feat(eslint-plugin): [consistent-type-assertions] always allow const assertions

packages/eslint-plugin/docs/rules/consistent-type-assertions.md

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ Type assertions are also commonly referred as "type casting" in TypeScript (even
 
 In addition to ensuring that type assertions are written in a consistent way, this rule also helps make your codebase more type-safe.
 
+`const` assertions, [introduced in TypeScript 3.4](https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/release-notes/typescript-3-4.html#const-assertions), is always allowed by this rule. Examples of it include `let x = "hello" as const;` and `let x = <const>"hello";`.
+
 ## Options
 
 ```ts

packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/consistent-type-assertions.ts

@@ -75,10 +75,27 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
   create(context, [options]) {
     const sourceCode = context.getSourceCode();
 
+    function isConst(node: TSESTree.TypeNode): boolean {
+      if (node.type !== AST_NODE_TYPES.TSTypeReference) {
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      return (
+        node.typeName.type === AST_NODE_TYPES.Identifier &&
+        node.typeName.name === 'const'
+      );
+    }
+
     function reportIncorrectAssertionType(
       node: TSESTree.TSTypeAssertion | TSESTree.TSAsExpression,
     ): void {
+      // If this node is `as const`, then don't report an error.
+      if (isConst(node.typeAnnotation)) {
+        return;
+      }
+
       const messageId = options.assertionStyle;
+
       context.report({
         node,
         messageId,
@@ -97,8 +114,7 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
         case AST_NODE_TYPES.TSTypeReference:
           return (
             // Ignore `as const` and `<const>`
-            (node.typeName.type === AST_NODE_TYPES.Identifier &&
-              node.typeName.name !== 'const') ||
+            !isConst(node) ||
             // Allow qualified names which have dots between identifiers, `Foo.Bar`
             node.typeName.type === AST_NODE_TYPES.TSQualifiedName
           );

packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/consistent-type-assertions.test.ts

@@ -9,14 +9,12 @@ const ANGLE_BRACKET_TESTS = `
 const x = <Foo>new Generic<int>();
 const x = <A>b;
 const x = <readonly number[]>[1];
-const x = <const>[1];
 const x = <a | b>('string');
 `;
 const AS_TESTS = `
 const x = new Generic<int>() as Foo;
 const x = b as A;
 const x = [1] as readonly number[];
-const x = [1] as const;
 const x = ('string') as a | b;
 `;
 const OBJECT_LITERAL_AS_CASTS = `
@@ -98,6 +96,22 @@ ruleTester.run('consistent-type-assertions', rule, {
         },
       ],
     }),
+    {
+      code: 'const x = <const>[1];',
+      options: [
+        {
+          assertionStyle: 'never',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      code: 'const x = [1] as const;',
+      options: [
+        {
+          assertionStyle: 'never',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
   ],
   invalid: [
     ...batchedSingleLineTests({