run eslint in multi repository project - eslint

Question

let's say, I have following project structure:
back/package.json
back/lib/Content/*.js
front/package.json
slices/budget/back/package.json
slices/budget/back/lib/Content/*.js
slices/budget/front/package.json
slices/accounting/back/package.json
slices/accounting/back/lib/Content/*.js
slices/accounting/front/package.json
how do I?
cd back && eslint ./lib/**/*.js ../slices/**/lib/Content/*.js
specifically, I want to
install eslint one time as devDependencies
somewhere in /back of root module
config eslint one time somewhere in /back/package.json:eslint key of root module
add eslint config in /back/package.json of root module just one time
eslint entire tree of modules
not in each slice seperatly
run from ci cd
so I need a way to run from /back
and later - maybe someway to respect eslint config hierarchy
not change project directory structure at all
what I receive
cd back && npm run lint
> back#1.0.0 lint
> eslint ../
Oops! Something went wrong! :(
ESLint: 8.23.1
ESLint couldn't find a configuration file
reason: https://eslint.org/docs/latest/user-guide/configuring/configuration-files#using-configuration-files

Answer 1

You can use the --ignore-path option to specify a file with patterns that should be ignored. The file should contain one pattern per line. For example, to ignore all files in the node_modules directory, you could create a .eslintignore file with the following contents:
node_modules
You can also use the --ignore-pattern option to specify a pattern that should be ignored. For example, to ignore all files in the node_modules directory, you could run:
eslint . --ignore-pattern node_modules

Answer 2

The error is probably because you haven't specified the eslint config file explicitly. To run eslint on all the modules, starting from the parent folder, run: eslint ../ -c .eslintrc.js (or whatever .eslintrc file you use in back). It seems like eslint is confused if it does not have the config file in the same directory it is running from hence you need to manually specify the path to it.

Answer 3

The correct way of solving this issue would be creating sharable config file with configuration you have in back right now:
module.exports = {
rules: {
semi: [2, "always"]
}
};
Then you publish it to public or private npm with a name #your-project/eslint-config and use it in .eslintrc.json that is the same in all your projects:
{
"extends": [
"#your-project/eslint-config"
]
}
This way gives you ability to configure CI in a simple and independent way if you have lots of repositories: just run eslint lib/*.js.
If you have all the repositories in one computer and want to lint all of them using one command, you can use one of my tools:
redfork, install eslint and redfork globally and run:
redfork 'eslint lib/*.js'
But maybe you need to have some changes in project structure.
runny, if you don't want to make changes in project structure, just add configuration file .runny.json:
{
"command": "eslint lib/*.js",
"directories": [
"~/one",
"~/two",
"~/three"
]
}
It will run the same command for any directory you need.

Answer 4

I had a similar issue and the following has solved my problem.
I guess you haven't specified the eslint config file explicitly.
To run eslint on all the modules
run: eslint ../ -c .eslintrc.js
It seems like eslint is confused if it does not have the config file in the same directory it is running from, so you need to manually specify the path to it.

Answer 5

no real answer, except to create .eslintignore, .eslintrc, package.json at project root