unicorn/prefer-import-meta-properties

ES modules don't have __dirname or __filename, so a lot of code rebuilds them from import.meta.url with fileURLToPath() and path.dirname(). import.meta.filename and import.meta.dirname hold the same strings, with no imports.

--fix replaces the call with the property. It doesn't remove imports that are no longer used.

Configure

Off by default. To turn it on:

[lint.rules]
"unicorn/prefer-import-meta-properties" = "error" # or "warn"

Examples

Reported:

import path from "node:path";
import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";

const filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
const dirname = path.dirname(filename);

import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";

const dirname = fileURLToPath(new URL(".", import.meta.url));

Not reported:

const filename = import.meta.filename;
const dirname = import.meta.dirname;

Other paths built from the URL are fine:

import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";

const fixtures = fileURLToPath(new URL("./fixtures", import.meta.url));

When not to use it

Bun has both properties, and Node.js has had them since 20.11. Turn the rule off for code that needs to run on an older Node.js.