How to disable the warning 'define' is not defined using JSHint and RequireJS

Question

I uses RequireJS AMD in my project. When i run jshint on my project, it throws error like

In AMD Scripts

 'define' is not defined.

In Mocha test cases

 'describe' is not defined.
 'it' is not defined.

How to remove this warning in jshint?

bendytree · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-30T20:29:01.400

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Just to expand a bit, here's a .jshintrc setup for Mocha:

{
  ....
  "globals"   : {
    /* MOCHA */
    "describe"   : false,
    "it"         : false,
    "before"     : false,
    "beforeEach" : false,
    "after"      : false,
    "afterEach"  : false
  }
}

From the JSHint Docs - the false (the default) means the variable is read-only.

If you are defining globals only for a specific file, you can do this:

/*global describe, it, before, beforeEach, after, afterEach */

edited Oct 30 '13 at 20:29

answered Oct 24 '13 at 17:23

bendytree

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we can use `{"mocha": true}` 2.5.1+ https://github.com/jshint/jshint/issues/1330 – gwokae Nov 26 '14 at 09:22
@bendytree do you know if i can add these rules for some files / folders not global? – Gobliins Sep 26 '17 at 09:14
@Gobliins Bohdan's comment above. Add that line as the first line of your mocha test file and it will enforce the rule for that file only – Isaac Apr 18 '19 at 00:46

score 18 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 02 '15 at 16:10

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jshint: {
  options: {
    mocha: true,
  }
}

is what you want

answered Jan 02 '15 at 16:10

Grant Fong

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score 12 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 26 '13 at 15:39

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To avoid the not defined warning in jshint for the javascript add comments like:

/*global describe:true*/

Options

answered Sep 26 '13 at 15:39

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score 8 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 01 '13 at 02:50

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Add this in your .jshintrc

"predef" : ["define"]   // Custom globals for requirejs

answered Nov 01 '13 at 02:50

Shital Shah

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predef is depreceted, use globals – Jonathan Apr 03 '14 at 20:16
@JonathanAzulay I didn't find any deprecation note at http://jshint.com/docs/options/#predef . I think Global can be used for custom Global JavaScript e.g angular, $, jQuery etc and predef can be used for implicit global objects like window, document, console etc – Amitesh Aug 10 '17 at 05:22

score 6 · Answer 5 · answered Jun 18 '14 at 17:06

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late to the party, but use this option in your jshintrc:

"dojo": true

and thou shall rest peacefully without red warnings...

answered Jun 18 '14 at 17:06

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score 6 · Answer 6 · answered Jun 29 '15 at 18:11

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If you are working on node js. Add these two lines in the beginning of your file

/*jslint node: true */
"use strict";

answered Jun 29 '15 at 18:11

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This question is about _JSHint_. – PointedEars Jul 20 '15 at 17:15

score 3 · Answer 7 · answered Apr 28 '13 at 07:55

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Read the docs and search for /*global

answered Apr 28 '13 at 07:55

Paul Grime

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From the [JSHint GitHub example](https://raw.github.com/jshint/jshint/master/examples/.jshintrc): `"unused" : true, // true: Require all defined variables be used` – Laoujin Jun 28 '13 at 21:41
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That's not the same thing. – Paul Grime Jun 29 '13 at 17:05

score 1 · Answer 8 · answered Nov 04 '15 at 21:25

If you're trying to run JSHint in WebStorm with Mocha, as I am, go into:

WebStorm > Preferences > Languages & Frameworks > JavaScript > Code Quality Tools > JSHint

Scroll down to "Environments" and make sure you have selected the checkbox to enable "Mocha" which will set up the definitions for JSHint for Mocha for you.

How to disable the warning 'define' is not defined using JSHint and RequireJS

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