JSHint is a

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tool used in

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for checking if

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complies with coding rules. JSHint was created in 2011 by Anton Kovalyov as a fork of the

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project (by

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). Anton and others felt JSLint was getting "too opinionated", and did not allow enough customization options. The JSHint maintainers publish both an online version, and a

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version. The online version is accessible through the official website in which users can paste code to run the application online. The command-line version of JSHint (distributed as a

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module), enables automated

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processes by integrating JSHint into a project's development workflow.

License

JSHint is distributed under an MIT license, except for one file still under the JSLint License which is a slightly modified version of the MIT license. The additional clause specifies that the software shall be used "''for Good and not Evil''". This clause, according to the

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, made the software non-free. In August 2020, all code under the previous JSLint License was replaced with open-source software, making the software fully free software.

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