/** * @fileoverview Rule to flag use constant conditions * @author Christian Schulz */ "use strict"; //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // Rule Definition //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ module.exports = { meta: { docs: { description: "disallow constant expressions in conditions", category: "Possible Errors", recommended: true, url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-constant-condition" }, schema: [ { type: "object", properties: { checkLoops: { type: "boolean" } }, additionalProperties: false } ], messages: { unexpected: "Unexpected constant condition." } }, create(context) { const options = context.options[0] || {}, checkLoops = options.checkLoops !== false, loopSetStack = []; let loopsInCurrentScope = new Set(); //-------------------------------------------------------------------------- // Helpers //-------------------------------------------------------------------------- /** * Checks if a branch node of LogicalExpression short circuits the whole condition * @param {ASTNode} node The branch of main condition which needs to be checked * @param {string} operator The operator of the main LogicalExpression. * @returns {boolean} true when condition short circuits whole condition */ function isLogicalIdentity(node, operator) { switch (node.type) { case "Literal": return (operator === "||" && node.value === true) || (operator === "&&" && node.value === false); case "UnaryExpression": return (operator === "&&" && node.operator === "void"); case "LogicalExpression": return isLogicalIdentity(node.left, node.operator) || isLogicalIdentity(node.right, node.operator); // no default } return false; } /** * Checks if a node has a constant truthiness value. * @param {ASTNode} node The AST node to check. * @param {boolean} inBooleanPosition `false` if checking branch of a condition. * `true` in all other cases * @returns {Bool} true when node's truthiness is constant * @private */ function isConstant(node, inBooleanPosition) { switch (node.type) { case "Literal": case "ArrowFunctionExpression": case "FunctionExpression": case "ObjectExpression": case "ArrayExpression": return true; case "UnaryExpression": if (node.operator === "void") { return true; } return (node.operator === "typeof" && inBooleanPosition) || isConstant(node.argument, true); case "BinaryExpression": return isConstant(node.left, false) && isConstant(node.right, false) && node.operator !== "in"; case "LogicalExpression": { const isLeftConstant = isConstant(node.left, inBooleanPosition); const isRightConstant = isConstant(node.right, inBooleanPosition); const isLeftShortCircuit = (isLeftConstant && isLogicalIdentity(node.left, node.operator)); const isRightShortCircuit = (isRightConstant && isLogicalIdentity(node.right, node.operator)); return (isLeftConstant && isRightConstant) || isLeftShortCircuit || isRightShortCircuit; } case "AssignmentExpression": return (node.operator === "=") && isConstant(node.right, inBooleanPosition); case "SequenceExpression": return isConstant(node.expressions[node.expressions.length - 1], inBooleanPosition); // no default } return false; } /** * Tracks when the given node contains a constant condition. * @param {ASTNode} node The AST node to check. * @returns {void} * @private */ function trackConstantConditionLoop(node) { if (node.test && isConstant(node.test, true)) { loopsInCurrentScope.add(node); } } /** * Reports when the set contains the given constant condition node * @param {ASTNode} node The AST node to check. * @returns {void} * @private */ function checkConstantConditionLoopInSet(node) { if (loopsInCurrentScope.has(node)) { loopsInCurrentScope.delete(node); context.report({ node: node.test, messageId: "unexpected" }); } } /** * Reports when the given node contains a constant condition. * @param {ASTNode} node The AST node to check. * @returns {void} * @private */ function reportIfConstant(node) { if (node.test && isConstant(node.test, true)) { context.report({ node: node.test, messageId: "unexpected" }); } } /** * Stores current set of constant loops in loopSetStack temporarily * and uses a new set to track constant loops * @returns {void} * @private */ function enterFunction() { loopSetStack.push(loopsInCurrentScope); loopsInCurrentScope = new Set(); } /** * Reports when the set still contains stored constant conditions * @param {ASTNode} node The AST node to check. * @returns {void} * @private */ function exitFunction() { loopsInCurrentScope = loopSetStack.pop(); } /** * Checks node when checkLoops option is enabled * @param {ASTNode} node The AST node to check. * @returns {void} * @private */ function checkLoop(node) { if (checkLoops) { trackConstantConditionLoop(node); } } //-------------------------------------------------------------------------- // Public //-------------------------------------------------------------------------- return { ConditionalExpression: reportIfConstant, IfStatement: reportIfConstant, WhileStatement: checkLoop, "WhileStatement:exit": checkConstantConditionLoopInSet, DoWhileStatement: checkLoop, "DoWhileStatement:exit": checkConstantConditionLoopInSet, ForStatement: checkLoop, "ForStatement > .test": node => checkLoop(node.parent), "ForStatement:exit": checkConstantConditionLoopInSet, FunctionDeclaration: enterFunction, "FunctionDeclaration:exit": exitFunction, YieldExpression: () => loopsInCurrentScope.clear() }; } };