⭐ If this plugin caught a real bug for you, star the repo — it's the signal that keeps these rules maintained.

Description

This plugin provides Modernization rules — prefer modern ES idioms over legacy patterns.

• Why — a linter nobody reads protects nothing. We would rather miss a finding than spend your attention on one that was never real.
• How — evidence, not names. A rule fires on what the code does, resolved through the AST and ESLint's own scope analysis.
• What — every finding carries its fix, in prose for a human and as structured JSON for an agent. Security rules add a CWE mapping and, where assigned, a CVSS score.

That trade costs recall, and we measure it: methodology · results · a false positive is a bug.

Getting Started

• To check out the guide, visit eslint.interlace.tools. 📚

npm install eslint-plugin-modernization --save-dev

⚙️ Configuration Presets

| Preset | Description | | :------------ | :----------------------------------------------- | | recommended | Balanced modernization for most projects | | strict | All rules as errors for aggressive modernization |

🏢 Usage Example

// eslint.config.js
import modernization from 'eslint-plugin-modernization';

export default [
  modernization.configs.recommended,

  // Or be strict about modernization
  // modernization.configs.strict,
];

Why These Rules?

no-instanceof-array

instanceof Array fails across different realms (iframes, workers). Array.isArray() is the correct, reliable check.

// ❌ Bad: Fails across realms
if (value instanceof Array) {
}

// ✅ Good: Works everywhere
if (Array.isArray(value)) {
}

prefer-at

Array.at() provides cleaner negative index access (ES2022+).

// ❌ Bad: Verbose negative index access
const last = arr[arr.length - 1];

// ✅ Good: Clean ES2022+ syntax
const last = arr.at(-1);

prefer-event-target

EventTarget is the native browser API and doesn't require Node.js polyfills.

// ❌ Bad: Requires polyfill in browsers
import { EventEmitter } from 'events';

// ✅ Good: Native browser API
const target = new EventTarget();

📦 Compatibility

| Package | Version | | :--- | :--- | | ESLint | ^8.40.0 \|\| ^9.0.0 \|\| ^10.0.0 | | Node.js | >=18.0.0 |

See the ESLint Version Support Policy — current ecosystem share data, the 20% gate, and the forward-looking exception that covers v10.

Rules

Legend

| Icon | Description | | :---: | :--- | | 💼 | Recommended: Included in the recommended preset. | | ⚠️ | Warns: Set to warn in recommended preset. | | 🔧 | Auto-fixable: Automatically fixable by the --fix CLI option. | | 💡 | Suggestions: Providing code suggestions in IDE. | | 🚫 | Deprecated: This rule is deprecated. | | 🟢 | Type-unaware: AST-only, runs in oxlint JS-plugin tier. | | 🟡 | Type-aware (refining): pure-AST primary path; types refine precision. | | 🟠 | Type-aware (graceful): requires TS program; silent without it. |

| Rule | CWE | OWASP | CVSS | Description | 🧠 | 💼 | ⚠️ | 🔧 | 💡 | 🚫 | | :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | | no-instanceof-array | | | | Prefer Array.isArray() over instanceof Array for reliable type checking across different JavaScript realms… | 🟢 | 💼 | | | 💡 | | | prefer-at | | | | Prefer using Array.at() for accessing elements, especially with negative indices | 🟢 | | ⚠️ | | 💡 | | | prefer-event-target | | | | Prefer EventTarget over EventEmitter for isomorphic code | 🟢 | | ⚠️ | | 💡 | | | prefer-template-literal | | | | Prefer template literals over string concatenation with runtime values | 🟢 | | ⚠️ | | | |

🔗 Related ESLint Plugins

Part of the Interlace ESLint ecosystem — AI-native rules with LLM-optimized error messages:

Security

| Plugin | Downloads | Description | | :--- | :---: | :--- | | eslint-plugin-anthropic-security | | Anthropic SDK security. | | eslint-plugin-browser-security | | XSS, DOM security. | | eslint-plugin-drizzle-security | | Drizzle security. | | eslint-plugin-express-security | | Express middleware hardening. | | eslint-plugin-gemini-security | | Google Gemini SDK security. | | eslint-plugin-jwt-security | | Token security. | | eslint-plugin-knex-security | | Knex security. | | eslint-plugin-lambda-security | | AWS Lambda hardening. | | eslint-plugin-mcp-sdk-security | | MCP SDK security. | | eslint-plugin-mongodb-security | | MongoDB injection. | | eslint-plugin-mysql-security | | MySQL security. | | eslint-plugin-nestjs-security | | NestJS framework hardening. | | eslint-plugin-node-security | | Server-side patterns. | | eslint-plugin-openai-security | | OpenAI SDK security. | | eslint-plugin-postgresql-security | | PostgreSQL security. | | eslint-plugin-prisma-security | | Prisma security. | | eslint-plugin-secure-coding | | Injection prevention. | | eslint-plugin-sequelize-security | | Sequelize ORM security. | | eslint-plugin-sqlite-security | | SQLite security. | | eslint-plugin-supabase-security | | Supabase security. | | eslint-plugin-typeorm-security | | TypeORM security. | | eslint-plugin-vercel-ai-security | | AI SDK security. |

Code quality

| Plugin | Downloads | Description | | :--- | :---: | :--- | | eslint-plugin-cli-floor | | CLI floor for commander, yargs and burgee. | | eslint-plugin-conventions | | Team-specific habits and styles. | | eslint-plugin-import-next | | Fast cycle + import-graph analysis. | | eslint-plugin-maintainability | | Cognitive load and clean-code patterns. | | eslint-plugin-modularity | | Structural integrity and DDD patterns. | | eslint-plugin-operability | | Production readiness and resource health. | | eslint-plugin-react-a11y | | React accessibility / WCAG. | | eslint-plugin-react-features | | React best practices and optimization. | | eslint-plugin-reliability | | Runtime stability and error safety. |

⭐ Support & follow

If this plugin caught a real bug for you, star the repo — stars are the signal that keeps the Interlace ESLint ecosystem maintained — and follow the writeups on Dev.to for the benchmarks and security research behind these rules.

📄 License

MIT © Ofri Peretz