lint-new

Create a new ESLint rule named $ARGUMENTS in the eslintPluginScraps plugin.

Step 1: Choose Your Archetype

Read references/rule-archetypes.md and pick the archetype that matches your rule's intent:

Read the relevant reference before writing code. The archetypes document which AST visitors to use, which shared utilities apply, and which patterns are NOT appropriate for each approach.

Step 2: Check Shared Utilities

Before writing AST traversal logic, check static/eslint/eslintPluginScraps/src/ast/ for reusable code:

If another rule already solves a similar problem, extract shared logic into src/ast/utils/ and reuse it.

Step 3: Create Files

1. Rule: static/eslint/eslintPluginScraps/src/rules/$ARGUMENTS.ts
2. Test: static/eslint/eslintPluginScraps/src/rules/$ARGUMENTS.spec.ts

Rule Template

import {ESLintUtils} from '@typescript-eslint/utils';

export const $RULE_NAME = ESLintUtils.RuleCreator.withoutDocs({
  meta: {
    type: 'problem',
    docs: {
      description: '[Rule description]',
    },
    fixable: 'code', // include if rule has autofix — see Autofix Guidance
    schema: [],
    messages: {
      forbidden: 'Error message shown to user',
    },
  },
  create(context) {
    return {
      // AST visitor methods — see your chosen archetype
    };
  },
});

If your rule needs configurable options, load references/schema-patterns.md.

Test Template

import {RuleTester} from '@typescript-eslint/rule-tester';

import {$RULE_NAME} from './$ARGUMENTS';

const ruleTester = new RuleTester();

ruleTester.run('$ARGUMENTS', $RULE_NAME, {
  valid: [
    {
      code: '// valid code',
      filename: '/project/src/file.tsx',
    },
  ],
  invalid: [
    {
      code: '// invalid code',
      filename: '/project/src/file.tsx',
      errors: [{messageId: 'forbidden'}],
      output: '// expected output after autofix', // REQUIRED for fixable rules
    },
  ],
});

Run tests:

pnpm test-ci "static/eslint/eslintPluginScraps/src/rules/$ARGUMENTS.spec.ts"

Autofix Guidance

Default stance: implement autofix unless the transformation is ambiguous or could change runtime behavior.

Safe autofix patterns

• Import path rewrites (see no-core-import.ts as canonical example)
• Adding/removing JSX attributes with known values
• Wrapping expressions in a known component
• Identifier renames with no shadowing risk

Do NOT autofix when

• Multiple valid fixes exist and the right choice requires human judgment
• The fix requires type information not available from the AST alone
• The transformation alters control flow or runtime behavior
• The change spans multiple files

Fixer API

context.report({
  node,
  messageId: 'forbidden',
  fix(fixer) {
    return fixer.replaceText(node, newText);
    // Also: fixer.replaceTextRange([start, end], text)
    //        fixer.insertTextBefore(node, text)
    //        fixer.insertTextAfter(node, text)
    //        fixer.remove(node)
    // Return single fix or array of fixes
  },
});

When a rule is fixable, every invalid test case MUST include output showing the expected code after the fix.

Step 4: Register the Rule

1. Rule Index

Add to static/eslint/eslintPluginScraps/src/rules/index.ts:

import {$RULE_NAME} from './$ARGUMENTS';

export const rules = {
  // existing rules...
  $ARGUMENTS: $RULE_NAME,
};

2. ESLint Config

Add to eslint.config.ts inside the name: 'plugin/@sentry/scraps' block:

'@sentry/scraps/$ARGUMENTS': 'error',
// or with options:
'@sentry/scraps/$ARGUMENTS': ['error', { /* options */ }],

3. Verify

pnpm test-ci "static/eslint/eslintPluginScraps/src/rules/$ARGUMENTS.spec.ts"

Extending an Existing Rule

If modifying an existing rule rather than creating a new one:

1. Read the existing rule and its config files to understand the architecture
2. For config-driven rules (like use-semantic-token): changes often only require editing the config file (e.g., src/config/tokenRules.ts), not the rule logic
3. Watch for reverse-mapping side effects — adding a new category can change which category is suggested for shared properties (last writer wins in buildPropertyToRule)
4. Update existing tests for any changed behavior, then add new test cases

Naming Convention

• Rule name (kebab-case): my-rule-name — verb-noun pattern (e.g., no-token-import, use-semantic-token)
• Export name (camelCase): myRuleName
• File name: matches rule name exactly (my-rule-name.ts, my-rule-name.spec.ts)