This rule detects and flags comments that start with "// In a real" (case-insensitive). These comments typically indicate placeholder implementations that should be replaced with real code.

Examples

❌ Bad - These will trigger the rule:

// In a real application, this would connect to a database
const data = [];

// in a real world scenario, this would be different
const config = {};

/* In a real implementation, we would handle errors */
const handleError = () => {};

✅ Good - These are fine:

// This is a regular comment
const data = [];

// TODO: Implement database connection
const config = {};

// Note: In a real application, consider using a database
const handleError = () => {};

Configuration

The rule is configured in eslint.config.js as:

"custom/no-placeholder-comments": "error"

You can change the severity level to:

"off" - Disable the rule
"warn" - Show as warning
"error" - Show as error (current setting)

Purpose

This rule helps ensure that placeholder comments used during development are replaced with actual implementations before code is committed or deployed to production.