`no-unused-expressions` reported on `{' '}`

[karlhorky]

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Initial checklist

• [X] I read the support docs
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• [X] I agree to follow the code of conduct
• [X] I searched issues and couldn’t find anything (or linked relevant results below)

Affected packages and versions

[email protected]

Link to runnable example

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Steps to reproduce

1. Set up [email protected] using the recommended config
2. Lint the following file

index.mdx

Before{' '}after

Observe that a problem is reported on the {' '}:

Expected an assignment or function call and instead saw an expression. eslint no-unused-expressions

Possibly related

• https://github.com/mdx-js/eslint-mdx/issues/384

Expected behavior

No problem is reported

I'm assuming this should be accepted syntax because the MDX Playground shows that the {' '} will result in a space:

Actual behavior

Problem is reported, as above

Runtime

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Package manager

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OS

macOS

Build and bundle tools

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