Error: Cannot find module 'tslint/lib/lint' when trying to extend tslint-microsoft-contrib

[shaunluttin]

This is our environment

> \node_modules\.bin\tslint --version
4.0.1

> npm install --save-dev tslint-microsoft-contrib
`-- [email protected]

This is our tslint.json configuration.

{
    "extends": [
        "./node_modules/tslint-microsoft-contrib/tslint.json"
    ]
}

This is what happens when we run our local tslint with that configuration.

> node_modules\.bin\tslint --config .\tslint.json --project .\tsconfig.json
module.js:471
throw err;
^

Error: Cannot find module 'tslint/lib/lint'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:469:15)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:417:25)
    at Module.require (module.js:497:17)
    at require (internal/module.js:20:19)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\myApp\node_modules\tslint-microsoft-contrib\insecureRandomRule.js:7:12)
    at Module._compile (module.js:570:32)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:579:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:487:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (module.js:446:12)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:438:3)     

How can we run tslint on a configuration that extends tslint-microsoft-contrib?

See also: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/40749996/error-cannot-find-module-tslint-lib-lint-when-trying-to-extend-tslint-microso

We have done a find-replace of tslint/lib/lint with tslint, which resolves the above error but causes another one:

Error:
            Could not find implementations for the following rules specified in the configuration:
            no-duplicate-key
use-strict
label-undefined
no-constructor-vars
no-unreachable
            Try upgrading TSLint and/or ensuring that you have all necessary custom rules installed.
            If TSLint was recently upgraded, you may have old rules configured which need to be cleaned up.

[Delagen]

duplicate #313

[shaunluttin]

@Delagen Given that doing a a find-replace of tslint/lib/lint with tslint resolves the problem, would this repository welcome a PR that includes that fix?

[HamletDRC]

@shaunluttin Let's move the discussion to #313

[HamletDRC]

closing as duplicate... but thank you for taking the time to submit this bug report, especially with so much detail. This is one of the nicest bug reports I've ever seen!