---
url: /docs/guide/usage/linter/rules/import/max-dependencies.md
---

### What it does

Forbid modules to have too many dependencies (`import` statements only).

### Why is this bad?

This is a useful rule because a module with too many dependencies is a code smell,
and usually indicates the module is doing too much and/or should be broken up into
smaller modules.

**NOTE**: This rule only counts `import` statements, and does not count dependencies from
CommonJS `require()` statements. This is a difference from the original
eslint-import-plugin rule.

### Examples

Given `{ "max": 2 }`

Examples of **incorrect** code for this rule:

```javascript
import a from "./a";
import b from "./b";
import c from "./c"; // Too many dependencies: 3 (max: 2)
```

Examples of **correct** code for this rule:

```javascript
import a from "./a";
import b from "./b"; // Allowed: 2 dependencies (max: 2)
```

## Configuration

### ignoreTypeImports

type: `boolean`

default: `false`

Whether to ignore type imports when counting dependencies.

```ts
// Neither of these count as dependencies if `ignoreTypeImports` is true:
import type { Foo } from "./foo";
import { type Foo } from "./foo";
```

### max

type: `integer`

default: `10`

Maximum number of dependencies allowed in a file.

## How to use

## Version

This rule was added in v0.5.0.

## References