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/**
* @fileoverview Rule to flag comparison where left part is the same as the right
* part.
* @author Ilya Volodin
*/
"use strict";
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Rule Definition
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
module.exports = {
meta: {
docs: {
description: "disallow comparisons where both sides are exactly the same",
category: "Best Practices",
recommended: false
},
schema: []
},
create(context) {
return {
BinaryExpression(node) {
const operators = ["===", "==", "!==", "!=", ">", "<", ">=", "<="];
if (operators.indexOf(node.operator) > -1 &&
(node.left.type === "Identifier" && node.right.type === "Identifier" && node.left.name === node.right.name ||
node.left.type === "Literal" && node.right.type === "Literal" && node.left.value === node.right.value)) {
context.report({ node, message: "Comparing to itself is potentially pointless." });
}
}
};
}
};