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1/**
2 * @fileoverview Rule to flag when deleting variables
3 * @author Ilya Volodin
4 */
5
6"use strict";
7
8//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9// Rule Definition
10//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11
12module.exports = {
13    meta: {
14        type: "suggestion",
15
16        docs: {
17            description: "disallow deleting variables",
18            category: "Variables",
19            recommended: true,
20            url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-delete-var"
21        },
22
23        schema: [],
24
25        messages: {
26            unexpected: "Variables should not be deleted."
27        }
28    },
29
30    create(context) {
31
32        return {
33
34            UnaryExpression(node) {
35                if (node.operator === "delete" && node.argument.type === "Identifier") {
36                    context.report({ node, messageId: "unexpected" });
37                }
38            }
39        };
40
41    }
42};
43