node/tools/eslint/lib/rules/no-global-assign.js

/**
 * @fileoverview Rule to disallow assignments to native objects or read-only global variables
 * @author Ilya Volodin
 */

"use strict";

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

module.exports = {
    meta: {
        docs: {
            description: "disallow assignments to native objects or read-only global variables",
            category: "Best Practices",
            recommended: false
        },

        schema: [
            {
                type: "object",
                properties: {
                    exceptions: {
                        type: "array",
                        items: {type: "string"},
                        uniqueItems: true
                    }
                },
                additionalProperties: false
            }
        ]
    },

    create(context) {
        const config = context.options[0];
        const exceptions = (config && config.exceptions) || [];

        /**
         * Reports write references.
         * @param {Reference} reference - A reference to check.
         * @param {int} index - The index of the reference in the references.
         * @param {Reference[]} references - The array that the reference belongs to.
         * @returns {void}
         */
        function checkReference(reference, index, references) {
            const identifier = reference.identifier;

            if (reference.init === false &&
                reference.isWrite() &&

                // Destructuring assignments can have multiple default value,
                // so possibly there are multiple writeable references for the same identifier.
                (index === 0 || references[index - 1].identifier !== identifier)
            ) {
                context.report({
                    node: identifier,
                    message: "Read-only global '{{name}}' should not be modified.",
                    data: identifier
                });
            }
        }

        /**
         * Reports write references if a given variable is read-only builtin.
         * @param {Variable} variable - A variable to check.
         * @returns {void}
         */
        function checkVariable(variable) {
            if (variable.writeable === false && exceptions.indexOf(variable.name) === -1) {
                variable.references.forEach(checkReference);
            }
        }

        return {
            Program() {
                const globalScope = context.getScope();

                globalScope.variables.forEach(checkVariable);
            }
        };
    }
};