ESLint Bug: extended config does not work with globally installed eslint

[baer]

When running lint (eslint .) from a globally installed version of eslint (npm install -g eslint) you will get the following error. This appears to be a problem with ESLint itself.

package.json

dependencies: {
  "eslint-config-defaults": "^7.x.x",
  "eslint": "^1.10.3"
}

eslint .
/Users/ebaer/.nvm/versions/node/v5.2.0/lib/node_modules/eslint/lib/config/config-file.js:332
            throw e;
            ^

Error: Cannot read config package: eslint-config-defaults/configurations/walmart/es6-browser
Error: Cannot find module 'eslint-config-defaults/configurations/walmart/es6-browser'
Referenced from: /Users/ebaer/dev/tmp/builder-test/.eslintrc
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:327:15)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:278:25)
    at Module.require (module.js:355:17)
    at require (internal/module.js:13:17)
    at loadPackage (/Users/ebaer/.nvm/versions/node/v5.2.0/lib/node_modules/eslint/lib/config/config-file.js:168:16)
    at loadConfigFile (/Users/ebaer/.nvm/versions/node/v5.2.0/lib/node_modules/eslint/lib/config/config-file.js:212:18)
    at load (/Users/ebaer/.nvm/versions/node/v5.2.0/lib/node_modules/eslint/lib/config/config-file.js:385:18)
    at /Users/ebaer/.nvm/versions/node/v5.2.0/lib/node_modules/eslint/lib/config/config-file.js:326:36
    at Array.reduceRight (native)
    at applyExtends (/Users/ebaer/.nvm/versions/node/v5.2.0/lib/node_modules/eslint/lib/config/config-file.js:309:28)

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Workarounds:

• Run the version of eslint inside your project's node_modules: ./node_modules/.bin/eslint .
• Use npm scripts since they automatically check local node_modules first: npm run lint

scripts: {
  "lint": "eslint ."
}

[baer]

Noted in the README here: https://github.com/walmartlabs/eslint-config-defaults#limitations

[mrmartineau]

@baer, is there a way around this limitation? I would like to use Sublime/Atom eslint plugins as well as grunt-eslint and these configs do not work..

[ryan-roemer]

@mrmartineau -- The code blowing up is here: https://github.com/eslint/eslint/blob/master/lib/config/config-file.js#L159-L175

function loadPackage(filePath) {
    debug("Loading config package: " + filePath);
    try {
        return require(filePath);
    } catch (e) {
        debug("Error reading package: " + filePath);
        e.message = "Cannot read config package: " + filePath + "\nError: " + e.message;
        throw e;
    }
}

Which is essentially just a require(). A require from a global install isn't going to look in CWD.

Offhand, one option is to globally install the same configs that a global eslint is using. Another would be update NODE_PATH to include path.join(process.cwd(), "node_modules") or something...

[kevinoid]

For reference, this is a known issue in eslint which the other shareable config projects are encountering as well (e.g. google/eslint-config-google#3, airbnb/javascript#465).

As noted in the eslint issue, eslint-cli may be an option for some users. A shell alias may work for others. I think eslint is probably the place to fix it permanently, but the README does well to make users aware until/unless that happens.

[Chris2011]

I do this inside a project folder:

C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\npm\eslint.cmd --config .eslintrc.json --format compact .

got the same issue with eslint-config-google. Is there a workaroung for now? can't use eslint for my projects... Use Windows 10 64Bit. If you need more info, let me know it. Or whether I have to create the comment to another repo.

[ryan-roemer]

@Chris2011 -- Try a local install of eslint in your project:

$ npm install eslint --save-dev

Then add an npm scripts command like:

"lint": "eslint --config .eslintrc.json --format compact ."

Then try:

$ npm run lint

in your project and see if that works?

[Chris2011]

Ok this works, after I changed my .eslintrc.json file, because my json file looked like:

{
   "extends": "google"
}

thx.

[seanknox]

Hi All, is this still an issue? I'm using a globally-installed eslint and am not having issues.

[LordDelacroix]

Yes, it's still a problem

[j492]

try this npm install --save eslint-config-defaults

[DerekZiemba]

@j492 -- confirming this solves the issue after adding the global flag.

npm install --save -g eslint-config-defaults

[j492]

@darekziemba Yes it will also work. -g option install it globally which will let you use this lib in any folder on your machine. I don't use -g as the versions change frequently and I want to use latest available on later projects