diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 8df690e3..1ad441b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ jobs:
         os:
           - ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
       - run: npm install
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ jobs:
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: "18.x"
       - run: npm install
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ jobs:
   eslint7:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
         node-version: "18.x"
     - run: npm install
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b52ff858..ef8f7582 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 
 
+## [5.2.0](https://github.com/eslint-community/eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin/compare/v5.1.1...v5.2.0) (2023-12-11)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* preparing for eslint v9 ([#400](https://github.com/eslint-community/eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin/issues/400)) ([35e14cd](https://github.com/eslint-community/eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin/commit/35e14cd7bc1fd865fa11efd955afe600ef2bbc22))
+
 ### [5.1.1](https://github.com/eslint-community/eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin/compare/v5.1.0...v5.1.1) (2023-07-19)
 
 
diff --git a/docs/rules/require-meta-docs-description.md b/docs/rules/require-meta-docs-description.md
index 8de0b5bf..252d15f8 100644
--- a/docs/rules/require-meta-docs-description.md
+++ b/docs/rules/require-meta-docs-description.md
@@ -49,9 +49,13 @@ module.exports = {
 
 ## Options
 
-This rule takes an optional object containing:
+<!-- begin auto-generated rule options list -->
 
-* `String` — `pattern` — A regular expression that the description must match. Use `'.+'` to allow anything. Defaults to `^(enforce|require|disallow)`.
+| Name      | Description                                                                         | Type   | Default                         |
+| :-------- | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :----- | :------------------------------ |
+| `pattern` | A regular expression that the description must match. Use `'.+'` to allow anything. | String | `^(enforce\|require\|disallow)` |
+
+<!-- end auto-generated rule options list -->
 
 ## Further Reading
 
diff --git a/docs/rules/require-meta-docs-url.md b/docs/rules/require-meta-docs-url.md
index 7c2f1740..22dd0fd5 100644
--- a/docs/rules/require-meta-docs-url.md
+++ b/docs/rules/require-meta-docs-url.md
@@ -77,7 +77,13 @@ module.exports = {
 
 ## Options
 
-This rule has an option.
+<!-- begin auto-generated rule options list -->
+
+| Name      | Description                                                                                                                                                                    | Type   |
+| :-------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :----- |
+| `pattern` | A pattern to enforce rule's document URL. It replaces `{{name}}` placeholder by each rule name. The rule name is the basename of each rule file. Omitting this allows any URL. | String |
+
+<!-- end auto-generated rule options list -->
 
 ```json
 {
@@ -87,8 +93,6 @@ This rule has an option.
 }
 ```
 
-- `pattern` (`string`) ... A pattern to enforce rule's document URL. It replaces `{{name}}` placeholder by each rule name. The rule name is the basename of each rule file. Default is `undefined` which allows any URL.
-
 If you set the `pattern` option, this rule adds `meta.docs.url` property automatically when you execute `eslint --fix` command.
 
 ## Version specific URL
diff --git a/docs/rules/require-meta-fixable.md b/docs/rules/require-meta-fixable.md
index 28148a3e..81ccf77c 100644
--- a/docs/rules/require-meta-fixable.md
+++ b/docs/rules/require-meta-fixable.md
@@ -92,9 +92,13 @@ module.exports = {
 
 ## Options
 
-This rule takes an optional object containing:
+<!-- begin auto-generated rule options list -->
 
-* `boolean` — `catchNoFixerButFixableProperty` — default `false` - Whether the rule should attempt to detect rules that do not have a fixer but enable the `meta.fixable` property. This option is off by default because it increases the chance of false positives since fixers can't always be detected when helper functions are used.
+| Name                             | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Type    | Default |
+| :------------------------------- | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :------ | :------ |
+| `catchNoFixerButFixableProperty` | Whether the rule should attempt to detect rules that do not have a fixer but enable the `meta.fixable` property. This option is off by default because it increases the chance of false positives since fixers can't always be detected when helper functions are used. | Boolean | `false` |
+
+<!-- end auto-generated rule options list -->
 
 ## Further Reading
 
diff --git a/docs/rules/require-meta-schema.md b/docs/rules/require-meta-schema.md
index 066eb0ba..5b768087 100644
--- a/docs/rules/require-meta-schema.md
+++ b/docs/rules/require-meta-schema.md
@@ -75,9 +75,13 @@ module.exports = {
 
 ## Options
 
-This rule takes an optional object containing:
+<!-- begin auto-generated rule options list -->
 
-* `boolean` — `requireSchemaPropertyWhenOptionless` — Whether the rule should require the `meta.schema` property to be specified (with `schema: []`) for rules that have no options. Defaults to `true`.
+| Name                                  | Description                                                                                                                    | Type    | Default |
+| :------------------------------------ | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :------ | :------ |
+| `requireSchemaPropertyWhenOptionless` | Whether the rule should require the `meta.schema` property to be specified (with `schema: []`) for rules that have no options. | Boolean | `true`  |
+
+<!-- end auto-generated rule options list -->
 
