async execute(args, text, allowFlatConfig = true) {
		if (Array.isArray(args)) {
			debug("CLI args: %o", args.slice(2));
		}

		/*
		 * Before doing anything, we need to see if we are using a
		 * flat config file. If so, then we need to change the way command
		 * line args are parsed. This is temporary, and when we fully
		 * switch to flat config we can remove this logic.
		 */

		const usingFlatConfig =
			allowFlatConfig && (await shouldUseFlatConfig());

		debug("Using flat config?", usingFlatConfig);

		if (allowFlatConfig && !usingFlatConfig) {
			const { WarningService } = require("./services/warning-service");
			new WarningService().emitESLintRCWarning();
		}

		const CLIOptions = createCLIOptions(usingFlatConfig);

		/** @type {ParsedCLIOptions} */
		let options;

		try {
			options = CLIOptions.parse(args);
		} catch (error) {
			debug("Error parsing CLI options:", error.message);

			let errorMessage = error.message;

			if (usingFlatConfig) {
				errorMessage +=
					"\nYou're using eslint.config.js, some command line flags are no longer available. Please see https://eslint.org/docs/latest/use/command-line-interface for details.";
			}

			log.error(errorMessage);
			return 2;
		}

		const files = options._;
		const useStdin = typeof text === "string";

		if (options.help) {
			log.info(CLIOptions.generateHelp());
			return 0;
		}
		if (options.version) {
			log.info(RuntimeInfo.version());
			return 0;
		}
		if (options.envInfo) {
			try {
				log.info(RuntimeInfo.environment());
				return 0;
			} catch (err) {
				debug("Error retrieving environment info");
				log.error(err.message);
				return 2;
			}
		}

		if (options.printConfig) {
			if (files.length) {
				log.error(
					"The --print-config option must be used with exactly one file name.",
				);
				return 2;
			}
			if (useStdin) {
				log.error(
					"The --print-config option is not available for piped-in code.",
				);
				return 2;
			}

			const engine = usingFlatConfig
				? new ESLint(await translateOptions(options, "flat"))
				: new LegacyESLint(await translateOptions(options));
			const fileConfig = await engine.calculateConfigForFile(
				options.printConfig,
			);

			log.info(JSON.stringify(fileConfig, null, "  "));
			return 0;
		}

		if (options.inspectConfig) {
			log.info(
				"You can also run this command directly using 'npx @eslint/config-inspector@latest' in the same directory as your configuration file.",
			);

			try {
				const flatOptions = await translateOptions(options, "flat");
				const spawn = require("cross-spawn");
				const flags = await cli.calculateInspectConfigFlags(
					flatOptions.overrideConfigFile,
				);

				spawn.sync(
					"npx",
					["@eslint/config-inspector@latest", ...flags],
					{ encoding: "utf8", stdio: "inherit" },
				);
			} catch (error) {
				log.error(error);
				return 2;
			}

			return 0;
		}

		debug(`Running on ${useStdin ? "text" : "files"}`);

		if (options.fix && options.fixDryRun) {
			log.error(
				"The --fix option and the --fix-dry-run option cannot be used together.",
			);
			return 2;
		}
		if (useStdin && options.fix) {
			log.error(
				"The --fix option is not available for piped-in code; use --fix-dry-run instead.",
			);
			return 2;
		}
		if (options.fixType && !options.fix && !options.fixDryRun) {
			log.error(
				"The --fix-type option requires either --fix or --fix-dry-run.",
			);
			return 2;
		}

		if (
			options.reportUnusedDisableDirectives &&
			options.reportUnusedDisableDirectivesSeverity !== void 0
		) {
			log.error(
				"The --report-unused-disable-directives option and the --report-unused-disable-directives-severity option cannot be used together.",
			);
			return 2;
		}

		if (usingFlatConfig && options.ext) {
			// Passing `--ext ""` results in `options.ext` being an empty array.
			if (options.ext.length === 0) {
				log.error("The --ext option value cannot be empty.");
				return 2;
			}

