--- /dev/null
+/**
+ * @fileoverview Rule to flag statements with function invocation preceded by
+ * "new" and not part of assignment
+ * @author Ilya Volodin
+ */
+
+"use strict";
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Rule Definition
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+module.exports = {
+ meta: {
+ type: "suggestion",
+
+ docs: {
+ description: "disallow `new` operators outside of assignments or comparisons",
+ category: "Best Practices",
+ recommended: false,
+ url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-new"
+ },
+
+ schema: [],
+
+ messages: {
+ noNewStatement: "Do not use 'new' for side effects."
+ }
+ },
+
+ create(context) {
+
+ return {
+ "ExpressionStatement > NewExpression"(node) {
+ context.report({
+ node: node.parent,
+ messageId: "noNewStatement"
+ });
+ }
+ };
+
+ }
+};