refactor(plugins/x): rename 'ensure-forward-ref-using-ref' to 'no-use…

.adrs/0000-choice-between-useless-and-unnecessary-in-rule-naming.md

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# ADR 0000: Choice between "useless" and "unnecessary" in rule naming
+
+## Status
+
+Accepted
+
+## Context
+
+When naming rules related to identifying redundant or non-functional code (e.g., in linting or static analysis), the terms "useless" and "unnecessary" both convey a sense of superfluity. However, their nuanced semantic differences could lead to ambiguity if misapplied. For example, a `forwardRef`-wrapped component that is never passed a `ref` is entirely without purpose, but other scenarios might involve optional code that is only redundant in specific contexts. A consistent naming convention is needed to ensure clarity and accuracy in rule documentation and error messaging.
+
+## Decision
+
+Use "useless" to describe code that has no functional purpose under any circumstances (e.g., a `forwardRef` with no `ref` usage).
+Use "unnecessary" to describe code that is contextually redundant but not strictly non-functional (e.g., an `useEffect` that runs event-specific logic).
+
+## Consequences
+
+- Improved clarity: Developers can better discern whether code is strictly non-functional ("useless") or situationally redundant ("unnecessary").
+
+- Consistency: Rules and error messages will align with precise semantic definitions.
+
+- Potential learning curve: Teams may need documentation to understand the distinction initially.
+
+## Alternatives Considered
+
+1. Using only "unnecessary" for all cases:
+   - Rejected because it conflates fundamentally distinct scenarios (strictly non-functional vs. contextually redundant), reducing diagnostic precision.
+
+2. Using only "useless" for all cases:
+   - Rejected because it could mislabel code that is optional but valid in other contexts, leading to confusion or dismissal of valid feedback.
+
+## Related ADRs
+
+N/A
+
+## Links
+
+N/A

.adrs/0001-rename-ensure-forward-ref-using-ref-to-no-useless-forward-ref.md

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# ADR 0001: Rename ensure-forward-ref-using-ref to no-useless-forward-ref
+
+## Status
+
+Accepted
+
+## Context
+
+The rule `ensure-forward-ref-using-ref` detects React `forwardRef`-wrapped components that never receive a `ref` prop. This matches the "useless" criteria defined in ADR 0000, as such components serve no functional purpose. The current name lacks alignment with our established `no-<category>-<term>` naming convention and semantic categorization.
+
+## Decision
+
+Rename the rule to **`no-useless-forward-ref`** to:
+
+1. Adhere to the `no-<category>-<term>` pattern used in similar rules (e.g., `no-useless-state`).
+2. Reflect the strict "useless" classification per ADR 0000, since unreferenced `forwardRef` components are functionally inert.
+
+## Consequences
+
+- **Consistency**: Aligns with existing rule taxonomy and terminology.
+- **Clarity**: Clearly signals the rule's focus on non-functional code.
+- **Documentation updates**: Requires migration guides and rule metadata changes.
+
+## Alternatives Considered
+
+Using `no-unnecessary-forward-ref`:
+
+- Rejected because "unnecessary" implies optional redundancy, whereas unreferenced `forwardRef` has zero runtime utility.
+
+## Related ADRs
+
+- [ADR 0000: Choice between "useless" and "unnecessary" in rule naming](./0000-choice-between-useless-and-unnecessary-in-rule-naming.md)
+
+## Links
+
+N/A

.vscode/settings.json

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "editor.defaultFormatter": "dprint.dprint"
   },
   "[jsonc]": {
-    "editor.defaultFormatter": "dprint.dprint"
+    "editor.defaultFormatter": "vscode.json-language-features"
   },
   "[typescript]": {
     "editor.defaultFormatter": "dprint.dprint"

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+## v1.33.0 (Draft)
+
+### 🪄 Improvements
+
+- refactor(plugins/x): rename `ensure-forward-ref-using-ref` to `no-useless-forward-ref`
+
+### 📝 Changes you should be aware of
+
+The following rules have been renamed:
+
 ## v1.32.1 (2025-03-13)
 
 ### 🐞 Fixes

apps/website/content/docs/changelog.md

@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@
 title: Changelog
 ---
 
+## v1.33.0 (Draft)
+
+### 🪄 Improvements
+
+- refactor(plugins/x): rename `ensure-forward-ref-using-ref` to `no-useless-forward-ref`
+
+### 📝 Changes you should be aware of
+
+The following rules have been renamed:
+
 ## v1.32.1 (2025-03-13)
 
