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Blazing fast linter for JavaScript and TypeScript written in Rust

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A Rust crate for writing fast JavaScript and TypeScript linters.

This crate powers deno lint, but is
not Deno specific and can be used to write linters for Node as well.

Supports recommended set of rules from ESLint and @typescript-eslint out of
the box with no config.

See the roadmap


Supported rules

Visit https://lint.deno.land for the list of available rules.

Performance

Blazing fast, see comparison with ESLint:

[
  {
    "name": "deno_lint",
    "totalMs": 105.3750100000002,
    "runsCount": 5,
    "measuredRunsAvgMs": 21.07500200000004,
    "measuredRunsMs": [
      24.79783199999997,
      19.563640000000078,
      20.759051999999883,
      19.99068000000011,
      20.26380600000016
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "eslint",
    "totalMs": 11845.073306000002,
    "runsCount": 5,
    "measuredRunsAvgMs": 2369.0146612000003,
    "measuredRunsMs": [
      2686.1039550000005,
      2281.501061,
      2298.6185210000003,
      2279.5962849999996,
      2299.2534840000008
    ]
  }
]

Benchmarks are run during CI on Ubuntu, using the same set of rules for both
linters. Test subject is oak server
consisting of about 50 files. See ./benchmarks/ directory for
more info.

Node.js bindings

If you want to use deno_lint with Node, please refer to
@node-rs/deno-lint package
which provides programmatic API as well as Webpack loader for deno_lint.

Example

examples/dlint/main.rs provides a minimal standalone binary demonstrating how
deno_lint can be used as a crate.

# Build standalone binary
$ cargo build --example dlint

$ ./target/debug/examples/dlint --help

dlint

USAGE:
    dlint <SUBCOMMAND>

FLAGS:
    -h, --help       Prints help information
    -V, --version    Prints version information

SUBCOMMANDS:
    help     Prints this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)
    rules
    run

$ ./target/debug/examples/dlint run ../deno/std/http/server.ts ../deno/std/http/file_server.ts
(no-empty) Empty block statement
  --> ../deno/std/http/server.ts:93:14
   |
93 |       } catch {}
   |               ^^
   |
(no-empty) Empty block statement
   --> ../deno/std/http/server.ts:111:44
    |
111 |     while ((await body.read(buf)) !== null) {}
    |                                             ^^
    |
(no-empty) Empty block statement
   --> ../deno/std/http/server.ts:120:41
    |
120 |   constructor(public listener: Listener) {}
    |                                          ^^
    |
(ban-untagged-todo) TODO should be tagged with (@username) or (#issue)
 --> ../deno/std/http/file_server.ts:5:0
  |
5 | // TODO Stream responses instead of reading them into memory.
  | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  |
(ban-untagged-todo) TODO should be tagged with (@username) or (#issue)
 --> ../deno/std/http/file_server.ts:6:0
  |
6 | // TODO Add tests like these:
  | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  |
(ban-untagged-todo) TODO should be tagged with (@username) or (#issue)
   --> ../deno/std/http/file_server.ts:137:0
    |
137 | // TODO: simplify this after deno.stat and deno.readDir are fixed
    | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    |
(no-empty) Empty block statement
   --> ../deno/std/http/file_server.ts:155:16
    |
155 |     } catch (e) {}
    |                 ^^
    |
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For more concrete implementation visit
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Developing

Make sure to have latest stable version of Rust installed, see
rust-toolchain.toml.

// check version
$ rustc --version

// build all targets
$ cargo build --all-targets

// test it
$ cargo test

Generating flamegraph (Linux)

Prerequisites:

$ RUSTFLAGS='-g' cargo build --release --all-targets # build target
$ sudo perf record --call-graph dwarf ./target/release/examples/dlint benchmarks/oak/**.ts # create performance profile
$ perf script | stackcollapse-perf | c++filt | flamegraph > flame.svg # generate flamegraph

You can use
rust-unmangle
or rustfilt instead of c++filt.

These commands can take a few minutes to run.

Contributing

Submitting a Pull Request

Before submitting, please make sure the following is done:

  1. That there is a related issue and it is referenced in the PR text.
  2. There are tests that cover the changes.
  3. Ensure cargo test passes.
  4. Format your code with deno run --allow-run tools/format.ts
  5. Make sure deno run --allow-run --allow-env tools/lint.ts passes.
  6. If you've added a new rule, open a PR to
    https://github.com/denoland/deno-docs with a documentation for a rule.

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Rust98.6%TypeScript1.2%JavaScript0.2%
MIT License
Created March 28, 2020
Updated March 5, 2026