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Adds the ESLint language implementation, so ESLint can lint shell scripts with this plugin's parser. After this PR the plugin works end to end; it just has no rules yet.

What's included

  • ShellLanguage (src/languages/shell-language.ts):
    • Text file type with 1-based lines and columns.
    • A variant constructor option ("bash" default, "posix", "mksh") selects the shell dialect. Unknown variants throw a TypeError.
    • The variant language option defaults to the language's own variant, so it is only needed to override the dialect.
    • Syntax errors come back as a failed parse result with line and column, which ESLint reports as a fatal message.
  • ShellSourceCode (src/languages/shell-source-code.ts), built on TextSourceCodeBase from @eslint/plugin-kit:
    • getLoc() and getRange() compute positions from each node's start/end; getLoc() uses the inherited getLocFromIndex().
    • traverse() builds the enter/exit steps once and records parents, which back getParent() and getAncestors().
    • Inline configuration from comments: # eslint-disable, -enable, -disable-line, and -disable-next-line (with -- justification), plus # eslint rule: severity.
  • src/visitor-keys.ts: traversal order for all 42 node types.
  • src/types.ts: adds ShellLanguageOptions, a typed ShellRuleVisitor (per-node handlers plus :exit variants), and ShellRuleDefinition, built on plugin-kit's CustomRuleDefinitionType.
  • src/index.ts:
    • Registers one language per shell dialect (shell/bash, shell/posix, and shell/mksh), an empty rules map, and configs.recommended.
    • The recommended config targets **/*.sh and **/*.bash, uses language: "shell/bash", and references the plugin itself. It has no rules yet; each rule PR adds its own entry.
    • Also exports ShellLanguage, ShellSourceCode, and visitorKeys.
  • README: Usage, Languages, and Configuration comments sections. The comment examples mention rules added later in the stack.

Integration tests

These tests use tests/fixtures/test-plugin.ts, a test-only plugin with two trivial rules (test/no-forbidden, test/no-deprecated), so they don't depend on any shipped rule.

  • tests/plugin.test.ts:
    • Reported positions, including after non-ASCII text.
    • Traversal into nested statements and command substitutions.
    • Fatal parse errors.
    • That each language parses its own dialect.
    • That the recommended config applies to .sh/.bash and not .js. This test uses code that is valid JavaScript but invalid Bash, so it can actually tell the difference.
  • tests/directives.test.ts: every disable/enable directive form, unused-directive reporting, and inline severity and enable comments.

Testing

61 new tests (143 total); build, lint, and format checks pass.

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  • New Features
    • Added ESLint support for shell scripts, with Bash as the default dialect and options for POSIX and mksh.
    • Added a recommended configuration for .sh and .bash files.
    • Added support for standard ESLint configuration comments in shell scripts, including rule overrides and disable directives.
    • Updated the README with setup and usage instructions.

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The plugin adds a shell language implementation, shell-specific source-code support, and a recommended flat configuration for Bash files. It also exports shell types and visitor keys, and adds unit tests, integration tests, and README usage instructions.

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Shell language support

Layer / File(s) Summary
Shell types and traversal keys
src/types.ts, src/visitor-keys.ts, src/types.spec.ts, src/visitor-keys.spec.ts
Adds shell language options and rule-definition types, plus frozen visitor keys for Bash syntax nodes. Tests cover the type relationships and visitor-key entries.
Shell source-code behavior
src/languages/shell-source-code.ts, src/languages/shell-source-code.spec.ts, tests/directives.test.ts, tests/fixtures/test-plugin.ts
Adds source locations, node traversal and parent lookup, and parsing of inline ESLint directives and rule configuration comments. Tests cover these behaviors, including directive effects in ESLint.
Shell language parsing
src/languages/shell-language.ts, src/languages/shell-language.spec.ts
Adds ShellLanguage, which validates shell variants, parses files with parseBash, reports parse errors, and creates ShellSourceCode.
Plugin registration and usage
src/index.ts, src/index.spec.ts, tests/plugin.test.ts, README.md
Registers the Bash language and a recommended configuration for *.sh and *.bash files. Adds plugin integration tests and README examples for configuration, variants, and parser imports.

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  participant ESLint
  participant ShellLanguage
  participant parseBash
  participant ShellSourceCode
  ESLint->>ShellLanguage: parse shell file with language options
  ShellLanguage->>parseBash: parse text with variant and file path
  parseBash-->>ShellLanguage: AST and comments
  ESLint->>ShellLanguage: create source code from parse result
  ShellLanguage->>ShellSourceCode: construct with file text and AST
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Files with lone carriage returns or Unicode line separators may get line numbers that differ from ESLint's own line model. Typical shell scripts are not affected, so this can be followed up after merge.

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The public visitor type exposes a Comment callback even though comments are intentionally excluded from traversal.

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What changed in this PR

Adds end-to-end ESLint language support for parsing and linting Bash files.

Changes:

  • Implements Bash language parsing, source locations, traversal, and directives.
  • Exposes typed rule APIs, visitor keys, and recommended configuration.
  • Adds unit and integration coverage plus usage documentation.
File Description
src/​languages/​bash-language.ts Implements the ESLint language interface.
src/​languages/​bash-language.spec.ts Tests language behavior and variants.
src/​languages/​bash-source-code.ts Implements traversal, locations, and directives.
src/​languages/​bash-source-code.spec.ts Tests source-code APIs.
src/​visitor-keys.ts Defines AST traversal keys.
src/​visitor-keys.spec.ts Tests visitor-key coverage.
src/​types.ts Adds language and rule types.
src/​types.spec.ts Tests exported types.
src/​index.ts Registers and exports the language.
src/​index.spec.ts Tests plugin exports and configuration.
tests/​fixtures/​test-plugin.ts Provides test-only Bash rules.
tests/​plugin.test.ts Tests ESLint integration.
tests/​directives.test.ts Tests inline configuration directives.
README.md Documents usage and options.

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Comment thread src/types.ts
@nzakas nzakas changed the title feat: add Bash language feat: add shell languages Oct 2, 2026
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The PR description mentions ShellLanguage, but the language constructor is named BashLanguage. What was the intent?

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Oops! Forgot to update the class names.

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Comment thread src/languages/shell-source-code.ts Outdated
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
nzakas and others added 4 commits October 8, 2026 16:49
Comments are exposed through Program.comments and are never traversed,
so a Comment handler could be declared but would never run.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Renames BashLanguage, BashSourceCode, and the language and rule types
to their Shell equivalents, registers the plugin under the shell
namespace in the recommended config, and updates the README to use
@eslint/shell.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Adds a variant constructor option to ShellLanguage and registers
shell/bash, shell/posix, and shell/mksh. Each language uses its variant
as the default for the variant language option.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Replaces the hand-rolled line index and binary search with the
getLocFromIndex() method inherited from TextSourceCodeBase, so there is
a single line model for locations and sourceCode.lines.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Comment thread src/types.ts
Comment on lines +448 to +453
export interface ShellLanguageOptions {
/** The shell dialect to parse. Defaults to the variant of the language in use. */
variant?: ShellVariant;

[key: string]: unknown;
}

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A minor change for consistency with the other language plugins:

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export interface ShellLanguageOptions {
/** The shell dialect to parse. Defaults to the variant of the language in use. */
variant?: ShellVariant;
[key: string]: unknown;
}
export interface ShellLanguageOptions extends LanguageOptions {
/** The shell dialect to parse. Defaults to the variant of the language in use. */
variant?: ShellVariant;
}

and at the top:

import type { LanguageOptions } from "@eslint/core";

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