 ### 🐞 Fixes

apps/website/content/docs/deprecated.md

@@ -8,14 +8,15 @@ full: true
 
 | Rule                                                                                                       | Replaced by                                                                          | Deprecated in |
 | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :------------ |
-| [`jsx-uses-vars`](/docs/rules/jsx-uses-vars)                                                               | [`use-jsx-vars`](/docs/rules/use-jsx-vars)                                           | 1.22.0        |
 | [`jsx-no-duplicate-props`](/docs/rules/jsx-no-duplicate-props)                                             | [`no-duplicate-jsx-props`](/docs/rules/no-duplicate-jsx-props)                       | 1.22.0        |
-| [`no-complicated-conditional-rendering`](/docs/rules/no-complicated-conditional-rendering)                 | [`no-complex-conditional-rendering`](/docs/rules/no-complex-conditional-rendering)   | 1.6.0         |
-| [`no-children-in-void-dom-elements`](/docs/rules/dom-no-children-in-void-dom-elements)                     | [`no-void-elements-with-children`](/docs/rules/dom-no-void-elements-with-children)   | 1.22.0        |
-| [`no-redundant-custom-hook`](/docs/rules/hooks-extra-no-useless-custom-hooks)                              | [`no-useless-custom-hooks`](/docs/rules/hooks-extra-no-useless-custom-hooks)         | 1.21.0        |
+| [`jsx-uses-vars`](/docs/rules/jsx-uses-vars)                                                               | [`use-jsx-vars`](/docs/rules/use-jsx-vars)                                           | 1.22.0        |
 | [`ensure-custom-hooks-using-other-hooks`](/docs/rules/hooks-extra-no-useless-custom-hooks)                 | [`no-useless-custom-hooks`](/docs/rules/hooks-extra-no-useless-custom-hooks)         | 1.13.0        |
-| [`ensure-use-memo-has-non-empty-deps`](/docs/rules/hooks-extra-ensure-use-memo-has-non-empty-deps)         | [`no-unnecessary-use-memo`](/docs/rules/hooks-extra-no-unnecessary-use-memo)         | 1.13.0        |
+| [`ensure-forward-ref-using-ref`](/docs/rules/ensure-forward-ref-using-ref)                                 | [`no-useless-forward-ref`](/docs/rules/no-useless-forward-ref)                       | 1.33.0        |
 | [`ensure-use-callback-has-non-empty-deps`](/docs/rules/hooks-extra-ensure-use-callback-has-non-empty-deps) | [`no-unnecessary-use-callback`](/docs/rules/hooks-extra-no-unnecessary-use-callback) | 1.13.0        |
+| [`ensure-use-memo-has-non-empty-deps`](/docs/rules/hooks-extra-ensure-use-memo-has-non-empty-deps)         | [`no-unnecessary-use-memo`](/docs/rules/hooks-extra-no-unnecessary-use-memo)         | 1.13.0        |
+| [`no-children-in-void-dom-elements`](/docs/rules/dom-no-children-in-void-dom-elements)                     | [`no-void-elements-with-children`](/docs/rules/dom-no-void-elements-with-children)   | 1.22.0        |
+| [`no-complicated-conditional-rendering`](/docs/rules/no-complicated-conditional-rendering)                 | [`no-complex-conditional-rendering`](/docs/rules/no-complex-conditional-rendering)   | 1.6.0         |
+| [`no-redundant-custom-hook`](/docs/rules/hooks-extra-no-useless-custom-hooks)                              | [`no-useless-custom-hooks`](/docs/rules/hooks-extra-no-useless-custom-hooks)         | 1.21.0        |
 
 ## Presets
 

apps/website/content/docs/roadmap.md

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ title: Roadmap
 
 ### Add suggestion-fix feature to rules that can be fixed interactively
 
-- [ ] `ensure-forward-ref-using-ref`
+- [ ] `no-useless-forward-ref`
 - [ ] `no-leaked-conditional-rendering`
 - [ ] `no-redundant-should-component-update`
 - [ ] `no-unused-class-component-members`

apps/website/content/docs/rules/meta.json

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "---Core Rules---",
     "avoid-shorthand-boolean",
     "avoid-shorthand-fragment",
-    "ensure-forward-ref-using-ref",
+    "no-useless-forward-ref",
     "no-access-state-in-setstate",
     "no-array-index-key",
     "no-children-count",

