/** * @fileoverview A rule to suggest using of const declaration for variables that are never reassigned after declared. * @author Toru Nagashima */ "use strict"; //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // Helpers //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ const PATTERN_TYPE = /^(?:.+?Pattern|RestElement|SpreadProperty|ExperimentalRestProperty|Property)$/; const DECLARATION_HOST_TYPE = /^(?:Program|BlockStatement|SwitchCase)$/; const DESTRUCTURING_HOST_TYPE = /^(?:VariableDeclarator|AssignmentExpression)$/; /** * Adds multiple items to the tail of an array. * * @param {any[]} array - A destination to add. * @param {any[]} values - Items to be added. * @returns {void} */ const pushAll = Function.apply.bind(Array.prototype.push); /** * Checks whether a given node is located at `ForStatement.init` or not. * * @param {ASTNode} node - A node to check. * @returns {boolean} `true` if the node is located at `ForStatement.init`. */ function isInitOfForStatement(node) { return node.parent.type === "ForStatement" && node.parent.init === node; } /** * Checks whether a given Identifier node becomes a VariableDeclaration or not. * * @param {ASTNode} identifier - An Identifier node to check. * @returns {boolean} `true` if the node can become a VariableDeclaration. */ function canBecomeVariableDeclaration(identifier) { let node = identifier.parent; while (PATTERN_TYPE.test(node.type)) { node = node.parent; } return ( node.type === "VariableDeclarator" || ( node.type === "AssignmentExpression" && node.parent.type === "ExpressionStatement" && DECLARATION_HOST_TYPE.test(node.parent.parent.type) ) ); } /** * Gets an identifier node of a given variable. * * If the initialization exists or one or more reading references exist before * the first assignment, the identifier node is the node of the declaration. * Otherwise, the identifier node is the node of the first assignment. * * If the variable should not change to const, this function returns null. * - If the variable is reassigned. * - If the variable is never initialized nor assigned. * - If the variable is initialized in a different scope from the declaration. * - If the unique assignment of the variable cannot change to a declaration. * e.g. `if (a) b = 1` / `return (b = 1)` * - If the variable is declared in the global scope and `eslintUsed` is `true`. * `/*exported foo` directive comment makes such variables. This rule does not * warn such variables because this rule cannot distinguish whether the * exported variables are reassigned or not. * * @param {eslint-scope.Variable} variable - A variable to get. * @param {boolean} ignoreReadBeforeAssign - * The value of `ignoreReadBeforeAssign` option. * @returns {ASTNode|null} * An Identifier node if the variable should change to const. * Otherwise, null. */ function getIdentifierIfShouldBeConst(variable, ignoreReadBeforeAssign) { if (variable.eslintUsed && variable.scope.type === "global") { return null; } // Finds the unique WriteReference. let writer = null; let isReadBeforeInit = false; const references = variable.references; for (let i = 0; i < references.length; ++i) { const reference = references[i]; if (reference.isWrite()) { const isReassigned = ( writer !== null && writer.identifier !== reference.identifier ); if (isReassigned) { return null; } writer = reference; } else if (reference.isRead() && writer === null) { if (ignoreReadBeforeAssign) { return null; } isReadBeforeInit = true; } } /* * If the assignment is from a different scope, ignore it. * If the assignment cannot change to a declaration, ignore it. */ const shouldBeConst = ( writer !== null && writer.from === variable.scope && canBecomeVariableDeclaration(writer.identifier) ); if (!shouldBeConst) { return null; } if (isReadBeforeInit) { return variable.defs[0].name; } return writer.identifier; } /** * Gets the VariableDeclarator/AssignmentExpression node that a given reference * belongs to. * This is used to detect a mix of reassigned and never reassigned in a * destructuring. * * @param {eslint-scope.Reference} reference - A reference to get. * @returns {ASTNode|null} A VariableDeclarator/AssignmentExpression node or * null. */ function getDestructuringHost(reference) { if (!reference.isWrite()) { return null; } let node = reference.identifier.parent; while (PATTERN_TYPE.test(node.type)) { node = node.parent; } if (!DESTRUCTURING_HOST_TYPE.test(node.type)) { return null; } return node; } /** * Groups by the VariableDeclarator/AssignmentExpression node that each * reference of given variables belongs to. * This is used to detect