/** * @fileoverview Rule to disallow use of the `RegExp` constructor in favor of regular expression literals * @author Milos Djermanovic */ "use strict"; //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // Requirements //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ const astUtils = require("./utils/ast-utils"); const { CALL, CONSTRUCT, ReferenceTracker, findVariable } = require("eslint-utils"); //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // Helpers //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ /** * Determines whether the given node is a string literal. * @param {ASTNode} node Node to check. * @returns {boolean} True if the node is a string literal. */ function isStringLiteral(node) { return node.type === "Literal" && typeof node.value === "string"; } /** * Determines whether the given node is a template literal without expressions. * @param {ASTNode} node Node to check. * @returns {boolean} True if the node is a template literal without expressions. */ function isStaticTemplateLiteral(node) { return node.type === "TemplateLiteral" && node.expressions.length === 0; } //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // Rule Definition //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ module.exports = { meta: { type: "suggestion", docs: { description: "disallow use of the `RegExp` constructor in favor of regular expression literals", category: "Best Practices", recommended: false, url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/prefer-regex-literals" }, schema: [], messages: { unexpectedRegExp: "Use a regular expression literal instead of the 'RegExp' constructor." } }, create(context) { /** * Determines whether the given identifier node is a reference to a global variable. * @param {ASTNode} node `Identifier` node to check. * @returns {boolean} True if the identifier is a reference to a global variable. */ function isGlobalReference(node) { const scope = context.getScope(); const variable = findVariable(scope, node); return variable !== null && variable.scope.type === "global" && variable.defs.length === 0; } /** * Determines whether the given node is a String.raw`` tagged template expression * with a static template literal. * @param {ASTNode} node Node to check. * @returns {boolean} True if the node is String.raw`` with a static template. */ function isStringRawTaggedStaticTemplateLiteral(node) { return node.type === "TaggedTemplateExpression" && node.tag.type === "MemberExpression" && node.tag.object.type === "Identifier" && node.tag.object.name === "String" && isGlobalReference(node.tag.object) && astUtils.getStaticPropertyName(node.tag) === "raw" && isStaticTemplateLiteral(node.quasi); } /** * Determines whether the given node is considered to be a static string by the logic of this rule. * @param {ASTNode} node Node to check. * @returns {boolean} True if the node is a static string. */ function isStaticString(node) { return isStringLiteral(node) || isStaticTemplateLiteral(node) || isStringRawTaggedStaticTemplateLiteral(node); } return { Program() { const scope = context.getScope(); const tracker = new ReferenceTracker(scope); const traceMap = { RegExp: { [CALL]: true, [CONSTRUCT]: true } }; for (const { node } of tracker.iterateGlobalReferences(traceMap)) { const args = node.arguments; if ( (args.length === 1 || args.length === 2) && args.every(isStaticString) ) { context.report({ node, messageId: "unexpectedRegExp" }); } } } }; } };