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+/**
+ * @fileoverview Rule to restrict what can be thrown as an exception.
+ * @author Dieter Oberkofler
+ * @copyright 2015 Dieter Oberkofler. All rights reserved.
+ */
+
+"use strict";
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Rule Definition
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+module.exports = function(context) {
+
+    return {
+
+        "ThrowStatement": function(node) {
+
+            if (node.argument.type === "Literal") {
+                context.report(node, "Do not throw a literal.");
+            } else if (node.argument.type === "Identifier") {
+                if (node.argument.name === "undefined") {
+                    context.report(node, "Do not throw undefined.");
+                }
+            }
+
+        }
+
+    };
+
+};