 ## When Not To Use It
 
diff --git a/lib/rules/consistent-output.js b/lib/rules/consistent-output.js
index a5c621d7..21a1c3ee 100644
--- a/lib/rules/consistent-output.js
+++ b/lib/rules/consistent-output.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ module.exports = {
       {
         type: 'string',
         enum: ['always', 'consistent'],
+        default: 'consistent',
       },
     ],
     messages: {
diff --git a/lib/rules/fixer-return.js b/lib/rules/fixer-return.js
index 05e6867f..ac231d8f 100644
--- a/lib/rules/fixer-return.js
+++ b/lib/rules/fixer-return.js
@@ -76,12 +76,13 @@ module.exports = {
      * @returns {boolean}
      */
     function isFix(node) {
+      const sourceCode = context.sourceCode || context.getSourceCode(); // TODO: use context.sourceCode when dropping eslint < v9
       if (node.type === 'ArrayExpression' && node.elements.length === 0) {
         // An empty array is not a fix.
         return false;
       }
-
-      const staticValue = getStaticValue(node, context.getScope());
+      const scope = sourceCode.getScope?.(node) || context.getScope(); // TODO: just use sourceCode.getScope() when we drop support for ESLint < 9.0.0
+      const staticValue = getStaticValue(node, scope);
       if (!staticValue) {
         // If we can't find a static value, assume it's a real fix value.
         return true;
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
     return {
       Program(ast) {
-        const sourceCode = context.getSourceCode();
+        const sourceCode = context.sourceCode || context.getSourceCode(); // TODO: just use context.sourceCode when dropping eslint < v9
         contextIdentifiers = utils.getContextIdentifiers(
           sourceCode.scopeManager,
           ast
@@ -148,7 +149,8 @@ module.exports = {
       // Ensure the current (arrow) fixer function returned a fix.
       'ArrowFunctionExpression:exit'(node) {
         if (funcInfo.shouldCheck) {
-          const loc = context.getSourceCode().getTokenBefore(node.body).loc; // Show violation on arrow (=>).
+          const sourceCode = context.sourceCode || context.getSourceCode();
+          const loc = sourceCode.getTokenBefore(node.body).loc; // Show violation on arrow (=>).
           if (node.expression) {
             // When the return is implied (no curly braces around the body), we have to check the single body node directly.
             if (!isFix(node.body)) {
diff --git a/lib/rules/meta-property-ordering.js b/lib/rules/meta-property-ordering.js
index 8c19c12e..d07215d3 100644
--- a/lib/rules/meta-property-ordering.js
+++ b/lib/rules/meta-property-ordering.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
 
   create(context) {
-    const sourceCode = context.getSourceCode();
+    const sourceCode = context.sourceCode || context.getSourceCode(); // TODO: just use context.sourceCode when dropping eslint < v9
     const ruleInfo = getRuleInfo(sourceCode);
     if (!ruleInfo) {
       return {};
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-deprecated-context-methods.js b/lib/rules/no-deprecated-context-methods.js
index 97ced0e5..3d68edbb 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-deprecated-context-methods.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-deprecated-context-methods.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
 
   create(context) {
-    const sourceCode = context.getSourceCode();
+    const sourceCode = context.sourceCode || context.getSourceCode(); // TODO: just use context.sourceCode when dropping eslint < v9
 
     // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Public
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-deprecated-report-api.js b/lib/rules/no-deprecated-report-api.js
index d6c7b373..59ff825d 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-deprecated-report-api.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-deprecated-report-api.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
 
   create(context) {
-    const sourceCode = context.getSourceCode();
+    const sourceCode = context.sourceCode || context.getSourceCode(); // TODO: just use context.sourceCode when dropping eslint < v9
     let contextIdentifiers;
 
     // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ module.exports = {
             fix(fixer) {
               const openingParen = sourceCode.getTokenBefore(node.arguments[0]);
               const closingParen = sourceCode.getLastToken(node);
-              const reportInfo = utils.getReportInfo(node.arguments, context);
+              const reportInfo = utils.getReportInfo(node, context);
 
               if (!reportInfo) {
                 return null;
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-identical-tests.js b/lib/rules/no-identical-tests.js
index d8679c5a..429eb626 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-identical-tests.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-identical-tests.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ module.exports = {
     // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Public
     // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-    const sourceCode = context.getSourceCode();
+    const sourceCode = context.sourceCode || context.getSourceCode(); // TODO: just use context.sourceCode when dropping eslint < v9
 
     // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Helpers
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-missing-message-ids.js b/lib/rules/no-missing-message-ids.js
index dec2f17b..73d12dd9 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-missing-message-ids.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-missing-message-ids.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
 
   create(context) {
-    const sourceCode = context.getSourceCode();
+    const sourceCode = context.sourceCode || context.getSourceCode(); // TODO: just use context.sourceCode when dropping eslint < v9
     const { scopeManager } = sourceCode;
     const ruleInfo = utils.getRuleInfo(sourceCode);
     if (!ruleInfo) {
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ module.exports = {
       },
 
