feat(no-expression-statements): add option to ignore self returning functions

fix #611

Author: RebeccaStevens

docs/rules/no-expression-statements.md

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ This rule accepts an options object of the following type:
 type Options = {
   ignorePattern?: string[] | string;
   ignoreVoid?: boolean;
+  ignoreSelfReturning?: boolean;
 };
 ```
 
@@ -68,13 +69,20 @@ type Options = {
 ```ts
 const defaults = {
   ignoreVoid: false,
+  ignoreSelfReturning: false,
 };
 ```
 
 ### `ignoreVoid`
 
 When enabled, expression of type void are not flagged as violations. This options requires TypeScript in order to work.
 
+### `ignoreSelfReturning`
+
+Like `ignoreVoid` but instead does not flag function calls that always only return `this`.
+
+Limitation: The function declaration must explicitly use `return this`; equivalents (such as assign this to a variable first, that is then returned) won't be considered valid.
+
 ### `ignorePattern`
 
 This option takes a RegExp string or an array of RegExp strings.

src/rules/no-expression-statements.ts

@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ import {
 } from "@typescript-eslint/utils/json-schema";
 import { type RuleContext } from "@typescript-eslint/utils/ts-eslint";
 import { deepmerge } from "deepmerge-ts";
+import { isThisKeyword } from "ts-api-utils";
 
 import tsApiUtils from "#eslint-plugin-functional/conditional-imports/ts-api-utils";
+import typescript from "#eslint-plugin-functional/conditional-imports/typescript";
 import { type IgnorePatternOption } from "#eslint-plugin-functional/options";
 import {
   shouldIgnorePattern,
@@ -21,7 +23,10 @@ import {
   createRule,
   getTypeOfNode,
 } from "#eslint-plugin-functional/utils/rule";
-import { isYieldExpression } from "#eslint-plugin-functional/utils/type-guards";
+import {
+  isCallExpression,
+  isYieldExpression,
+} from "#eslint-plugin-functional/utils/type-guards";
 
 /**
  * The name of this rule.
@@ -34,6 +39,7 @@ export const name = "no-expression-statements" as const;
 type Options = [
   IgnorePatternOption & {
     ignoreVoid: boolean;
+    ignoreSelfReturning: boolean;
   },
 ];
 
@@ -47,6 +53,9 @@ const schema: JSONSchema4[] = [
       ignoreVoid: {
         type: "boolean",
       },
+      ignoreSelfReturning: {
+        type: "boolean",
+      },
     } satisfies JSONSchema4ObjectSchema["properties"]),
     additionalProperties: false,
   },
@@ -58,6 +67,7 @@ const schema: JSONSchema4[] = [
 const defaultOptions: Options = [
   {
     ignoreVoid: false,
+    ignoreSelfReturning: false,
   },
 ];
 
@@ -107,18 +117,53 @@ function checkExpressionStatement(
     };
   }
 
-  const { ignoreVoid } = optionsObject;
+  const { ignoreVoid, ignoreSelfReturning } = optionsObject;
 
-  if (ignoreVoid) {
-    const type = getTypeOfNode(node.expression, context);
+  if (
+    (ignoreVoid || ignoreSelfReturning) &&
+    isCallExpression(node.expression)
+  ) {
+    const returnType = getTypeOfNode(node.expression.callee, context);
+    if (returnType === null) {
+      return {
+        context,
+        descriptors: [{ node, messageId: "generic" }],
+      };
+    }
 
-    return {
-      context,
-      descriptors:
-        type !== null && tsApiUtils?.isIntrinsicVoidType(type) === true
-          ? []
-          : [{ node, messageId: "generic" }],
-    };
+    if (ignoreVoid && tsApiUtils?.isIntrinsicVoidType(returnType) === true) {
+      return {
+        context,
+        descriptors: [],
+      };
+    }
+
+    const declaration = returnType.getSymbol()?.valueDeclaration;
+    if (
+      typescript !== undefined &&
+      declaration !== undefined &&
+      typescript.isFunctionLike(declaration) &&
+      "body" in declaration &&
+      declaration.body !== undefined &&
+      typescript.isBlock(declaration.body)
+    ) {
+      const returnStatements = declaration.body.statements.filter(
+        typescript.isReturnStatement,
+      );
+
+      if (
+        returnStatements.every(
+          (statement) =>
+            statement.expression !== undefined &&
+            isThisKeyword(statement.expression),
+        )
+      ) {
+        return {
+          context,
+          descriptors: [],
+        };
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   return {

tests/rules/no-expression-statement/ts/valid.ts

@@ -43,6 +43,29 @@ const tests: Array<ValidTestCaseSet<OptionsOf<typeof rule>>> = [
     `,
     optionsSet: [[{ ignoreVoid: true }]],
   },
+  // Allowed ignoring self returning expressions.
+  {
+    code: dedent`
+      function foo() { return this; }
+      foo();
+    `,
+    optionsSet: [[{ ignoreSelfReturning: true }]],
+  },
+  {
+    code: dedent`
+      const foo = { bar() { return this; }};
+      foo.bar();
+    `,
+    optionsSet: [[{ ignoreSelfReturning: true }]],
+  },
+  {
+    code: dedent`
+      class Foo { bar() { return this; }};
+      const foo = new Foo();
+      foo.bar();
+    `,
+    optionsSet: [[{ ignoreSelfReturning: true }]],
+  },
 ];
 
 export default tests;