unicorn/no-static-only-class

A class with only static members has nothing to instantiate. It groups values and functions under a name, and a plain object does that with less syntax.

A class isn't reported if it extends another class, has a decorator, is empty, or has a member that an object can't have: a private #name, a static block, or in TypeScript a member marked readonly, declare, public, protected or private.

--fix-dangerously rewrites the class to an object. --fix doesn't, because code that calls new on the class or uses it as a type would stop working.

Configure

Off by default. To turn it on:

[lint.rules]
"unicorn/no-static-only-class" = "error" # or "warn"

Examples

Reported:

class Temperature {
  static freezing = 32;

  static toCelsius(fahrenheit) {
    return ((fahrenheit - 32) * 5) / 9;
  }
}

Not reported:

const Temperature = {
  freezing: 32,

  toCelsius(fahrenheit) {
    return ((fahrenheit - 32) * 5) / 9;
  },
};

A class with a private member isn't reported:

class Counter {
  static #count = 0;

  static next() {
    return ++Counter.#count;
  }
}

Neither is one with a TypeScript modifier:

class Limits {
  static readonly maxRetries = 3;
  private static attempts = 0;
}