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<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<title>Migration Plan: Webpack + Grunt → electron-vite</title>
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}
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</head>
<body>
<div class="mde-preview">
<h1 page-title="" id="migration-plan-webpack--grunt--electron-vite">
Migration Plan: Webpack + Grunt → electron-vite
</h1>
<h2 line-start="7" line-end="7" id="goal">Goal</h2>
<p line-start="9" line-end="9">
Replace the dual
<strong line-start="9" line-end="9">Webpack (bundling) + Grunt (orchestration)</strong>
build system with a single modern toolchain built on
<strong line-start="9" line-end="9">Vite</strong>. The user's instinct ("Vite is right, but
what replaces Grunt? Maybe Vite+?") is correct — and the precise answer is
<strong line-start="9" line-end="9">electron-vite</strong>, which subsumes
<em line-start="9" line-end="9">both</em> Webpack and Grunt: it bundles the main + renderer
processes with Vite/Rollup <strong line-start="9" line-end="9">and</strong> orchestrates the
dev/build lifecycle (watch, hot-reload, asset copy) that Grunt currently hand-rolls.
</p>
<p line-start="11" line-end="11">
<strong line-start="11" line-end="11">electron-builder is kept as-is</strong>
— it already consumes <code class="language-unknown">build/</code> and is well past Grunt's
responsibilities. This migration only replaces the
<em line-start="11" line-end="11">pre-packaging</em> pipeline.
</p>
<h2
line-start="13"
line-end="13"
id="the-one-constraint-that-shapes-everything-nodeintegration"
>
The one constraint that shapes everything:
<code class="language-unknown">nodeIntegration</code>
</h2>
<p line-start="15" line-end="15">
This is <strong line-start="15" line-end="15">not</strong> a vanilla web renderer. Verified
facts from the codebase:
</p>
<ul line-start="17" line-end="24">
<li line-start="17" line-end="17">
Windows run with
<code class="language-unknown">contextIsolation: false</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">nodeIntegration: true</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">nodeIntegrationInWorker: true</code>
(<code class="language-unknown">src/main/utils/window-manager.ts:213</code>).
</li>
<li line-start="18" line-end="21">
The renderer
<strong line-start="18" line-end="18">directly</strong> imports Node/native/Electron
modules at runtime:
<ul line-start="19" line-end="21">
<li line-start="19" line-end="19">
<code class="language-unknown">electron</code> (ipcRenderer / webFrame / shell) — 22
files
</li>
<li line-start="20" line-end="20">
<code class="language-unknown">@inkdropapp/pouchdb-store</code> — 9 files (PouchDB
runs <strong line-start="20" line-end="20">in the renderer</strong>)
</li>
<li line-start="21" line-end="21">
<code class="language-unknown">@inkdropapp/fts-store</code> — 6 files (full-text
search in the renderer)
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li line-start="22" line-end="22">
<code class="language-unknown">fs</code>, <code class="language-unknown">path</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">os</code>, <code class="language-unknown">module</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">node:fs</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">node:stream</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">node:querystring</code>
</li>
<li line-start="23" line-end="23">
All <code class="language-unknown">package.json</code>
<code class="language-unknown">dependencies</code> are
<strong line-start="23" line-end="23">externalized</strong> in both Webpack configs and
resolved at runtime via Node <code class="language-unknown">require()</code> from
<code class="language-unknown">node_modules</code> (symlinked into
<code class="language-unknown">build/</code> in dev, packed into the asar in prod).
<code class="language-unknown">devDependencies</code> are the ones actually
<strong line-start="23" line-end="23">bundled</strong>. This inverted convention is
deliberate.
</li>
<li line-start="24" line-end="24">
The renderer is emitted as a CommonJS module (<code class="language-unknown"
>library.type: 'commonjs2'</code
>) and injected by a hand-written bootstrap in
<code class="language-unknown">src/index.html</code> (<code class="language-unknown"
><script src="browser-main.js"></code
>
+ <code class="language-unknown">main.css</code>), loaded over
<code class="language-unknown">file://</code> with query-string params (<code
class="language-unknown"
>windowId</code
>, <code class="language-unknown">entry</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">dark-ui</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">runCommands</code>…).
