eslint: [no-unused-vars] `TypeError: Cannot read property 'type' of undefined` on first `import` when having private methods

Tell us about your environment

Environment Info:

Node version: v14.4.0 npm version: v6.14.5 Local ESLint version: v7.7.0 (Currently used) Global ESLint version: Not found

What parser (default, Babel-ESLint, etc.) are you using?

@babel/eslint-parser

Please show your full configuration:

{
  "env": {
    "browser": true,
    "es2020": true,
    "jest": true,
    "node": true
  },
  "extends": "eslint:recommended",
  "parser": "@babel/eslint-parser"
}

What did you do? Please include the actual source code causing the issue, as well as the command that you used to run ESLint.

I have updated babel-eslint to new @babel/eslint-parser so I can make use of private methods (there was an error on previous ones that only allowed private properties). After doing so, I’m getting the error attached at the end.

The code at WebRtcPeerCore.js:30 is import EventEmitter from 'events', and the failing repository is https://github.com/piranna/kurento-utils-js/blob/master/src/WebRtcPeerCore.js (there’s another one, but it’s company private). It only happen when changing any of the arrow functions set to a private property to be a private method, like this:

// TODO eslint doesn't fully support private methods, replace arrow function
  #setVideoStream = stream =>
  {
    this.#videoStream = stream

    this.emit('setLocalVideo')
  }

  #setVideoStream(stream)
  {
    this.#videoStream = stream

    this.emit('setLocalVideo')
  }

eslint src/* testutils/* __tests__/*

What did you expect to happen?

Eslint parsing the file as normally does.

What actually happened? Please include the actual, raw output from ESLint.

Oops! Something went wrong! :(

ESLint: 7.7.0

TypeError: Cannot read property 'type' of undefined
Occurred while linting /home/piranna/Trabajo/Veedeo.me/kurento-utils-js/src/WebRtcPeerCore.js:30
    at collectUnusedVariables (/home/piranna/Trabajo/Veedeo.me/kurento-utils-js/node_modules/eslint/lib/rules/no-unused-vars.js:569:50)
    at collectUnusedVariables (/home/piranna/Trabajo/Veedeo.me/kurento-utils-js/node_modules/eslint/lib/rules/no-unused-vars.js:603:17)
    at collectUnusedVariables (/home/piranna/Trabajo/Veedeo.me/kurento-utils-js/node_modules/eslint/lib/rules/no-unused-vars.js:603:17)
    at collectUnusedVariables (/home/piranna/Trabajo/Veedeo.me/kurento-utils-js/node_modules/eslint/lib/rules/no-unused-vars.js:603:17)
    at Program:exit (/home/piranna/Trabajo/Veedeo.me/kurento-utils-js/node_modules/eslint/lib/rules/no-unused-vars.js:615:36)
    at /home/piranna/Trabajo/Veedeo.me/kurento-utils-js/node_modules/eslint/lib/linter/safe-emitter.js:45:58
    at Array.forEach (<anonymous>)
    at Object.emit (/home/piranna/Trabajo/Veedeo.me/kurento-utils-js/node_modules/eslint/lib/linter/safe-emitter.js:45:38)
    at NodeEventGenerator.applySelector (/home/piranna/Trabajo/Veedeo.me/kurento-utils-js/node_modules/eslint/lib/linter/node-event-generator.js:254:26)
    at NodeEventGenerator.applySelectors (/home/piranna/Trabajo/Veedeo.me/kurento-utils-js/node_modules/eslint/lib/linter/node-event-generator.js:283:22)

Are you willing to submit a pull request to fix this bug?

Yes, I can write one with some guidance about what’s the source of this error.