no-empty-model

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@azure-tools/typespec-azure-resource-manager/no-empty-model

ARM Properties with type:object that don’t reference a model definition are not allowed. ARM doesn’t allow generic type definitions as this leads to bad customer experience.

❌ Incorrect

model Information {
  address: {};
}

❌ Incorrect

model Empty {}

✅ Correct

model Information {
  address: Address;
}

model Address {
  street: string;
  city: string;
  state: string;
  country: string;
  postalCode: string;
}

✅ Correct

model Information {
  street: string;
  city: string;
  state: string;
  country: string;
  postalCode: string;
}

Reviewer advice

Impacts the API and generated SDKs: this corresponds to the LintDiff rule MissingTypeObject and makes the schema too broad because any schema is accepted. Ask the author to use a defined type instead. Do not accept a suppression unless it is needed to match existing APIs.