</li>
</ul>
<blockquote line-start="26" line-end="26">
<p line-start="26" line-end="26">
⚠️
<strong line-start="26" line-end="26"
>electron-vite officially does <em line-start="26" line-end="26">not</em> support
<code class="language-unknown">nodeIntegration</code></strong
>
— its happy path is
<code class="language-unknown">contextIsolation: true</code> + preload + an ESM/browser
renderer. Because Inkdrop runs PouchDB + FTS +
<code class="language-unknown">fs</code> directly in the renderer,
<strong line-start="26" line-end="26"
>removing nodeIntegration is a data-layer rewrite touching 400+ files and is explicitly
OUT OF SCOPE.</strong
>
The plan therefore keeps nodeIntegration and configures the renderer to externalize Node
built-ins +
<code class="language-unknown">electron</code> + runtime
<code class="language-unknown">dependencies</code>, emitting CommonJS — a well-trodden (if
off-the-happy-path) electron-vite setup using
<code class="language-unknown">vite-plugin-commonjs-externals</code>.
</p>
</blockquote>
<p line-start="28" line-end="28">
This risk is real but bounded, which is why
<strong line-start="28" line-end="28">Phase 0 is a throwaway spike</strong>
to prove the nodeIntegration renderer boots under electron-vite
<em line-start="28" line-end="28">before</em> any real migration work.
</p>
<h2 line-start="30" line-end="30" id="scope-decision-assumption--confirm-or-override">
Scope decision (assumption — confirm or override)
</h2>
<table line-start="32" line-end="35">
<thead line-start="32" line-end="32">
<tr line-start="32" line-end="32">
<th line-start="32" line-end="32">Option</th>
<th line-start="32" line-end="32">What it means</th>
<th line-start="32" line-end="32">Recommendation</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody line-start="34" line-end="35">
<tr line-start="34" line-end="34">
<td line-start="34" line-end="34">
<strong line-start="34" line-end="34">A. Build-tool-only migration</strong>
</td>
<td line-start="34" line-end="34">
Keep <code class="language-unknown">nodeIntegration: true</code>. Swap Webpack+Grunt →
electron-vite. No app-code architecture change.
</td>
<td line-start="34" line-end="34">
✅ <strong line-start="34" line-end="34">Recommended</strong> — matches the request,
bounded risk
</td>
</tr>
<tr line-start="35" line-end="35">
<td line-start="35" line-end="35">B. Also modernize to contextIsolation + preload</td>
<td line-start="35" line-end="35">
"Correct" Electron security model, but requires moving PouchDB/FTS/fs out of the
renderer behind IPC. Massive.
</td>
<td line-start="35" line-end="35">❌ Separate future effort, not this migration</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p line-start="37" line-end="37">
This plan assumes
<strong line-start="37" line-end="37">Option A</strong>.
</p>
<h2 line-start="39" line-end="39" id="-confirmed-decisions-2026-06-05">
✅ Confirmed decisions (2026-06-05)
</h2>
<ol line-start="41" line-end="48">
<li line-start="41" line-end="41">
<strong line-start="41" line-end="41">Scope:</strong> Option A — build-tool-only
migration, keep <code class="language-unknown">nodeIntegration: true</code>. No data-layer
rewrite.
</li>
<li line-start="42" line-end="47">
<strong line-start="42" line-end="42">Toolchain:</strong>
<strong line-start="42" line-end="42">electron-vite 6.0.0-beta + Vite 8 + Rolldown</strong
>. Verified against the npm registry:
<ul line-start="43" line-end="47">
<li line-start="43" line-end="43">
electron-vite
<strong line-start="43" line-end="43">stable 5.0.0</strong> peers
<code class="language-unknown">vite ^5 || ^6 || ^7</code> → does
<strong line-start="43" line-end="43">not</strong> support Vite 8.
</li>
<li line-start="44" line-end="44">
electron-vite
<strong line-start="44" line-end="44">6.0.0-beta.1</strong> peers
<code class="language-unknown">vite ^6 || ^7 || ^8</code> →
<strong line-start="44" line-end="44">does support Vite 8</strong>
→ per the user's rule ("if it supports v8, use electron-vite"), electron-vite wins, on
the v6 pre-release.
</li>
<li line-start="45" line-end="45">
<strong line-start="45" line-end="45"
>Vite 8.0.16 (stable) depends on
<code class="language-unknown">rolldown@1.0.3</code>
directly</strong
>
— the Rust-based bundler is now Vite's core (no separate
<code class="language-unknown">rolldown-vite</code> package needed; that was the
Vite-7-era opt-in). Vite 8 also pulls in
<code class="language-unknown">lightningcss</code> for CSS. This satisfies the "fast
Rust-based toolchain with the latest Vite" requirement out of the box.
