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1/**
2 * @fileoverview Rule to enforce that all class methods use 'this'.
3 * @author Patrick Williams
4 */
5
6"use strict";
7
8//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9// Requirements
10//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11
12const astUtils = require("./utils/ast-utils");
13
14//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
15// Rule Definition
16//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
17
18module.exports = {
19    meta: {
20        type: "suggestion",
21
22        docs: {
23            description: "enforce that class methods utilize `this`",
24            category: "Best Practices",
25            recommended: false,
26            url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/class-methods-use-this"
27        },
28
29        schema: [{
30            type: "object",
31            properties: {
32                exceptMethods: {
33                    type: "array",
34                    items: {
35                        type: "string"
36                    }
37                }
38            },
39            additionalProperties: false
40        }],
41
42        messages: {
43            missingThis: "Expected 'this' to be used by class {{name}}."
44        }
45    },
46    create(context) {
47        const config = Object.assign({}, context.options[0]);
48        const exceptMethods = new Set(config.exceptMethods || []);
49
50        const stack = [];
51
52        /**
53         * Initializes the current context to false and pushes it onto the stack.
54         * These booleans represent whether 'this' has been used in the context.
55         * @returns {void}
56         * @private
57         */
58        function enterFunction() {
59            stack.push(false);
60        }
61
62        /**
63         * Check if the node is an instance method
64         * @param {ASTNode} node node to check
65         * @returns {boolean} True if its an instance method
66         * @private
67         */
68        function isInstanceMethod(node) {
69            return !node.static && node.kind !== "constructor" && node.type === "MethodDefinition";
70        }
71
72        /**
73         * Check if the node is an instance method not excluded by config
74         * @param {ASTNode} node node to check
75         * @returns {boolean} True if it is an instance method, and not excluded by config
76         * @private
77         */
78        function isIncludedInstanceMethod(node) {
79            return isInstanceMethod(node) &&
80                (node.computed || !exceptMethods.has(node.key.name));
81        }
82
83        /**
84         * Checks if we are leaving a function that is a method, and reports if 'this' has not been used.
85         * Static methods and the constructor are exempt.
86         * Then pops the context off the stack.
87         * @param {ASTNode} node A function node that was entered.
88         * @returns {void}
89         * @private
90         */
91        function exitFunction(node) {
92            const methodUsesThis = stack.pop();
93
94            if (isIncludedInstanceMethod(node.parent) && !methodUsesThis) {
95                context.report({
96                    node,
97                    messageId: "missingThis",
98                    data: {
99                        name: astUtils.getFunctionNameWithKind(node)
100                    }
101                });
102            }
103        }
104
105        /**
106         * Mark the current context as having used 'this'.
107         * @returns {void}
108         * @private
109         */
110        function markThisUsed() {
111            if (stack.length) {
112                stack[stack.length - 1] = true;
113            }
114        }
115
116        return {
117            FunctionDeclaration: enterFunction,
118            "FunctionDeclaration:exit": exitFunction,
119            FunctionExpression: enterFunction,
120            "FunctionExpression:exit": exitFunction,
121            ThisExpression: markThisUsed,
122            Super: markThisUsed
123        };
124    }
125};
126