[Fix #8642] Fix a false negative for Style/SpaceInsideHashLiteralBraces when a correct empty hash precedes the incorrect hash

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 * [#8671](https://github.com/rubocop-hq/rubocop/issues/8671): Fix an error for `Style/ExplicitBlockArgument` when using safe navigation method call. ([@koic][])
 * [#8682](https://github.com/rubocop-hq/rubocop/pull/8682): Fix a positive for `Style/HashTransformKeys` and `Style/HashTransformValues` when the `each_with_object` hash is used in the transformed key or value. ([@eugeneius][])
 * [#8688](https://github.com/rubocop-hq/rubocop/issues/8688): Mark `Style/GlobalStdStream` as unsafe autocorrection. ([@marcandre][])
+* [#8642](https://github.com/rubocop-hq/rubocop/issues/8642): Fix a false negative for `Style/SpaceInsideHashLiteralBraces` when a correct empty hash precedes the incorrect hash. ([@dvandersluis][])
 
 ### Changes
 

lib/rubocop/cop/layout/space_inside_hash_literal_braces.rb

@@ -126,12 +126,11 @@ def expect_space?(token1, token2)
 
         def incorrect_style_detected(token1, token2,
                                      expect_space, is_empty_braces)
+          return unless ambiguous_or_unexpected_style_detected(style, token1.text == token2.text)
+
           brace = (token1.text == '{' ? token1 : token2).pos
           range = expect_space ? brace : space_range(brace)
 
-          style = expect_space ? :no_space : :space
-          return unless ambiguous_or_unexpected_style_detected(style, token1.text == token2.text)
-
           add_offense(range, message: message(brace, is_empty_braces, expect_space)) do |corrector|
             autocorrect(corrector, range)
           end

spec/rubocop/cop/layout/space_inside_hash_literal_braces_spec.rb

@@ -216,4 +216,21 @@
       expect_no_offenses('{ key: "{" }')
     end
   end
+
+  context 'offending hash following empty hash' do
+    # regression test; see GH issue 8642
+    it 'registers an offense on both sides' do
+      expect_offense(<<~RUBY)
+        {}
+        {key: 1}
+        ^ Space inside { missing.
+               ^ Space inside } missing.
+      RUBY
+
+      expect_correction(<<~RUBY)
+        {}
+        { key: 1 }
+      RUBY
+    end
+  end
 end