fix(eslint-plugin): deprecate prefer-interface rule

packages/eslint-plugin/README.md

@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ Then you should add `airbnb` (or `airbnb-base`) to your `extends` section of `.e
 | [`@typescript-eslint/ban-types`](./docs/rules/ban-types.md)                                               | Enforces that types will not to be used (`ban-types` from TSLint)                                                                                   | :heavy_check_mark: | :wrench: |                   |
 | [`@typescript-eslint/camelcase`](./docs/rules/camelcase.md)                                               | Enforce camelCase naming convention                                                                                                                 | :heavy_check_mark: |          |                   |
 | [`@typescript-eslint/class-name-casing`](./docs/rules/class-name-casing.md)                               | Require PascalCased class and interface names (`class-name` from TSLint)                                                                            | :heavy_check_mark: |          |                   |
+| [`@typescript-eslint/consistent-type-definitions`](./docs/rules/consistent-type-definitions.md)                                 | Consistent with type definition either `type` or `interface`                                  | :heavy_check_mark: | :wrench: |                   |
 | [`@typescript-eslint/explicit-function-return-type`](./docs/rules/explicit-function-return-type.md)       | Require explicit return types on functions and class methods                                                                                        | :heavy_check_mark: |          |                   |
 | [`@typescript-eslint/explicit-member-accessibility`](./docs/rules/explicit-member-accessibility.md)       | Require explicit accessibility modifiers on class properties and methods (`member-access` from TSLint)                                              | :heavy_check_mark: |          |                   |
 | [`@typescript-eslint/func-call-spacing`](./docs/rules/func-call-spacing.md)                               | Spacing between function identifiers and their invocations                                                                                          |                    | :wrench: |                   |
@@ -152,7 +153,6 @@ Then you should add `airbnb` (or `airbnb-base`) to your `extends` section of `.e
 | [`@typescript-eslint/prefer-for-of`](./docs/rules/prefer-for-of.md)                                       | Prefer a ‘for-of’ loop over a standard ‘for’ loop if the index is only used to access the array being iterated.                                     |                    |          |                   |
 | [`@typescript-eslint/prefer-function-type`](./docs/rules/prefer-function-type.md)                         | Use function types instead of interfaces with call signatures (`callable-types` from TSLint)                                                        |                    | :wrench: |                   |
 | [`@typescript-eslint/prefer-includes`](./docs/rules/prefer-includes.md)                                   | Enforce `includes` method over `indexOf` method.                                                                                                    |                    | :wrench: | :thought_balloon: |
-| [`@typescript-eslint/prefer-interface`](./docs/rules/prefer-interface.md)                                 | Prefer an interface declaration over a type literal (type T = { ... }) (`interface-over-type-literal` from TSLint)                                  | :heavy_check_mark: | :wrench: |                   |
 | [`@typescript-eslint/prefer-namespace-keyword`](./docs/rules/prefer-namespace-keyword.md)                 | Require the use of the `namespace` keyword instead of the `module` keyword to declare custom TypeScript modules. (`no-internal-module` from TSLint) | :heavy_check_mark: | :wrench: |                   |
 | [`@typescript-eslint/prefer-string-starts-ends-with`](./docs/rules/prefer-string-starts-ends-with.md)     | Enforce the use of `String#startsWith` and `String#endsWith` instead of other equivalent methods of checking substrings                             |                    | :wrench: |                   |
 | [`@typescript-eslint/promise-function-async`](./docs/rules/promise-function-async.md)                     | Requires any function or method that returns a Promise to be marked async. (`promise-function-async` from TSLint)                                   |                    |          | :thought_balloon: |

packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-interface.ts

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ export default util.createRule({
       interfaceOverType: 'Use an interface instead of a type literal.',
     },
     schema: [],
+    deprecated: true,
+    replacedBy: 'consistent-type-definisions',
   },
   defaultOptions: [],
   create(context) {