@dotuix/vite-plugin

@dotuix/vite-plugin

Vite plugin — build any React / Vue / Svelte / plain-TS app and output a .uix file automatically.

npm install -D @dotuix/vite-plugin

Quick start

1. Add the plugin to vite.config.ts:

import { defineConfig } from "vite";
import react from "@vitejs/plugin-react";
import { dotuix } from "@dotuix/vite-plugin";

export default defineConfig({
  plugins: [
    react(),
    dotuix(), // ← add this
  ],
});

2. Add a manifest.json to your project root:

{
  "uix": "1.0",
  "id": "com.example.myapp",
  "name": "My App",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "entry": "index.html",
  "mode": "window",
  "permissions": [],
  "network": "none"
}

3. Build:

vite build
# ✓ [dotuix] packed → myapp.uix

The .uix file is written to the project root. Open it with the dotuix viewer.

Options

dotuix(options?: DotuixPluginOptions)

Option	Type	Default	Description
manifest	Record<string, unknown>	{}	Manifest overrides — merged on top of manifest.json. Useful for injecting the version dynamically.
output	string	<root>/<appName>.uix	Custom output path for the .uix file.
mockBridge	boolean	true	Inject a mock window.__uix bridge during vite dev / vite preview so the app runs without a real viewer.

Dynamic version example

import pkg from "./package.json";

dotuix({
  manifest: { version: pkg.version },
});

Dev mode

During vite dev and vite preview the plugin injects a lightweight in-browser mock of window.__uix so your app renders correctly without needing the desktop viewer.

The mock bridge provides:

• window.__uix.data — find, get, raw (return empty results)
• window.__uix.state — find, get, insert, update, delete, raw, purge
• window.__uix.manifest() — returns a dev-preview manifest object
• window.__uix.print(), window.__uix.exit()

To disable mock injection (e.g., you have a custom bridge), pass mockBridge: false.

How it works

• config hook — forces base: './' so all asset URLs are relative (required by the .uix ZIP format).
• transformIndexHtml hook — injects the mock bridge script in non-build modes.
• closeBundle hook — after vite build:
  • Reads manifest.json from the project root and merges any plugin-level overrides.
  • Validates required fields (uix, id, name, version, entry).
  • Writes manifest.json into the Vite output directory.
  • Calls UIX.pack(outDir, outputPath) from @dotuix/core to create the .uix archive.

Requirements

• Vite ≥ 5.0
• Node ≥ 22

License

MIT