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Avoid empty exports that don't change anything

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Metadata

ID: typescript-code-style/no-useless-empty-export

Language: TypeScript

Severity: Notice

Category: Best Practices

Description

Do not use empty exports.

Non-Compliant Code Examples

export const value = 'Hello, world!';
export {};

import 'some-other-module';
export {};

Compliant Code Examples

declare module '_';
import {} from '_';
import * as _ from '_';
export = {};
export = 3;
export const _ = {};

const _ = {};
export default _;

export * from '_';
export = {};

How to use this rule

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rulesets:
  - typescript-code-style     # Rules to enforce TypeScript code style.

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