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Bumps @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin from 8.71.0 to 8.71.2.

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v8.71.2

8.71.2 (2026-10-12)

🩹 Fixes

• eslint-plugin: [no-unused-vars] avoid false-positives when not using our parser (#12989)
• eslint-plugin: [no-unnecessary-type-parameters] count instantiated mapped type templates (#12974)
• eslint-plugin: [no-unused-vars] ignore type-only refs for after-used (#12977)
• eslint-plugin: [no-unnecessary-type-parameters] parenthesize constraint in optional tuple elements (#12995)
• eslint-plugin: [prefer-optional-chain] safe fix when the chain ends with a strict null comparison (#12805)
• type-utils: match linked packages and packages with missing version in TypeOrValueSpecifier (#12948)

❤️ Thank You

• Abraham Guo
• Brad Zacher @​bradzacher
• Evyatar Daud @​StyleShit
• Josh Goldberg
• Vinccool96
• Younsang Na @​nayounsang

See GitHub Releases for more information.

You can read about our versioning strategy and releases on our website.

v8.71.1

8.71.1 (2026-10-05)

🩹 Fixes

• eslint-plugin: [no-misused-promises] skip argument checks for calls without arguments (#12923)
• eslint-plugin: [no-unused-vars] report usedOnlyAsType for partially exported merged declarations (#12892)
• eslint-plugin: [require-array-sort-compare] use array argument type constraint (#12919)
• eslint-plugin: [no-unsafe-enum-assignment] skip identical types and bound deep type walks (#12957)
• eslint-plugin: [no-confusing-void-expression] don't autofix when declared return type is unknown (#12930)
• eslint-plugin: [prefer-optional-chain] check the constrained type (#12953)
• eslint-plugin: [no-unnecessary-type-parameters] count instantiated mapped type constraints (#12941)
• project-service: throttle cleanup when opening files (#12934)
• type-utils: match re-exports and global declarations in TypeOrValueSpecifier (#12943)

❤️ Thank You

• Diptajoy Mistry @​diptomistry
• Evyatar Daud @​StyleShit
• Josh Goldberg
• Josh Goldberg ✨
• Medhansh Poojari

See GitHub Releases for more information.

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Changelog

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8.71.2 (2026-10-12)

🩹 Fixes

• eslint-plugin: [prefer-optional-chain] safe fix when the chain ends with a strict null comparison (#12805)
• eslint-plugin: [no-unnecessary-type-parameters] parenthesize constraint in optional tuple elements (#12995)
• eslint-plugin: [no-unused-vars] ignore type-only refs for after-used (#12977)
• eslint-plugin: [no-unnecessary-type-parameters] count instantiated mapped type templates (#12974)
• eslint-plugin: [no-unused-vars] avoid false-positives when not using our parser (#12989)

❤️ Thank You

• Abraham Guo
• Brad Zacher @​bradzacher
• Josh Goldberg
• Vinccool96
• Younsang Na @​nayounsang

See GitHub Releases for more information.

You can read about our versioning strategy and releases on our website.

8.71.1 (2026-10-05)

🩹 Fixes

• eslint-plugin: [no-unnecessary-type-parameters] count instantiated mapped type constraints (#12941)
• eslint-plugin: [prefer-optional-chain] check the constrained type (#12953)
• eslint-plugin: [no-confusing-void-expression] don't autofix when declared return type is unknown (#12930)
• eslint-plugin: [no-unsafe-enum-assignment] skip identical types and bound deep type walks (#12957)
• eslint-plugin: [require-array-sort-compare] use array argument type constraint (#12919)
• eslint-plugin: [no-unused-vars] report usedOnlyAsType for partially exported merged declarations (#12892)
• eslint-plugin: [no-misused-promises] skip argument checks for calls without arguments (#12923)

❤️ Thank You

• Diptajoy Mistry @​diptomistry
• Evyatar Daud @​StyleShit
• Josh Goldberg
• Josh Goldberg ✨
• Medhansh Poojari

See GitHub Releases for more information.

You can read about our versioning strategy and releases on our website.

Commits

• 7488d68 chore(release): publish 8.71.2
• d28bd0a fix(eslint-plugin): [prefer-optional-chain] safe fix when the chain ends with...
• f4c77f4 fix(eslint-plugin): [no-unnecessary-type-parameters] parenthesize constraint ...
• 8ba1919 fix(eslint-plugin): [no-unused-vars] ignore type-only refs for after-used (#1...
• 29d25fa fix(eslint-plugin): [no-unnecessary-type-parameters] count instantiated mappe...
• 76786e8 test(eslint-plugin): [max-params] update TSFunctionType report location for E...
• 7062987 fix(eslint-plugin): [no-unused-vars] avoid false-positives when not using our...
• d57b8da chore(release): publish 8.71.1
• e8593b2 fix(eslint-plugin): [no-unnecessary-type-parameters] count instantiated mappe...
• 2211d3f fix(eslint-plugin): [prefer-optional-chain] check the constrained type (#12953)
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📝 Walkthrough

The VS Code extension updates the @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin development dependency constraint from ^8.71.0 to ^8.71.2.

Changes: ESLint Plugin Dependency

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Update the development dependency constraint vscode-extension/package.json	The @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin development dependency constraint changes from ^8.71.0 to ^8.71.2.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~3 minutes

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Suggested reviewers: m9nx

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• observed — Modified behavior in vscode-extension/package.json: Updated the @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin development dependency constraint from ^8.71.0 to ^8.71.2.

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