eslint-utils offers a collection of utility functions specifically designed to assist in creating ESLint rules. It streamlines the development process by providing pre-built tools for common tasks like traversing ASTs, analyzing scopes, and checking types. By leveraging this package, rule authors can write more robust, maintainable, and efficient ESLint rules without needing to reimplement foundational logic. It promotes code reuse and consistency across different ESLint rule sets.
The eslint-utils package saw initial activity in 2018, with 6 releases between May and June. Release frequency decreased significantly afterward, with only occasional releases in 2019 (5 releases), 2020 (1 release), and 2021 (1 release). The last was May 2021. There have been no releases in the past 3 years and 3 months, since June 2021, based on data up to August 2025.
Eslint-utils npm package downloads saw high volume in 2024, peaking in November. 2025 started similarly, with a significant surge in June. July remained high, August saw a notable decrease, with a surge in September. The current month's data is still incomplete.
