/** * @fileoverview Rule to disallow use of the new operator with the `Symbol` object * @author Alberto Rodríguez */ "use strict"; //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // Rule Definition //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ module.exports = { meta: { type: "problem", docs: { description: "disallow `new` operators with the `Symbol` object", category: "ECMAScript 6", recommended: true, url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-new-symbol" }, schema: [], messages: { noNewSymbol: "`Symbol` cannot be called as a constructor." } }, create(context) { return { "Program:exit"() { const globalScope = context.getScope(); const variable = globalScope.set.get("Symbol"); if (variable && variable.defs.length === 0) { variable.references.forEach(ref => { const node = ref.identifier; if (node.parent && node.parent.type === "NewExpression") { context.report({ node, messageId: "noNewSymbol" }); } }); } } }; } };