": "string",
  "enum": [
    "array",
    "generic",
    "array-simple"
  ]
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: whitespace

Enforces whitespace style conventions.

Rationale

Helps maintain a readable, consistent style in your codebase.

Notes

• Has Fix

Config

Several arguments may be optionally provided:

• "check-branch" checks branching statements (if/else/for/while) are followed by whitespace.
• "check-decl"checks that variable declarations have whitespace around the equals token.
• "check-operator" checks for whitespace around operator tokens.
• "check-module" checks for whitespace in import & export statements.
• "check-separator" checks for whitespace after separator tokens (,/;).
• "check-rest-spread" checks that there is no whitespace after rest/spread operator (...).
• "check-type" checks for whitespace before a variable type specification.
• "check-typecast" checks for whitespace between a typecast and its target.
• "check-type-operator" checks for whitespace between type operators | and &.
• "check-preblock" checks for whitespace before the opening brace of a block.
• "check-postbrace" checks for whitespace after an opening brace.

Examples

"whitespace": true,check-branch,check-operator,check-typecast

Schema

{
  "type": "array",
  "items": {
    "type": "string",
    "enum": [
      "check-branch",
      "check-decl",
      "check-operator",
      "check-module",
      "check-separator",
      "check-rest-spread",
      "check-type",
      "check-typecast",
      "check-type-operator",
      "check-preblock",
      "check-postbrace"
    ]
  },
  "minLength": 0,
  "maxLength": 11
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: triple-equals

Requires === and !== in place of == and !=.

Config

Two arguments may be optionally provided:

• "allow-null-check" allows == and != when comparing to null.
• "allow-undefined-check" allows == and != when comparing to undefined.

Examples

"triple-equals": true

"triple-equals": true,allow-null-check

"triple-equals": true,allow-undefined-check

Schema

{
  "type": "array",
  "items": {
    "type": "string",
    "enum": [
      "allow-null-check",
      "allow-undefined-check"
    ]
  },
  "minLength": 0,
  "maxLength": 2
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: quotemark

Enforces quote character for string literals.

Notes

• Has Fix

Config

Five arguments may be optionally provided:

• "single" enforces single quotes.
• "double" enforces double quotes.
• "backtick" enforces backticks.
• "jsx-single" enforces single quotes for JSX attributes.
• "jsx-double" enforces double quotes for JSX attributes.
• "avoid-template" forbids single-line untagged template strings that do not contain string interpolations. Note that backticks may still be used if "avoid-escape" is enabled and both single and double quotes are present in the string (the latter option takes precedence).
• "avoid-escape" allows you to use the "other" quotemark in cases where escaping would normally be required. For example, [true, "double", "avoid-escape"] would not report a failure on the string literal 'Hello "World"'.

Examples

"quotemark": true,single,avoid-escape,avoid-template

"quotemark": true,single,jsx-double

Schema

{
  "type": "array",
  "items": {
    "type": "string",
    "enum": [
      "single",
      "double",
      "backtick",
      "jsx-single",
      "jsx-double",
      "avoid-escape",
      "avoid-template"
    ]
  },
  "minLength": 0,
  "maxLength": 5
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: quotemark

Enforces quote character for string literals.

Notes

• Has Fix

Config

Five arguments may be optionally provided:

• "single" enforces single quotes.
• "double" enforces double quotes.
• "backtick" enforces backticks.
• "jsx-single" enforces single quotes for JSX attributes.
• "jsx-double" enforces double quotes for JSX attributes.
• "avoid-template" forbids single-line untagged template strings that do not contain string interpolations. Note that backticks may still be used if "avoid-escape" is enabled and both single and double quotes are present in the string (the latter option takes precedence).
• "avoid-escape" allows you to use the "other" quotemark in cases where escaping would normally be required. For example, [true, "double", "avoid-escape"] would not report a failure on the string literal 'Hello "World"'.

Examples

"quotemark": true,single,avoid-escape,avoid-template

"quotemark": true,single,jsx-double

Schema

{
  "type": "array",
  "items": {
    "type": "string",
    "enum": [
      "single",
      "double",
      "backtick",
      "jsx-single",
      "jsx-double",
      "avoid-escape",
      "avoid-template"
    ]
  },
  "minLength": 0,
  "maxLength": 5
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: quotemark

Enforces quote character for string literals.

