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+/**
+ * @fileoverview A rule to disallow calls to the Object constructor
+ * @author Matt DuVall <http://www.mattduvall.com/>
+ */
+
+"use strict";
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Requirements
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+const astUtils = require("./utils/ast-utils");
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Rule Definition
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+module.exports = {
+ meta: {
+ type: "suggestion",
+
+ docs: {
+ description: "disallow `Object` constructors",
+ category: "Stylistic Issues",
+ recommended: false,
+ url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-new-object"
+ },
+
+ schema: [],
+
+ messages: {
+ preferLiteral: "The object literal notation {} is preferrable."
+ }
+ },
+
+ create(context) {
+ return {
+ NewExpression(node) {
+ const variable = astUtils.getVariableByName(
+ context.getScope(),
+ node.callee.name
+ );
+
+ if (variable && variable.identifiers.length > 0) {
+ return;
+ }
+
+ if (node.callee.name === "Object") {
+ context.report({
+ node,
+ messageId: "preferLiteral"
+ });
+ }
+ }
+ };
+ }
+};