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README
JSLint, The JavaScript Code Quality and Coverage Tool
Douglas Crockford [email protected]
Status
| Branch | master(v2022.9.20) | beta(Web Demo) | alpha(Development) |
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Table of Contents
-
- API Doc
- Directive
/*jslint*//*jslint beta*//*jslint bitwise*//*jslint browser*//*jslint convert*//*jslint couch*//*jslint devel*//*jslint eval*//*jslint fart*//*jslint for*//*jslint getset*//*jslint indent2*//*jslint long*//*jslint node*//*jslint nomen*//*jslint single*//*jslint subscript*//*jslint this*//*jslint trace*//*jslint unordered*//*jslint white*/
- Directive
/*global*/ - Directive
/*property*/ - Directive
/*jslint-disable*/.../*jslint-enable*/ - Directive
//jslint-ignore-line
Web Demo
Web Demo Archived
Quickstart Install
To install, just download and save https://www.jslint.com/jslint.mjs to file:
```shell <!-- shRunWithScreenshotTxt .artifact/screenshot_sh_install_download.svg -->
!/bin/sh
curl -L https://www.jslint.com/jslint.mjs > jslint.mjs
- shell output
<br><br>
### To run `jslint.mjs` in shell:
```shell <!-- shRunWithScreenshotTxt .artifact/screenshot_sh_jslint_file.svg -->
#!/bin/sh
printf "console.log('hello world');\n" > hello.js
node jslint.mjs hello.js
- shell output
To import jslint.mjs in ES Module environment:
```shell <!-- shRunWithScreenshotTxt .artifact/screenshot_js_import_esm.svg -->
!/bin/sh
node --input-type=module --eval '
/jslint devel/
// Import JSLint in ES Module environment.
import jslint from "./jslint.mjs";
let globals = ["caches", "indexedDb"]; let options = {browser: true}; let result; let source = "console.log(\u0027hello world\u0027);\n";
// JSLint and print .
result = jslint.jslint(source, options, globals); result.warnings.forEach(function ({ formatted_message }) { console.error(formatted_message); });
'
- shell output
<br><br>
### To import `jslint.mjs` in CommonJS environment:
```shell <!-- shRunWithScreenshotTxt .artifact/screenshot_js_import_cjs.svg -->
#!/bin/sh
node --eval '
/*jslint devel*/
(async function () {
let globals = ["caches", "indexedDb"];
let jslint;
let options = {browser: true};
let result;
let source = "console.log(\u0027hello world\u0027);\n";
// Import JSLint in CommonJS environment.
jslint = await import("./jslint.mjs");
jslint = jslint.default;
// JSLint <source> and print <formatted_message>.
result = jslint.jslint(source, options, globals);
result.warnings.forEach(function ({
formatted_message
}) {
console.error(formatted_message);
});
}());
'
- shell output
To JSLint entire directory in shell:
```shell <!-- shRunWithScreenshotTxt .artifact/screenshot_sh_jslint_dir.svg -->
!/bin/sh
JSLint directory '.'
node jslint.mjs .
- shell output
<br><br>
# Quickstart JSLint Report
<br><br>
### To create a JSLint report in shell:
```shell <!-- shRunWithScreenshotTxt .artifact/screenshot_sh_jslint_report_file.svg -->
#!/bin/sh
printf "function foo() {console.log('hello world');}\n" > hello.js
# Create JSLint report from file 'hello.js' in shell.
node jslint.mjs \
jslint_report=.artifact/jslint_report_hello.html \
hello.js
- shell output
- screenshot file .artifact/jslint_report_hello.html
To create a JSLint report in javascript:
```shell <!-- shRunWithScreenshotTxt .artifact/screenshot_js_jslint_report_file.svg -->
!/bin/sh
node --input-type=module --eval '
/jslint devel/ import jslint from "./jslint.mjs"; import fs from "fs"; (async function () { let result; let source = "function foo() {console.log(\u0027hello world\u0027);}\n";
// Create JSLint report from in javascript.
