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diff --git a/docs/code-quality/lint/linters/eslint-plugin-mozilla/rules/no-redeclare-with-import-autofix.rst b/docs/code-quality/lint/linters/eslint-plugin-mozilla/rules/no-redeclare-with-import-autofix.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d7d4edab50 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/code-quality/lint/linters/eslint-plugin-mozilla/rules/no-redeclare-with-import-autofix.rst @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +no-redeclare-with-import-autofix +================================ + +This is the +`builtin eslint rule no-redeclare <https://eslint.org/docs/latest/rules/no-redeclare>`_, +but with an additional fixer that can automatically remove superfluous +(duplicate) imports. + +For redeclarations that are not imports, there is no automatic fix, as +the author will likely have to rename variables so that they do not +redeclare existing variables or conflict with the name of a builtin +property or global variable. + +Typical duplicate imports happen when a `head.js` file, imports +a module and a test then subsequently also attempts to import the same +module. + +In browser mochitests, an additional typical scenario is importing +modules that are already imported in the main browser window. Because +these tests run in a scope that inherits from the main browser window +one, there is no need to re-import such modules. |