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Oxlint JS Plugins: Your Custom ESLint Rules No Longer Keep You on ESLint
DEV · By Danny Holloran ·
The Brief
- Oxlint now supports JS plugins, allowing custom ESLint-style rules to run in Oxlint.
- The article says teams often stay on ESLint because of custom rules, such as rules in eslint-local-rules/, eslint-plugin-testing-library, and a SonarJS rule.
- The article is a DEV Community post, and the sources provided do not include details on setup or rule API.
Why it matters
Teams that rely on custom ESLint rules may be able to move to Oxlint without rewriting those rules, which could make Oxlint a practical replacement for ESLint.
Who’s affected
- Teams using Oxlint or considering it
- Teams with custom ESLint rules or ESLint plugins
- #oxlint
- #eslint
- #javascript
- #linting
- #plugins
Every team that has looked at Oxlint has hit the same wall. The benchmarks are great, the built-in rules cover most of what you use, and then someone remembers the twelve custom rules in eslint-local-rules/ , plus eslint-plugin-testing-library , plus that one SonarJS rule the…