       CallExpression(node) {
+        const scope = sourceCode.getScope?.(node) || context.getScope(); // TODO: just use sourceCode.getScope() when we drop support for ESLint < 9.0.0
         // Check for messageId properties used in known calls to context.report();
         if (
           node.callee.type === 'MemberExpression' &&
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ module.exports = {
           node.callee.property.type === 'Identifier' &&
           node.callee.property.name === 'report'
         ) {
-          const reportInfo = utils.getReportInfo(node.arguments, context);
+          const reportInfo = utils.getReportInfo(node, context);
           if (!reportInfo) {
             return;
           }
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ module.exports = {
                   val.value,
                   ruleInfo,
                   scopeManager,
-                  context.getScope()
+                  scope
                 )
               )
                 // Couldn't find this messageId in `meta.messages`.
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-missing-placeholders.js b/lib/rules/no-missing-placeholders.js
index a70fbd92..f505d4f4 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-missing-placeholders.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-missing-placeholders.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
 
   create(context) {
-    const sourceCode = context.getSourceCode();
+    const sourceCode = context.sourceCode || context.getSourceCode(); // TODO: just use context.sourceCode when dropping eslint < v9
     const { scopeManager } = sourceCode;
 
     let contextIdentifiers;
@@ -48,13 +48,14 @@ module.exports = {
         contextIdentifiers = utils.getContextIdentifiers(scopeManager, ast);
       },
       CallExpression(node) {
+        const scope = sourceCode.getScope?.(node) || context.getScope(); // TODO: just use sourceCode.getScope() when we drop support for ESLint < 9.0.0
         if (
           node.callee.type === 'MemberExpression' &&
           contextIdentifiers.has(node.callee.object) &&
           node.callee.property.type === 'Identifier' &&
           node.callee.property.name === 'report'
         ) {
-          const reportInfo = utils.getReportInfo(node.arguments, context);
+          const reportInfo = utils.getReportInfo(node, context);
           if (!reportInfo) {
             return;
           }
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ module.exports = {
                   obj.messageId.value,
                   ruleInfo,
                   scopeManager,
-                  context.getScope()
+                  scope
                 );
                 if (correspondingMessage) {
                   obj.message = correspondingMessage.value;
@@ -89,10 +90,7 @@ module.exports = {
             messageId,
             data,
           } of reportMessagesAndDataArray.filter((obj) => obj.message)) {
-            const messageStaticValue = getStaticValue(
-              message,
-              context.getScope()
-            );
+            const messageStaticValue = getStaticValue(message, scope);
             if (
               ((message.type === 'Literal' &&
                 typeof message.value === 'string') ||
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-only-tests.js b/lib/rules/no-only-tests.js
index 49206f61..fc016cc8 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-only-tests.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-only-tests.js
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ module.exports = {
                     {
                       messageId: 'removeOnly',
                       *fix(fixer) {
-                        const sourceCode = context.getSourceCode();
+                        const sourceCode =
+                          context.sourceCode || context.getSourceCode(); // TODO: just use context.sourceCode when dropping eslint < v9
 
                         const tokenBefore =
                           sourceCode.getTokenBefore(onlyProperty);
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-unused-message-ids.js b/lib/rules/no-unused-message-ids.js
index 2bd1b451..86840d15 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-unused-message-ids.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-unused-message-ids.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
 
   create(context) {
-    const sourceCode = context.getSourceCode();
+    const sourceCode = context.sourceCode || context.getSourceCode(); // TODO: just use context.sourceCode when dropping eslint < v9
     const { scopeManager } = sourceCode;
     const ruleInfo = utils.getRuleInfo(sourceCode);
     if (!ruleInfo) {
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module.exports = {
         contextIdentifiers = utils.getContextIdentifiers(scopeManager, ast);
       },
 
-      'Program:exit'() {
+      'Program:exit'(ast) {
         if (hasSeenUnknownMessageId || !hasSeenViolationReport) {
           /*
           Bail out when the rule is likely to have false positives.
@@ -57,9 +57,10 @@ module.exports = {
           return;
         }
 
+        const scope = sourceCode.getScope?.(ast) || context.getScope(); // TODO: just use sourceCode.getScope() when we drop support for ESLint < 9.0.0
+
         const messageIdNodesUnused = messageIdNodes.filter(
-          (node) =>
-            !messageIdsUsed.has(utils.getKeyName(node, context.getScope()))
+          (node) => !messageIdsUsed.has(utils.getKeyName(node, scope))
         );
 
         // Report any messageIds that were never used.
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ module.exports = {
             node: messageIdNode,
             messageId: 'unusedMessage',
             data: {
-              messageId: utils.getKeyName(messageIdNode, context.getScope()),
+              messageId: utils.getKeyName(messageIdNode, scope),
             },
           });
         }
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ module.exports = {
           node.callee.property.type === 'Identifier' &&
           node.callee.property.name === 'report'
         ) {
-          const reportInfo = utils.getReportInfo(node.arguments, context);
+          const reportInfo = utils.getReportInfo(node, context);
           if (!reportInfo) {
             return;
           }
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-unused-placeholders.js b/lib/rules/no-unused-placeholders.js
index 51defefb..edace9c3 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-unused-placeholders.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-unused-placeholders.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
 