apps/website/content/docs/rules/overview.md

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ full: true
 | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :- | :------------ | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :------: |
 | [`avoid-shorthand-boolean`](./avoid-shorthand-boolean)                               | 0️⃣  | `🔍` `🔧`     | Enforces the use of explicit boolean values for boolean attributes.                                   |          |
 | [`avoid-shorthand-fragment`](./avoid-shorthand-fragment)                             | 0️⃣  | `🔍`          | Enforces the use of explicit `<Fragment>` components instead of the shorthand `<>` or `</>` syntax.   |          |
-| [`ensure-forward-ref-using-ref`](./ensure-forward-ref-using-ref)                     | 1️⃣  | `🔍`          | Requires that components wrapped with `forwardRef` must have a `ref` parameter.                       |          |
+| [`no-useless-forward-ref`](./no-useless-forward-ref)                                 | 1️⃣  | `🔍`          | Requires that components wrapped with `forwardRef` must have a `ref` parameter.                       |          |
 | [`no-access-state-in-setstate`](./no-access-state-in-setstate)                       | 2️⃣  | `🔍`          | Prevents accessing `this.state` inside `setState` calls.                                              |          |
 | [`no-array-index-key`](./no-array-index-key)                                         | 1️⃣  | `🔍`          | Prevents using an item's index in the array as its key                                                |          |
 | [`no-children-count`](./no-children-count)                                           | 1️⃣  | `🔍`          | Prevents using `Children.count`.                                                                      |          |

apps/website/next.config.mjs

@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ const config = {
         destination: "/docs/rules/no-complex-conditional-rendering",
         permanent: true,
       },
+      {
+        source: "/docs/rules/ensure-forward-ref-using-ref",
+        destination: "/docs/rules/no-useless-forward-ref",
+        permanent: true,
+      },
       {
         source: "/docs/rules/dom-no-children-in-void-dom-elements",
         destination: "/docs/rules/dom-no-void-elements-with-children",
@@ -114,11 +119,6 @@ const config = {
         destination: "/docs/rules/hooks-extra-no-useless-custom-hooks",
         permanent: true,
       },
-      {
-        source: "/docs/rules/debug-react-hooks",
-        destination: "/docs/rules/debug-hook",
-        permanent: true,
-      },
     ];
   },
 };

apps/website/package.json

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "@local/configs": "workspace:*",
     "@mdx-js/mdx": "^3.1.0",
     "@next/eslint-plugin-next": "^15.2.2",
-    "@tailwindcss/postcss": "^4.0.13",
+    "@tailwindcss/postcss": "^4.0.14",
     "@tsconfig/next": "^2.0.3",
     "@tsconfig/node22": "^22.0.0",
     "@tsconfig/strictest": "^2.0.5",
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-simple-import-sort": "^12.1.1",
     "eslint-plugin-unicorn": "^57.0.0",
     "postcss": "^8.5.3",
-    "tailwindcss": "^4.0.13",
+    "tailwindcss": "^4.0.14",
     "tailwindcss-animated": "^2.0.0",
     "typescript": "^5.8.2",
     "typescript-eslint": "^8.26.1"

packages/plugins/eslint-plugin-react-x/src/configs/recommended.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { DEFAULT_ESLINT_REACT_SETTINGS } from "@eslint-react/shared";
 export const name = "react-x/recommended";
 
 export const rules = {
-  "react-x/ensure-forward-ref-using-ref": "warn",
   "react-x/no-access-state-in-setstate": "error",
   "react-x/no-array-index-key": "warn",
   "react-x/no-children-count": "warn",
@@ -41,6 +40,7 @@ export const rules = {
   "react-x/no-unused-class-component-members": "warn",
   "react-x/no-unused-state": "warn",
   "react-x/no-use-context": "warn",
+  "react-x/no-useless-forward-ref": "warn",
   "react-x/use-jsx-vars": "warn",
 } as const satisfies RulePreset;
 

packages/plugins/eslint-plugin-react-x/src/plugin.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { name, version } from "../package.json";
 import avoidShorthandBoolean from "./rules/avoid-shorthand-boolean";
 import avoidShorthandFragment from "./rules/avoid-shorthand-fragment";
-import forwardRefUsingRef from "./rules/ensure-forward-ref-using-ref";
 import noAccessStateInSetstate from "./rules/no-access-state-in-setstate";
 import noArrayIndexKey from "./rules/no-array-index-key";
 import noChildrenCount from "./rules/no-children-count";
@@ -44,6 +43,7 @@ import noUnstableDefaultProps from "./rules/no-unstable-default-props";
 import noUnusedClassComponentMembers from "./rules/no-unused-class-component-members";
 import noUnusedState from "./rules/no-unused-state";
 import noUseContext from "./rules/no-use-context";
+import noUselessForwardRef from "./rules/no-useless-forward-ref";
 import noUselessFragment from "./rules/no-useless-fragment";
 import preferDestructuringAssignment from "./rules/prefer-destructuring-assignment";
 import preferReactNamespaceImport from "./rules/prefer-react-namespace-import";
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ export const plugin = {
   rules: {
     "avoid-shorthand-boolean": avoidShorthandBoolean,
     "avoid-shorthand-fragment": avoidShorthandFragment,
-    "ensure-forward-ref-using-ref": forwardRefUsingRef,
     "no-access-state-in-setstate": noAccessStateInSetstate,
     "no-array-index-key": noArrayIndexKey,
     "no-children-count": noChildrenCount,
@@ -103,6 +102,7 @@ export const plugin = {
     "no-unused-class-component-members": noUnusedClassComponentMembers,
     "no-unused-state": noUnusedState,
     "no-use-context": noUseContext,
+    "no-useless-forward-ref": noUselessForwardRef,
     "no-useless-fragment": noUselessFragment,
     "prefer-destructuring-assignment": preferDestructuringAssignment,
     "prefer-react-namespace-import": preferReactNamespaceImport,
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ export const plugin = {
     "use-jsx-vars": useJsxVars,
 
