Rules

November 7, 2025 · View on GitHub

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Configuration option schemas are written with Zod.

ban-unbounded-string-type

Checks that String fields are defined with a database native type to limit the length, e.g. @db.VarChar(x). Motivation inspired by https://brandur.org/text - to avoid unintentionally building public APIs that support unlimited-length strings.

Configuration

z.object({
  allowNativeTextType: z.boolean().optional(),
}).strict();

Examples

Default

// good
model User {
  id String @db.VarChar(36)
}

// bad
model User {
  id String
}

// bad
model User {
 id String @db.Text
}

With { allowNativeTextType: true }

// good
model User {
  id String @db.Text
}

enum-name-pascal-case

Checks that enum names are in PascalCase.

Configuration

z.object({
  allowList: z.array(z.union([z.string(), z.instanceof(RegExp)])).optional(),
  trimPrefix: z
    .union([
      z.string(),
      z.instanceof(RegExp),
      z.array(z.union([z.string(), z.instanceof(RegExp)])),
    ])
    .optional(),
}).strict();

Examples

Default

// good
enum ExampleOptions {
  value1
}

// bad
enum exampleOptions {
  value1
}

// bad
enum example_options {
 value1
}

enum-value-case

Checks that enum values are in the specified case style: snake_case, camelCase, or PascalCase.

Defaults to lower snake_case.

Use the style option to specify the case style, and the optional case option to enforce upper or lower case for snake_case style.

This rule supports selectively ignoring enum values via the prisma-lint-ignore-enum comment, like so:

/// prisma-lint-ignore-enum enum-value-case NotValidCase

That will permit an enum value of NotValidCase. Other values for the enum must still be in the specified case style. A comma-separated list of values can be provided to ignore multiple enum values.

Configuration

z.object({
  style: z.enum(['snake', 'camel', 'pascal']),
  case: z.enum(['lower', 'upper']).optional(),
  compoundWords: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
  allowList: z.array(z.union([z.string(), z.instanceof(RegExp)])).optional(),
  trimPrefix: z
    .union([
      z.string(),
      z.instanceof(RegExp),
      z.array(z.union([z.string(), z.instanceof(RegExp)])),
    ])
    .optional(),
}).strict();

Examples

With { style: "snake" }

// good
enum Example {
  value
}

// good
enum Example {
  value_1
}

// bad
enum Example {
  Value
}

// bad
enum Example {
  VALUE
}

// bad
enum Example {
  camelCase
}

With { style: "snake", case: "upper" }

// good
enum Example {
  VALUE
}

// good
enum Example {
  VALUE_1
}

// bad
enum Example {
  Value
}

// bad
enum Example {
  value
}

// bad
enum Example {
  camelCase
}

With { style: "camel" }

// good
enum Example {
  exampleValue
}

// good
enum Example {
  exampleValue1
}

// bad
enum Example {
  example_value
}

// bad
enum Example {
  EXAMPLE_VALUE
}

// bad
enum Example {
  ExampleValue
}

With { style: "pascal" }

// good
enum Example {
  ExampleValue
}

// good
enum Example {
  ExampleValue1
}

// bad
enum Example {
  example_value
}

// bad
enum Example {
  EXAMPLE_VALUE
}

// bad
enum Example {
  exampleValue
}

enum-value-snake-case

⚠️ Deprecated: This rule has been replaced by a new rule. Use enum-value-case instead.

Checks that enum values are in either upper or lower snake case.

Defaults to lower snake case. Use the case option to enforce upper snake case.

This rule supports selectively ignoring enum values via the prisma-lint-ignore-enum comment, like so:

/// prisma-lint-ignore-enum enum-value-snake-case NotSnakeCase

That will permit an enum value of NotSnakeCase. Other values for the enum must still be in snake_case. A comma-separated list of values can be provided to ignore multiple enum values.