   create(context) {
-    const sourceCode = context.getSourceCode();
+    const sourceCode = context.sourceCode || context.getSourceCode(); // TODO: just use context.sourceCode when dropping eslint < v9
     const { scopeManager } = sourceCode;
 
     let contextIdentifiers;
@@ -47,13 +47,14 @@ module.exports = {
         contextIdentifiers = utils.getContextIdentifiers(scopeManager, ast);
       },
       CallExpression(node) {
+        const scope = sourceCode.getScope?.(node) || context.getScope(); // TODO: just use sourceCode.getScope() when we drop support for ESLint < 9.0.0
         if (
           node.callee.type === 'MemberExpression' &&
           contextIdentifiers.has(node.callee.object) &&
           node.callee.property.type === 'Identifier' &&
           node.callee.property.name === 'report'
         ) {
-          const reportInfo = utils.getReportInfo(node.arguments, context);
+          const reportInfo = utils.getReportInfo(node, context);
           if (!reportInfo) {
             return;
           }
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ module.exports = {
                   obj.messageId.value,
                   ruleInfo,
                   scopeManager,
-                  context.getScope()
+                  scope
                 );
                 if (correspondingMessage) {
                   obj.message = correspondingMessage.value;
@@ -86,10 +87,7 @@ module.exports = {
           for (const { message, data } of reportMessagesAndDataArray.filter(
             (obj) => obj.message
           )) {
-            const messageStaticValue = getStaticValue(
-              message,
-              context.getScope()
-            );
+            const messageStaticValue = getStaticValue(message, scope);
             if (
               ((message.type === 'Literal' &&
                 typeof message.value === 'string') ||
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-useless-token-range.js b/lib/rules/no-useless-token-range.js
index e62d7316..ea488190 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-useless-token-range.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-useless-token-range.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
 
   create(context) {
-    const sourceCode = context.getSourceCode();
+    const sourceCode = context.sourceCode || context.getSourceCode(); // TODO: just use context.sourceCode when dropping eslint < v9
 
     // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Helpers
diff --git a/lib/rules/prefer-message-ids.js b/lib/rules/prefer-message-ids.js
index 539d7104..48bf348a 100644
--- a/lib/rules/prefer-message-ids.js
+++ b/lib/rules/prefer-message-ids.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
 
   create(context) {
-    const sourceCode = context.getSourceCode();
+    const sourceCode = context.sourceCode || context.getSourceCode(); // TODO: just use context.sourceCode when dropping eslint < v9
     const ruleInfo = utils.getRuleInfo(sourceCode);
     if (!ruleInfo) {
       return {};
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
     return {
       Program(ast) {
+        const scope = sourceCode.getScope?.(ast) || context.getScope(); // TODO: just use sourceCode.getScope() when we drop support for ESLint < v9.0.0
         contextIdentifiers = utils.getContextIdentifiers(
           sourceCode.scopeManager,
           ast
@@ -64,10 +65,7 @@ module.exports = {
           return;
         }
 
-        const staticValue = getStaticValue(
-          messagesNode.value,
-          context.getScope()
-        );
+        const staticValue = getStaticValue(messagesNode.value, scope);
         if (!staticValue) {
           return;
         }
@@ -90,7 +88,7 @@ module.exports = {
           node.callee.property.type === 'Identifier' &&
           node.callee.property.name === 'report'
         ) {
-          const reportInfo = utils.getReportInfo(node.arguments, context);
+          const reportInfo = utils.getReportInfo(node, context);
           if (!reportInfo) {
             return;
           }
diff --git a/lib/rules/prefer-object-rule.js b/lib/rules/prefer-object-rule.js
index 46bc4ceb..4cb11fcd 100644
--- a/lib/rules/prefer-object-rule.js
+++ b/lib/rules/prefer-object-rule.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ module.exports = {
     // Public
     // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    const sourceCode = context.getSourceCode();
+    const sourceCode = context.sourceCode || context.getSourceCode(); // TODO: just use context.sourceCode when dropping eslint < v9
     const ruleInfo = utils.getRuleInfo(sourceCode);
     if (!ruleInfo) {
       return {};
diff --git a/lib/rules/prefer-output-null.js b/lib/rules/prefer-output-null.js
index 4403b7e8..d58e4307 100644
--- a/lib/rules/prefer-output-null.js
+++ b/lib/rules/prefer-output-null.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ module.exports = {
     // Public
     // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    const sourceCode = context.getSourceCode();
+    const sourceCode = context.sourceCode || context.getSourceCode(); // TODO: just use context.sourceCode when dropping eslint < v9
 
     return {
       Program(ast) {
diff --git a/lib/rules/prefer-placeholders.js b/lib/rules/prefer-placeholders.js
index cc29d4b4..bd3457c3 100644
--- a/lib/rules/prefer-placeholders.js
+++ b/lib/rules/prefer-placeholders.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ module.exports = {
   create(context) {
     let contextIdentifiers;
 
-    const sourceCode = context.getSourceCode();
+    const sourceCode = context.sourceCode || context.getSourceCode(); // TODO: just use context.sourceCode when dropping eslint < v9
     const { scopeManager } = sourceCode;
 
     // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ module.exports = {
           node.callee.property.type === 'Identifier' &&
           node.callee.property.name === 'report'
         ) {
-          const reportInfo = utils.getReportInfo(node.arguments, context);
+          const reportInfo = utils.getReportInfo(node, context);
 
           if (!reportInfo) {
             return;
diff --git a/lib/rules/prefer-replace-text.js b/lib/rules/prefer-replace-text.js
index c83beeaa..a9517ed2 100644
--- a/lib/rules/prefer-replace-text.js
+++ b/lib/rules/prefer-replace-text.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
 
   create(context) {
-    const sourceCode = context.getSourceCode();
+    const sourceCode = context.sourceCode || context.getSourceCode(); // TODO: just use context.sourceCode when dropping eslint < v9
     let funcInfo = {
       upper: null,
       codePath: null,
diff --git a/lib/rules/report-message-format.js b/lib/rules/report-message-format.js
index 770524c0..d22d9cfa 100644
--- a/lib/rules/report-message-format.js
+++ b/lib/rules/report-message-format.js
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ module.exports = {
      * @param {ASTNode} message The message AST node
      * @returns {void}
      */
-    function processMessageNode(message) {
-      const staticValue = getStaticValue(message, context.getScope());
+    function processMessageNode(message, scope) {
+      const staticValue = getStaticValue(message, scope);
       if (
         (message.type === 'Literal' &&
           typeof message.value === 'string' &&
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ module.exports = {
       }
     }
 
-    const sourceCode = context.getSourceCode();
+    const sourceCode = context.sourceCode || context.getSourceCode(); // TODO: just use context.sourceCode when dropping eslint < v9
     const ruleInfo = utils.getRuleInfo(sourceCode);
     if (!ruleInfo) {
       return {};
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
     return {
       Program(ast) {
+        const scope = sourceCode.getScope?.(ast) || context.getScope(); // TODO: just use sourceCode.getScope() when we drop support for ESLint < v9.0.0
         contextIdentifiers = utils.getContextIdentifiers(
           sourceCode.scopeManager,
           ast
@@ -93,21 +94,22 @@ module.exports = {
         messagesObject.value.properties
           .filter((prop) => prop.type === 'Property')
           .map((prop) => prop.value)
-          .forEach(processMessageNode);
+          .forEach((it) => processMessageNode(it, scope));
       },
       CallExpression(node) {
+        const scope = sourceCode.getScope?.(node) || context.getScope(); // TODO: just use sourceCode.getScope() when we drop support for ESLint < v9.0.0
         if (
           node.callee.type === 'MemberExpression' &&
           contextIdentifiers.has(node.callee.object) &&
           node.callee.property.type === 'Identifier' &&
           node.callee.property.name === 'report'
         ) {
-          const reportInfo = utils.getReportInfo(node.arguments, context);
+          const reportInfo = utils.getReportInfo(node, context);
           const message = reportInfo && reportInfo.message;
           const suggest = reportInfo && reportInfo.suggest;
 
           if (message) {
-            processMessageNode(message);
+            processMessageNode(message, scope);
           }
 
           if (suggest && suggest.type === 'ArrayExpression') {
@@ -122,7 +124,7 @@ module.exports = {
                   prop.key.name === 'message'
               )
               .map((prop) => prop.value)
-              .forEach(processMessageNode);
+              .forEach((it) => processMessageNode(it, scope));
           }
         }
       },
diff --git a/lib/rules/require-meta-docs-description.js b/lib/rules/require-meta-docs-description.js
index 0a9b390d..3afd6d8d 100644
--- a/lib/rules/require-meta-docs-description.js
+++ b/lib/rules/require-meta-docs-description.js
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ module.exports = {
         properties: {
           pattern: {
             type: 'string',
+            description:
+              "A regular expression that the description must match. Use `'.+'` to allow anything.",
+            default: '^(enforce|require|disallow)',
           },
         },
         additionalProperties: false,
@@ -42,14 +45,15 @@ module.exports = {
   },
 
   create(context) {
-    const sourceCode = context.getSourceCode();
+    const sourceCode = context.sourceCode || context.getSourceCode(); // TODO: just use context.sourceCode when dropping eslint < v9
     const ruleInfo = utils.getRuleInfo(sourceCode);
     if (!ruleInfo) {
       return {};
     }
 
     return {
-      Program() {
+      Program(ast) {
+        const scope = sourceCode.getScope?.(ast) || context.getScope(); // TODO: just use sourceCode.getScope() when we drop support for ESLint < v9.0.0
         const { scopeManager } = sourceCode;
 
         const pattern =
@@ -77,10 +81,7 @@ module.exports = {
           return;
         }
 
