Disallow generator functions that do not have yield (require-yield)

The "extends": "eslint:recommended" property in a configuration file enables this rule.

Rule Details

This rule generates warnings for generator functions that do not have the yield keyword.

Examples

Examples of incorrect code for this rule:

/*eslint require-yield: "error"*/
/*eslint-env es6*/

function* foo() {
  return 10;
}

Examples of correct code for this rule:

/*eslint require-yield: "error"*/
/*eslint-env es6*/

function* foo() {
  yield 5;
  return 10;
}

function foo() {
  return 10;
}

// This rule does not warn on empty generator functions.
function* foo() { }

When Not To Use It

If you don’t want to notify generator functions that have no yield expression, then it’s safe to disable this rule.

Related Rules

• require-await

Version

This rule was introduced in ESLint 1.0.0-rc-1.

Resources

• Rule source
• Documentation source