Configuration

z.object({
  case: z.enum(['lower', 'upper']).optional(),
  compoundWords: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
  allowList: z.array(z.union([z.string(), z.instanceof(RegExp)])).optional(),
  trimPrefix: z
    .union([
      z.string(),
      z.instanceof(RegExp),
      z.array(z.union([z.string(), z.instanceof(RegExp)])),
    ])
    .optional(),
}).strict();

Examples

Default

// good
enum Example {
  value
}

// good
enum Example {
  value_1
}

// bad
enum Example {
  Value
}

// bad
enum Example {
  VALUE
}

// bad
enum Example {
  camelCase
}

With { case: ["upper"] }

// good
enum Example {
  VALUE
}

// good
enum Example {
  VALUE_1
}

// bad
enum Example {
  Value
}

// bad
enum Example {
  value
}

// bad
enum Example {
  camelCase
}

field-name-camel-case

Checks that field names are in camelCase.

Configuration

z.object({
  allowList: z.array(z.union([z.string(), z.instanceof(RegExp)])).optional(),
  trimPrefix: z
    .union([
      z.string(),
      z.instanceof(RegExp),
      z.array(z.union([z.string(), z.instanceof(RegExp)])),
    ])
    .optional(),
}).strict();

Examples

Default

// good
model User {
  rowId String @id
}

// bad
model User {
  RowId String @id
}

// bad
model User {
 row_id String @id
}

field-name-grammatical-number

Checks that each list field name matches the plural or singular enforced style. Only applies to fields that are arrays (list types).

Configuration

z.object({
  ifList: z.enum(['singular', 'plural']),
  ifListAllow: z.array(z.union([z.string(), z.instanceof(RegExp)])).optional(),
}).strict();

Examples

With { ifList: "singular" }

// good
model User {
  email String[]
}

// bad
model User {
  emails String[]
}

With { ifList: "plural" }

// good
model User {
  emails String[]
}

// bad
model User {
  email String[]
}

With { ifList: "singular", ifListAllow: ["data"] }

// good
model User {
  data String[]
  email String[]
}

// bad
model User {
  emails String[]
}

field-name-mapping-snake-case

Checks that the mapped name of a field is the expected snake case.

This rule support selectively ignoring fields with parameterized comments.

That will ignore only tenantId field violations for the model. Other fields will still be enforced. A comma-separated list of fields can be provided to ignore multiple fields.

Configuration

z.object({
  compoundWords: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
  requireUnderscorePrefixForIds: z.boolean().optional(),
})
  .strict()
  .optional();

Examples

Default

// good
model UserRole {
  userId String @map(name: "user_id")
}

model UserRole {
  // No mapping needed for single-word field name.
  id String
  // No mapping needed for association field.
  grantedByUser User
}

// bad
model UserRole {
  userId String
}

model UserRole {
  userId String @map(name: "user_i_d")
}

With { compoundWords: ["GraphQL"] }

// good
model PersistedQuery {
  graphQLId String @map(name: "graphql_id")
}

// bad
model PersistedQuery {
  graphQLId String @map(name: "graph_q_l_id")
}

With { requireUnderscorePrefixForIds: true }

// good
model PersistedQuery {
  id String @id @map(name: "_id")
  otherField String @map(name: "other_field")
}

// bad
model PersistedQuery {
  id String @id @map(name: "id")
  otherField String @map(name: "other_field")
}

With enum

// good
enum RoleType {
  ADMIN
  MEMBER
}

model UserRole {
  roleType RoleType @map(name: "role_type")
}

// bad
model UserRole {
  roleType RoleType
}

With custom types

// good
type UserInfo {
  institution String
}

model User {
  userInfo UserInfo @map(name: "user_info")
}

// bad
model User {
  userInfo UserInfo
}

With parameterized

// good
type Post {
  /// prisma-lint-ignore-model field-name-mapping-snake-case tenantId
  tenantId String
  userId String @map(name: "user_id")
}

// bad
type Post {
  /// prisma-lint-ignore-model field-name-mapping-snake-case tenantId
  tenantId String
  userId String
}

field-order

Checks that fields within a model are in the correct order.

Fields in the order list that are not present in the model are ignored. (To require fields, use the require-field rule.)

The first field in the order is interpreted to be required as the first field in the model. The last field in the order is interpreted to be required as the last field in the model.

The special field name ... can be used to indicate that any number of fields can appear in the model at that point. This can be used at the end of the order list to indicate that remaining fields can appear in any order at the end of the model.

