remove preceding whitespace

Author: brettz9

README.md

@@ -4571,6 +4571,19 @@ Additionally, for `@param` and `@return` tags, the rule will flag unnecessary ty
 The following patterns are considered problems:
 
 ````js
+/** @type {string} */let a;
+// "jsdoc/check-tag-names": ["error"|"warn", {"typed":true}]
+// Message: '@type' is redundant when using a type system.
+
+/** @type {string} */ let a;
+// "jsdoc/check-tag-names": ["error"|"warn", {"typed":true}]
+// Message: '@type' is redundant when using a type system.
+
+/** @type {string} */
+let a;
+// "jsdoc/check-tag-names": ["error"|"warn", {"typed":true}]
+// Message: '@type' is redundant when using a type system.
+
 /** @type {string} */
 let a;
 // "jsdoc/check-tag-names": ["error"|"warn", {"typed":true}]
@@ -4608,7 +4621,7 @@ let a;
 
 /**
  * Prior description.
- *  
+ *
  * @template
  */
 let a;

src/iterateJsdoc.js

@@ -137,7 +137,23 @@ const getUtils = (
       const replacement = utils.stringify(jsdoc, specRewire);
 
       if (!replacement) {
-        return fixer.removeRange(jsdocNode.range);
+        const text = sourceCode.getText();
+        const lastLineBreakPos = text.slice(
+          0, jsdocNode.range[0],
+        ).search(/\n[ \t]*$/u);
+        if (lastLineBreakPos > -1) {
+          return fixer.removeRange([
+            lastLineBreakPos, jsdocNode.range[1],
+          ]);
+        }
+
+        return fixer.removeRange(
+          (/\s/u).test(text.charAt(jsdocNode.range[1])) ?
+            [
+              jsdocNode.range[0], jsdocNode.range[1] + 1,
+            ] :
+            jsdocNode.range,
+        );
       }
 
       return fixer.replaceText(jsdocNode, replacement);

test/rules/assertions/checkTagNames.js

@@ -24,6 +24,58 @@ const ONE_CLOSURE_TAGS_COMMENT = buildTagBlock({
 
 export default {
   invalid: [
+    {
+      code: `/** @type {string} */let a;
+      `,
+      errors: [
+        {
+          line: 1,
+          message: '\'@type\' is redundant when using a type system.',
+        },
+      ],
+      options: [
+        {
+          typed: true,
+        },
+      ],
+      output: `let a;
+      `,
+    },
+    {
+      code: `/** @type {string} */ let a;
+      `,
+      errors: [
+        {
+          line: 1,
+          message: '\'@type\' is redundant when using a type system.',
+        },
+      ],
+      options: [
+        {
+          typed: true,
+        },
+      ],
+      output: `let a;
+      `,
+    },
+    {
+      code: `/** @type {string} */
+        let a;
+      `,
+      errors: [
+        {
+          line: 1,
+          message: '\'@type\' is redundant when using a type system.',
+        },
+      ],
+      options: [
+        {
+          typed: true,
+        },
+      ],
+      output: `        let a;
+      `,
+    },
     {
       code: `
         /** @type {string} */
@@ -41,7 +93,6 @@ export default {
         },
       ],
       output: `
-        
         let a;
       `,
     },
@@ -109,7 +160,6 @@ export default {
         },
       ],
       output: `
-        
         let a;
       `,
     },
@@ -133,7 +183,6 @@ export default {
       ],
       output: `
         const a = {
-          
           b: true,
         };
       `,
@@ -155,15 +204,14 @@ export default {
         },
       ],
       output: `
-        
         let a;
       `,
     },
     {
       code: `
         /**
          * Prior description.
-         *  
+         *
          * @template
          */
         let a;
@@ -182,7 +230,7 @@ export default {
       output: `
         /**
          * Prior description.
-         *  
+         *
          */
         let a;
       `,
@@ -204,7 +252,6 @@ export default {
         },
       ],
       output: `
-        
         function takesOne(param) {}
       `,
     },
@@ -225,7 +272,6 @@ export default {
         },
       ],
       output: `
-        
         function takesOne(param) {}
       `,
     },