no-function-define.md

Disallow use of simple function definition form of define (no-function-define)

Rule Details

This rule aims to prevent usage of simple function definitions. Note that this rule does not flag use of the Simplified CommonJS Wrapper form of define. That is considered a special form of definition function and is handled by a separate rule.

The following patterns are considered warnings:

define(function () {
    /* ... */
});

define('path/to/baz', function () {
    /* ... */
});

The following patterns are not warnings:

// Simple Name/Value Pairs
define({
    a: 'foo',
    b: 'bar'
});

// Definition Function with Dependency Array
define(['path/to/foo', 'path/to/bar'], function (foo, bar) {
    /* ... */
});

// Simplified CommonJS Wrapper
define(function (require) {
    var foo = require('path/to/foo'),
        bar = require('path/to/bar');

    /* ... */
});

When Not To Use It

If you want to use simple definition functions with no dependency array, then it is safe to disable this rule.

Further Reading

• Definition Functions