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Playground Link

https://typescript-eslint.io/play/#ts=4.8.4&jsx=true&sourceType=module&code=CYUwxgNghgTiAEEQBd4CsBc8CuA7A1rgPYDuuA3AFBKoC28AvPAN7wB0HAFGvFAM4sAvgEp4gqkA&eslintrc=N4KABGBEBOCuA2BTAzpAXGUEKQAIBcBPABxQGNoBLY-AWhXkoDt8B6AIwEMnajTUMkRNGgB7aJHBgAviGlA&tsconfig=N4KABGBEDGD2C2AHAlgGwKYCcDyiAuysAdgM6QBcYoEEkJemy0eAcgK6qoDCAFutAGsylBm3TgwAXxCSgA

Repro Code

declare let j: unknown;
let m = { ...(j as {}) };

ESLint Config

module.exports = {
  parser: "@typescript-eslint/parser",
  rules: {
    "@typescript-eslint/ban-types": "error",
  },
};

tsconfig

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Expected Result

From @RyanCavanaugh in #5018:

Now that object has been shipping in TS for several years, this seems like a safe suggestion in lieu of Record's messy side effects

From @bradzacher in #5018 (comment):

The issue with object as a suggested replacement has always been that it's really hard use (microsoft/TypeScript#21732).

#21732 -> github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/pull/50666 has been shipped, so the major flaws mentioned should be gone now.

Proposal: let's suggest object:

- If you want a type meaning "any object", you probably want `Record<string, unknown>` instead.
+ If you want a type meaning "any object", you probably want `object` instead.

I'm unsure what to do about {}. On the one hand:

Having typescript-eslint, out of the box, ban you from writing a type that TypeScript itself is inferring under totally normal operation, is awkward.

On the other hand, people do mistake it for "any object". 🤔

Actual Result

Right now we still recommend:

Don't use `{}` as a type. `{}` actually means "any non-nullish value".
- If you want a type meaning "any object", you probably want `Record<string, unknown>` instead.
- If you want a type meaning "any value", you probably want `unknown` instead.
- If you want a type meaning "empty object", you probably want `Record<string, never>` instead. 

Additional Info

Originally suggested by @RyanCavanaugh in #5018.

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