Configuration

z.object({
  order: z.array(z.string()),
}).strict();

Examples

With { order: ['tenantId', 'id', createdAt', 'updatedAt', '...'] }

// good
model User {
  tenantId String
  id String @id
  email String
}

model User {
  tenantId String
  id String @id
  createdAt DateTime
  email String
}

// bad
model User {
  id String @id
  email String
  tenantId String
}

With { order: ['tenantId', 'id', '...', 'createdAt', 'updatedAt'] }

// good
model User {
  tenantId String
  id String
  email String
  createdAt DateTime
  updatedAt DateTime
}

model User {
  tenantId String
  id String
  email String
  createdAt DateTime
}

// bad
model User {
  id String @id
  createdAt DateTime
  email String
}

forbid-field

Forbids fields with certain names.

Configuration

z.object({
  forbid: z.array(z.union([z.string(), z.instanceof(RegExp)])),
}).strict();

Examples

With { forbid: ["id"] }

// good
type Product {
  uuid String
}

// bad
type Product {
  id String
}

With { forbid: ["/^(?!.*[aA]mountD6$).*D6$/"] }

// good
type Product {
  id String
  priceAmountD6 Int
}

// bad
type Product {
  id Int
  priceD6 Int
}

forbid-required-ignored-field

Forbids required ignored fields without default values.

This prevents a client from being generated without a field while the database still expects the corresponding column to be non-nullable.

For more protection against breaking changes, consider using:

https://github.com/loop-payments/prisma-safety

Examples

Default

// good
type Product {
  uuid String
  toBeRemoved String? @ignore
}

// good
type Product {
  uuid String
  toBeRemoved Boolean @default(false) @ignore
}

// bad
type Product {
  uuid String
  toBeRemoved String @ignore
}

model-name-grammatical-number

Checks that each model name matches the plural or singlar enforced style.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatical_number

Configuration

z.object({
  style: z.enum(['singular', 'plural']),
  allowlist: z.array(z.union([z.string(), z.instanceof(RegExp)])).optional(),
}).strict();

Examples

With { style: "singular" }

// good
model User {
  id String @id
}

// bad
model Users {
  id String @id
}

With { style: "plural" }

// good
model Users {
  id String @id
}

// bad
model User {
  id String @id
}

With { style: "singular", allowlist: ["UserData"] }

// good
model UserData {
  id String @id
}

model User {
  id String @id
}

model Tenant {
  id String @id
}

// bad ("data" is considered plural by default)
model TenantData {
  id String @id
}

model Users {
  id String @id
}

With { style: "singular", allowlist: ["/Data$/"] }

// good
model UserData {
  id String @id
}

model TenantData {
  id String @id
}

// bad
model DataRecords {
  id String @id
}

model Users {
  id String @id
}

model-name-mapping-snake-case

Checks that the mapped name of a model is the expected snake case.

Configuration

z.object({
  compoundWords: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
  irregularPlurals: z.record(z.string()).optional(),
  pluralize: z.boolean().optional(),
  trimPrefix: z.string().optional(),
})
  .strict()
  .optional();

Examples

Default

// good
model UserRole {
  id String @id
  @@map(name: "user_role")
}

// bad
model UserRole {
  id String @id
}

model UserRole {
  id String @id
  @@map(name: "user_roles")
}

With { trimPrefix: "Db" }

// good
model DbUserRole {
  id String @id
  @@map(name: "user_role")
}

// bad
model DbUserRole {
  id String @id
  @@map(name: "db_user_role")
}

With { compoundWords: ["GraphQL"] }

// good
model GraphQLPersistedQuery {
  id String @id
  @@map(name: "graphql_persisted_query")
}

// bad
model GraphQLPersistedQuery {
  id String @id
  @@map(name: "graph_q_l_persisted_query")
}

With { pluralize: true }

// good
model UserRole {
  id String @id
  @@map(name: "user_roles")
}

// bad
model UserRole {
  id String @id
}

model UserRole {
  id String @id
  @@map(name: "user_role")
}

model-name-pascal-case

Checks that model names are in PascalCase.

