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feat: support languageOptions.parser in Markdown - #152
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languageOptions.parser to improve parser performancelanguageOptions.parser in Markdown
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languageOptions.parser in MarkdownlanguageOptions.parser in Markdown for peformance
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe RFC proposes a synchronous custom parser option for Markdown languages. It defines the parser contract, option forwarding, default behavior, validation, compatibility requirements, and implementation plans. ChangesCustom Markdown parser support
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In `@designs/2026-markdown-custom-parsers/README.md`:
- Around line 136-137: Expand the native-parser source-position contract in the
RFC to define UTF-16 offset units, one-based line and column semantics, BOM
handling, and CRLF normalization. Add coverage for astral characters, CRLF
input, and a leading BOM, including an autofix assertion that verifies reported
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ESLint has a CLI option |
@fasttime I’ve added a test case in eslint/markdown@1a28ef6, and it also overrides the parser for |
Since the option is named That said, I think the new option could break existing configurations, even without using the CLI option. For example: import js from "@eslint/js";
import markdown from "@eslint/markdown";
import { defineConfig } from "eslint/config";
import * as espree from "espree";
export default defineConfig([
{
files: ["**/*.{js,jsx}"],
plugins: { js },
extends: ["js/recommended"],
},
{
files: ["**/*.md"],
plugins: { markdown },
language: "markdown/commonmark",
extends: ["markdown/recommended"],
},
{
languageOptions: {
parser: espree,
parserOptions: { ecmaFeatures: { jsx: true } },
},
}
]);This works now because A few things we could do to mitigate the problem:
I'd lean toward option 2 or 3 for now, but I'd be interested in hearing what others think. |
If I understand correctly, maybe is this option similar to Allow rules to specify the languages/dialects they work on, but for the |
Maybe something similar, although for backward compatibility, |
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Could I hear some more opinions on it? @eslint/eslint-tsc |
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I think overall this approach is solid. My only concern is naming of the Rust parser so that it doesn't confuse users as to who is maintaining it. I left that comment inline.
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| The proposed `@eslint-markdown/parser` package will use [`satteri`](https://github.com/bruits/satteri) under the hood, which exposes its Rust implementation to JavaScript through Node-API. The intended data flow is: |
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When you say this is proposed, what is it you're proposing? Are you proposing that we maintain this parser? Are you proposing that you will maintain it on your own?
I see this was answered below, but I would make it explicit here that you are going to create this parser, it's not part of the ESLint team's responsibility.
Along those lines, I'd really prefer you not use a scope that begins with @eslint because that makes it sound like an official ESLint project and can easily be confused with @eslint/markdown.
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I’ve addressed all the comments in 1092515 by renaming the package to eslint-markdown-parser instead of using a scoped name.
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| ### Why not add a `useNativeRustParser` language option instead? | ||
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| A dedicated boolean would couple `@eslint/markdown` to the experimental `eslint-markdown-parser` package. A regular dependency would add the Rust parser and its platform-specific artifacts to every user's dependency tree, even when unused. Making it an optional peer would still require conditional loading, and asynchronous dynamic imports do not fit the current synchronous parsing path. Accepting a parser object instead keeps the dependency explicitly opt-in and supports future mdast-compatible parsers through the same API. |
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**In ESLint v10.9.1, CLI `--parser` is translated into a CLI config override; it does not mutate the shared config.** The versioned source’s config-array comments place CLI-defined configs after the base, original, and user-defined configs—so for files the CLI config applies to, its parser setting comes later in the merge. ([github.com](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/blob/v10.9.1/lib/config/flat-config-array.js))
Flat-config merging explains the outcome: `languageOptions` is merged, but its `parser` value is a single value, so a later matching config replaces an earlier parser. `parserOptions`, by contrast, merges as an object. In practice, CLI `--parser` can therefore replace a parser supplied by a shared flat config, while leaving merged parser options in place. (GitHub discussion 19476 in eslint/eslint (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference))
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- 2: GitHub discussion 19476 in eslint/eslint (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
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Separate the Markdown parser option from ESLint’s generic languageOptions.parser.
A shared JavaScript parser configuration or CLI --parser can populate languageOptions.parser. This proposal selects that value and calls its parse() method as the Markdown parser. A JavaScript AST may not satisfy the required mdast Root contract, which can break Markdown parsing or rules.
Use a Markdown-specific option, or document the compatibility break and migration. Add regression coverage for an unscoped shared JavaScript parser configuration and CLI --parser on Markdown files.
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Review comment at @designs/2026-markdown-custom-parsers/README.md at line 295:
Separate Markdown parser selection from ESLint’s generic languageOptions.parser
so shared JavaScript parser settings and CLI --parser are not treated as mdast
parsers; use a Markdown-specific option and add regression coverage for both
configuration paths, or explicitly document the compatibility break and
migration.
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This suggestion is still awaiting consensus, as discussed in #152 (comment).
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@lumirlumir Understood. A Markdown-specific option is one possible solution, not a settled requirement. I’ll defer the recommendation to the consensus in the linked discussion.
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This RFC adds
languageOptions.parserto support custom synchronous, mdast-compatible Markdown parsers while preserving the current default. It enables opt-in parsers such as the experimental Rust-based@eslint-markdown/parserwithout affecting existing users.Related Issues
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