--- /dev/null
+/**
+ * @fileoverview Rule to restrict what can be thrown as an exception.
+ * @author Dieter Oberkofler
+ */
+
+"use strict";
+
+const astUtils = require("./utils/ast-utils");
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Rule Definition
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+module.exports = {
+ meta: {
+ type: "suggestion",
+
+ docs: {
+ description: "disallow throwing literals as exceptions",
+ category: "Best Practices",
+ recommended: false,
+ url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-throw-literal"
+ },
+
+ schema: [],
+
+ messages: {
+ object: "Expected an error object to be thrown.",
+ undef: "Do not throw undefined."
+ }
+ },
+
+ create(context) {
+
+ return {
+
+ ThrowStatement(node) {
+ if (!astUtils.couldBeError(node.argument)) {
+ context.report({ node, messageId: "object" });
+ } else if (node.argument.type === "Identifier") {
+ if (node.argument.name === "undefined") {
+ context.report({ node, messageId: "undef" });
+ }
+ }
+
+ }
+
+ };
+
+ }
+};