/** * @fileoverview Rule to flag when deleting variables * @author Ilya Volodin */ "use strict"; //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // Rule Definition //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ /** @type {import('../types').Rule.RuleModule} */ module.exports = { meta: { type: "suggestion", docs: { description: "Disallow deleting variables", recommended: true, url: "https://eslint.org/docs/latest/rules/no-delete-var", }, schema: [], messages: { unexpected: "Variables should not be deleted.", }, }, create(context) { return { UnaryExpression(node) { if ( node.operator === "delete" && node.argument.type === "Identifier" ) { context.report({ node, messageId: "unexpected" }); } }, }; }, };