feat(eslint-plugin): allow explicit variable type with arrow functions

packages/eslint-plugin/docs/rules/explicit-function-return-type.md

@@ -84,6 +84,20 @@ node.addEventListener('click', function() {});
 const foo = arr.map(i => i * i);
 ```
 
+### allowTypedFunctionExpressions
+
+Examples of additional **correct** code for this rule with `{ allowTypedFunctionExpressions: true }`:
+
+```ts
+type FuncType = () => string;
+
+let arrowFn: FuncType = () => 'test';
+
+let funcExpr: FuncType = function() {
+  return 'test';
+};
+```
+
 ## When Not To Use It
 
 If you don't wish to prevent calling code from using function return values in unexpected ways, then

packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/explicit-function-return-type.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import * as util from '../util';
 type Options = [
   {
     allowExpressions?: boolean;
+    allowTypedFunctionExpressions?: boolean;
   }
 ];
 type MessageIds = 'missingReturnType';
@@ -32,6 +33,9 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
         properties: {
           allowExpressions: {
             type: 'boolean'
+          },
+          allowTypedFunctionExpressions: {
+            type: 'boolean'
           }
         },
         additionalProperties: false
@@ -40,7 +44,8 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
   },
   defaultOptions: [
     {
-      allowExpressions: true
+      allowExpressions: true,
+      allowTypedFunctionExpressions: false
     }
   ],
   create(context, [options]) {
@@ -65,6 +70,17 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
       );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Checks if the parent of a function expression has a type annotation.
+     * @param parent The parent of a function expression node
+     */
+    function hasTypeAnnotation(parent: TSESTree.Node): boolean {
+      return (
+        parent.type === AST_NODE_TYPES.VariableDeclarator &&
+        !!parent.id.typeAnnotation
+      );
+    }
+
     /**
      * Checks if a function declaration/expression has a return type.
      * @param node The node representing a function.
@@ -108,6 +124,14 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
         return;
       }
 
+      if (
+        options.allowTypedFunctionExpressions &&
+        node.parent &&
+        hasTypeAnnotation(node.parent)
+      ) {
+        return;
+      }
+
       checkFunctionReturnType(node);
     }
 

packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/explicit-function-return-type.test.ts

@@ -91,6 +91,28 @@ function test() {
           allowExpressions: true
         }
       ]
+    },
+    {
+      filename: 'test.ts',
+      code: `
+var arrowFn: Foo = () => 'test';
+            `,
+      options: [
+        {
+          allowTypedFunctionExpressions: true
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      filename: 'test.ts',
+      code: `
+var funcExpr: Foo = function() { return 'test'; };
+            `,
+      options: [
+        {
+          allowTypedFunctionExpressions: true
+        }
+      ]
     }
   ],
   invalid: [
@@ -187,6 +209,30 @@ class Test {
           column: 13
         }
       ]
+    },
+    {
+      filename: 'test.ts',
+      code: `var arrowFn = () => 'test';`,
+      options: [{ allowTypedFunctionExpressions: true }],
+      errors: [
+        {
+          messageId: 'missingReturnType',
+          line: 1,
+          column: 15
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      filename: 'test.ts',
+      code: `var funcExpr = function() { return 'test'; };`,
+      options: [{ allowTypedFunctionExpressions: true }],
+      errors: [
+        {
+          messageId: 'missingReturnType',
+          line: 1,
+          column: 16
+        }
+      ]
     }
   ]
 });