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+/**
+ * @fileoverview Array types should always be written in generic syntax to avoid
+ * any confusion with array assignments, array indexer, or type selectors.
+ * @author Sophie Bremer
+ */
+
+
+'use strict';
+
+
+/* *
+ *
+ *  Imports
+ *
+ * */
+
+
+import * as FS from 'fs';
+import * as TS from 'typescript';
+import RuleContext from '../RuleContext';
+import RuleOptions from '../RuleOptions';
+import SourceLine from '../SourceLine';
+import SourceToken from '../SourceToken';
+
+
+/* *
+ *
+ *  Declarations
+ *
+ * */
+
+
+type GenericArrayTypeContext = RuleContext<RuleOptions>;
+
+
+/* *
+ *
+ *  Constants
+ *
+ * */
+
+
+const message = 'Do not use the [] shortcut for the array type. Instead write the generic Array<...> to improve readability.';
+
+const optionsDefaults: RuleOptions = {};
+
+const optionsSchema = {};
+
+const pattern = /_?[A-Z]\w*\[\]/u;
+
+
+/* *
+ *
+ *  Functions
+ *
+ * */
+
+
+// function fix(
+//     context: GenericArrayTypeContext
+// ): void {
+//     FS.writeFileSync(
+//         context.sourceCode.fileName + '.json',
+//         JSON.stringify(
+//             docletASTs,
+//             void 0,
+//             '  '
+//         )
+//     );
+// }
+
+function lint (
+    context: GenericArrayTypeContext
+) {
+    const sourceLines = context.sourceCode.lines;
+
+    for (
+        let line = 0,
+            lineEnd = sourceLines.length,
+            sourceLine: SourceLine,
+            sourceLineTokens: Array<SourceToken>;
+        line < lineEnd;
+        ++line
+    ) {
+        sourceLine = sourceLines[line];
+        sourceLineTokens = sourceLine.tokens;
+
+        for (
+            let index = 0,
+                indexEnd = sourceLineTokens.length - 2,
+                firstToken: SourceToken,
+                secondToken: SourceToken,
+                thirdToken: SourceToken;
+            index < indexEnd;
+            ++index
+        ) {
+            firstToken = sourceLineTokens[index];
+            secondToken = sourceLineTokens[index+1];
+            thirdToken = sourceLineTokens[index+2];
+
+            if (
+                firstToken.kind === TS.SyntaxKind.Identifier &&
+                secondToken.kind === TS.SyntaxKind.OpenBracketToken &&
+                thirdToken.kind === TS.SyntaxKind.CloseBracketToken
+            ) {
+                const position = sourceLine.getPosition(context.sourceCode, secondToken);
+
+                if (position) {
+                    context.report(position.line, position.column, message);
+                }
+            }
+
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/* *
+ *
+ *  Default Export
+ *
+ * */
+
+export = RuleContext.setupRuleExport(
+    'layout',
+    optionsSchema,
+    optionsDefaults,
+    lint
+);