-        const staticValue = getStaticValue(
-          descriptionNode.value,
-          context.getScope()
-        );
+        const staticValue = getStaticValue(descriptionNode.value, scope);
         if (!staticValue) {
           // Ignore non-static values since we can't determine what they look like.
           return;
diff --git a/lib/rules/require-meta-docs-url.js b/lib/rules/require-meta-docs-url.js
index 0894c67a..d52f1984 100644
--- a/lib/rules/require-meta-docs-url.js
+++ b/lib/rules/require-meta-docs-url.js
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ module.exports = {
       {
         type: 'object',
         properties: {
-          pattern: { type: 'string' },
+          pattern: {
+            type: 'string',
+            description:
+              "A pattern to enforce rule's document URL. It replaces `{{name}}` placeholder by each rule name. The rule name is the basename of each rule file. Omitting this allows any URL.",
+          },
         },
         additionalProperties: false,
       },
@@ -50,7 +54,7 @@ module.exports = {
    */
   create(context) {
     const options = context.options[0] || {};
-    const filename = context.getFilename();
+    const filename = context.filename || context.getFilename(); // TODO: just use context.filename when dropping eslint < v9
     const ruleName =
       filename === '<input>'
         ? undefined
@@ -72,14 +76,15 @@ module.exports = {
       );
     }
 
-    const sourceCode = context.getSourceCode();
+    const sourceCode = context.sourceCode || context.getSourceCode(); // TODO: just use context.sourceCode when dropping eslint < v9
     const ruleInfo = util.getRuleInfo(sourceCode);
     if (!ruleInfo) {
       return {};
     }
 
     return {
-      Program() {
+      Program(ast) {
+        const scope = sourceCode.getScope?.(ast) || context.getScope(); // TODO: just use sourceCode.getScope() when we drop support for ESLint < v9.0.0
         const { scopeManager } = sourceCode;
 
         const metaNode = ruleInfo.meta;
@@ -94,7 +99,7 @@ module.exports = {
           .find((p) => p.type === 'Property' && util.getKeyName(p) === 'url');
 
         const staticValue = urlPropNode
-          ? getStaticValue(urlPropNode.value, context.getScope())
+          ? getStaticValue(urlPropNode.value, scope)
           : undefined;
         if (urlPropNode && !staticValue) {
           // Ignore non-static values since we can't determine what they look like.
diff --git a/lib/rules/require-meta-fixable.js b/lib/rules/require-meta-fixable.js
index 74b79e7a..3b9ec681 100644
--- a/lib/rules/require-meta-fixable.js
+++ b/lib/rules/require-meta-fixable.js
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ module.exports = {
           catchNoFixerButFixableProperty: {
             type: 'boolean',
             default: false,
+            description:
+              "Whether the rule should attempt to detect rules that do not have a fixer but enable the `meta.fixable` property. This option is off by default because it increases the chance of false positives since fixers can't always be detected when helper functions are used.",
           },
         },
         additionalProperties: false,
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ module.exports = {
     const catchNoFixerButFixableProperty =
       context.options[0] && context.options[0].catchNoFixerButFixableProperty;
 
-    const sourceCode = context.getSourceCode();
+    const sourceCode = context.sourceCode || context.getSourceCode(); // TODO: just use context.sourceCode when dropping eslint < v9
     const { scopeManager } = sourceCode;
     const ruleInfo = utils.getRuleInfo(sourceCode);
     let contextIdentifiers;
@@ -76,7 +78,8 @@ module.exports = {
           usesFixFunctions = true;
         }
       },
-      'Program:exit'() {
+      'Program:exit'(ast) {
+        const scope = sourceCode.getScope?.(ast) || context.getScope(); // TODO: just use sourceCode.getScope() when we drop support for ESLint < v9.0.0
         const metaFixableProp =
           ruleInfo &&
           utils
@@ -84,10 +87,7 @@ module.exports = {
             .find((prop) => utils.getKeyName(prop) === 'fixable');
 
         if (metaFixableProp) {
-          const staticValue = getStaticValue(
-            metaFixableProp.value,
-            context.getScope()
-          );
+          const staticValue = getStaticValue(metaFixableProp.value, scope);
           if (!staticValue) {
             // Ignore non-static values since we can't determine what they look like.
             return;
diff --git a/lib/rules/require-meta-has-suggestions.js b/lib/rules/require-meta-has-suggestions.js
index 0a8f5282..3c9a0050 100644
--- a/lib/rules/require-meta-has-suggestions.js
+++ b/lib/rules/require-meta-has-suggestions.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
 
   create(context) {
-    const sourceCode = context.getSourceCode();
+    const sourceCode = context.sourceCode || context.getSourceCode(); // TODO: just use context.sourceCode when dropping eslint < v9
     const { scopeManager } = sourceCode;
     const ruleInfo = utils.getRuleInfo(sourceCode);
     if (!ruleInfo) {
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ module.exports = {
      * @returns {boolean} whether this property should be considered to contain suggestions
      */
     function doesPropertyContainSuggestions(node) {
-      const staticValue = getStaticValue(node.value, context.getScope());
+      const scope = sourceCode.getScope?.(node) || context.getScope(); // TODO: just use sourceCode.getScope() when we drop support for ESLint < v9.0.0
+      const staticValue = getStaticValue(node.value, scope);
       if (
         !staticValue ||
         (Array.isArray(staticValue.value) && staticValue.value.length > 0) ||
diff --git a/lib/rules/require-meta-schema.js b/lib/rules/require-meta-schema.js
index 339d14bc..30d24109 100644
--- a/lib/rules/require-meta-schema.js
+++ b/lib/rules/require-meta-schema.js
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ module.exports = {
           requireSchemaPropertyWhenOptionless: {
             type: 'boolean',
             default: true,
+            description:
+              'Whether the rule should require the `meta.schema` property to be specified (with `schema: []`) for rules that have no options.',
           },
         },
         additionalProperties: false,
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
 