Notes

• Has Fix

Config

Five arguments may be optionally provided:

• "single" enforces single quotes.
• "double" enforces double quotes.
• "backtick" enforces backticks.
• "jsx-single" enforces single quotes for JSX attributes.
• "jsx-double" enforces double quotes for JSX attributes.
• "avoid-template" forbids single-line untagged template strings that do not contain string interpolations. Note that backticks may still be used if "avoid-escape" is enabled and both single and double quotes are present in the string (the latter option takes precedence).
• "avoid-escape" allows you to use the "other" quotemark in cases where escaping would normally be required. For example, [true, "double", "avoid-escape"] would not report a failure on the string literal 'Hello "World"'.

Examples

"quotemark": true,single,avoid-escape,avoid-template

"quotemark": true,single,jsx-double

Schema

{
  "type": "array",
  "items": {
    "type": "string",
    "enum": [
      "single",
      "double",
      "backtick",
      "jsx-single",
      "jsx-double",
      "avoid-escape",
      "avoid-template"
    ]
  },
  "minLength": 0,
  "maxLength": 5
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: prefer-const

Requires that variable declarations use const instead of let and var if possible.

If a variable is only assigned to once when it is declared, it should be declared using 'const'

Notes

• Has Fix

Config

An optional object containing the property "destructuring" with two possible values:

• "any" (default) - If any variable in destructuring can be const, this rule warns for those variables.
• "all" - Only warns if all variables in destructuring can be const.

Examples

"prefer-const": true

"prefer-const": true,[object Object]

Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "destructuring": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "all",
        "any"
      ]
    }
  }
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: prefer-const

Requires that variable declarations use const instead of let and var if possible.

If a variable is only assigned to once when it is declared, it should be declared using 'const'

Notes

• Has Fix

Config

An optional object containing the property "destructuring" with two possible values:

• "any" (default) - If any variable in destructuring can be const, this rule warns for those variables.
• "all" - Only warns if all variables in destructuring can be const.

Examples

"prefer-const": true

"prefer-const": true,[object Object]

Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "destructuring": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "all",
        "any"
      ]
    }
  }
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: triple-equals

Requires === and !== in place of == and !=.

Config

Two arguments may be optionally provided:

• "allow-null-check" allows == and != when comparing to null.
• "allow-undefined-check" allows == and != when comparing to undefined.

Examples

"triple-equals": true

"triple-equals": true,allow-null-check

"triple-equals": true,allow-undefined-check

Schema

{
  "type": "array",
  "items": {
    "type": "string",
    "enum": [
      "allow-null-check",
      "allow-undefined-check"
    ]
  },
  "minLength": 0,
  "maxLength": 2
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: array-type

Requires using either 'T[]' or 'Array<t>' for arrays.</t>

Notes

• TypeScript Only
• Has Fix

Config

One of the following arguments must be provided:

• "array" enforces use of T[] for all types T.
• "generic" enforces use of Array<T> for all types T.
• "array-simple" enforces use of T[] if T is a simple type (primitive or type reference).

Examples

"array-type": true,array

"array-type": true,generic

"array-type": true,array-simple

Schema

{
  "type": "string",
  "enum": [
    "array",
    "generic",
    "array-simple"
  ]
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: no-var-keyword

Disallows usage of the var keyword.

Use let or const instead.

Rationale

Declaring variables using var has several edge case behaviors that make var unsuitable for modern code. Variables declared by var have their parent function block as their scope, ignoring other control flow statements. vars have declaration "hoisting" (similar to functions) and can appear to be used before declaration.

Variables declared by const and let instead have as their scope the block in which they are defined, and are not allowed to used before declaration or be re-declared with another const or let.

Notes

• Has Fix

Config

Not configurable.

Examples

"no-var-keyword": true

For more information see this page.

Rule: prefer-const

Requires that variable declarations use const instead of let and var if possible.

