`no-unpublished-import`/`require` error importing devDependencies

I have private project:

package.json (no files field and no .npmignore)

{
  "name": "private-project",
  "private": true,
  "dependencies": {
    "axios": "*"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@babel/core": "*"
  }

When I load devDependencies, eslint throw an error:

index.js

import axios from 'axios';
import babel from '@babel/core'; // this throw an error: "@babel/core" is not published. eslint(node/no-unpublished-import)

// ...

with this following eslint configurations:

.eslintrc.js

module.export = {
  settings: {
    node: {
      allowModules: [],
      resolvePaths: [],
      tryExtensions: ['.js', '.json', '.node'],
    }
  },
  rules: {
    'node/no-unpublished-import': 'error',
    'node/no-unpublished-require': 'error',
  }
}

But if I move babel in dependencies, it does not throw an error

package.json

{
  "name": "private-project",
  "private": true,
  "dependencies": {
    "@babel/core": "*",
    "axios": "*"
  }

index.js

import axios from 'axios';
import babel from '@babel/core'; // this **does not** throw an error

// ...

Do I configure something wrong or is that expected behavior? Thanks.

More info: installed eslint version: 6.8.0 installed eslint-plugin-node version: 11.1.0

[mysticatea]

That’s the purpose of no-unpublished-import/require rule. We cannot import the devDependencies after publishing the package.

[ronkorving]

Awesome, thanks for clarifying, @latipun7 !