eslint 8.56.0 → 9.0.0-alpha.1

package/README.md

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ ESLint is a tool for identifying and reporting on patterns found in ECMAScript/J
 
 ## Installation and Usage
 
-Prerequisites: [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) (`^12.22.0`, `^14.17.0`, or `>=16.0.0`) built with SSL support. (If you are using an official Node.js distribution, SSL is always built in.)
+Prerequisites: [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) (`^18.18.0`, `^20.9.0`, or `>=21.1.0`) built with SSL support. (If you are using an official Node.js distribution, SSL is always built in.)
 
 You can install and configure ESLint using this command:
 
@@ -245,6 +245,11 @@ The people who review and fix bugs and help triage issues.
 Bryan Mishkin
 </a>
 </td><td align="center" valign="top" width="11%">
+<a href="https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg">
+<img src="https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg.png?s=75" width="75" height="75" alt="Josh Goldberg ✨'s Avatar"><br />
+Josh Goldberg ✨
+</a>
+</td><td align="center" valign="top" width="11%">
 <a href="https://github.com/fasttime">
 <img src="https://github.com/fasttime.png?s=75" width="75" height="75" alt="Francesco Trotta's Avatar"><br />
 Francesco Trotta
@@ -293,7 +298,7 @@ The following companies, organizations, and individuals support ESLint's ongoing
 <h3>Platinum Sponsors</h3>
 <p><a href="#"><img src="https://images.opencollective.com/2021-frameworks-fund/logo.png" alt="Chrome Frameworks Fund" height="undefined"></a> <a href="https://automattic.com"><img src="https://images.opencollective.com/automattic/d0ef3e1/logo.png" alt="Automattic" height="undefined"></a></p><h3>Gold Sponsors</h3>
 <p><a href="https://engineering.salesforce.com"><img src="https://images.opencollective.com/salesforce/ca8f997/logo.png" alt="Salesforce" height="96"></a> <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/"><img src="https://images.opencollective.com/airbnb/d327d66/logo.png" alt="Airbnb" height="96"></a></p><h3>Silver Sponsors</h3>
-<p><a href="https://liftoff.io/"><img src="https://images.opencollective.com/liftoff/5c4fa84/logo.png" alt="Liftoff" height="64"></a> <a href="https://americanexpress.io"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3853301?v=4" alt="American Express" height="64"></a> <a href="https://www.workleap.com"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/53535748?u=d1e55d7661d724bf2281c1bfd33cb8f99fe2465f&v=4" alt="Workleap" height="64"></a></p><h3>Bronze Sponsors</h3>
+<p><a href="https://www.jetbrains.com/"><img src="https://images.opencollective.com/jetbrains/eb04ddc/logo.png" alt="JetBrains" height="64"></a> <a href="https://liftoff.io/"><img src="https://images.opencollective.com/liftoff/5c4fa84/logo.png" alt="Liftoff" height="64"></a> <a href="https://americanexpress.io"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3853301?v=4" alt="American Express" height="64"></a> <a href="https://www.workleap.com"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/53535748?u=d1e55d7661d724bf2281c1bfd33cb8f99fe2465f&v=4" alt="Workleap" height="64"></a></p><h3>Bronze Sponsors</h3>
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package/conf/ecma-version.js

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/**
+ * @fileoverview Configuration related to ECMAScript versions
+ * @author Milos Djermanovic
+ */
+
+"use strict";
+
+/**
+ * The latest ECMAScript version supported by ESLint.
+ * @type {number} year-based ECMAScript version
+ */
+const LATEST_ECMA_VERSION = 2024;
+
+module.exports = {
+    LATEST_ECMA_VERSION
+};

package/conf/rule-type-list.json

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
         { "removed": "space-in-brackets", "replacedBy": ["object-curly-spacing", "array-bracket-spacing"] },
         { "removed": "space-return-throw-case", "replacedBy": ["keyword-spacing"] },
         { "removed": "space-unary-word-ops", "replacedBy": ["space-unary-ops"] },
-        { "removed": "spaced-line-comment", "replacedBy": ["spaced-comment"] }
+        { "removed": "spaced-line-comment", "replacedBy": ["spaced-comment"] },
+        { "removed": "valid-jsdoc", "replacedBy": [] },
+        { "removed": "require-jsdoc", "replacedBy": [] }
     ]
 }

