/** * @fileoverview Rule to flag use of an empty block statement * @author Nicholas C. Zakas */ "use strict"; //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // Requirements //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ const astUtils = require("../ast-utils"); //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // Rule Definition //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ module.exports = { meta: { docs: { description: "disallow empty block statements", category: "Possible Errors", recommended: true }, schema: [ { type: "object", properties: { allowEmptyCatch: { type: "boolean" } }, additionalProperties: false } ] }, create(context) { const options = context.options[0] || {}, allowEmptyCatch = options.allowEmptyCatch || false; const sourceCode = context.getSourceCode(); return { BlockStatement(node) { // if the body is not empty, we can just return immediately if (node.body.length !== 0) { return; } // a function is generally allowed to be empty if (astUtils.isFunction(node.parent)) { return; } if (allowEmptyCatch && node.parent.type === "CatchClause") { return; } // any other block is only allowed to be empty, if it contains a comment if (sourceCode.getCommentsInside(node).length > 0) { return; } context.report({ node, message: "Empty block statement." }); }, SwitchStatement(node) { if (typeof node.cases === "undefined" || node.cases.length === 0) { context.report({ node, message: "Empty switch statement." }); } } }; } };