If a variable is only assigned to once when it is declared, it should be declared using 'const'

Notes

• Has Fix

Config

An optional object containing the property "destructuring" with two possible values:

• "any" (default) - If any variable in destructuring can be const, this rule warns for those variables.
• "all" - Only warns if all variables in destructuring can be const.

Examples

"prefer-const": true

"prefer-const": true,[object Object]

Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "destructuring": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "all",
        "any"
      ]
    }
  }
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: prefer-for-of

Recommends a 'for-of' loop over a standard 'for' loop if the index is only used to access the array being iterated.

Rationale

A for(... of ...) loop is easier to implement and read when the index is not needed.

Config

Not configurable.

Examples

"prefer-for-of": true

For more information see this page.

Rule: triple-equals

Requires === and !== in place of == and !=.

Config

Two arguments may be optionally provided:

• "allow-null-check" allows == and != when comparing to null.
• "allow-undefined-check" allows == and != when comparing to undefined.

Examples

"triple-equals": true

"triple-equals": true,allow-null-check

"triple-equals": true,allow-undefined-check

Schema

{
  "type": "array",
  "items": {
    "type": "string",
    "enum": [
      "allow-null-check",
      "allow-undefined-check"
    ]
  },
  "minLength": 0,
  "maxLength": 2
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: triple-equals

Requires === and !== in place of == and !=.

Config

Two arguments may be optionally provided:

• "allow-null-check" allows == and != when comparing to null.
• "allow-undefined-check" allows == and != when comparing to undefined.

Examples

"triple-equals": true

"triple-equals": true,allow-null-check

"triple-equals": true,allow-undefined-check

Schema

{
  "type": "array",
  "items": {
    "type": "string",
    "enum": [
      "allow-null-check",
      "allow-undefined-check"
    ]
  },
  "minLength": 0,
  "maxLength": 2
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: triple-equals

Requires === and !== in place of == and !=.

Config

Two arguments may be optionally provided:

• "allow-null-check" allows == and != when comparing to null.
• "allow-undefined-check" allows == and != when comparing to undefined.

Examples

"triple-equals": true

"triple-equals": true,allow-null-check

"triple-equals": true,allow-undefined-check

Schema

{
  "type": "array",
  "items": {
    "type": "string",
    "enum": [
      "allow-null-check",
      "allow-undefined-check"
    ]
  },
  "minLength": 0,
  "maxLength": 2
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: quotemark

Enforces quote character for string literals.

Notes

• Has Fix

Config

Five arguments may be optionally provided:

• "single" enforces single quotes.
• "double" enforces double quotes.
• "backtick" enforces backticks.
• "jsx-single" enforces single quotes for JSX attributes.
• "jsx-double" enforces double quotes for JSX attributes.
• "avoid-template" forbids single-line untagged template strings that do not contain string interpolations. Note that backticks may still be used if "avoid-escape" is enabled and both single and double quotes are present in the string (the latter option takes precedence).
• "avoid-escape" allows you to use the "other" quotemark in cases where escaping would normally be required. For example, [true, "double", "avoid-escape"] would not report a failure on the string literal 'Hello "World"'.

Examples

"quotemark": true,single,avoid-escape,avoid-template

"quotemark": true,single,jsx-double

Schema

{
  "type": "array",
  "items": {
    "type": "string",
    "enum": [
      "single",
      "double",
      "backtick",
      "jsx-single",
      "jsx-double",
      "avoid-escape",
      "avoid-template"
    ]
  },
  "minLength": 0,
  "maxLength": 5
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: no-var-keyword

Disallows usage of the var keyword.

Use let or const instead.

Rationale

Declaring variables using var has several edge case behaviors that make var unsuitable for modern code. Variables declared by var have their parent function block as their scope, ignoring other control flow statements. vars have declaration "hoisting" (similar to functions) and can appear to be used before declaration.

Variables declared by const and let instead have as their scope the block in which they are defined, and are not allowed to used before declaration or be re-declared with another const or let.

Notes

• Has Fix

Config

Not configurable.

Examples

"no-var-keyword": true

For more information see this page.

Rule: prefer-for-of

Recommends a 'for-of' loop over a standard 'for' loop if the index is only used to access the array being iterated.

Rationale

A for(... of ...) loop is easier to implement and read when the index is not needed.