result = jslint.jslint(source);
result = jslint.jslint_report(result);
result = `<body class="JSLINT_ JSLINT_REPORT_">\n${result}</body>\n`;
await fs.promises.mkdir(".artifact/", {recursive: true});
await fs.promises.writeFile(".artifact/jslint_report_hello.html", result);
console.error("wrote file .artifact/jslint_report_hello.html");
}());
'
- shell output
- screenshot file [.artifact/jslint_report_hello.html](https://jslint-org.github.io/jslint/branch-beta/.artifact/jslint_report_hello.html)
[](https://jslint-org.github.io/jslint/branch-beta/.artifact/jslint_report_hello.html)
<br><br>
# Quickstart V8 Coverage Report
<br><br>
### To create V8 coverage report from Node.js / Npm program in shell:
```shell <!-- shRunWithScreenshotTxt .artifact/screenshot_sh_coverage_report_spawn.svg -->
#!/bin/sh
git clone https://github.com/mapbox/node-sqlite3 node-sqlite3-sh \
--branch=v5.0.2 \
--depth=1 \
--single-branch
cd node-sqlite3-sh
npm install
# Create V8 coverage report from program `npm run test` in shell.
node ../jslint.mjs \
v8_coverage_report=../.artifact/coverage_sqlite3_sh/ \
--exclude=tes?/ \
--exclude=tes[!0-9A-Z_a-z-]/ \
--exclude=tes[0-9A-Z_a-z-]/ \
--exclude=tes[^0-9A-Z_a-z-]/ \
--exclude=test/**/*.js \
--exclude=test/suppor*/*elper.js \
--exclude=test/suppor?/?elper.js \
--exclude=test/support/helper.js \
--include=**/*.cjs \
--include=**/*.js \
--include=**/*.mjs \
--include=li*/*.js \
--include=li?/*.js \
--include=lib/ \
--include=lib/**/*.js \
--include=lib/*.js \
--include=lib/sqlite3.js \
npm run test
- shell output
- screenshot file .artifact/coverage_sqlite3_sh/index.html
- screenshot file .artifact/coverage_sqlite3_sh/lib/sqlite3.js.html
To create V8 coverage report from Node.js / Npm program in javascript:
```shell <!-- shRunWithScreenshotTxt .artifact/screenshot_js_coverage_report_spawn.svg -->
!/bin/sh
git clone https://github.com/mapbox/node-sqlite3 node-sqlite3-js \ --branch=v5.0.2 \ --depth=1 \ --single-branch
cd node-sqlite3-js npm install
node --input-type=module --eval '
/jslint node/ import jslint from "../jslint.mjs"; (async function () {
// Create V8 coverage report from program npm run test in javascript.
await jslint.v8CoverageReportCreate({
coverageDir: "../.artifact/coverage_sqlite3_js/",
processArgv: [
"--exclude=tes?/",
"--exclude=tes[!0-9A-Z_a-z-]/",
"--exclude=tes[0-9A-Z_a-z-]/",
"--exclude=tes[^0-9A-Z_a-z-]/",
"--exclude=test/**/*.js",
"--exclude=test/suppor*/*elper.js",
"--exclude=test/suppor?/?elper.js",
"--exclude=test/support/helper.js",
"--include=**/*.cjs",
"--include=**/*.js",
"--include=**/*.mjs",
"--include=li*/*.js",
"--include=li?/*.js",
"--include=lib/",
"--include=lib/**/*.js",
"--include=lib/*.js",
"--include=lib/sqlite3.js",
"npm", "run", "test"
]
});
}());
'
- shell output
- screenshot file [.artifact/coverage_sqlite3_js/index.html](https://jslint-org.github.io/jslint/branch-beta/.artifact/coverage_sqlite3_js/index.html)
[](https://jslint-org.github.io/jslint/branch-beta/.artifact/coverage_sqlite3_js/index.html)
- screenshot file [.artifact/coverage_sqlite3_js/lib/sqlite3.js.html](https://jslint-org.github.io/jslint/branch-beta/.artifact/coverage_sqlite3_js/lib/sqlite3.js.html)
[](https://jslint-org.github.io/jslint/branch-beta/.artifact/coverage_sqlite3_js/lib/sqlite3.js.html)
<br><br>
# Quickstart JSLint in CodeMirror
1. Download and save [`jslint.mjs`](https://www.jslint.com/jslint.mjs), [`jslint_wrapper_codemirror.js`](https://www.jslint.com/jslint_wrapper_codemirror.js) to file.