     // Part: deprecated rules
+    /** @deprecated Use `no-useless-forward-ref` instead */
+    "ensure-forward-ref-using-ref": noUselessForwardRef,
     /** @deprecated Use `no-duplicate-jsx-props` instead */
     "jsx-no-duplicate-props": noDuplicateJsxProps,
     /** @deprecated Use `use-jsx-vars` instead */

packages/plugins/eslint-plugin-react-x/src/rules/no-forward-ref.md

@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ function MyInput({ ref, value, onChange }: MyInputProps & { ref: React.RefObject
 
 ## See Also
 
+- [`no-useless-forward-ref`](./no-useless-forward-ref)\
+  Enforces that `forwardRef` is only used when a `ref` parameter is declared.
 - [`no-context-provider`](./no-context-provider)\
   Replaces usages of `<Context.Provider>` with `<Context>`.
 - [`no-use-context`](./no-use-context)\

packages/plugins/eslint-plugin-react-x/src/rules/ensure-forward-ref-using-ref.md → packages/plugins/eslint-plugin-react-x/src/rules/no-useless-forward-ref.md

@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 ---
-title: ensure-forward-ref-using-ref
+title: no-useless-forward-ref
 ---
 
 **Full Name in `eslint-plugin-react-x`**
 
 ```plain copy
-react-x/ensure-forward-ref-using-ref
+react-x/no-useless-forward-ref
 ```
 
 **Full Name in `@eslint-react/eslint-plugin`**
 
 ```plain copy
-@eslint-react/ensure-forward-ref-using-ref
+@eslint-react/no-useless-forward-ref
 ```
 
 **Features**
@@ -27,11 +27,12 @@ react-x/ensure-forward-ref-using-ref
 
 ## What it does
 
-Requires that components wrapped with `forwardRef` must have a `ref` parameter.
+Enforces that `forwardRef` is only used when a `ref` parameter is declared.
 
-This rule checks all React components using `forwardRef` and verifies that there is a second parameter.
+This rule enforces that:
 
-Omitting the `ref` argument is usually a bug, and components not using `ref` don't need to be wrapped by `forwardRef`.
+1. Components using `forwardRef` must declare a `ref` parameter
+2. Components not using `ref` should not be wrapped with `forwardRef`
 
 ## Examples
 
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ import React from "react";
 
 const MyComponent = React.forwardRef((props) => {
   //                                  ^^^^^
-  //                                  - 'forwardRef' is used with this component but no 'ref' parameter is set.
+  //                                   - 'forwardRef' wrapper is useless without 'ref' parameter.
   return <button />;
 });
 ```
@@ -59,9 +60,16 @@ const MyComponent = React.forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement>((props, ref) => {
 
 ## Implementation
 
-- [Rule source](https://github.com/Rel1cx/eslint-react/tree/main/packages/plugins/eslint-plugin-react-x/src/rules/ensure-forward-ref-using-ref.ts)
-- [Test source](https://github.com/Rel1cx/eslint-react/tree/main/packages/plugins/eslint-plugin-react-x/src/rules/ensure-forward-ref-using-ref.spec.ts)
+- [Rule source](https://github.com/Rel1cx/eslint-react/tree/main/packages/plugins/eslint-plugin-react-x/src/rules/no-useless-forward-ref.ts)
+- [Test source](https://github.com/Rel1cx/eslint-react/tree/main/packages/plugins/eslint-plugin-react-x/src/rules/no-useless-forward-ref.spec.ts)
 
 ## Further Reading
 
 - [React: forwardRef](https://react.dev/reference/react/forwardRef)
+
+---
+
+## See Also
+
+- [`no-forward-ref`](./no-forward-ref)\
+  Replaces usages of `forwardRef` with passing `ref` as a prop.