hot-reload-extension-vite

Hot Reload Chrome Extension - Vite Plugin

Inspired from stackoverflow answer and other repo. This vite plugin provides simple solution to reload the chrome extension which runs on manifest v3.

Usage

Install

$ npm i hot-reload-extension-vite -D

configuration

import hotReloadExtensionVite from 'hot-reload-extension-vite';

export default {
  plugins: [
    hotReloadExtensionVite({
      log: true,
      contentPath: 'path/to/content-script', // src/pages/content/index.ts
      backgroundPath: 'path/to/background' // src/pages/background/index.ts
    })
  ]
};

Then run

$ NODE_ENV=development vite build --watch

Extension will only reload when NODE_ENV is 'development'

Running example

In progress

Options

Options	Type	Description
log	boolean (optional)	Logs error and info.
contentPath	string (required)	Path to content script file.
backgroundPath	string(required)	Path to background service worker file.

License

MIT