Config

Not configurable.

Examples

"prefer-for-of": true

For more information see this page.

Rule: prefer-const

Requires that variable declarations use const instead of let and var if possible.

If a variable is only assigned to once when it is declared, it should be declared using 'const'

Notes

• Has Fix

Config

An optional object containing the property "destructuring" with two possible values:

• "any" (default) - If any variable in destructuring can be const, this rule warns for those variables.
• "all" - Only warns if all variables in destructuring can be const.

Examples

"prefer-const": true

"prefer-const": true,[object Object]

Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "destructuring": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "all",
        "any"
      ]
    }
  }
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: quotemark

Enforces quote character for string literals.

Notes

• Has Fix

Config

Five arguments may be optionally provided:

• "single" enforces single quotes.
• "double" enforces double quotes.
• "backtick" enforces backticks.
• "jsx-single" enforces single quotes for JSX attributes.
• "jsx-double" enforces double quotes for JSX attributes.
• "avoid-template" forbids single-line untagged template strings that do not contain string interpolations. Note that backticks may still be used if "avoid-escape" is enabled and both single and double quotes are present in the string (the latter option takes precedence).
• "avoid-escape" allows you to use the "other" quotemark in cases where escaping would normally be required. For example, [true, "double", "avoid-escape"] would not report a failure on the string literal 'Hello "World"'.

Examples

"quotemark": true,single,avoid-escape,avoid-template

"quotemark": true,single,jsx-double

Schema

{
  "type": "array",
  "items": {
    "type": "string",
    "enum": [
      "single",
      "double",
      "backtick",
      "jsx-single",
      "jsx-double",
      "avoid-escape",
      "avoid-template"
    ]
  },
  "minLength": 0,
  "maxLength": 5
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: array-type

Requires using either 'T[]' or 'Array<t>' for arrays.</t>

Notes

• TypeScript Only
• Has Fix

Config

One of the following arguments must be provided:

• "array" enforces use of T[] for all types T.
• "generic" enforces use of Array<T> for all types T.
• "array-simple" enforces use of T[] if T is a simple type (primitive or type reference).

Examples

"array-type": true,array

"array-type": true,generic

"array-type": true,array-simple

Schema

{
  "type": "string",
  "enum": [
    "array",
    "generic",
    "array-simple"
  ]
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: prefer-const

Requires that variable declarations use const instead of let and var if possible.

If a variable is only assigned to once when it is declared, it should be declared using 'const'

Notes

• Has Fix

Config

An optional object containing the property "destructuring" with two possible values:

• "any" (default) - If any variable in destructuring can be const, this rule warns for those variables.
• "all" - Only warns if all variables in destructuring can be const.

Examples

"prefer-const": true

"prefer-const": true,[object Object]

Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "destructuring": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "all",
        "any"
      ]
    }
  }
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: prefer-const

Requires that variable declarations use const instead of let and var if possible.

If a variable is only assigned to once when it is declared, it should be declared using 'const'

Notes

• Has Fix

Config

An optional object containing the property "destructuring" with two possible values:

• "any" (default) - If any variable in destructuring can be const, this rule warns for those variables.
• "all" - Only warns if all variables in destructuring can be const.

Examples

"prefer-const": true

"prefer-const": true,[object Object]

Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "destructuring": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "all",
        "any"
      ]
    }
  }
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: no-angle-bracket-type-assertion

Requires the use of as Type for type assertions instead of <Type>.

Rationale

Both formats of type assertions have the same effect, but only as type assertions work in .tsx files. This rule ensures that you have a consistent type assertion style across your codebase.

Notes

• TypeScript Only
• Has Fix

Config

Not configurable.

Examples

"no-angle-bracket-type-assertion": true

For more information see this page.

Rule: array-type

Requires using either 'T[]' or 'Array<t>' for arrays.</t>

Notes

• TypeScript Only
• Has Fix

Config

One of the following arguments must be provided:

• "array" enforces use of T[] for all types T.
• "generic" enforces use of Array<T> for all types T.
• "array-simple" enforces use of T[] if T is a simple type (primitive or type reference).

