New: Add requireSchemaPropertyWhenOptionless option to require-meta-schema rule

Author: bmish

docs/rules/require-meta-schema.md

@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ module.exports = {
 };
 ```
 
+## Options
+
+This rule takes an optional object containing:
+
+* `boolean` — `requireSchemaPropertyWhenOptionless` — Whether the rule should require the `meta.schema` property to be specified (with `schema: []`) for rules that have no options. Defaults to `true`.
+
 ## Further Reading
 
 * [working-with-rules#options-schemas](https://eslint.org/docs/developer-guide/working-with-rules#options-schemas)

lib/rules/require-meta-schema.js

@@ -16,7 +16,18 @@ module.exports = {
       recommended: false, // TODO: enable it in a major release.
     },
     fixable: 'code',
-    schema: [],
+    schema: [
+      {
+        type: 'object',
+        properties: {
+          requireSchemaPropertyWhenOptionless: {
+            type: 'boolean',
+            default: true,
+          },
+        },
+        additionalProperties: false,
+      },
+    ],
     messages: {
       foundOptionsUsage: '`meta.schema` has no schema defined but rule has options.',
       missing: '`meta.schema` is required (use [] if rule has no schema).',
@@ -32,6 +43,8 @@ module.exports = {
       return {};
     }
 
+    const requireSchemaPropertyWhenOptionless = !context.options[0] || context.options[0].requireSchemaPropertyWhenOptionless;
+
     let contextIdentifiers;
     let hasEmptySchema = false;
     let schemaNode;
@@ -47,13 +60,15 @@ module.exports = {
           metaNode.properties.find(p => p.type === 'Property' && utils.getKeyName(p) === 'schema');
 
         if (!schemaNode) {
-          context.report({
-            node: metaNode,
-            messageId: 'missing',
-            fix (fixer) {
-              return utils.insertProperty(fixer, metaNode, 'schema: []', sourceCode);
-            },
-          });
+          if (requireSchemaPropertyWhenOptionless) {
+            context.report({
+              node: metaNode,
+              messageId: 'missing',
+              fix (fixer) {
+                return utils.insertProperty(fixer, metaNode, 'schema: []', sourceCode);
+              },
+            });
+          }
           return;
         }
 

tests/lib/rules/require-meta-schema.js

@@ -83,6 +83,17 @@ ruleTester.run('require-meta-schema', rule, {
         create
       };
     `,
+
+    {
+      // requireSchemaPropertyWhenOptionless = false
+      code: `
+        module.exports = {
+          meta: {},
+          create(context) {}
+        };
+      `,
+      options: [{ requireSchemaPropertyWhenOptionless: false }],
+    },
   ],
 
   invalid: [
@@ -103,6 +114,25 @@ schema: []
       `,
       errors: [{ messageId: 'missing', type: 'ObjectExpression' }],
     },
+    {
+      // requireSchemaPropertyWhenOptionless = true.
+      code: `
+        module.exports = {
+          meta: {},
+          create(context) {}
+        };
+      `,
+      output: `
+        module.exports = {
+          meta: {
+schema: []
+},
+          create(context) {}
+        };
+      `,
+      options: [{ requireSchemaPropertyWhenOptionless: true }],
+      errors: [{ messageId: 'missing', type: 'ObjectExpression' }],
+    },
     {
       code: `
         module.exports = {
@@ -129,6 +159,18 @@ schema: [] },
       output: null,
       errors: [{ messageId: 'wrongType', type: 'Literal' }],
     },
+    {
+      // requireSchemaPropertyWhenOptionless = false.
+      code: `
+        module.exports = {
+          meta: { schema: null },
+          create(context) {}
+        };
+      `,
+      output: null,
+      options: [{ requireSchemaPropertyWhenOptionless: false }],
+      errors: [{ messageId: 'wrongType', type: 'Literal' }],
+    },
     {
       code: `
         module.exports = {
@@ -172,5 +214,17 @@ schema: [] },
       output: null,
       errors: [{ messageId: 'foundOptionsUsage', type: 'Property' }],
     },
+    {
+      // Empty schema (object), but using rule options, requireSchemaPropertyWhenOptionless = false.
+      code: `
+        module.exports = {
+          meta: { schema: {} },
+          create(context) { const options = context.options; }
+        };
+      `,
+      output: null,
+      options: [{ requireSchemaPropertyWhenOptionless: false }],
+      errors: [{ messageId: 'foundOptionsUsage', type: 'Property' }],
+    },
   ],
 });