Disallow timers

Please describe what the rule should do: This rule would disallow usage of setTimeout() and setInterval() in code.

What category of rule is this? (place an “X” next to just one item)

[x] Warns about a potential error (problem) [ ] Suggests an alternate way of doing something (suggestion) [x] Enforces code style (layout) [ ] Other (please specify:)

Provide 2-3 code examples that this rule will warn about:

var interval =  window.setInterval(() => {
      // Do something
} , 2000);

window.setTimeout(() => {
    // Do something
} , 500); 

var interval = setInterval(() => {
      // Do something
} , 2000);

setTimeout(() => {
    // Do something
} , 500); 

Why should this rule be included in ESLint (instead of a plugin)? A lot of developers want to avoid using timers in code unless there is a really good reason. This rule seems to have a pretty common use case, and could really help to make sure people have to think long and hard if there is another way to solve the problem before using a timer in code.

Are you willing to submit a pull request to implement this rule? No

[mdjermanovic]

I think this is a good use case for rules such as no-restricted-globals and no-restricted-properties:

rules: {
    "no-restricted-globals": ["error", {
        name: "setInterval",
        message: "Avoid using timers.",
    }, {
        name: "setTimeout",
        message: "Avoid using timers.",
    }],
    "no-restricted-properties": ["error", {
        object: 'window',
        property: "setInterval",
        message: "Avoid using timers.",
    }, {
        object: "window",
        property: "setTimeout",
        message: "Avoid using timers.",
    }],
},

[kaicataldo]

Closing since it looks like we’re all in agreement that this should be covered by no-restricted-properties and no-restricted-globals.