Examples

"array-type": true,array

"array-type": true,generic

"array-type": true,array-simple

Schema

{
  "type": "string",
  "enum": [
    "array",
    "generic",
    "array-simple"
  ]
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: no-angle-bracket-type-assertion

Requires the use of as Type for type assertions instead of <Type>.

Rationale

Both formats of type assertions have the same effect, but only as type assertions work in .tsx files. This rule ensures that you have a consistent type assertion style across your codebase.

Notes

• TypeScript Only
• Has Fix

Config

Not configurable.

Examples

"no-angle-bracket-type-assertion": true

For more information see this page.

Rule: triple-equals

Requires === and !== in place of == and !=.

Config

Two arguments may be optionally provided:

• "allow-null-check" allows == and != when comparing to null.
• "allow-undefined-check" allows == and != when comparing to undefined.

Examples

"triple-equals": true

"triple-equals": true,allow-null-check

"triple-equals": true,allow-undefined-check

Schema

{
  "type": "array",
  "items": {
    "type": "string",
    "enum": [
      "allow-null-check",
      "allow-undefined-check"
    ]
  },
  "minLength": 0,
  "maxLength": 2
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: prefer-const

Requires that variable declarations use const instead of let and var if possible.

If a variable is only assigned to once when it is declared, it should be declared using 'const'

Notes

• Has Fix

Config

An optional object containing the property "destructuring" with two possible values:

• "any" (default) - If any variable in destructuring can be const, this rule warns for those variables.
• "all" - Only warns if all variables in destructuring can be const.

Examples

"prefer-const": true

"prefer-const": true,[object Object]

Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "destructuring": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "all",
        "any"
      ]
    }
  }
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: array-type

Requires using either 'T[]' or 'Array<t>' for arrays.</t>

Notes

• TypeScript Only
• Has Fix

Config

One of the following arguments must be provided:

• "array" enforces use of T[] for all types T.
• "generic" enforces use of Array<T> for all types T.
• "array-simple" enforces use of T[] if T is a simple type (primitive or type reference).

Examples

"array-type": true,array

"array-type": true,generic

"array-type": true,array-simple

Schema

{
  "type": "string",
  "enum": [
    "array",
    "generic",
    "array-simple"
  ]
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: prefer-const

Requires that variable declarations use const instead of let and var if possible.

If a variable is only assigned to once when it is declared, it should be declared using 'const'

Notes

• Has Fix

Config

An optional object containing the property "destructuring" with two possible values:

• "any" (default) - If any variable in destructuring can be const, this rule warns for those variables.
• "all" - Only warns if all variables in destructuring can be const.

Examples

"prefer-const": true

"prefer-const": true,[object Object]

Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "destructuring": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "all",
        "any"
      ]
    }
  }
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: array-type

Requires using either 'T[]' or 'Array<t>' for arrays.</t>

Notes

• TypeScript Only
• Has Fix

Config

One of the following arguments must be provided:

• "array" enforces use of T[] for all types T.
• "generic" enforces use of Array<T> for all types T.
• "array-simple" enforces use of T[] if T is a simple type (primitive or type reference).

Examples

"array-type": true,array

"array-type": true,generic

"array-type": true,array-simple

Schema

{
  "type": "string",
  "enum": [
    "array",
    "generic",
    "array-simple"
  ]
}

For more information see this page.

Rule: object-literal-shorthand

Enforces/disallows use of ES6 object literal shorthand.

Notes

• Has Fix

Config

"always" assumed to be default option, thus with no options provided the rule enforces object literal methods and properties shorthands. With "never" option provided, any shorthand object literal syntax causes an error.

The rule can be configured in a more granular way. With {"property": "never"} provided (which is equivalent to {"property": "never", "method": "always"}), the rule only flags property shorthand assignments, and respectively with {"method": "never"} (equivalent to {"property": "always", "method": "never"}), the rule fails only on method shorthands.

Examples

"object-literal-shorthand": true

"object-literal-shorthand": true,never

"object-literal-shorthand": true,[object Object]

Schema

{
  "oneOf": [
    {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "never"
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "property": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "never"
          ]
        },
        "method": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "never"
          ]
        }
      },
      "minProperties": 1,
      "maxProperties": 2
    }
  ]
}

For more information see this page.