package/lib/api.js

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 // Requirements
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-const { ESLint } = require("./eslint");
+const { ESLint } = require("./eslint/eslint");
 const { Linter } = require("./linter");
 const { RuleTester } = require("./rule-tester");
 const { SourceCode } = require("./source-code");

package/lib/cli-engine/cli-engine.js

@@ -41,6 +41,17 @@ const hash = require("./hash");
 const LintResultCache = require("./lint-result-cache");
 
 const debug = require("debug")("eslint:cli-engine");
+const removedFormatters = new Set([
+    "checkstyle",
+    "codeframe",
+    "compact",
+    "jslint-xml",
+    "junit",
+    "table",
+    "tap",
+    "unix",
+    "visualstudio"
+]);
 const validFixTypes = new Set(["directive", "problem", "suggestion", "layout"]);
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -639,7 +650,7 @@ class CLIEngine {
         });
         const lintResultCache =
             options.cache ? new LintResultCache(cacheFilePath, options.cacheStrategy) : null;
-        const linter = new Linter({ cwd: options.cwd });
+        const linter = new Linter({ cwd: options.cwd, configType: "eslintrc" });
 
         /** @type {ConfigArray[]} */
         const lastConfigArrays = [configArrayFactory.getConfigArrayForFile()];
@@ -721,7 +732,7 @@ class CLIEngine {
      * @returns {void}
      */
     static outputFixes(report) {
-        report.results.filter(result => Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(result, "output")).forEach(result => {
+        report.results.filter(result => Object.hasOwn(result, "output")).forEach(result => {
             fs.writeFileSync(result.filePath, result.output);
         });
     }
@@ -1047,7 +1058,7 @@ class CLIEngine {
             try {
                 return require(formatterPath);
             } catch (ex) {
-                if (format === "table" || format === "codeframe") {
+                if (removedFormatters.has(format)) {
                     ex.message = `The ${format} formatter is no longer part of core ESLint. Install it manually with \`npm install -D eslint-formatter-${format}\``;
                 } else {
                     ex.message = `There was a problem loading formatter: ${formatterPath}\nError: ${ex.message}`;

package/lib/cli-engine/formatters/formatters-meta.json

@@ -1,20 +1,8 @@
 [
-    {
-        "name": "checkstyle",
-        "description": "Outputs results to the [Checkstyle](https://checkstyle.sourceforge.io/) format."
-    },
-    {
-        "name": "compact",
-        "description": "Human-readable output format. Mimics the default output of JSHint."
-    },
     {
         "name": "html",
         "description": "Outputs results to HTML. The `html` formatter is useful for visual presentation in the browser."
     },
-    {
-        "name": "jslint-xml",
-        "description": "Outputs results to format compatible with the [JSLint Jenkins plugin](https://plugins.jenkins.io/jslint/)."
-    },
     {
         "name": "json-with-metadata",
         "description": "Outputs JSON-serialized results. The `json-with-metadata` provides the same linting results as the [`json`](#json) formatter with additional metadata about the rules applied. The linting results are included in the `results` property and the rules metadata is included in the `metadata` property.\n\nAlternatively, you can use the [ESLint Node.js API](../../integrate/nodejs-api) to programmatically use ESLint."
@@ -23,24 +11,8 @@
         "name": "json",
         "description": "Outputs JSON-serialized results. The `json` formatter is useful when you want to programmatically work with the CLI's linting results.\n\nAlternatively, you can use the [ESLint Node.js API](../../integrate/nodejs-api) to programmatically use ESLint."
     },
-    {
-        "name": "junit",
-        "description": "Outputs results to format compatible with the [JUnit Jenkins plugin](https://plugins.jenkins.io/junit/)."
-    },
     {
         "name": "stylish",
         "description": "Human-readable output format. This is the default formatter."
-    },
-    {
-        "name": "tap",
-        "description": "Outputs results to the [Test Anything Protocol (TAP)](https://testanything.org/) specification format."
-    },
-    {
-        "name": "unix",
-        "description": "Outputs results to a format similar to many commands in UNIX-like systems. Parsable with tools such as [grep](https://www.gnu.org/software/grep/manual/grep.html), [sed](https://www.gnu.org/software/sed/manual/sed.html), and [awk](https://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/gawk.html)."
-    },
-    {
-        "name": "visualstudio",
-        "description": "Outputs results to format compatible with the integrated terminal of the [Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/) IDE. When using Visual Studio, you can click on the linting results in the integrated terminal to go to the issue in the source code."
     }
-]
+]

