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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +id: lint-rules |
| 3 | +title: Relay ESLint Plugin |
| 4 | +slug: /getting-started/lint-rules/ |
| 5 | +description: ESLint Plugin Relay |
| 6 | +keywords: |
| 7 | +- eslint |
| 8 | +- lint |
| 9 | +--- |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +One of the unique features enabled by Relay is the ability to statically detect unused GraphQL fields. This can [categorically prevent](https://relay.dev/blog/2023/10/24/how-relay-enables-optimal-data-fetching/) the "append only query" problem that is a common disfunction in many GraphQL clients. |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +This validation, and other helpful checks, are enabled by Relay's ESLint plugin [`eslint-plugin-relay`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/eslint-plugin-relay). **The Relay ESLint plugin is a key part of the Relay developer experience**. |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +## Installation |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +Assuming you have [ESLint](https://eslint.org/) already installed, you can add the Relay ESLint plugin to your project by running: |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +```sh |
| 22 | +npm install --save-dev eslint-plugin-relay |
| 23 | +``` |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +Then update your ESLint configuration to include the plugin: |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +```js tile="eslint.config.js" |
| 28 | +import relay from 'eslint-plugin-relay'; |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +export default [ |
| 31 | + // ... other ESlint Config |
| 32 | + { |
| 33 | + plugins: { relay }, |
| 34 | + rules: relay.configs['ts-recommended'].rules, |
| 35 | + }, |
| 36 | +]; |
| 37 | +``` |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +## Rule Descriptions |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +The following validation rules are included in the Relay ESLint plugin: |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +### `relay/unused-fields` |
| 44 | +Ensures that every GraphQL field referenced is used within the module that includes it. This helps enable Relay's [optimal data fetching](https://relay.dev/blog/2023/10/24/how-relay-enables-optimal-data-fetching/). |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +### `relay/no-future-added-value` |
| 47 | +Ensures code does not try to explicitly handle the `"%future added value"` enum variant which Relay inserts as a placeholder to ensure you handle the possibility that new enum variants may be added by the server after your application has been deployed. |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +### `relay/graphql-syntax` |
| 50 | +Ensures each `graphql` tagged template literal contains syntactically valid GraphQL. This is also validated by the Relay Compiler, but the ESLint plugin can often provide faster feedback. |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +### `relay/graphql-naming` |
| 53 | +Ensures GraphQL fragments and queries follow Relay's naming conventions. This is also validated by the Relay Compiler, but the ESLint plugin can often provide faster feedback. |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | +### `relay/function-required-argument` |
| 56 | +Ensures that `readInlineData` is always passed an explicit argument even though that argument is allowed to be `undefined` at runtime. |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +### `relay/hook-required-argument` |
| 59 | +Ensures that Relay hooks are always passed an explicit argument even though that argument is allowed to be `undefined` at runtime. |
| 60 | + |
| 61 | +### `relay/must-colocate-fragment-spreads` |
| 62 | +Ensures that when a fragment spread is added within a module, that module directly imports the module which defines that fragment. This prevents the anti-pattern when one component fetches a fragment that is not used by a direct child component. |
| 63 | +**Note**: This rule leans heavily on Meta's globally unique module names. It likely won't work well in other environments. |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | +## Suppressing rules within graphql tags |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +The following rules support suppression within graphql tags: |
| 68 | + |
| 69 | +- `relay/unused-fields` |
| 70 | +- `relay/must-colocate-fragment-spreads` |
| 71 | + |
| 72 | +Supported rules can be suppressed by adding `# eslint-disable-next-line relay/name-of-rule` to the preceding line: |
| 73 | + |
| 74 | +```js |
| 75 | +graphql` |
| 76 | + fragment foo on Page { |
| 77 | + # eslint-disable-next-line relay/must-colocate-fragment-spreads |
| 78 | + ...unused1 |
| 79 | + } |
| 80 | +`; |
| 81 | +``` |
| 82 | + |
| 83 | +Note that only the `eslint-disable-next-line` form of suppression works. `eslint-disable-line` doesn't currently work until graphql-js provides support for [parsing Comment nodes](https://github.com/graphql/graphql-js/issues/2241) in their AST. |
| 84 | + |
| 85 | +## Contributing |
| 86 | + |
| 87 | +If you wish to contribute to the Relay ESLint plugin, you can find the code on GitHub at [relay/eslint-plugin-relay](https://github.com/relayjs/eslint-plugin-relay/). |
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