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Rule proposal: Unreachable swtich default case #7627

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Description

When all the enum cases are listed in a switch statement, default: block is unreachable. To my knowledge, there is no existing rule that detects such cases.

Note: This could be a special case of a more general unreachable code detection rule.

Fail Cases

enum Animal {
    cow
}

const main = (animal: Animal) => {
    switch (animal) {
        case Animal.cow:
            return 3;
        default:
            return 4;
    }
};

Pass Cases

enum Animal {
    cow,
    horse
}

const main = (animal: Animal) => {
    switch (animal) {
        case Animal.cow:
            return 3;
        default:
            return 4;
    }
};

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