package/lib/cli-engine/lint-result-cache.js

@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class LintResultCache {
      * @returns {void}
      */
     setCachedLintResults(filePath, config, result) {
-        if (result && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(result, "output")) {
+        if (result && Object.hasOwn(result, "output")) {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ class LintResultCache {
              * In `getCachedLintResults`, if source is explicitly null, we will
              * read the file from the filesystem to set the value again.
              */
-            if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(resultToSerialize, "source")) {
+            if (Object.hasOwn(resultToSerialize, "source")) {
                 resultToSerialize.source = null;
             }
 

package/lib/cli.js

@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 const fs = require("fs"),
     path = require("path"),
     { promisify } = require("util"),
-    { ESLint } = require("./eslint"),
-    { FlatESLint, shouldUseFlatConfig } = require("./eslint/flat-eslint"),
+    { LegacyESLint } = require("./eslint"),
+    { ESLint, shouldUseFlatConfig } = require("./eslint/eslint"),
     createCLIOptions = require("./options"),
     log = require("./shared/logging"),
     RuntimeInfo = require("./shared/runtime-info"),
@@ -58,6 +58,16 @@ function quietFixPredicate(message) {
     return message.severity === 2;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Predicate function for whether or not to run a rule in quiet mode.
+ * If a rule is set to warning, do not run it.
+ * @param {{ ruleId: string; severity: number; }} rule The rule id and severity.
+ * @returns {boolean} True if the lint rule should run, false otherwise.
+ */
+function quietRuleFilter(rule) {
+    return rule.severity === 2;
+}
+
 /**
  * Translates the CLI options into the options expected by the ESLint constructor.
  * @param {ParsedCLIOptions} cliOptions The CLI options to translate.
@@ -94,7 +104,9 @@ async function translateOptions({
     resolvePluginsRelativeTo,
     rule,
     rulesdir,
-    warnIgnored
+    warnIgnored,
+    passOnNoPatterns,
+    maxWarnings
 }, configType) {
 
     let overrideConfig, overrideConfigFile;
@@ -187,12 +199,19 @@ async function translateOptions({
         fixTypes: fixType,
         ignore,
         overrideConfig,
-        overrideConfigFile
+        overrideConfigFile,
+        passOnNoPatterns
     };
 
     if (configType === "flat") {
         options.ignorePatterns = ignorePattern;
         options.warnIgnored = warnIgnored;
+
+        /*
+         * For performance reasons rules not marked as 'error' are filtered out in quiet mode. As maxWarnings
+         * requires rules set to 'warn' to be run, we only filter out 'warn' rules if maxWarnings is not specified.
+         */
+        options.ruleFilter = quiet && maxWarnings === -1 ? quietRuleFilter : () => true;
     } else {
         options.resolvePluginsRelativeTo = resolvePluginsRelativeTo;
         options.rulePaths = rulesdir;
@@ -266,25 +285,23 @@ async function printResults(engine, results, format, outputFile, resultsMeta) {
 
     const output = await formatter.format(results, resultsMeta);
 
-    if (output) {
-        if (outputFile) {
-            const filePath = path.resolve(process.cwd(), outputFile);
+    if (outputFile) {
+        const filePath = path.resolve(process.cwd(), outputFile);
 
