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React specific linting rules for eslint

Installation

npm install eslint eslint-plugin-react --save-dev

It is also possible to install ESLint globally rather than locally (using npm install -g eslint). However, this is not recommended, and any plugins or shareable configs that you use must be installed locally in either case.

Configuration (legacy: .eslintrc*) <a id="configuration"></a>

Use our preset to get reasonable defaults:

  "extends": [
    "eslint:recommended",
    "plugin:react/recommended"
  ]

If you are using the new JSX transform from React 17, extend react/jsx-runtime in your eslint config (add "plugin:react/jsx-runtime" to "extends") to disable the relevant rules.

You should also specify settings that will be shared across all the plugin rules. (More about eslint shared settings)

{
  "settings": {
    "react": {
      "createClass": "createReactClass", // Regex for Component Factory to use,
                                         // default to "createReactClass"
      "pragma": "React",  // Pragma to use, default to "React"
      "fragment": "Fragment",  // Fragment to use (may be a property of <pragma>), default to "Fragment"
      "version": "detect", // React version. "detect" automatically picks the version you have installed.
                           // You can also use `16.0`, `16.3`, etc, if you want to override the detected value.
                           // Defaults to the "defaultVersion" setting and warns if missing, and to "detect" in the future
      "defaultVersion": "", // Default React version to use when the version you have installed cannot be detected.
                            // If not provided, defaults to the latest React version.
      "flowVersion": "0.53" // Flow version
    },
    "propWrapperFunctions": [
        // The names of any function used to wrap propTypes, e.g. `forbidExtraProps`. If this isn't set, any propTypes wrapped in a function will be skipped.
        "forbidExtraProps",
        {"property": "freeze", "object": "Object"},
        {"property": "myFavoriteWrapper"},
        // for rules that check exact prop wrappers
        {"property": "forbidExtraProps", "exact": true}
    ],
    "componentWrapperFunctions": [
        // The name of any function used to wrap components, e.g. Mobx `observer` function. If this isn't set, components wrapped by these functions will be skipped.
        "observer", // `property`
        {"property": "styled"}, // `object` is optional
        {"property": "observer", "object": "Mobx"},
        {"property": "observer", "object": "<pragma>"} // sets `object` to whatever value `settings.react.pragma` is set to
    ],
    "formComponents": [
      // Components used as alternatives to <form> for forms, eg. <Form endpoint={ url } />
      "CustomForm",
      {"name": "SimpleForm", "formAttribute": "endpoint"},
      {"name": "Form", "formAttribute": ["registerEndpoint", "loginEndpoint"]}, // allows specifying multiple properties if necessary
    ],
    "linkComponents": [
      // Components used as alternatives to <a> for linking, eg. <Link to={ url } />
      "Hyperlink",
      {"name": "MyLink", "linkAttribute": "to"},
      {"name": "Link", "linkAttribute": ["to", "href"]}, // allows specifying multiple properties if necessary
    ]
  }
}

If you do not use a preset you will need to specify individual rules and add extra configuration.

Add "react" to the plugins section.

{
  "plugins": [
    "react"
  ]
}

Enable JSX support.

With eslint 2+

{
  "parserOptions": {
    "ecmaFeatures": {
      "jsx": true
    }
  }
}

Enable the rules that you would like to use.

  "rules": {
    "react/jsx-uses-react": "error",
    "react/jsx-uses-vars": "error",
  }

Shareable configs

Recommended

This plugin exports a recommended configuration that enforces React good practices.

To enable this configuration use the extends property in your .eslintrc config file:

{
  "extends": ["eslint:recommended", "plugin:react/recommended"]
}

See eslint documentation for more information about extending configuration files.

All

This plugin also exports an all configuration that includes every available rule. This pairs well with the eslint:all rule.

{
  "plugins": [
    "react"
  ],
  "extends": ["eslint:all", "plugin:react/all"]
}

Note: These configurations will import eslint-plugin-react and enable JSX in parser options.

Configuration (new: eslint.config.js)

From v8.21.0, eslint announced a new config system. In the new system, .eslintrc* is no longer used. eslint.config.js would be the default config file name. In eslint v8, the legacy system (.eslintrc*) would still be supported, while in eslint v9, only the new system would be supported.

And from v8.23.0, eslint CLI starts to look up eslint.config.js. So, if your eslint is >=8.23.0, you're 100% ready to use the new config system.

You might want to check out the official blog posts,

and the official docs.

Plugin

The default export of eslint-plugin-react is a plugin object.

const react = require('eslint-plugin-react');
const globals = require('globals');

module.exports = [
  …
  {
    files: ['**/*.{js,jsx,mjs,cjs,ts,tsx}'],
    plugins: {
      react,
    },
    languageOptions: {
      parserOptions: {
        ecmaFeatures: {
          jsx: true,
        },
      },
      globals: {
        ...globals.browser,
      },
    },
    rules: {
      // ... any rules you want
      'react/jsx-uses-react': 'error',
      'react/jsx-uses-vars': 'error',
     },
    // ... others are omitted for brevity
  },
  …
];

Configuring shared settings

Refer to the official docs.