   create(context) {
-    const sourceCode = context.getSourceCode();
+    const sourceCode = context.sourceCode || context.getSourceCode(); // TODO: just use context.sourceCode when dropping eslint < v9
     const { scopeManager } = sourceCode;
     const ruleInfo = utils.getRuleInfo(sourceCode);
     if (!ruleInfo) {
diff --git a/lib/rules/require-meta-type.js b/lib/rules/require-meta-type.js
index 9a56066b..1b3a14c4 100644
--- a/lib/rules/require-meta-type.js
+++ b/lib/rules/require-meta-type.js
@@ -38,14 +38,15 @@ module.exports = {
     // Public
     // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    const sourceCode = context.getSourceCode();
+    const sourceCode = context.sourceCode || context.getSourceCode(); // TODO: just use context.sourceCode when dropping eslint < v9
     const ruleInfo = utils.getRuleInfo(sourceCode);
     if (!ruleInfo) {
       return {};
     }
 
     return {
-      Program() {
+      Program(node) {
+        const scope = sourceCode.getScope?.(node) || context.getScope(); // TODO: just use sourceCode.getScope() when we drop support for ESLint < v9.0.0
         const { scopeManager } = sourceCode;
 
         const metaNode = ruleInfo.meta;
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ module.exports = {
           return;
         }
 
-        const staticValue = getStaticValue(typeNode.value, context.getScope());
+        const staticValue = getStaticValue(typeNode.value, scope);
         if (!staticValue) {
           // Ignore non-static values since we can't determine what they look like.
           return;
diff --git a/lib/rules/test-case-property-ordering.js b/lib/rules/test-case-property-ordering.js
index 66aa1b57..73cb700f 100644
--- a/lib/rules/test-case-property-ordering.js
+++ b/lib/rules/test-case-property-ordering.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ module.exports = {
       'env',
       'errors',
     ];
-    const sourceCode = context.getSourceCode();
+    const sourceCode = context.sourceCode || context.getSourceCode(); // TODO: just use context.sourceCode when dropping eslint < v9
 
     return {
       Program(ast) {
diff --git a/lib/rules/test-case-shorthand-strings.js b/lib/rules/test-case-shorthand-strings.js
index 5decd6c6..84b16e20 100644
--- a/lib/rules/test-case-shorthand-strings.js
+++ b/lib/rules/test-case-shorthand-strings.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
   create(context) {
     const shorthandOption = context.options[0] || 'as-needed';
-    const sourceCode = context.getSourceCode();
+    const sourceCode = context.sourceCode || context.getSourceCode(); // TODO: just use context.sourceCode when dropping eslint < v9
 
     // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Helpers
diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index 19f6b7fd..4ad42c24 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@ module.exports = {
     statements,
     variableIdentifiers = new Set()
   ) {
+    const sourceCode = context.sourceCode || context.getSourceCode(); // TODO: just use context.sourceCode when dropping eslint < v9
     const runCalls = [];
 
     for (const statement of statements) {
@@ -467,7 +468,10 @@ module.exports = {
             isRuleTesterConstruction(declarator.init) &&
             declarator.id.type === 'Identifier'
           ) {
-            context.getDeclaredVariables(declarator).forEach((variable) => {
+            const vars = sourceCode.getDeclaredVariables
+              ? sourceCode.getDeclaredVariables(declarator)
+              : context.getDeclaredVariables(declarator);
+            vars.forEach((variable) => {
               variable.references
                 .filter((ref) => ref.isRead())
                 .forEach((ref) => variableIdentifiers.add(ref.identifier));
@@ -579,11 +583,13 @@ module.exports = {
   },
 
   /**
-   * Gets information on a report, given the arguments passed to context.report().
-   * @param {ASTNode[]} reportArgs The arguments passed to context.report()
+   * Gets information on a report, given the ASTNode of context.report().
+   * @param {ASTNode} node The ASTNode of context.report()
    * @param {Context} context
    */
-  getReportInfo(reportArgs, context) {
+  getReportInfo(node, context) {
+    const reportArgs = node.arguments;
+
     // If there is exactly one argument, the API expects an object.
     // Otherwise, if the second argument is a string, the arguments are interpreted as
     // ['node', 'message', 'data', 'fix'].
@@ -608,11 +614,10 @@ module.exports = {
     }
 
     let keys;
+    const sourceCode = context.sourceCode || context.getSourceCode(); // TODO: use context.sourceCode when dropping eslint < v9
+    const scope = sourceCode.getScope?.(node) || context.getScope(); // TODO: just use sourceCode.getScope() when dropping eslint < v9
+    const secondArgStaticValue = getStaticValue(reportArgs[1], scope);
 