-            if (await isDirectory(filePath)) {
-                log.error("Cannot write to output file path, it is a directory: %s", outputFile);
-                return false;
-            }
+        if (await isDirectory(filePath)) {
+            log.error("Cannot write to output file path, it is a directory: %s", outputFile);
+            return false;
+        }
 
-            try {
-                await mkdir(path.dirname(filePath), { recursive: true });
-                await writeFile(filePath, output);
-            } catch (ex) {
-                log.error("There was a problem writing the output file:\n%s", ex);
-                return false;
-            }
-        } else {
-            log.info(output);
+        try {
+            await mkdir(path.dirname(filePath), { recursive: true });
+            await writeFile(filePath, output);
+        } catch (ex) {
+            log.error("There was a problem writing the output file:\n%s", ex);
+            return false;
         }
+    } else if (output) {
+        log.info(output);
     }
 
     return true;
@@ -304,10 +321,10 @@ const cli = {
      * Executes the CLI based on an array of arguments that is passed in.
      * @param {string|Array|Object} args The arguments to process.
      * @param {string} [text] The text to lint (used for TTY).
-     * @param {boolean} [allowFlatConfig] Whether or not to allow flat config.
+     * @param {boolean} [allowFlatConfig=true] Whether or not to allow flat config.
      * @returns {Promise<number>} The exit code for the operation.
      */
-    async execute(args, text, allowFlatConfig) {
+    async execute(args, text, allowFlatConfig = true) {
         if (Array.isArray(args)) {
             debug("CLI args: %o", args.slice(2));
         }
@@ -323,6 +340,10 @@ const cli = {
 
         debug("Using flat config?", usingFlatConfig);
 
+        if (allowFlatConfig && !usingFlatConfig) {
+            process.emitWarning("You are using an eslintrc configuration file, which is deprecated and support will be removed in v10.0.0. Please migrate to an eslint.config.js file. See https://eslint.org/docs/latest/use/configure/migration-guide for details.", "ESLintRCWarning");
+        }
+
         const CLIOptions = createCLIOptions(usingFlatConfig);
 
         /** @type {ParsedCLIOptions} */
@@ -376,8 +397,8 @@ const cli = {
             }
 
             const engine = usingFlatConfig
-                ? new FlatESLint(await translateOptions(options, "flat"))
-                : new ESLint(await translateOptions(options));
+                ? new ESLint(await translateOptions(options, "flat"))
+                : new LegacyESLint(await translateOptions(options));
             const fileConfig =
                 await engine.calculateConfigForFile(options.printConfig);
 
@@ -405,7 +426,7 @@ const cli = {
             return 2;
         }
 
-        const ActiveESLint = usingFlatConfig ? FlatESLint : ESLint;
+        const ActiveESLint = usingFlatConfig ? ESLint : LegacyESLint;
 
         const engine = new ActiveESLint(await translateOptions(options, usingFlatConfig ? "flat" : "eslintrc"));
         let results;

package/lib/config/default-config.js

@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ exports.defaultConfig = [
             ecmaVersion: "latest",
             parser: require("espree"),
             parserOptions: {}
+        },
+        linterOptions: {
+            reportUnusedDisableDirectives: 1
         }
     },
 

package/lib/config/flat-config-array.js

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ const { ConfigArray, ConfigArraySymbol } = require("@humanwhocodes/config-array"
 const { flatConfigSchema } = require("./flat-config-schema");
 const { RuleValidator } = require("./rule-validator");
 const { defaultConfig } = require("./default-config");
-const jsPlugin = require("@eslint/js");
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Helpers
@@ -134,25 +133,6 @@ class FlatConfigArray extends ConfigArray {
      * @returns {Object} The preprocessed config.
      */
     [ConfigArraySymbol.preprocessConfig](config) {
-        if (config === "eslint:recommended") {
-
-            // if we are in a Node.js environment warn the user
-            if (typeof process !== "undefined" && process.emitWarning) {
-                process.emitWarning("The 'eslint:recommended' string configuration is deprecated and will be replaced by the @eslint/js package's 'recommended' config.");
-            }
-
-            return jsPlugin.configs.recommended;
-        }
-
-        if (config === "eslint:all") {
-
-            // if we are in a Node.js environment warn the user
-            if (typeof process !== "undefined" && process.emitWarning) {
-                process.emitWarning("The 'eslint:all' string configuration is deprecated and will be replaced by the @eslint/js package's 'all' config.");
-            }
-
-            return jsPlugin.configs.all;
-        }
 
