bug #1175 Delay force sync until needed (wesoledi, weaverryan)

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Delay force sync until needed

Hi!

This finishes #1155.

Cheers!

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ca95954 moving most require back to the top
530eed5 2022-08-15 - move const def under main condition - do not init if not nessesary

lib/plugins/eslint.js

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const forceSync = require('sync-rpc');
-const hasEslintConfiguration = forceSync(require.resolve('../utils/has-eslint-configuration'));
 const WebpackConfig = require('../WebpackConfig'); //eslint-disable-line no-unused-vars
 const applyOptionsCallback = require('../utils/apply-options-callback');
 const pluginFeatures = require('../features');
@@ -25,6 +24,8 @@ const babelLoaderUtil = require('../loaders/babel');
  */
 module.exports = function(plugins, webpackConfig) {
     if (webpackConfig.useEslintPlugin) {
+        const hasEslintConfiguration = forceSync(require.resolve('../utils/has-eslint-configuration'));
+
         pluginFeatures.ensurePackagesExistAndAreCorrectVersion('eslint_plugin');
 
         if (!hasEslintConfiguration(webpackConfig)) {