static-this - Improperly flags returned anonymous class

[onehorsetown]

Bug Report

• 5.14:
• 3..3.3333:
• CLI

TypeScript code being linted

interface Bar {}

class Foo {
  public static higherOrderComponent(): any {
    return class implements Bar {
      public constructor() {
        console.log(this);   // "this" is valid here but tslint is complaining
      }
    };
  }
}

with tslint.json configuration:

{
  "defaultSeverity": "error",
  "extends": [
    "tslint:all"
  ],
  "rules": {
    "static-this": true
  }
}

Actual behavior

This improperly flags this in an anonymous class returned by a static function, something that is typically used to construct higher-order components.

Expected behavior

this used in a class scoped inside a static function is valid.

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