pip install litestar-viteHere is a basic application that demonstrates how to use the plugin.
from __future__ import annotations
from pathlib import Path
from litestar import Controller, get, Litestar
from litestar.response import Template
from litestar.status_codes import HTTP_200_OK
from litestar.template.config import TemplateConfig
from litestar.contrib.jinja import JinjaTemplateEngine
from litestar_vite import ViteConfig, VitePlugin
class WebController(Controller):
opt = {"exclude_from_auth": True}
include_in_schema = False
@get(["/", "/{path:str}"],status_code=HTTP_200_OK)
async def index(self) -> Template:
return Template(template_name="index.html.j2")
template_config = TemplateConfig(engine=JinjaTemplateEngine(directory='templates/'))
vite = VitePlugin(config=ViteConfig())
app = Litestar(plugins=[vite], template_config=template_config, route_handlers=[WebController])Create a template to serve the application in ./templates/index.html.h2:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<!--IE compatibility-->
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" />
<meta
name="viewport"
content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0"
/>
</head>
<body>
<div id="app"></div>
{{ vite_hmr() }} {{ vite('resources/main.ts') }}
</body>
</html>This is a command to help initialize Vite for your project. This is generally only needed a single time. You may also manually configure Vite and skip this step.
to initialize a Vite configuration:
❯ litestar assets init
Using Litestar app from app:app
Initializing Vite ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Do you intend to use Litestar with any SSR framework? [y/n]: n
INFO - 2023-12-11 12:33:41,455 - root - commands - Writing vite.config.ts
INFO - 2023-12-11 12:33:41,456 - root - commands - Writing package.json
INFO - 2023-12-11 12:33:41,456 - root - commands - Writing tsconfig.jsonInstall the packages required for development:
Note This is equivalent to the the npm install by default. This command is configurable.
❯ litestar assets install
Using Litestar app from app:app
Starting Vite package installation process ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
added 25 packages, and audited 26 packages in 1s
5 packages are looking for funding
run `npm fund` for details
found 0 vulnerabilitiesTo automatically start and stop the Vite instance with the Litestar application, you can enable the use_server_lifespan hooks in the ViteConfig.
Alternately, to start the development server manually, you can run the following
❯ litestar assets serve
Using Litestar app from app:app
Starting Vite build process ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
> build
> vite build
vite v5.0.7 building for production...
✓ 0 modules transformed.
Note This is equivalent to the the npm run dev command when hot_reload is enabled. Otherwise it is equivalent to npm run build -- --watch. This command is configurable.
❯ litestar assets build
Using Litestar app from app:app
Starting Vite build process ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
> build
> vite build
vite v5.0.7 building for production...
✓ 0 modules transformed.
