JS.TS.NO.VAR.REQUIRES

Disallows the use of require statements except in import statements

In other words, the use of forms such as var foo = require("foo") are banned. Instead use ES6 style imports or import foo = require("foo") imports.

Rule Details

Examples of code for this rule:

Incorrect

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var foo = require('foo');
const foo = require('foo');
let foo = require('foo');

Correct

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import foo = require('foo');
require('foo');
import foo from 'foo';

Options

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// .eslintrc.json
{
  "rules": {
    "@typescript-eslint/no-var-requires": "error"
  }
}

This rule is not configurable.

When Not To Use It

If you don't care about TypeScript module syntax, then you will not need this rule.