			// Passing `--ext ,ts` results in an empty string at index 0. Passing `--ext ts,,tsx` results in an empty string at index 1.
			const emptyStringIndex = options.ext.indexOf("");

			if (emptyStringIndex >= 0) {
				log.error(
					`The --ext option arguments cannot be empty strings. Found an empty string at index ${emptyStringIndex}.`,
				);
				return 2;
			}
		}

		if (options.suppressAll && options.suppressRule) {
			log.error(
				"The --suppress-all option and the --suppress-rule option cannot be used together.",
			);
			return 2;
		}

		if (options.suppressAll && options.pruneSuppressions) {
			log.error(
				"The --suppress-all option and the --prune-suppressions option cannot be used together.",
			);
			return 2;
		}

		if (options.suppressRule && options.pruneSuppressions) {
			log.error(
				"The --suppress-rule option and the --prune-suppressions option cannot be used together.",
			);
			return 2;
		}

		if (
			useStdin &&
			(options.suppressAll ||
				options.suppressRule ||
				options.pruneSuppressions)
		) {
			log.error(
				"The --suppress-all, --suppress-rule, and --prune-suppressions options cannot be used with piped-in code.",
			);
			return 2;
		}

		const ActiveESLint = usingFlatConfig ? ESLint : LegacyESLint;
		const eslintOptions = await translateOptions(
			options,
			usingFlatConfig ? "flat" : "eslintrc",
		);
		const engine = new ActiveESLint(eslintOptions);
		let results;

		if (useStdin) {
			results = await engine.lintText(text, {
				filePath: options.stdinFilename,

				// flatConfig respects CLI flag and constructor warnIgnored, eslintrc forces true for backwards compatibility
				warnIgnored: usingFlatConfig ? void 0 : true,
			});
		} else {
			results = await engine.lintFiles(files);
		}

		if (options.fix) {
			debug("Fix mode enabled - applying fixes");
			await ActiveESLint.outputFixes(results);
		}

		let unusedSuppressions = {};

		if (!useStdin) {
			const suppressionsFileLocation = getCacheFile(
				options.suppressionsLocation || "eslint-suppressions.json",
				process.cwd(),
				{
					prefix: "suppressions_",
				},
			);

			if (
				options.suppressionsLocation &&
				!fs.existsSync(suppressionsFileLocation) &&
				!options.suppressAll &&
				!options.suppressRule
			) {
				log.error(
					"The suppressions file does not exist. Please run the command with `--suppress-all` or `--suppress-rule` to create it.",
				);
				return 2;
			}

			if (
				options.suppressAll ||
				options.suppressRule ||
				options.pruneSuppressions ||
				fs.existsSync(suppressionsFileLocation)
			) {
				const suppressions = new SuppressionsService({
					filePath: suppressionsFileLocation,
					cwd: process.cwd(),
				});

				if (options.suppressAll || options.suppressRule) {
					await suppressions.suppress(results, options.suppressRule);
				}

				if (options.pruneSuppressions) {
					await suppressions.prune(results);
				}

				const suppressionResults = suppressions.applySuppressions(
					results,
					await suppressions.load(),
				);

				results = suppressionResults.results;
				unusedSuppressions = suppressionResults.unused;
			}
		}

		let resultsToPrint = results;

		if (options.quiet) {
			debug("Quiet mode enabled - filtering out warnings");
			resultsToPrint = ActiveESLint.getErrorResults(resultsToPrint);
		}

		const resultCounts = countErrors(results);
		const tooManyWarnings =
			options.maxWarnings >= 0 &&
			resultCounts.warningCount > options.maxWarnings;
		const resultsMeta = tooManyWarnings
			? {
					maxWarningsExceeded: {
						maxWarnings: options.maxWarnings,
						foundWarnings: resultCounts.warningCount,
					},
				}
			: {};

		if (
			await printResults(
				engine,
				resultsToPrint,
				options.format,
				options.outputFile,
				resultsMeta,
			)
		) {
			// Errors and warnings from the original unfiltered results should determine the exit code
			const shouldExitForFatalErrors =
				options.exitOnFatalError && resultCounts.fatalErrorCount > 0;

			if (!resultCounts.errorCount && tooManyWarnings) {
				log.error(
					"ESLint found too many warnings (maximum: %s).",
					options.maxWarnings,
				);
			}

			if (!options.passOnUnprunedSuppressions) {
				const unusedSuppressionsCount =
					Object.keys(unusedSuppressions).length;

				if (unusedSuppressionsCount > 0) {
					log.error(
						"There are suppressions left that do not occur anymore. Consider re-running the command with `--prune-suppressions`.",
					);
					debug(JSON.stringify(unusedSuppressions, null, 2));

					return 2;
				}
			}

			if (shouldExitForFatalErrors) {
				return 2;
			}

			return resultCounts.errorCount || tooManyWarnings ? 1 : 0;
		}

		return 2;
	}
Executes the CLI based on an array of arguments that is passed in.
@param {string|Array|Object} args The arguments to process.
@param {string} [text] The text to lint (used for TTY).
@param {boolean} [allowFlatConfig=true] Whether or not to allow flat config.
@returns {Promise<number>} The exit code for the operation.