a mix of reassigned and never reassigned in a * destructuring. * * @param {eslint-scope.Variable[]} variables - Variables to group by destructuring. * @param {boolean} ignoreReadBeforeAssign - * The value of `ignoreReadBeforeAssign` option. * @returns {Map} Grouped identifier nodes. */ function groupByDestructuring(variables, ignoreReadBeforeAssign) { const identifierMap = new Map(); for (let i = 0; i < variables.length; ++i) { const variable = variables[i]; const references = variable.references; const identifier = getIdentifierIfShouldBeConst(variable, ignoreReadBeforeAssign); let prevId = null; for (let j = 0; j < references.length; ++j) { const reference = references[j]; const id = reference.identifier; /* * Avoid counting a reference twice or more for default values of * destructuring. */ if (id === prevId) { continue; } prevId = id; // Add the identifier node into the destructuring group. const group = getDestructuringHost(reference); if (group) { if (identifierMap.has(group)) { identifierMap.get(group).push(identifier); } else { identifierMap.set(group, [identifier]); } } } } return identifierMap; } /** * Finds the nearest parent of node with a given type. * * @param {ASTNode} node – The node to search from. * @param {string} type – The type field of the parent node. * @param {Function} shouldStop – a predicate that returns true if the traversal should stop, and false otherwise. * @returns {ASTNode} The closest ancestor with the specified type; null if no such ancestor exists. */ function findUp(node, type, shouldStop) { if (!node || shouldStop(node)) { return null; } if (node.type === type) { return node; } return findUp(node.parent, type, shouldStop); } //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // Rule Definition //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ module.exports = { meta: { docs: { description: "require `const` declarations for variables that are never reassigned after declared", category: "ECMAScript 6", recommended: false, url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/prefer-const" }, fixable: "code", schema: [ { type: "object", properties: { destructuring: { enum: ["any", "all"] }, ignoreReadBeforeAssign: { type: "boolean" } }, additionalProperties: false } ] }, create(context) { const options = context.options[0] || {}; const sourceCode = context.getSourceCode(); const checkingMixedDestructuring = options.destructuring !== "all"; const ignoreReadBeforeAssign = options.ignoreReadBeforeAssign === true; const variables = []; /** * Reports given identifier nodes if all of the nodes should be declared * as const. * * The argument 'nodes' is an array of Identifier nodes. * This node is the result of 'getIdentifierIfShouldBeConst()', so it's * nullable. In simple declaration or assignment cases, the length of * the array is 1. In destructuring cases, the length of the array can * be 2 or more. * * @param {(eslint-scope.Reference|null)[]} nodes - * References which are grouped by destructuring to report. * @returns {void} */ function checkGroup(nodes) { const nodesToReport = nodes.filter(Boolean); if (nodes.length && (checkingMixedDestructuring || nodesToReport.length === nodes.length)) { const varDeclParent = findUp(nodes[0], "VariableDeclaration", parentNode => parentNode.type.endsWith("Statement")); const shouldFix = varDeclParent && /* * If there are multiple variable declarations, like {let a = 1, b = 2}, then * do not attempt to fix if one of the declarations should be `const`. It's * too hard to know how the developer would want to automatically resolve the issue. */ varDeclParent.declarations.length === 1 && // Don't do a fix unless the variable is initialized (or it's in a for-in or for-of loop) (varDeclParent.parent.type === "ForInStatement" || varDeclParent.parent.type === "ForOfStatement" || varDeclParent.declarations[0].init) && /* * If options.destucturing is "all", then this warning will not occur unless * every assignment in the destructuring should be const. In that case, it's safe * to apply the fix. */ nodesToReport.length === nodes.length; nodesToReport.forEach(node => { context.report({ node, message: "'{{name}}' is never reassigned. Use 'const' instead.", data: node, fix: shouldFix ? fixer => fixer.replaceText(sourceCode.getFirstToken(varDeclParent), "const") : null }); }); } } return { "Program:exit"() { groupByDestructuring(variables, ignoreReadBeforeAssign).forEach(checkGroup); }, VariableDeclaration(node) { if (node.kind === "let" && !isInitOfForStatement(node)) { pushAll(variables, context.getDeclaredVariables(node)); } } }; } };