Consider allowing anonymous function expressions
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- JavaScript
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Description
At the moment [you forbid](https://github.com/airbnb/javascript/blob/ea093e0373cc4dfa07c69ef7c75d81bd06bdf0c2/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/.eslintrc#L140) unnamed function expressions like `function() {}`. That’s a good thing.
But when using the new function bind syntax with **[trine](https://github.com/jussi-kalliokoski/trine)**-style [libraries](https://github.com/roobie/mori-ext), you can’t use arrow functions because they inherit `this` from the outer scope.
So a good old anonymous function expression:
``` js
[my, collection]::map(function() {
return !!this;
});
```
…often feels more natural than inventing obscure names:
``` js
[my, collection]::map(function justCastToBoolean() {
return !!this;
});
```
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Research direction
Start with packages/eslint-config-airbnb/.eslintrc at the linked rule around line 140, then inspect the surrounding function-naming configuration and any related style-guide documentation. Compare its behavior for ordinary anonymous functions with the bind-syntax example; done means the intended exception is defined clearly and the relevant configuration or documentation reflects it.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- eslint, javascript
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100