Configuration

z.object({
  allowList: z.array(z.union([z.string(), z.instanceof(RegExp)])).optional(),
  trimPrefix: z
    .union([
      z.string(),
      z.instanceof(RegExp),
      z.array(z.union([z.string(), z.instanceof(RegExp)])),
    ])
    .optional(),
}).strict();

Examples

Default

// good
model DbUser {
  id String @id
}

// bad
model dbUser {
  id String @id
}

// bad
model db_user {
 id String @id
}

model-name-prefix

Checks that model names include a required prefix.

This is useful for avoiding name collisions with application-level types in cases where a single domain object is persisted in multiple tables, and the application type differs from the table structure.

Configuration

z.object({
  prefix: z.string(),
}).strict();

Examples

With { prefix: "Db" }

// good
model DbUser {
  id String @id
}

// bad
model Users {
  id String @id
}

require-default-empty-arrays

Requires default empty arrays for array fields.

Motivation: https://github.com/loop-payments/prisma-lint/issues/275

Examples

Default

// good
model Post {
 tags String[] @default([])
}

// bad
model Post {
  tags String[]
}

require-field-index

Checks that certain fields have indices.

This rule supports selectively ignoring fields via the prisma-lint-ignore-model comment, like so:

/// prisma-lint-ignore-model require-field-index tenantId

That will ignore only tenantId violations for the model. Other required indices will still be enforced. A comma-separated list of fields can be provided to ignore multiple fields.

Configuration

z.object({
  forAllRelations: z.boolean().optional(),
  forNames: z
    .union([z.string(), z.array(z.union([z.string(), z.instanceof(RegExp)]))])
    .optional(),
}).strict();

Examples

With { forNames: ["createdAt"] }

// good
model User {
  createdAt DateTime @unique
}

model User {
  createdAt DateTime
  @@index([createdAt])
}

model User {
  createdAt DateTime
  id String
  @@index([createdAt, id])
}

// bad
model User {
  createdAt string
}

model User {
  createdAt DateTime
  id String
  @@index([id, createdAt])
}

With { forNames: "/Id$/" ] }

// good
model User {
  tenantId String
  @@index([tenantId])
}

// bad
model User {
  tenantId String
}

With { forAllRelations: true }

// good
type Bar {
  fooId String
  foo Foo @relation(fields: [fooId], references: [id])
  @@index([fooId])
}

// bad
type Bar {
  fooId String
  foo Foo @relation(fields: [fooId], references: [id])
}

require-field-type

Checks that certain fields have a specific type.

Configuration

z.object({
  require: z.array(
    z.object({
      ifName: z.union([z.string(), z.instanceof(RegExp)]),
      type: z.string(),
      nativeType: z.string().optional(),
    }),
  ),
}).strict();

Examples

With { require: [{ ifName: "id", type: "String" }] }

// good
model User {
  id String
}

// bad
model User {
  id Int
}

With { require: [{ ifName: "/At$/", type: "DateTime" }] }

// good
model User {
  createdAt DateTime
  updatedAt DateTime
}

// bad
model User {
  createdAt String
  updatedAt String
}

With { require: [{ ifName: "id", type: "String", nativeType: "Uuid" }] }

// good
model User {
  id String @db.Uuid
}

// bad
model User {
  id Int
}

// bad
model User {
  id String
}

// bad
model User {
  id String @db.Oid
}

require-field

Checks that a model has certain fields.

This rule supports selectively ignoring fields via the prisma-lint-ignore-model comment, like so:

/// prisma-lint-ignore-model require-field tenantId

That will ignore only tenantId field violations for the model. Other required fields will still be enforced. A comma-separated list of fields can be provided to ignore multiple required fields.

Configuration

z.object({
  require: z.array(
    z.union([
      z.string(),
      z.object({
        name: z.string(),
        ifSibling: z.union([z.string(), z.instanceof(RegExp)]),
      }),
    ]),
  ),
}).strict();

Examples

With { require: ["id"] }

// good
model User {
  id Int @id
}

// bad
model User {
  name String
}

With { require: [{ name: "currencyCode", ifSibling: "/mountD6$/" }] }

// good
model Product {
  currencyCode String
  priceAmountD6 Int
}

// bad
model Product {
  priceAmountD6 Int
}