The schema of the settings.react object would be identical to that of what's already described above in the legacy config section.

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Flat Configs

This plugin exports 3 flat configs:

The flat configs are available via the root plugin import. They will configure the plugin under the react/ namespace and enable JSX in languageOptions.parserOptions.

const reactPlugin = require('eslint-plugin-react');

module.exports = [
  …
  reactPlugin.configs.flat.recommended, // This is not a plugin object, but a shareable config object
  reactPlugin.configs.flat['jsx-runtime'], // Add this if you are using React 17+
  …
];

You can of course add/override some properties.

Note: Our shareable configs does not preconfigure files or languageOptions.globals. For most of the cases, you probably want to configure some properties by yourself.

const reactPlugin = require('eslint-plugin-react');
const globals = require('globals');

module.exports = [
  …
  {
    files: ['**/*.{js,mjs,cjs,jsx,mjsx,ts,tsx,mtsx}'],
    ...reactPlugin.configs.flat.recommended,
    languageOptions: {
      ...reactPlugin.configs.flat.recommended.languageOptions,
      globals: {
        ...globals.serviceworker,
        ...globals.browser,
      },
    },
  },
  …
];

The above example is same as the example below, as the new config system is based on chaining.

const reactPlugin = require('eslint-plugin-react');
const globals = require('globals');

module.exports = [
  …
  {
    files: ['**/*.{js,mjs,cjs,jsx,mjsx,ts,tsx,mtsx}'],
    ...reactPlugin.configs.flat.recommended,
  },
  {
    files: ['**/*.{js,mjs,cjs,jsx,mjsx,ts,tsx,mtsx}'],
    languageOptions: {
      globals: {
        ...globals.serviceworker,
        ...globals.browser,
      },
    },
  },
  …
];

List of supported rules

<!-- begin auto-generated rules list -->

💼 Configurations enabled in.
🚫 Configurations disabled in.
🏃 Set in the jsx-runtime configuration.
☑️ Set in the recommended configuration.
🔧 Automatically fixable by the --fix CLI option.
💡 Manually fixable by editor suggestions.
❌ Deprecated.

