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+/**
+ * @fileoverview Rule to disallow use of the new operator with the `Symbol` object
+ * @author Alberto RodrÃguez
+ */
+
+"use strict";
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Rule Definition
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+module.exports = {
+ meta: {
+ type: "problem",
+
+ docs: {
+ description: "disallow `new` operators with the `Symbol` object",
+ category: "ECMAScript 6",
+ recommended: true,
+ url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-new-symbol"
+ },
+
+ schema: []
+ },
+
+ create(context) {
+
+ return {
+ "Program:exit"() {
+ const globalScope = context.getScope();
+ const variable = globalScope.set.get("Symbol");
+
+ if (variable && variable.defs.length === 0) {
+ variable.references.forEach(ref => {
+ const node = ref.identifier;
+
+ if (node.parent && node.parent.type === "NewExpression") {
+ context.report({ node, message: "`Symbol` cannot be called as a constructor." });
+ }
+ });
+ }
+ }
+ };
+
+ }
+};