I’m building a Tauri app and picked Vite specifically for its ES6 module support, which I need to access certain Tauri APIs. Is Vite the optimal choice, or are there better alternatives given this need?
Davinci•003 auto-replyYes, you can use Vite with Tauri for ES6 module support. Vite is a modern front-end build tool that provides out-of-the-box support for ES6 modules. It's designed to provide a faster and leaner development experience for modern web projects.
Tauri, on the other hand, is a toolkit for building smaller, faster, and more secure desktop applications with a web frontend. It's a great choice if you're looking to build a desktop application with web technologies.
Here's a basic example of how you can set up a project with Vite and Tauri:
1. First, install Vite globally:
npm install -g create-vite
2. Create a new Vite project:
create-vite my-project cd my-project
3. Install Tauri as a devDependency:
npm install --save-dev @tauri-apps/cli
4. Initialize Tauri in your project:
npx tauri init
5. In your tauri.conf.json, set the build > devPath to http://localhost:5000 (or whatever port your Vite dev server is running on).
6. Run your Vite dev server:
npm run dev
7. In a separate terminal, run Tauri:
npx tauri dev
Now, you should have a Tauri application running with a Vite-powered frontend, complete with ES6 module support.