unicorn/no-process-exit Restriction

🚧 An auto-fix is still under development.

What it does

Disallow process.exit().

Why is this bad?

Only use process.exit() in CLI apps. Throw an error instead.

Examples

Examples of incorrect code for this rule:

if (problem) process.exit(1);

Examples of correct code for this rule:

if (problem) throw new Error("message");

#!/usr/bin/env node
if (problem) process.exit(1);

How to use

To enable this rule in the CLI or using the config file, you can use:

CLI

oxlint --deny unicorn/no-process-exit

Config (.oxlintrc.json)

{
  "rules": {
    "unicorn/no-process-exit": "error"
  }
}

References

• Rule Source