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Playground Link

https://typescript-eslint.io/play#ts=5.8.2&fileType=.tsx&code=MYewdgzgLgBAZiEMC8MA8AVANAPgBQAmAhlEQFwwYCUKOMeA3jMaVjAJYQCiAtgA5QAnhQCELIjAC%2BVANwAoUJFhNxUlPER4AUgGUA8gDkAdHyIAnCAFM8AcgaSbVWUA&eslintrc=N4KABGBEBOCuA2BTAzpAXGUEKQAIBcBPABxQGNoBLY-AWhXkoDt8B6Jge1tieQEMAZolp9kySgHMmAW0Qt0kRNGgdokcGAC%2BITUA&tsconfig=N4KABGBEDGD2C2AHAlgGwKYCcDyiAuysAdgM6QBcYoEEkJemy0eAcgK6qoDCAFutAGsylBm3TgwAXxCSgA&tokens=false

Repro Code

const foo = <T,>(data: T) => ({ data, isEmpty: !data });

const { data } = foo(JSON.parse('{}'));

ESLint Config

module.exports = {
  parser: "@typescript-eslint/parser",
  rules: {
    "@typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment": "error",
  },
};

tsconfig

{
  "compilerOptions": {
    // ...
  }
}

Expected Result

If the linter wants to report an unsafe destructuring of any type, the message should clearly indicate it’s due to destructuring from an object, not an array or tuple.

Actual Result

The code produces the following error:

Unsafe array destructuring of a tuple element with an `any` value

data is inferred as any, which makes sense and it's fair for the rule to report that.

What doesn't make sense is the error message — it's an object destructuring, not an array. The message is confusing and makes it sound like a tuple or array is involved, when it's clearly just pulling a property off an object.

Additional Info

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