fix(linter): dependency checks should respect pnpm workspace versions (#26709)

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Fixes #26707

packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/dependency-checks.spec.ts

@@ -1580,6 +1580,62 @@ describe('Dependency checks (eslint)', () => {
           - external1"
     `);
   });
+
+  it('should not report * and workspace:*', () => {
+    const packageJson = {
+      name: '@mycompany/liba',
+      dependencies: {
+        external1: '*',
+        external2: 'workspace:*',
+      },
+    };
+
+    const fileSys = {
+      './libs/liba/package.json': JSON.stringify(packageJson, null, 2),
+      './libs/liba/src/index.ts': '',
+      './package.json': JSON.stringify(rootPackageJson, null, 2),
+    };
+    vol.fromJSON(fileSys, '/root');
+
+    const failures = runRule(
+      {},
+      `/root/libs/liba/package.json`,
+      JSON.stringify(packageJson, null, 2),
+      {
+        nodes: {
+          liba: {
+            name: 'liba',
+            type: 'lib',
+            data: {
+              root: 'libs/liba',
+              targets: {
+                build: {},
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        externalNodes,
+        dependencies: {
+          liba: [
+            { source: 'liba', target: 'npm:external1', type: 'static' },
+            { source: 'liba', target: 'npm:external2', type: 'static' },
+          ],
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        liba: [
+          createFile(`libs/liba/src/main.ts`, [
+            'npm:external1',
+            'npm:external2',
+          ]),
+          createFile(`libs/liba/package.json`, [
+            'npm:external1',
+            'npm:external2',
+          ]),
+        ],
+      }
+    );
+    expect(failures.length).toEqual(0);
   });
 
   it('should require swc if @nx/js:swc executor', () => {
@@ -1643,6 +1699,7 @@ it('should require swc if @nx/js:swc executor', () => {
   `);
     expect(failures[0].line).toEqual(3);
   });
+});
 
 function createFile(f: string, deps?: FileDataDependency[]): FileData {
   return { file: f, hash: '', deps };

packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/dependency-checks.ts

@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ export default ESLintUtils.RuleCreator(
         packageRange.startsWith('file:') ||
         npmDependencies[packageName] === '*' ||
         packageRange === '*' ||
+        packageRange === 'workspace:*' ||
         satisfies(npmDependencies[packageName], packageRange, {
           includePrerelease: true,
         })