node/tools/eslint/lib/rules/no-throw-literal.js

/**
 * @fileoverview Rule to restrict what can be thrown as an exception.
 * @author Dieter Oberkofler
 * @copyright 2015 Ian VanSchooten. All rights reserved.
 * @copyright 2015 Dieter Oberkofler. All rights reserved.
 */

"use strict";

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Helpers
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

/**
 * Determine if a node has a possiblity to be an Error object
 * @param  {ASTNode}  node  ASTNode to check
 * @returns {boolean}       True if there is a chance it contains an Error obj
 */
function couldBeError(node) {
    switch (node.type) {
        case "Identifier":
        case "CallExpression":
        case "NewExpression":
        case "MemberExpression":
        case "TaggedTemplateExpression":
        case "YieldExpression":
            return true; // possibly an error object.

        case "AssignmentExpression":
            return couldBeError(node.right);

        case "SequenceExpression":
            var exprs = node.expressions;
            return exprs.length !== 0 && couldBeError(exprs[exprs.length - 1]);

        case "LogicalExpression":
            return couldBeError(node.left) || couldBeError(node.right);

        case "ConditionalExpression":
            return couldBeError(node.consequent) || couldBeError(node.alternate);

        default:
            return false;
    }
}

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Rule Definition
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

module.exports = function(context) {

    return {

        "ThrowStatement": function(node) {
            if (!couldBeError(node.argument)) {
                context.report(node, "Expected an object to be thrown.");
            } else if (node.argument.type === "Identifier") {
                if (node.argument.name === "undefined") {
                    context.report(node, "Do not throw undefined.");
                }
            }

        }

    };

};

module.exports.schema = [];