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ESLint

Find and fix problems in your JavaScript code.

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Overview

ESLint is the de-facto standard for linting in the JavaScript ecosystem. It is highly configurable and extensible, allowing teams to define and enforce their own coding standards. While primarily focused on code style and quality, its plugin-based architecture allows it to be extended for security analysis.

✨ Key Features

  • Pluggable architecture
  • Highly configurable rules
  • Automatic fixing of problems
  • Support for modern JavaScript (ES6+) and JSX
  • Rich ecosystem of plugins and configurations
  • IDE integration

🎯 Key Differentiators

  • Extensibility through plugins
  • High degree of configuration
  • Strong community support and widespread adoption
  • Ability to auto-fix issues

Unique Value: Provides a universal, highly customizable framework for ensuring code quality and consistency across any JavaScript project.

🎯 Use Cases (4)

Enforcing JavaScript coding standards Finding common bugs and code smells Maintaining code consistency in teams Basic security checks via plugins

✅ Best For

  • Integrating into the CI pipeline to fail builds on linting errors
  • Providing real-time feedback to developers in their editor
  • Automatically formatting code to a consistent style

💡 Check With Vendor

Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:

  • Deep, cross-file security analysis (not its primary purpose)
  • Analysis of non-JavaScript languages

🏆 Alternatives

Prettier JSHint StandardJS

More powerful and configurable than alternatives like JSHint or StandardJS, and its plugin system makes it a platform rather than just a tool.

💻 Platforms

CLI IDE Plugin API (as a library)

✅ Offline Mode Available

🔌 Integrations

VS Code WebStorm Sublime Text Webpack Babel Prettier

💰 Pricing

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Free Tier Available

Free tier: Completely free and open-source.

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