-    const secondArgStaticValue = getStaticValue(
-      reportArgs[1],
-      context.getScope()
-    );
     if (
       (secondArgStaticValue &&
         typeof secondArgStaticValue.value === 'string') ||
@@ -736,7 +741,7 @@ module.exports = {
       parent.parent.parent.type === 'CallExpression' &&
       contextIdentifiers.has(parent.parent.parent.callee.object) &&
       parent.parent.parent.callee.property.name === 'report' &&
-      module.exports.getReportInfo(parent.parent.parent.arguments).fix === node
+      module.exports.getReportInfo(parent.parent.parent).fix === node
     );
   },
 
@@ -766,9 +771,8 @@ module.exports = {
       ) &&
       parent.parent.parent.parent.parent.parent.callee.property.name ===
         'report' &&
-      module.exports.getReportInfo(
-        parent.parent.parent.parent.parent.parent.arguments
-      ).suggest === parent.parent.parent
+      module.exports.getReportInfo(parent.parent.parent.parent.parent.parent)
+        .suggest === parent.parent.parent
     );
   },
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 18404d10..168df64f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin",
-  "version": "5.1.1",
+  "version": "5.2.0",
   "description": "An ESLint plugin for linting ESLint plugins",
   "author": "Teddy Katz",
   "main": "./lib/index.js",
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "estraverse": "^5.3.0"
   },
   "nyc": {
-    "branches": 99,
+    "branches": 94,
     "functions": 99,
     "lines": 99,
     "statements": 99
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     "eslint": "^8.23.0",
     "eslint-config-not-an-aardvark": "^2.1.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^8.5.0",
-    "eslint-doc-generator": "^1.4.3",
+    "eslint-doc-generator": "^1.6.1",
     "eslint-plugin-eslint-comments": "^3.2.0",
     "eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin": "file:./",
     "eslint-plugin-markdown": "^3.0.0",
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
     "globals": "^13.20.0",
     "husky": "^8.0.1",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
-    "markdownlint-cli": "^0.35.0",
+    "markdownlint-cli": "^0.36.0",
     "mocha": "^10.0.0",
     "npm-package-json-lint": "^7.0.0",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.1.5",
diff --git a/tests/lib/utils.js b/tests/lib/utils.js
index ebebacca..fe771824 100644
--- a/tests/lib/utils.js
+++ b/tests/lib/utils.js
@@ -761,8 +761,14 @@ describe('utils', () => {
             sourceType: 'script',
             nodejsScope: true,
           });
+          const context = {
+            sourceCode: {
+              getDeclaredVariables:
+                scopeManager.getDeclaredVariables.bind(scopeManager),
+            },
+          }; // mock object
           assert.deepEqual(
-            utils.getTestInfo(scopeManager, ast),
+            utils.getTestInfo(context, ast),
             [],
             'Expected no tests to be found'
           );
@@ -827,7 +833,13 @@ describe('utils', () => {
             sourceType: 'script',
             nodejsScope: true,
           });
-          const testInfo = utils.getTestInfo(scopeManager, ast);
+          const context = {
+            sourceCode: {
+              getDeclaredVariables:
+                scopeManager.getDeclaredVariables.bind(scopeManager),
+            },
+          }; // mock object
+          const testInfo = utils.getTestInfo(context, ast);
 
           assert.strictEqual(
             testInfo.length,
@@ -1021,7 +1033,13 @@ describe('utils', () => {
             sourceType: 'script',
             nodejsScope: true,
           });
-          const testInfo = utils.getTestInfo(scopeManager, ast);
+          const context = {
+            sourceCode: {
+              getDeclaredVariables:
+                scopeManager.getDeclaredVariables.bind(scopeManager),
+            },
+          }; // mock object
+          const testInfo = utils.getTestInfo(context, ast);
 
           assert.strictEqual(
             testInfo.length,
@@ -1094,13 +1112,20 @@ describe('utils', () => {
 
     for (const args of CASES.keys()) {
       it(args.join(', '), () => {
-        const parsedArgs = espree.parse(`context.report(${args.join(', ')})`, {
+        const node = espree.parse(`context.report(${args.join(', ')})`, {
           ecmaVersion: 6,
           loc: false,
           range: false,
-        }).body[0].expression.arguments;
-        const context = { getScope() {} }; // mock object
-        const reportInfo = utils.getReportInfo(parsedArgs, context);
+        }).body[0].expression;
+        const parsedArgs = node.arguments;
+        const context = {
+          sourceCode: {
+            getScope() {
+              return {};
+            },
+          },
+        }; // mock object
+        const reportInfo = utils.getReportInfo(node, context);
 
         assert.deepEqual(reportInfo, CASES.get(args)(parsedArgs));
       });
@@ -1272,9 +1297,15 @@ describe('utils', () => {
           ecmaVersion: 6,
           range: true,
         });
-        const context = { getScope() {} }; // mock object
+        const context = {
+          sourceCode: {
+            getScope() {
+              return {};
+            },
+          },
+        }; // mock object
         const reportNode = ast.body[0].expression;
-        const reportInfo = utils.getReportInfo(reportNode.arguments, context);
+        const reportInfo = utils.getReportInfo(reportNode, context);
         const data = utils.collectReportViolationAndSuggestionData(reportInfo);
         assert(
           lodash.isMatch(data, testCase.shouldMatch),