vite-node
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Package description
The vite-node package is a tool that allows you to run Node.js scripts with Vite's native ES modules support, providing features such as hot module replacement (HMR) and TypeScript support out of the box. It is designed to work with Vite's ecosystem and can be used for tasks like server-side rendering (SSR) and testing.
Running Node.js scripts with ES modules
This feature allows you to run Node.js scripts that use ES module syntax, leveraging Vite's module resolution and transformation capabilities.
import { createServer } from 'vite-node/server';
const server = createServer({
// Vite's options here
});
server.moduleGraph.ensureEntryFromUrl('/path/to/your/module.js');Hot Module Replacement (HMR)
vite-node supports HMR, enabling developers to have a more interactive development experience by automatically reloading modules when changes are detected.
import { createServer } from 'vite-node/server';
const server = createServer({
// Vite's options here
});
server.watcher.on('change', (file) => {
server.moduleGraph.invalidateModule(file);
});TypeScript support
With vite-node, you can run TypeScript files directly without pre-compilation, as it integrates with Vite's built-in TypeScript support.
import { createServer } from 'vite-node/server';
const server = createServer({
// Vite's options here
});
server.moduleGraph.ensureEntryFromUrl('/path/to/your/typescript-module.ts');ts-node is a TypeScript execution engine and REPL for Node.js. It allows you to run TypeScript files directly in Node.js without pre-compiling them. Unlike vite-node, ts-node does not provide HMR and is not integrated with Vite's ecosystem.
esbuild-runner enables you to run scripts using ESBuild, which is a fast JavaScript bundler and minifier. It provides fast compilation but does not offer HMR or the same level of integration with Vite's development server and features.
babel-node is part of the Babel toolchain and allows you to run Node.js scripts with Babel's support for the latest JavaScript syntax. It is similar to vite-node in that it supports modern JavaScript features, but it does not have built-in HMR or the optimizations provided by Vite.
Readme
Vite as Node runtime.
EXPERIMENTAL
npx vite-node index.ts
Options:
npx vite-node -h
vite.config.ts__dirname and __filename in ESMfs, path, etc.nodemon)It runs Vite's id resolving, module transforming, and most importantly, the powerful plugins system!
It fires up a Vite dev server, transforms the requests, and runs them in Node.
Based on @pi0's brilliant idea of having a Vite server as the on-demand transforming service for Nuxt's Vite SSR.
Thanks @brillout for kindly sharing this package name.
MIT License © 2021 Anthony Fu
FAQs
Vite as Node.js runtime
The npm package vite-node receives a total of 4,946,769 weekly downloads. As such, vite-node popularity was classified as popular.
We found that vite-node demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 4 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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