@eslint/plugin-kit assists ESLint plugin authors in building and maintaining high-quality rules. It offers utilities for common tasks like traversing the AST, extracting information from code patterns, and validating rule options. Using this kit promotes consistency and reduces boilerplate, making plugin development more efficient and reliable. The plugin-kit includes functionalities for ensuring cross-ESLint version compatibility and streamlining testing, leading to better maintainability.
@eslint/plugin-kit releases varied monthly. In 2024, August brought 2 releases, followed by none in September. October-December saw 2, 1, and 1 releases respectively. In 2025, January, February, April, May, June, and July had 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, and 1 releases each, while March had none. The latest version available is 0.3.4.
@eslint/plugin-kit downloads began slowly in August 2024, exploded in September, and peaked in July 2025 at 97 million. August 2025 shows a decrease to 80 million, but the month is not yet complete, so this number is not final. The package has experienced overall significant growth.