Name                                 Description💼🚫🔧💡
boolean-prop-namingEnforces consistent naming for boolean props
button-has-typeDisallow usage of button elements without an explicit type attribute
checked-requires-onchange-or-readonlyEnforce using onChange or readonly attribute when checked is used
default-props-match-prop-typesEnforce all defaultProps have a corresponding non-required PropType
destructuring-assignmentEnforce consistent usage of destructuring assignment of props, state, and context🔧
display-nameDisallow missing displayName in a React component definition☑️
forbid-component-propsDisallow certain props on components
forbid-dom-propsDisallow certain props on DOM Nodes
forbid-elementsDisallow certain elements
forbid-foreign-prop-typesDisallow using another component's propTypes
forbid-prop-typesDisallow certain propTypes
forward-ref-uses-refRequire all forwardRef components include a ref parameter💡
function-component-definitionEnforce a specific function type for function components🔧
hook-use-stateEnsure destructuring and symmetric naming of useState hook value and setter variables💡
iframe-missing-sandboxEnforce sandbox attribute on iframe elements
jsx-boolean-valueEnforce boolean attributes notation in JSX🔧
jsx-child-element-spacingEnforce or disallow spaces inside of curly braces in JSX attributes and expressions
jsx-closing-bracket-locationEnforce closing bracket location in JSX🔧
jsx-closing-tag-locationEnforce closing tag location for multiline JSX🔧
jsx-curly-brace-presenceDisallow unnecessary JSX expressions when literals alone are sufficient or enforce JSX expressions on literals in JSX children or attributes🔧
jsx-curly-newlineEnforce consistent linebreaks in curly braces in JSX attributes and expressions🔧
jsx-curly-spacingEnforce or disallow spaces inside of curly braces in JSX attributes and expressions🔧
jsx-equals-spacingEnforce or disallow spaces around equal signs in JSX attributes🔧
jsx-filename-extensionDisallow file extensions that may contain JSX
jsx-first-prop-new-lineEnforce proper position of the first property in JSX🔧
jsx-fragmentsEnforce shorthand or standard form for React fragments🔧
jsx-handler-namesEnforce event handler naming conventions in JSX
jsx-indentEnforce JSX indentation🔧
jsx-indent-propsEnforce props indentation in JSX🔧
jsx-keyDisallow missing key props in iterators/collection literals☑️
jsx-max-depthEnforce JSX maximum depth
jsx-max-props-per-lineEnforce maximum of props on a single line in JSX🔧
jsx-newlineRequire or prevent a new line after jsx elements and expressions.🔧
jsx-no-bindDisallow .bind() or arrow functions in JSX props
jsx-no-comment-textnodesDisallow comments from being inserted as text nodes☑️
jsx-no-constructed-context-valuesDisallows JSX context provider values from taking values that will cause needless rerenders
jsx-no-duplicate-propsDisallow duplicate properties in JSX☑️
jsx-no-leaked-renderDisallow problematic leaked values from being rendered🔧
jsx-no-literalsDisallow usage of string literals in JSX
jsx-no-script-urlDisallow usage of javascript: URLs
jsx-no-target-blankDisallow target="_blank" attribute without rel="noreferrer"☑️🔧
jsx-no-undefDisallow undeclared variables in JSX☑️
jsx-no-useless-fragmentDisallow unnecessary fragments🔧
jsx-one-expression-per-lineRequire one JSX element per line🔧
jsx-pascal-caseEnforce PascalCase for user-defined JSX components
jsx-props-no-multi-spacesDisallow multiple spaces between inline JSX props🔧
jsx-props-no-spread-multiDisallow JSX prop spreading the same identifier multiple times
jsx-props-no-spreadingDisallow JSX prop spreading
jsx-sort-default-propsEnforce defaultProps declarations alphabetical sorting
jsx-sort-propsEnforce props alphabetical sorting🔧
jsx-space-before-closingEnforce spacing before closing bracket in JSX🔧
jsx-tag-spacingEnforce whitespace in and around the JSX opening and closing brackets🔧
jsx-uses-reactDisallow React to be incorrectly marked as unused☑️🏃
jsx-uses-varsDisallow variables used in JSX to be incorrectly marked as unused☑️
jsx-wrap-multilinesDisallow missing parentheses around multiline JSX🔧
no-access-state-in-setstateDisallow when this.state is accessed within setState
no-adjacent-inline-elementsDisallow adjacent inline elements not separated by whitespace.
no-array-index-keyDisallow usage of Array index in keys
no-arrow-function-lifecycleLifecycle methods should be methods on the prototype, not class fields🔧
no-children-propDisallow passing of children as props☑️
no-dangerDisallow usage of dangerous JSX properties
no-danger-with-childrenDisallow when a DOM element is using both children and dangerouslySetInnerHTML☑️
no-deprecatedDisallow usage of deprecated methods☑️
no-did-mount-set-stateDisallow usage of setState in componentDidMount
no-did-update-set-stateDisallow usage of setState in componentDidUpdate
no-direct-mutation-stateDisallow direct mutation of this.state☑️
no-find-dom-nodeDisallow usage of findDOMNode☑️
no-invalid-html-attributeDisallow usage of invalid attributes💡
no-is-mountedDisallow usage of isMounted☑️
no-multi-compDisallow multiple component definition per file
no-namespaceEnforce that namespaces are not used in React elements
no-object-type-as-default-propDisallow usage of referential-type variables as default param in functional component
no-redundant-should-component-updateDisallow usage of shouldComponentUpdate when extending React.PureComponent
no-render-return-valueDisallow usage of the return value of ReactDOM.render☑️
no-set-stateDisallow usage of setState
no-string-refsDisallow using string references☑️
no-this-in-sfcDisallow this from being used in stateless functional components
no-typosDisallow common typos
no-unescaped-entitiesDisallow unescaped HTML entities from appearing in markup☑️💡
no-unknown-propertyDisallow usage of unknown DOM property☑️🔧
no-unsafeDisallow usage of unsafe lifecycle methods☑️
no-unstable-nested-componentsDisallow creating unstable components inside components
no-unused-class-component-methodsDisallow declaring unused methods of component class
no-unused-prop-typesDisallow definitions of unused propTypes
no-unused-stateDisallow definitions of unused state
no-will-update-set-stateDisallow usage of setState in componentWillUpdate
prefer-es6-classEnforce ES5 or ES6 class for React Components
prefer-exact-propsPrefer exact proptype definitions
prefer-read-only-propsEnforce that props are read-only🔧
prefer-stateless-functionEnforce stateless components to be written as a pure function
prop-typesDisallow missing props validation in a React component definition☑️
react-in-jsx-scopeDisallow missing React when using JSX☑️🏃
require-default-propsEnforce a defaultProps definition for every prop that is not a required prop
require-optimizationEnforce React components to have a shouldComponentUpdate method
require-render-returnEnforce ES5 or ES6 class for returning value in render function☑️
self-closing-compDisallow extra closing tags for components without children🔧
sort-compEnforce component methods order
sort-default-propsEnforce defaultProps declarations alphabetical sorting
sort-prop-typesEnforce propTypes declarations alphabetical sorting🔧
state-in-constructorEnforce class component state initialization style
static-property-placementEnforces where React component static properties should be positioned.
style-prop-objectEnforce style prop value is an object
void-dom-elements-no-childrenDisallow void DOM elements (e.g. <img />, <br />) from receiving children
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License

eslint-plugin-react is licensed under the MIT License.