Vite (software)
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Original author(s) | Evan You |
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Initial release | 20 April 2020 |
Stable release | v5.4.9
/ 14 October 2024 |
Repository | github |
Written in | TypeScript |
Platform | Node.js, Deno, Bun |
Available in | English Docs in English, Chinese, Japanese and Spanish |
Type | Development server |
License | MIT License |
Website | vitejs |
Vite (French: [vit], like "veet") is a local development server written by Evan You,[1] the creator of Vue.js, and used by default by Vue and for React project templates. It has support for TypeScript and JSX. It uses Rollup and esbuild internally for bundling.[2]
It monitors files as they're being edited and upon file save the web browser reloads the code being edited through a process called Hot Module Replacement (HMR)[3] which works by just reloading the specific file being changed using ES6 modules (ESM) instead of recompiling the entire application.
Vite provides built-in support for server-side rendering (SSR). By default, it listens on TCP port 5173. It is possible to configure Vite to serve content over HTTPS and proxy requests (including WebSocket) to a back-end web server (such as Apache HTTP Server or lighttpd).
Features and performance
[edit]Vite has a Hot Module Replacement (HMR) system, which reduces wait times during development. Vite supports frameworks such as React, Vue, and Svelte, and has server-side rendering (SSR), code-splitting, and asynchronous loading.
Vite's production build times are fast compared to traditional build tools, clocking in at 3.37 seconds versus Webpack's 10.82 seconds and Parcel's 9.01 seconds. Vite is framework-agnostic and integrates seamlessly with tools such as Vitest for testing, Astro for content-driven sites, and Slidev for presentations.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Introducing Vite JS - Next-Gen Frontend Tooling". Radixweb. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Why Vite". vite.dev.
- ^ "Educative Answers - Trusted Answers to Developer Questions". Educative. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Understanding Vite and Bun.js: A Detailed Developer's Review". Valletta Software Blog. July 27, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- vite on GitHub
- Vite on npm