2. Edit, save, and serve example html-file below:
```html <!-- jslint_wrapper_codemirror.html -->
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>CodeMirror: JSLint Demo</title>
<!-- Assets from codemirror. -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/codemirror/5.65.5/codemirror.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/codemirror/5.65.5/addon/lint/lint.css">
<script defer src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/codemirror/5.65.5/codemirror.js"></script>
<script defer src="https://codemirror.net/mode/javascript/javascript.js"></script>
<script defer src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/codemirror/5.65.5/addon/lint/lint.js"></script>
<!-- Assets from jslint. -->
<script type="module" src="./jslint.mjs?window_jslint=1"></script>
<script defer src="./jslint_wrapper_codemirror.js"></script>
<style>
body {
background: #bbb;
color: #333;
font-family: sans-serif;
margin: 20px;
}
.JSLINT_.JSLINT_REPORT_ {
margin-top: 20px;
}
#editor1 {
height: 300px;
width: 100%;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>CodeMirror: JSLint Demo</h1>
<h3>
This demo will auto-lint the code below, and auto-generate a report as you type.
</h3>
<!-- Container for codemirror-editor. -->
<textarea id="editor1">console.log('hello world');</textarea>
<!-- Container for jslint-report. -->
<div class="JSLINT_ JSLINT_REPORT_"></div>
<script type=module>
window.addEventListener("load", function () {
let editor = window.CodeMirror.fromTextArea(document.getElementById(
"editor1"
), {
gutters: [
"CodeMirror-lint-markers"
],
indentUnit: 4,
lineNumbers: true,
lint: {
lintOnChange: true, // Enable auto-lint.
options: {
// browser: true,
// node: true
globals: [
// "caches",
// "indexedDb"
]
}
},
mode: "javascript"
});
// Initialize event-handling before linter is run.
editor.on("lintJslintBefore", function (/* options */) {
// options.browser = true;
// options.node = true;
// options.globals = [
// "caches",
// "indexedDb"
// ];
return;
});
// Initialize event-handling after linter is run.
editor.on("lintJslintAfter", function (options) {
// Generate jslint-report from options.result.
document.querySelector(
".JSLINT_REPORT_"
).innerHTML = window.jslint.jslint_report(options.result);
});
// Manually trigger linter.
editor.performLint();
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
- Live example at https://www.jslint.com/jslint_wrapper_codemirror.html
Quickstart JSLint in Vim
- Download and save
jslint.mjs,jslint_wrapper_vim.vimto directory~/.vim/ - Add vim-command
:source ~/.vim/jslint_wrapper_vim.vimto file~/.vimrc - Vim can now jslint files (via nodejs):
- with vim-command
:SaveAndJslint - with vim-key-combo
<Ctrl-S> <Ctrl-J>
- with vim-command
- screenshot
[screenshot](asset_image_jslint_wrapper_vim.png)
Quickstart JSLint in VSCode
- In VSCode, search and install extension
vscode-jslint - In VSCode, while editing a javascript file:
- right-click context-menu and select
[JSLint - Lint File] - or use key-binding
[Ctrl + Shift + J], [L] - or use key-binding
[ Cmd + Shift + J], [L]for Mac
- right-click context-menu and select
- screenshot
Documentation
[jslint.mjs](jslint.mjs) contains the jslint function. It parses and analyzes a source file, returning an object with information about the file. It can also take an object that sets options.
[index.html](index.html) runs the jslint.mjs function in a web page.
[help.html](help.html) describes JSLint's usage. Please read it.
JSLint can be run anywhere that JavaScript (or Java) can run.
The place to express yourself in programming is in the quality of your ideas and the efficiency of their execution. The role of style in programming is the same as in literature: It makes for better reading. A great writer doesn't express herself by putting the spaces before her commas instead of after, or by putting extra spaces inside her parentheses. A great writer will slavishly conform to some rules of style, and that in no way constrains her power to express herself creatively. See for example William Strunk's The Elements of Style [https://www.crockford.com/style.html].
This applies to programming as well. Conforming to a consistent style improves readability, and frees you to express yourself in ways that matter. JSLint here plays the part of a stern but benevolent editor, helping you to get the style right so that you can focus your creative energy where it is most needed.
