moduleSpecifierLists

Require non-empty specifier lists in import and export statements.

✅ This rule is included in the ts logical presets.

Empty specifier lists in import and export statements like import {} from 'module' serve no purpose. They can appear due to refactoring or code generation errors. If you need to run a module’s code without importing any values, use a side-effect import instead.

This rule reports import and export statements that have empty braces with no specifiers.

Examples

❌ Incorrect

import {} from "module";

import defaultExport from "module";

export {} from "module";

✅ Correct

import { something } from "module";

import "module";

import defaultExport from "module";

import * as namespace from "module";

export { something } from "module";

export * from "module";

Options

This rule is not configurable.

When Not To Use It

If your codebase intentionally uses empty import braces for specific purposes, such as ensuring module execution order or for tooling that processes imports in a special way, you may not need this rule.

Further Reading

• MDN: import statement
• MDN: Side effect imports
• MDN: export statement

Equivalents in Other Linters

• ESLint: unicorn/require-module-specifiers