---
title: "import/newline-after-import"
description: "Require an empty line between the last import and the code that follows"
# Generated by src/codegen/lint-rule-docs.ts. Do not edit below this line.
plugin: "import"
aliases: ["import-x/newline-after-import"]
kind: "layout"
category: "style"
default: "off"
fixable: "yes"
typeAware: false
deprecated: false
---

An empty line after the imports shows where the dependency list ends and the file's code begins.

The rule checks the last `import` in each run of imports, and does the same for top-level `require()` calls. A `require()` inside a function or a block isn't checked.

`--fix` adds the missing empty lines.

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## Configure

Off by default. To turn it on:

```toml bunfig.toml
[lint.rules]
"import/newline-after-import" = "error" # or "warn"
```

Every option, set to its default:

```toml bunfig.toml
[lint.rules]
"import/newline-after-import" = ["error", {
  count = 1,
  exactCount = false,
  considerComments = false,
}]
```

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## Examples

Reported:

{/* bad */}
```js
import { readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
import { join } from "node:path";
const root = join(import.meta.dirname, "..");
```

{/* bad */}
```js
const { join } = require("node:path");
const root = join(__dirname, "..");
```

Not reported:

{/* good */}
```js
import { readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
import { join } from "node:path";

const root = join(import.meta.dirname, "..");
```

{/* good */}
```js
const { join } = require("node:path");

const root = join(__dirname, "..");

function loadPlugin(name) {
  const plugin = require("./plugins.js");
  return plugin[name];
}
```

## Options

| Option | Default | What it does |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `count` | `1` | The minimum number of empty lines. |
| `exactCount` | `false` | Also report more than `count` empty lines. `--fix` doesn't remove them. |
| `considerComments` | `false` | Require the empty lines before a comment that follows the imports. By default a comment can come right after them, and only the distance to the next statement counts. |

{/* bad {"options": [{"count": 2}]} */}
```js
import { join } from "node:path";

const root = join(import.meta.dirname, "..");
```

{/* good */}
```js
import { join } from "node:path";



const root = join(import.meta.dirname, "..");
```

{/* bad {"options": [{"exactCount": true}]} */}
```js
import { join } from "node:path";



const root = join(import.meta.dirname, "..");
```

{/* good */}
```js
import { join } from "node:path";
// The root of the repository.

const root = join(import.meta.dirname, "..");
```

{/* bad {"options": [{"considerComments": true}]} */}
```js
import { join } from "node:path";
// The root of the repository.

const root = join(import.meta.dirname, "..");
```