@studnicky/direct-invocation-only

Disallows .bind(), .call(), and .apply() when TypeScript parser services prove that the receiver has at least one call signature. Values that are not provably callable, including any, are not reported.

The rule checks direct member calls, a banned member used as the final expression in a sequence call, and calls through an alias declared directly from a banned member expression. Alias resolution follows ESLint scope bindings, so shadowed names do not inherit an outer alias.

Fixable: No · Options: No · Suggested severity: error

✗ Incorrect

fn.call(thisArg, argument);
fn.apply(thisArg, argumentsList);
const bound = fn.bind(thisArg);

const rebind = fn.bind;
rebind(thisArg);

(0, fn.call)(thisArg, argument);

✓ Correct

fn(argument);

class Handler {
  public run(): void {
    setTimeout(() => this.handle(), 100);
  }

  private handle(): void {}
}