eslint --init failed when answered with "Inspect your JavaScript file"

[yeonjuan]

Tell us about your environment

• ESLint Version: v7.0.0-alpha.3
• Node Version: v11.15.0
• npm Version: v6.7.0

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

Please show your full configuration:

Configuration

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

$ eslint --init

? How would you like to use ESLint? To check syntax, find problems, and enforce code style
? What type of modules does your project use? None of these
? Which framework does your project use? Vue.js   
? Does your project use TypeScript? No
? Where does your code run? Browser
? How would you like to define a style for your project? Inspect your JavaScript file(s)
? Which file(s), path(s), or glob(s) should be examined? test.js
? What format do you want your config file to be in? JavaScript

What did you expect to happen?

configuring eslint successfully

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

configure failed

Failed to load plugin 'vue' declared in 'BaseConfig': Cannot find module 'eslint-plugin-vue'
Require stack:
- /Users/yeonjuan/Desktop/open-source/new-eslint-committer/test/__placeholder__.js
Referenced from: BaseConfig

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

Yes

I found this bug in PR #12738
When we answered as below (Inspect your JavaScript file(s) ),
It seems ESlint initializer tries to lint the target file ( test.js ) to create a proper config.

? How would you like to define a style for your project? Inspect your JavaScript file(s)
? Which file(s), path(s), or glob(s) should be examined? test.js

But at that time, If some plugins(eg. react, vue, typescript-eslint) needed are not installed, the initializer failed.

It's because the function configureRules() is called before modules installed (askInstallModules)

• configureRules
  

  eslint/lib/init/config-initializer.js

  Line 154 in c41de38

  function configureRules(answers, config) {

• askInstallModules
  

  eslint/lib/init/config-initializer.js

  Line 617 in c41de38

  return askInstallModules(modules).then(() => writeFile(config, earlyAnswers.format));

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[kaicataldo]

@yeonjuan Sorry we missed this. Is this still an issue? If so, can you reopen it and assign it to yourself?