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vite-node
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Vite as Node runtime.<br>The engine that powers <a href="https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest">Vitest</a> and <a href="https://github.com/nuxt/framework">Nuxt 3 Dev SSR</a>.
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## Features
- On-demand evaluation
- Vite's pipeline, plugins, resolve, aliasing
- Out-of-box ESM & TypeScript support
- Respect `vite.config.ts`
- Hot module replacement (HMR)
- Separate server/client architecture
- Top-level `await`
- Shims for `__dirname` and `__filename` in ESM
- Access to native node modules like `fs`, `path`, etc.
## CLI Usage
Run JS/TS file on Node.js using Vite's resolvers and transformers.
```bash
npx vite-node index.ts
```
Options:
```bash
npx vite-node -h
```
### Options via CLI
[All `ViteNodeServer` options](https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/blob/main/packages/vite-node/src/types.ts#L92-L111) are supported by the CLI. They may be defined through the dot syntax, as shown below:
```bash
npx vite-node --options.deps.inline="module-name" --options.deps.external="/module-regexp/" index.ts
```
Note that for options supporting RegExps, strings passed to the CLI must start _and_ end with a `/`;
### Hashbang
If you prefer to write scripts that don't need to be passed into Vite Node, you can declare it in the [hashbang](https://bash.cyberciti.biz/guide/Shebang).
Simply add `#!/usr/bin/env vite-node --script` at the top of your file:
_file.ts_
```ts
#!/usr/bin/env vite-node --script
console.log('argv:', process.argv.slice(2))
```
And make the file executable:
```sh
chmod +x ./file.ts
```
Now, you can run the file without passing it into Vite Node:
```sh
$ ./file.ts hello
argv: [ 'hello' ]
```
Note that when using the `--script` option, Vite Node forwards every argument and option to the script to execute, even the one supported by Vite Node itself.
## Programmatic Usage
In Vite Node, the server and runner (client) are separated, so you can integrate them in different contexts (workers, cross-process, or remote) if needed. The demo below shows a simple example of having both (server and runner) running in the same context
```ts
import { createServer } from 'vite'
import { ViteNodeServer } from 'vite-node/server'
import { ViteNodeRunner } from 'vite-node/client'
import { installSourcemapsSupport } from 'vite-node/source-map'
// create vite server
const server = await createServer({
optimizeDeps: {
// It's recommended to disable deps optimization
disabled: true,
},
})
// this is need to initialize the plugins
await server.pluginContainer.buildStart({})
// create vite-node server
const node = new ViteNodeServer(server)
// fixes stacktraces in Errors
installSourcemapsSupport({
getSourceMap: source => node.getSourceMap(source),
})
// create vite-node runner
const runner = new ViteNodeRunner({
root: server.config.root,
base: server.config.base,
// when having the server and runner in a different context,
// you will need to handle the communication between them
// and pass to this function
fetchModule(id) {
return node.fetchModule(id)
},
resolveId(id, importer) {
return node.resolveId(id, importer)
},
})
// execute the file
await runner.executeFile('./example.ts')
// close the vite server
await server.close()
```
## Debugging
### Debug Transformation
Sometimes you might want to inspect the transformed code to investigate issues. You can set environment variable `VITE_NODE_DEBUG_DUMP=true` to let vite-node write the transformed result of each module under `.vite-node/dump`.
If you want to debug by modifying the dumped code, you can change the value of `VITE_NODE_DEBUG_DUMP` to `load` and search for the dumped files and use them for executing.
```bash
VITE_NODE_DEBUG_DUMP=load vite-node example.ts
```
Or programmatically:
```js
import { ViteNodeServer } from 'vite-node/server'
const server = new ViteNodeServer(viteServer, {
debug: {
dumpModules: true,
loadDumppedModules: true,
}
})
```
### Debug Execution
If the process gets stuck, it might be because there are unresolvable circular dependencies. You can set `VITE_NODE_DEBUG_RUNNER=true` for vite-node to warn about this.
```bash
VITE_NODE_DEBUG_RUNNER=true vite-node example.ts
```
Or programmatically:
```js
import { ViteNodeRunner } from 'vite-node/client'
const runner = new ViteNodeRunner({
debug: true
})
```
## Credits
Based on [@pi0](https://github.com/pi0)'s brilliant idea of having a Vite server as the on-demand transforming service for [Nuxt's Vite SSR](https://github.com/nuxt/vite/pull/201).
Thanks [@brillout](https://github.com/brillout) for kindly sharing this package name.
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## License
[MIT](./LICENSE) License © 2021 [Anthony Fu](https://github.com/antfu)