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Playground Link

https://typescript-eslint.io/play#ts=5.3.0-beta&fileType=.tsx&code=MYGwhgzhAECC0G8BQ1oQC5nQS2NAZgPYBOAtlgBQZYCuEAXItAHZikCmjGx2zA5tAA%2B0GswAm7fL3ZjoAXyEjxk6WICUXdD36LREqcxmIUqaMXboaxZmkyWIAfgB0rDtAfQABgBIE1ey5s7ELCAOShcp5OWtikFGrQjHoqhmIA3CZySHJAA&eslintrc=N4KABGBEBOCuA2BTAzpAXGYkACAXAngA4oDG0AlobgLQrzkB2uA9AwPbWzKJLLLW5EAW0LwAhoOr1B0MfFQZIiaNDbRIAXxAagA&tsconfig=N4KABGBEDGD2C2AHAlgGwKYCcDyiAuysAdgM6QBcYwAviNUA&tokens=false

Repro Code

classA{staticformat(status:{name:string|undefined}|undefined):string|undefined{returnstatus?.name ?`${status.name||''}`.trim() :undefined;}}

ESLint Config

module.exports={"rules":{"@typescript-eslint/no-useless-template-literals":"error"}}

tsconfig

{"compilerOptions": {}}

Expected Result

classA{staticformat(status:{name:string|undefined}|undefined):string|undefined{returnstatus?.name ?(status.name||'').trim() :undefined;}}

I think the autofixer should have added parens when it removed the template literal.

Actual Result

classA{staticformat(status:{name:string|undefined}|undefined):string|undefined{returnstatus?.name ?status.name||''.trim() :undefined;}}

Additional Info

This seems to repro in Playground with or withoutstrictNullChecks. I'm my project, I was not usingstrictNullChecks.

The autofix highlights that the original code is silly.

I tested this also with minimal eslint config, and it still happens.

Edit: I changed Playground link to be most minimal rule set & tsConfig.