Could not find config file. - at assertConfigurationExists

[FoundersHQ]

[Info  - 10:21:30] ESLint server is starting.
[Info  - 10:21:30] ESLint server running in node v20.18.1
[Info  - 10:21:30] ESLint server is running.
[Info  - 10:21:30] ESLint library loaded from: /Users/shettayyy/localshiva/edenomics/node_modules/eslint/lib/api.js
[Info  - 10:21:34] ESLint library loaded from: /Users/shettayyy/localshiva/edenomics/node_modules/.pnpm/eslint@9.19.0/node_modules/eslint/lib/api.js
[Error - 10:22:39] Calculating config file for file:///Users/shettayyy/localshiva/edenomics/.vscode/settings.json) failed.
Error: Could not find config file.
    at assertConfigurationExists (/Users/shettayyy/localshiva/edenomics/node_modules/eslint/lib/config/config-loader.js:80:23)
    at LegacyConfigLoader.loadConfigArrayForFile (/Users/shettayyy/localshiva/edenomics/node_modules/eslint/lib/config/config-loader.js:335:9)
    at async ESLint.calculateConfigForFile (/Users/shettayyy/localshiva/edenomics/node_modules/eslint/lib/eslint/eslint.js:1057:25)
    at async ESLint.isPathIgnored (/Users/shettayyy/localshiva/edenomics/node_modules/eslint/lib/eslint/eslint.js:1096:24)
    at async /Users/shettayyy/.vscode/extensions/dbaeumer.vscode-eslint-3.0.10/server/out/eslintServer.js:1:24295
    at async Object.M [as withClass] (/Users/shettayyy/.vscode/extensions/dbaeumer.vscode-eslint-3.0.10/server/out/eslintServer.js:1:19807)
    at async t.workspace.getConfiguration.then.O.then.m.validate (/Users/shettayyy/.vscode/extensions/dbaeumer.vscode-eslint-3.0.10/server/out/eslintServer.js:1:24255)
    at async /Users/shettayyy/.vscode/extensions/dbaeumer.vscode-eslint-3.0.10/server/out/eslintServer.js:1:234417
    at async /Users/shettayyy/.vscode/extensions/dbaeumer.vscode-eslint-3.0.10/server/out/eslintServer.js:1:63886
[Error - 10:22:44] Calculating config file for file:///Users/shettayyy/localshiva/edenomics/turbo.json) failed.
Error: Could not find config file.
    at assertConfigurationExists (/Users/shettayyy/localshiva/edenomics/node_modules/eslint/lib/config/config-loader.js:80:23)
    at LegacyConfigLoader.loadConfigArrayForFile (/Users/shettayyy/localshiva/edenomics/node_modules/eslint/lib/config/config-loader.js:335:9)
    at async ESLint.calculateConfigForFile (/Users/shettayyy/localshiva/edenomics/node_modules/eslint/lib/eslint/eslint.js:1057:25)
    at async ESLint.isPathIgnored (/Users/shettayyy/localshiva/edenomics/node_modules/eslint/lib/eslint/eslint.js:1096:24)
    at async /Users/shettayyy/.vscode/extensions/dbaeumer.vscode-eslint-3.0.10/server/out/eslintServer.js:1:24295
    at async Object.M [as withClass] (/Users/shettayyy/.vscode/extensions/dbaeumer.vscode-eslint-3.0.10/server/out/eslintServer.js:1:19807)
    at async t.workspace.getConfiguration.then.O.then.m.validate (/Users/shettayyy/.vscode/extensions/dbaeumer.vscode-eslint-3.0.10/server/out/eslintServer.js:1:24255)
    at async /Users/shettayyy/.vscode/extensions/dbaeumer.vscode-eslint-3.0.10/server/out/eslintServer.js:1:234417
    at async /Users/shettayyy/.vscode/extensions/dbaeumer.vscode-eslint-3.0.10/server/out/eslintServer.js:1:63886

I have set up my project using turborepo and I see the above errors whenever I open any file present in the root repo like .vscode/settings.json or turbo.json.

I have provided the working directories like so -

  "eslint.workingDirectories": [
    { "pattern": "./packages/*/" },
    { "pattern": "./apps/*/" }
  ],

under workspace settings.json yet it tries to find the config at the root. I would like the linter to be active only for the working directories and not try to find the eslint config at the root. At present, the way I circumvent this issue is by adding eslint.config.js at the root with the following -

export default {
  ignores: ["**/node_modules/**", "**/dist/**"], // Add any other paths you want to ignore
};

[dbaeumer]

What happens when you validate the code directly in the terminal?

[KrasserTommy]

I have the same issue. It works in the terminal, but not with the extension

[FoundersHQ]

What happens when you validate the code directly in the terminal?

@dbaeumer I see no error. It only happens when I see the output of the ESLint plugin tab. This isn't a blocker tbh but seems like it's a bug.

[dbaeumer]

Can someone please provide me with a GitHub repository I can clone that demos what you are seeing.

[FoundersHQ]

@dbaeumer My apologies as I missed the notification among the emails. You can clone - https://github.com/Edenomics/next-expo-turborepo

1. After cloning, please delete the root eslint.config.js file
2. Reload VSCode
3. Open any root .js file e.g commitlint.config.js
4. CMD+SHIFT+P > ESLint: Show Output Channel

You should see the error.

I do see

🕙 17:15:51  ❯ npx eslint

Oops! Something went wrong! :(

ESLint: 9.23.0

ESLint couldn't find an eslint.config.(js|mjs|cjs) file.

From ESLint v9.0.0, the default configuration file is now eslint.config.js.
If you are using a .eslintrc.* file, please follow the migration guide
to update your configuration file to the new format:

https://eslint.org/docs/latest/use/configure/migration-guide

If you still have problems after following the migration guide, please stop by
https://eslint.org/chat/help to chat with the team.

when I run eslint from the root but I do not run any eslint command from the root for the project. I do not lint anything in the root. I am wondering if VSCode ESLint runs eslint irrespective of the working directory preferences set under settings.json

[dbaeumer]

The extension picks the working directory based on the path and the working directory definition. There is currently no support to run a file with path A in a working directory B where B is not a prefix of A (and I guess this is what you want to do).

Although I think such a setup is not optimal I will keep this open as a feature request.