eslint-plugin-react is an ESLint plugin that provides React-specific linting rules for JavaScript and JSX code.
The plugin addresses the need to enforce React best practices and catch common mistakes in React applications through linting. It works by extending ESLint with a set of rules tailored to React development patterns, allowing developers to configure which rules apply to their codebase through shareable configurations or individual rule selection.
Developers should adopt this plugin if they are building React applications and want automated enforcement of React conventions and good practices. It suits projects of any size that use ESLint as their linting tool. The plugin provides a recommended configuration for sensible defaults, an all configuration that enables every available rule, and support for both the legacy ESLint configuration system and the newer flat config system introduced in ESLint 8.21.0. For projects using React 17 or later with the new JSX transform, the plugin offers a jsx-runtime preset that disables rules no longer needed when React imports are not required.
The project maintains active engagement with ESLint ecosystem changes, having added support for the new flat config system alongside continued support for legacy configuration formats. Development includes ongoing rule refinement and updates to align with evolving React patterns and ESLint standards.
