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55 changes: 49 additions & 6 deletions src/rules/selector-complexity.js
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/**
* @import { CSSRuleDefinition } from "../types.js"
* @import { CssNodePlain, PseudoClassSelectorPlain, PseudoElementSelectorPlain } from "@eslint/css-tree"
* @typedef {"maxSelectors" | "disallowedSelectors"} SelectorComplexityMessageIds
* @typedef {[{
* maxIds?: number,
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// Helpers
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

/**
* Pseudo-elements that can also be written with the legacy single-colon syntax.
* @see https://drafts.csswg.org/selectors/#pseudo-element-syntax
*/
const legacyPseudoElements = new Set([
"before",
"after",
"first-line",
"first-letter",
]);

/**
* Determines whether a pseudo-class selector node is a pseudo-element written
* with the legacy single-colon syntax.
* @param {PseudoClassSelectorPlain} node The pseudo-class selector node.
* @returns {boolean} `true` if the node is a legacy pseudo-element.
*/
function isLegacyPseudoElement(node) {
return legacyPseudoElements.has(node.name.toLowerCase());

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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In `@eslint/css-tree`, a `PseudoClassSelector`’s `name` is the **decoded identifier**, not the original escaped spelling. The node keeps source locations (`loc`), but not the raw name token as a separate field. So for a selector like `:h\6f ver`, expect `name` to be `"hover"`; use the source text and the node’s location if you need the original escape spelling. ([github.com](https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/blob/master/types/css-tree/index.d.ts?utm_source=openai))

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In **css-tree**, a `PseudoClassSelector` AST node stores the pseudo-class name in `node.name`. The parser consumes it as an identifier (`:hover`) or function name (`:nth-child(...)`); the name is not exposed as an `ident` or `identifier` field. ([github.com](https://github.com/csstree/csstree?utm_source=openai))

If you mean whether CSS escapes in that name are decoded, please share an example selector and the css-tree version you’re using.

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In `@eslint/css-tree`, a `PseudoClassSelector` node has a `name` field containing the pseudo-class name **without the leading colon**—for example, `:hover` produces `name: "hover"`. Functional pseudo-classes keep their arguments in `children` (e.g. `:not(.x)`). ([npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/%40eslint/css-tree?utm_source=openai))

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- 1: https://www.npmjs.com/package/%40eslint/css-tree?utm_source=openai

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Decode escaped pseudo-selector names before classification.

@eslint/css-tree retains the source spelling in node.name, so a:bef\ore is not recognized as the legacy before pseudo-element. This can incorrectly count it as a pseudo-class and bypass disallowPseudoElements: ["before"].

Suggested fix 
+import { ident } from "@eslint/css-tree";
+
 function isLegacyPseudoElement(node) {
-	return legacyPseudoElements.has(node.name.toLowerCase());
+	return legacyPseudoElements.has(ident.decode(node.name).toLowerCase());
 }
-								selectorNode.name.toLowerCase(),
+								ident.decode(selectorNode.name).toLowerCase(),

Add escaped-name tests for both maxPseudoClasses and disallowPseudoElements.

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In @src/rules/selector-complexity.js at line 54, Decode escaped pseudo-selector
names before classifying them: update isLegacyPseudoElement and the pseudo-class
counting path to use the decoded, lowercased name so escaped legacy
pseudo-elements are recognized consistently. Add escaped-name tests covering
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}

/**
* Determines whether a node is a pseudo-class selector, excluding legacy
* single-colon pseudo-elements.
* @param {CssNodePlain} node The node to check.
* @returns {node is PseudoClassSelectorPlain} `true` if the node is a pseudo-class selector.
*/
function isPseudoClassSelector(node) {
return node.type === "PseudoClassSelector" && !isLegacyPseudoElement(node);
}

/**
* Determines whether a node is a pseudo-element selector, including legacy
* single-colon pseudo-elements.
* @param {CssNodePlain} node The node to check.
* @returns {node is PseudoClassSelectorPlain | PseudoElementSelectorPlain} `true` if the node is a pseudo-element selector.
*/
function isPseudoElementSelector(node) {
return (
node.type === "PseudoElementSelector" ||
(node.type === "PseudoClassSelector" && isLegacyPseudoElement(node))
);
}

/**
* An error for exceeding the maximum allowed selectors of a specific type.
* @param {Object} context The ESLint rule context object.
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -295,9 +340,8 @@ export default /** @satisfies {SelectorComplexityRuleDefinition} */ ({
selectors,
"AttributeSelector",
);
const pseudoClassSelectors = getSelectors(
selectors,
"PseudoClassSelector",
const pseudoClassSelectors = selectors.filter(
isPseudoClassSelector,
);
const universalSelectors = selectors.filter(
child =>
Expand All @@ -306,9 +350,8 @@ export default /** @satisfies {SelectorComplexityRuleDefinition} */ ({
const combinatorNodes = getSelectors(selectors, "Combinator");

