ESLint
ESLint is an open source JavaScript linting utility originally created by Nicholas C. Zakas in June 2013. Code linting is a type of static analysis that is frequently used to find problematic patterns or code that doesn’t adhere to certain style guidelines.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android Studio
- Visual Studio Code
- Eclipse
- IntelliJ IDEA
- JavaScript
- Eclipse Orion
- Vim
- Pycharm
- PhpStorm
- Sublime Text
- TextMate
- RubyMine
- GNU Emacs
- Node.JS
- WebStorm
- Atom
- Brackets
- AppCode
Features
- Linting
- Lint support
Tags
- Javascript
- patterns
- javascript-code-quality-tool
- code-quality-tool
- linter
- javascriptx
ESLint News & Activities
Recent News
- POX published news article about ESLint
ESLint 9.0: A major update with new features, breaking changes, and deprecated elementsESLint, the widely-used tool for static analysis of JavaScript code, has recently unveiled its vers...
Recent activities
ESLint information
Developed by
JS Foundation Licensing
Open Source (MIT) and Free product.Written in
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- English
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- 4,865 Forks
- 103 Open Issues
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What is ESLint?
ESLint is an open source JavaScript linting utility originally created by Nicholas C. Zakas in June 2013. Code linting is a type of static analysis that is frequently used to find problematic patterns or code that doesn’t adhere to certain style guidelines. There are code linters for most programming languages, and compilers sometimes incorporate linting into the compilation process.
JavaScript, being a dynamic and loosely-typed language, is especially prone to developer error. Without the benefit of a compilation process, JavaScript code is typically executed in order to find syntax or other errors. Linting tools like ESLint allow developers to discover problems with their JavaScript code without executing it.
The primary reason ESLint was created was to allow developers to create their own linting rules. ESLint is designed to have all rules completely pluggable. The default rules are written just like any plugin rules would be. They can all follow the same pattern, both for the rules themselves as well as tests. While ESLint will ship with some built-in rules to make it useful from the start, you’ll be able to dynamically load rules at any point in time.
ESLint is written using Node.js to provide a fast runtime environment and easy installation via npm.