         /*
          * If `shouldIgnore` is false, we remove any ignore patterns specified

package/lib/config/flat-config-helpers.js

@@ -5,6 +5,23 @@
 
 "use strict";
 
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Typedefs
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/** @typedef {import("../shared/types").Rule} Rule */
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Private Members
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// JSON schema that disallows passing any options
+const noOptionsSchema = Object.freeze({
+    type: "array",
+    minItems: 0,
+    maxItems: 0
+});
+
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Functions
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -52,32 +69,39 @@ function getRuleFromConfig(ruleId, config) {
     const { pluginName, ruleName } = parseRuleId(ruleId);
 
     const plugin = config.plugins && config.plugins[pluginName];
-    let rule = plugin && plugin.rules && plugin.rules[ruleName];
-
-
-    // normalize function rules into objects
-    if (rule && typeof rule === "function") {
-        rule = {
-            create: rule
-        };
-    }
+    const rule = plugin && plugin.rules && plugin.rules[ruleName];
 
     return rule;
 }
 
 /**
  * Gets a complete options schema for a rule.
- * @param {{create: Function, schema: (Array|null)}} rule A new-style rule object
- * @returns {Object} JSON Schema for the rule's options.
+ * @param {Rule} rule A rule object
+ * @throws {TypeError} If `meta.schema` is specified but is not an array, object or `false`.
+ * @returns {Object|null} JSON Schema for the rule's options. `null` if `meta.schema` is `false`.
  */
 function getRuleOptionsSchema(rule) {
 
-    if (!rule) {
+    if (!rule.meta) {
+        return { ...noOptionsSchema }; // default if `meta.schema` is not specified
+    }
+
+    const schema = rule.meta.schema;
+
+    if (typeof schema === "undefined") {
+        return { ...noOptionsSchema }; // default if `meta.schema` is not specified
+    }
+
+    // `schema:false` is an allowed explicit opt-out of options validation for the rule
+    if (schema === false) {
         return null;
     }
 
-    const schema = rule.schema || rule.meta && rule.meta.schema;
+    if (typeof schema !== "object" || schema === null) {
+        throw new TypeError("Rule's `meta.schema` must be an array or object");
+    }
 
+    // ESLint-specific array form needs to be converted into a valid JSON Schema definition
     if (Array.isArray(schema)) {
         if (schema.length) {
             return {
@@ -87,16 +111,13 @@ function getRuleOptionsSchema(rule) {
                 maxItems: schema.length
             };
         }
-        return {
-            type: "array",
-            minItems: 0,
-            maxItems: 0
-        };
 
+        // `schema:[]` is an explicit way to specify that the rule does not accept any options
+        return { ...noOptionsSchema };
     }
 
-    // Given a full schema, leave it alone
-    return schema || null;
+    // `schema:<object>` is assumed to be a valid JSON Schema definition
+    return schema;
 }
 
 