API Doc
Directive /*jslint*/
/*jslint beta*/
/*jslint beta*/
// Enable experimental warnings.
// Warn if global variables are redefined.
// Warn if const / let statements are not declared at top of function or
// script, similar to var statements.
// Warn if const / let / var statements are not declared in ascii-order.
// Warn if named-functions are not declared in ascii-order.
/*jslint bitwise*/
/*jslint bitwise*/
// Allow bitwise operator.
let foo = 0 | 1;
/*jslint browser*/
/*jslint browser*/
// Assume browser environment.
localStorage.getItem("foo");
/*jslint convert*/
/*jslint convert*/
// Allow conversion operator.
let foo = new Date() + "";
let bar = !!0;
/*jslint couch*/
/*jslint couch*/
// Assume CouchDb environment.
registerType("text-json", "text/json");
/*jslint devel*/
/*jslint devel*/
// Allow console.log() and friends.
console.log("hello");
/*jslint eval*/
/*jslint eval*/
// Allow eval().
eval("1");
/*jslint fart*/
/*jslint fart*/
// Allow complex fat-arrow.
let foo = async ({bar, baz}) => {
return await bar(baz);
};
/*jslint for*/
/*jslint for*/
// Allow for-loop.
function foo() {
let ii;
for (ii = 0; ii < 10; ii += 1) {
foo();
}
}
/*jslint getset*/
/*jslint getset, this, devel*/
// Allow get() and set().
let foo = {
bar: 0,
get getBar() {
return this.bar;
},
set setBar(value) {
this.bar = value;
}
};
console.log(foo.getBar); // 0
foo.setBar = 1;
console.log(foo.getBar); // 1
/*jslint indent2*/
/*jslint indent2*/
// Use 2-space indent.
function foo() {
return;
}
/*jslint long*/
/*jslint long*/
// Allow long lines.
let foo = "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa";
/*jslint node*/
/*jslint node*/
// Assume Node.js environment.
require("fs");
/*jslint nomen*/
/*jslint nomen*/
// Allow weird property name.
let foo = {};
foo._bar = 1;
/*jslint single*/
/*jslint single*/
// Allow single-quote strings.
let foo = '';
/*jslint subscript*/
/*jslint subscript*/
// Allow identifiers in subscript-notation.
let foo = {};
foo["bar"] = 1;
/*jslint this*/
/*jslint this*/
// Allow 'this'.
function foo() {
return this;
}
/*jslint trace*/
/*jslint trace*/
// Include jslint stack-trace in warnings.
console.log('hello world');
/*
1. Undeclared 'console'.
console.log('hello world');
Error
at warn_at (...)
at warn (...)
at lookup (...)
at pre_v (...)
at jslint.mjs
2. Use double quotes, not single quotes.
console.log(...);
Error
at warn_at (...)
at lex_string (...)
at lex_token (...)
at jslint_phase2_lex (...)
at Function.jslint (...)
at jslint.mjs
*/
/*jslint unordered*/
/*jslint unordered*/
// Allow unordered cases, params, properties, and variables.
let foo = {bb: 1, aa: 0};
function bar({
bb = 1,
aa = 0
}) {
return aa + bb;
}
/*jslint white*/
/*jslint white*/
// Allow messy whitespace.
let foo = 1; let bar = 2;
Directive /*global*/
/*global foo, bar*/
// Declare global variables foo, bar.
foo();
bar();
Directive /*property*/
/*property foo, bar*/
// Restrict property-access to only .foo, .bar.
let aa = {bar: 1, foo: 2};
Directive /*jslint-disable*/.../*jslint-enable*/
/*jslint-disable*/
JSLint will ignore and treat this region as blank-lines.
Syntax error.
/*jslint-enable*/
Directive //jslint-ignore-line
// JSLint will ignore non-fatal warnings at given line.
eval("1"); //jslint-ignore-line
Package Listing
Changelog
- [Full CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md)
License
- JSLint is under [Unlicense License](LICENSE).
- CodeMirror editor is under MIT License.
- Function
v8CoverageListMergeis derived from MIT Licensed v8-coverage.
<!-- Coverage-hack node --eval ' 0 ' -->
*Note that all licence references and agreements mentioned in the JSLint README section above
are relevant to that project's source code only.