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https://typescript-eslint.io/rules/prefer-nullish-coalescing/

Description

This #10829 recent enhancement makes the rule check and recommend nullish coalescing for if() statements. IMO, this is not simpler to read, and won't include this to my organization's set of coding rules. The other recommendations from this rule are useful, and I'd like to keep it enabled, but this rule doesn't have a way to turn off the recommendation for the if() case specifically.

Please add an option to disable nullish coalescing checks for if() statements. Suggested name: ignoreIfStatements

Fail

// This code fails by default with the new version of this rule

if (!foo) {
  foo = callAFunctionToGetAValue();
}

Pass

// This code should PASS if the new option (suggested name: ignoreIfStatements) is set to TRUE

if (!foo) {
  foo = callAFunctionToGetAValue();
}

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