exports-style.md

node/exports-style

enforce either module.exports or exports

module.exports and exports are the same instance by default. But those come to be different if one of them is modified.

module.exports = {
    foo: 1
}

exports.bar = 2

In this case, exports.bar will be lost since only the instance of module.exports will be exported.

📖 Rule Details

This rule enforces the export style.

If you use module.exports, this rule disallows exports.
If you use exports, this rule disallows module.exports.

You can select it by an option.

Options

This rule has a string option.

{
    "node/exports-style": [
        "error",
        "module.exports" or "exports",
        {
            "allowBatchAssign": false
        }
    ]
}

• "module.exports" (default) requires module.exports and disallows exports.
• "exports" requires exports and disallows module.exports.
• allowBatchAssign (default is false) allows module.exports = exports = obj if this is true.

module.exports

Examples of 👎 incorrect code for the "module.exports" option:

/*eslint node/exports-style: ["error", "module.exports"]*/

exports.foo = 1
exports.bar = 2

Examples of 👍 correct code for the "module.exports" option:

/*eslint node/exports-style: ["error", "module.exports"]*/

module.exports = {
    foo: 1,
    bar: 2
}

module.exports.baz = 3

exports

Examples of 👎 incorrect code for the "exports" option:

/*eslint node/exports-style: ["error", "exports"]*/

module.exports = {
    foo: 1,
    bar: 2
}

module.exports.baz = 3

Examples of 👍 correct code for the "exports" option:

/*eslint node/exports-style: ["error", "exports"]*/

exports.foo = 1
exports.bar = 2

allowBatchAssign

Examples of 👍 correct code for the "exports" and {"allowBatchAssign": true} option:

/*eslint node/exports-style: ["error", "exports", {"allowBatchAssign": true}]*/

// Allow `module.exports` in the same assignment expression as `exports`.
module.exports = exports = function foo() {
    // do something.
}

exports.bar = 1

🔎 Implementation

• Rule source
• Test source