package/lib/config/flat-config-schema.js

@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@
 // Requirements
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-/*
- * Note: This can be removed in ESLint v9 because structuredClone is available globally
- * starting in Node.js v17.
- */
-const structuredClone = require("@ungap/structured-clone").default;
 const { normalizeSeverityToNumber } = require("../shared/severity");
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -53,6 +48,15 @@ function isNonNullObject(value) {
     return typeof value === "object" && value !== null;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Check if a value is a non-null non-array object.
+ * @param {any} value The value to check.
+ * @returns {boolean} `true` if the value is a non-null non-array object.
+ */
+function isNonArrayObject(value) {
+    return isNonNullObject(value) && !Array.isArray(value);
+}
+
 /**
  * Check if a value is undefined.
  * @param {any} value The value to check.
@@ -63,19 +67,27 @@ function isUndefined(value) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Deeply merges two objects.
+ * Deeply merges two non-array objects.
  * @param {Object} first The base object.
  * @param {Object} second The overrides object.
+ * @param {Map<string, Map<string, Object>>} [mergeMap] Maps the combination of first and second arguments to a merged result.
  * @returns {Object} An object with properties from both first and second.
  */
-function deepMerge(first = {}, second = {}) {
+function deepMerge(first, second, mergeMap = new Map()) {
 
-    /*
-     * If the second value is an array, just return it. We don't merge
-     * arrays because order matters and we can't know the correct order.
-     */
-    if (Array.isArray(second)) {
-        return second;
+    let secondMergeMap = mergeMap.get(first);
+
+    if (secondMergeMap) {
+        const result = secondMergeMap.get(second);
+
+        if (result) {
+
+            // If this combination of first and second arguments has been already visited, return the previously created result.
+            return result;
+        }
+    } else {
+        secondMergeMap = new Map();
+        mergeMap.set(first, secondMergeMap);
     }
 
     /*
@@ -89,27 +101,25 @@ function deepMerge(first = {}, second = {}) {
         ...second
     };
 
+    delete result.__proto__; // eslint-disable-line no-proto -- don't merge own property "__proto__"
+
+    // Store the pending result for this combination of first and second arguments.
+    secondMergeMap.set(second, result);
+
     for (const key of Object.keys(second)) {
 
         // avoid hairy edge case
-        if (key === "__proto__") {
+        if (key === "__proto__" || !Object.prototype.propertyIsEnumerable.call(first, key)) {
             continue;
         }
 
         const firstValue = first[key];
         const secondValue = second[key];
 
-        if (isNonNullObject(firstValue)) {
-            result[key] = deepMerge(firstValue, secondValue);
-        } else if (isUndefined(firstValue)) {
-            if (isNonNullObject(secondValue)) {
-                result[key] = deepMerge(
-                    Array.isArray(secondValue) ? [] : {},
-                    secondValue
-                );
-            } else if (!isUndefined(secondValue)) {
-                result[key] = secondValue;
-            }
+        if (isNonArrayObject(firstValue) && isNonArrayObject(secondValue)) {
+            result[key] = deepMerge(firstValue, secondValue, mergeMap);
+        } else if (isUndefined(secondValue)) {
+            result[key] = firstValue;
         }
     }
 

package/lib/config/rule-validator.js

@@ -66,6 +66,25 @@ function throwRuleNotFoundError({ pluginName, ruleName }, config) {
     throw new TypeError(errorMessage);
 }
 
+/**
+ * The error type when a rule has an invalid `meta.schema`.
+ */
+class InvalidRuleOptionsSchemaError extends Error {
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new instance.
+     * @param {string} ruleId Id of the rule that has an invalid `meta.schema`.
+     * @param {Error} processingError Error caught while processing the `meta.schema`.
+     */
+    constructor(ruleId, processingError) {
+        super(
+            `Error while processing options validation schema of rule '${ruleId}': ${processingError.message}`,
+            { cause: processingError }
+        );
+        this.code = "ESLINT_INVALID_RULE_OPTIONS_SCHEMA";
+    }
+}
+
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Exports
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -130,10 +149,14 @@ class RuleValidator {
 
             // Precompile and cache validator the first time
             if (!this.validators.has(rule)) {
-                const schema = getRuleOptionsSchema(rule);
-
-                if (schema) {
-                    this.validators.set(rule, ajv.compile(schema));
+                try {
+                    const schema = getRuleOptionsSchema(rule);
+
+                    if (schema) {
+                        this.validators.set(rule, ajv.compile(schema));
+                    }
+                } catch (err) {
+                    throw new InvalidRuleOptionsSchemaError(ruleId, err);
                 }
             }