/** * @fileoverview Rule to flag use of an empty block statement * @author Nicholas C. Zakas * @copyright Nicholas C. Zakas. All rights reserved. * @copyright 2015 Dieter Oberkofler. All rights reserved. */ "use strict"; //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // Rule Definition //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ module.exports = function(context) { return { "BlockStatement": function(node) { var parent = node.parent, parentType = parent.type; // if the body is not empty, we can just return immediately if (node.body.length !== 0) { return; } // a function is generally allowed to be empty if (parentType === "FunctionDeclaration" || parentType === "FunctionExpression" || parentType === "ArrowFunctionExpression") { return; } // any other block is only allowed to be empty, if it contains a comment if (context.getComments(node).trailing.length > 0) { return; } context.report(node, "Empty block statement."); }, "SwitchStatement": function(node) { if (typeof node.cases === "undefined" || node.cases.length === 0) { context.report(node, "Empty switch statement."); } } }; };