/** * @fileoverview Validate strings passed to the RegExp constructor * @author Michael Ficarra * @copyright 2014 Michael Ficarra. All rights reserved. */ "use strict"; //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // Requirements //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ var espree = require("espree"); //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // Rule Definition //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ module.exports = function(context) { function isString(node) { return node && node.type === "Literal" && typeof node.value === "string"; } function check(node) { if (node.callee.type === "Identifier" && node.callee.name === "RegExp" && isString(node.arguments[0])) { var flags = isString(node.arguments[1]) ? node.arguments[1].value : ""; try { void new RegExp(node.arguments[0].value); } catch(e) { context.report(node, e.message); } if (flags) { try { espree.parse("/./" + flags, { ecmaFeatures: context.ecmaFeatures }); } catch (ex) { context.report(node, "Invalid flags supplied to RegExp constructor '" + flags + "'"); } } } } return { "CallExpression": check, "NewExpression": check }; };