const combinators = getSelectorNames(combinatorNodes);
const pseudoElementSelectors = getSelectors(
selectors,
"PseudoElementSelector",
const pseudoElementSelectors = selectors.filter(
isPseudoElementSelector,
);
const attributeNames = attributeSelectors.map(s => s.name.name);
const attributeMatchers = attributeSelectors
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Expand Up @@ -109,6 +109,30 @@ ruleTester.run("selector-complexity", rule, {
code: "a:hover, a:focus {}",
options: [{ maxPseudoClasses: 1 }],
},
{
code: "a:before {}",
options: [{ maxPseudoClasses: 0 }],
},
{
code: "a:after {}",
options: [{ maxPseudoClasses: 0 }],
},
{
code: "p:first-line {}",
options: [{ maxPseudoClasses: 0 }],
},
{
code: "p:first-letter {}",
options: [{ maxPseudoClasses: 0 }],
},
{
code: "a:hover:before {}",
options: [{ maxPseudoClasses: 1 }],
},
{
code: "a:AFTER {}",
options: [{ maxPseudoClasses: 0 }],
},
{
code: "* {}",
options: [{ maxUniversals: 1 }],
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code: "a:hover {}",
options: [{ disallowPseudoClasses: ["active"] }],
},
{
code: "a:before {}",
options: [{ disallowPseudoClasses: ["before"] }],
},
{
code: "a:after {}",
options: [{ disallowPseudoClasses: ["after"] }],
},
{
code: "p:first-line {}",
options: [{ disallowPseudoClasses: ["first-line"] }],
},
{
code: "p:first-letter {}",
options: [{ disallowPseudoClasses: ["first-letter"] }],
},
{
code: ".foo::before {}",
options: [{ disallowPseudoElements: ["placeholder"] }],
Expand All @@ -169,6 +209,10 @@ ruleTester.run("selector-complexity", rule, {
code: ".foo::before, .bar::after {}",
options: [{ disallowPseudoElements: ["marker"] }],
},
{
code: "a:before {}",
options: [{ disallowPseudoElements: ["after"] }],
},
{
code: "[name='foo'] {}",
options: [{ disallowAttributes: ["class"] }],
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -412,6 +456,23 @@ ruleTester.run("selector-complexity", rule, {
},
],
},
{
code: "a:hover:focus:before {}",
options: [{ maxPseudoClasses: 1 }],
errors: [
{
messageId: "maxSelectors",
data: {
selector: "pseudo-class",
limit: 1,
},
line: 1,
column: 1,
endLine: 1,
endColumn: 21,
},
],
},
{
code: "* * {}",
options: [{ maxUniversals: 1 }],
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -762,6 +823,136 @@ ruleTester.run("selector-complexity", rule, {
},
],
},
{
code: "a:before {}",
options: [{ disallowPseudoElements: ["before"] }],
errors: [
{
messageId: "disallowedSelectors",
data: {
selectorName: "before",
selector: "pseudo-element",
},
line: 1,
column: 2,
endLine: 1,
endColumn: 9,
},
],
},
{
code: "a:after {}",
options: [{ disallowPseudoElements: ["after"] }],
errors: [
{
messageId: "disallowedSelectors",
data: {
selectorName: "after",
selector: "pseudo-element",
},
line: 1,
column: 2,
endLine: 1,
endColumn: 8,
},
],
},
{
code: "p:first-line {}",
options: [{ disallowPseudoElements: ["first-line"] }],
errors: [
{
messageId: "disallowedSelectors",
data: {
selectorName: "first-line",
selector: "pseudo-element",
},
line: 1,
column: 2,
endLine: 1,
endColumn: 13,
},
],
},
{
code: "p:first-letter {}",
options: [{ disallowPseudoElements: ["first-letter"] }],
errors: [
{
messageId: "disallowedSelectors",
data: {
selectorName: "first-letter",
selector: "pseudo-element",
},
line: 1,
column: 2,
endLine: 1,
endColumn: 15,
},
],
},
{
code: "a:AFTER {}",
options: [{ disallowPseudoElements: ["after"] }],
errors: [
{
messageId: "disallowedSelectors",
data: {
selectorName: "AFTER",
selector: "pseudo-element",
},
line: 1,
column: 2,
endLine: 1,
endColumn: 8,
},
],
},
{
code: "li:first-letter {}",
options: [{ disallowPseudoElements: ["FIRST-LETTER"] }],
errors: [
{
messageId: "disallowedSelectors",
data: {
selectorName: "first-letter",
selector: "pseudo-element",
},
line: 1,
column: 3,
endLine: 1,
endColumn: 16,
},
],
},
{
code: "p:first-line, p::first-line {}",
options: [{ disallowPseudoElements: ["first-line"] }],
errors: [
{
messageId: "disallowedSelectors",
data: {
selectorName: "first-line",
selector: "pseudo-element",
},
line: 1,
column: 2,
endLine: 1,
endColumn: 13,
},
{
messageId: "disallowedSelectors",
data: {
selectorName: "first-line",
selector: "pseudo-element",
},
line: 1,
column: 16,
endLine: 1,
endColumn: 28,
},
],
},
{
code: "[class*='foo'] {}",
options: [{ disallowAttributes: ["class"] }],
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