#no-exports-assign

#Configuration

import { defineConfig } from '@rslint/core';

export default defineConfig([
  {
    plugins: ['node'],
    rules: {
      'node/no-exports-assign': 'error',
    },
  },
]);

Disallow assignments to the global exports variable.

The node plugin ports this rule from eslint-plugin-n.

#Rule Details

Assigning a new value to exports does not replace the value exported by a CommonJS module. Assign to module.exports instead.

Examples of incorrect code:

exports = {};
exports = { foo: 1 };

Examples of correct code:

module.exports = { foo: 1 };
module.exports.foo = 1;
exports.bar = 2;

module.exports = exports = {};
exports = module.exports = {};

function update(exports) {
  exports = {};
}

The rule checks assignment expressions, including compound assignments. It allows a chained assignment when the immediately enclosing or right-hand assignment targets the global module.exports. Computed access such as module['exports'] does not qualify for this exception.

Only variables belonging to the global scope are checked. Local parameters, imports, and other local bindings named exports are allowed.

#Options

This rule has no options and provides no automatic fixes or suggestions.

Enable the bundled node plugin. CommonJS files supply exports and module globals automatically; other source types can configure them explicitly:

export default [
  {
    plugins: ['node'],
    languageOptions: {
      globals: { exports: 'writable', module: 'readonly' },
    },
    rules: { 'node/no-exports-assign': 'error' },
  },
];

#References

• Upstream documentation
• Upstream source