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import/no-empty-named-blocks Suspicious

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What it does

Enforces that named import blocks are not empty.

Why is this bad?

Empty named imports serve no practical purpose and often result from accidental deletions or tool-generated code.

Examples

Examples of incorrect code for this rule:

import {} from "mod";
import Default from "mod";

Examples of correct code for this rule:

import { mod } from "mod";
import Default, { mod } from "mod";

How to use

To enable this rule using the config file or in the CLI, you can use:

Config (.oxlintrc.json)

{
  "plugins": ["import"],
  "rules": {
    "import/no-empty-named-blocks": "error"
  }
}

Config (oxlint.config.ts)

import { defineConfig } from "oxlint";

export default defineConfig({
  plugins: ["import"],
  rules: {
    "import/no-empty-named-blocks": "error",
  },
});

CLI

oxlint --deny import/no-empty-named-blocks --import-plugin

Version

This rule was added in v0.16.1.

References

• Rule Source
• Upstream rule docs
• Open rule in Oxc Playground