</li>
<li line-start="46" line-end="46">
<strong line-start="46" line-end="46">React transform:</strong>
use
<strong line-start="46" line-end="46"
><code class="language-unknown">@vitejs/plugin-react-swc@4</code></strong
>
(SWC = Rust; peers
<code class="language-unknown">vite ^4..^8</code>, explicitly Vite-8-ready, and aligns
with electron-vite's existing <code class="language-unknown">@swc/core</code> peer).
<code class="language-unknown">@vitejs/plugin-react-oxc</code> is
<em line-start="46" line-end="46">not</em> yet Vite-8-ready (peer caps at v7) — swap
to it later once it bumps. Avoid the Babel-based
<code class="language-unknown">@vitejs/plugin-react</code> to keep the pipeline
Rust-based.
</li>
<li line-start="47" line-end="47">
<strong line-start="47" line-end="47">Pre-release risk:</strong>
electron-vite 6 is still beta. Mitigated by the Phase 0 throwaway spike (validate
electron-vite@6-beta + Vite 8 + Rolldown +
<code class="language-unknown">externalizeDepsPlugin</code>
together) and the standing
<strong line-start="47" line-end="47"
>plain Vite 8 + <code class="language-unknown">vite-plugin-electron</code> +
<code class="language-unknown">npm-run-all</code>
fallback</strong
>
if the beta is too rough.
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li line-start="48" line-end="48">
<strong line-start="48" line-end="48">Process:</strong> start with the
<strong line-start="48" line-end="48">Phase 0 throwaway spike</strong>
before any real migration work.
</li>
</ol>
<div class="gfm-alert gfm-alert-type-note" line-start="50" line-end="51">
<p class="gfm-alert-title">
<span class="icon" line-start="50" line-end="50"
><svg
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
width="16"
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>Note
</p>
<p line-start="50" line-end="51">
with Rolldown under Vite 8, the
<code class="language-unknown">build.rollupOptions</code> API name is retained for
compatibility, so the config sketch below stays valid — but
<code class="language-unknown">externalizeDepsPlugin</code> + Rolldown is precisely the
combination Phase 0 must prove.
</p>
</div>
<h2 line-start="53" line-end="53" id="recommended-toolchain">Recommended toolchain</h2>
<table line-start="55" line-end="62">
<thead line-start="55" line-end="55">
<tr line-start="55" line-end="55">
<th line-start="55" line-end="55">Concern</th>
<th line-start="55" line-end="55">Today</th>
<th line-start="55" line-end="55">After</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody line-start="57" line-end="62">
<tr line-start="57" line-end="57">
<td line-start="57" line-end="57">Bundler (main + renderer)</td>
<td line-start="57" line-end="57">Webpack 5 (3 configs + base)</td>
<td line-start="57" line-end="57">
<strong line-start="57" line-end="57">electron-vite 6-beta</strong>
(Vite 8 /
<strong line-start="57" line-end="57">Rolldown</strong> — Rust)
</td>
</tr>
<tr line-start="58" line-end="58">
<td line-start="58" line-end="58">Orchestration / watch / asset copy</td>
<td line-start="58" line-end="58">Grunt (+ 8 grunt plugins)</td>
<td line-start="58" line-end="58">
<strong line-start="58" line-end="58">electron-vite</strong>
dev/build + small Vite plugins
</td>
</tr>
<tr line-start="59" line-end="59">
<td line-start="59" line-end="59">TS transpile</td>
<td line-start="59" line-end="59">
<code class="language-unknown">ts-loader</code> (transpileOnly)
</td>
<td line-start="59" line-end="59">
esbuild (built into Vite) — same "no typecheck at build" semantics
</td>
</tr>
<tr line-start="60" line-end="60">
<td line-start="60" line-end="60">Typecheck</td>
<td line-start="60" line-end="60">
<code class="language-unknown">tsc --noEmit</code> (separate)
</td>
<td line-start="60" line-end="60">unchanged</td>
</tr>
<tr line-start="61" line-end="61">
<td line-start="61" line-end="61">Renderer dev loop</td>
<td line-start="61" line-end="61">
webpack <code class="language-unknown">--watch</code> + manual window reload (no HMR)
</td>
<td line-start="61" line-end="61">
<strong line-start="61" line-end="61">true HMR</strong> + main-process auto-restart
</td>
</tr>
<tr line-start="62" line-end="62">
<td line-start="62" line-end="62">Packaging</td>
<td line-start="62" line-end="62">electron-builder</td>
<td line-start="62" line-end="62">unchanged</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p line-start="64" line-end="64">
<strong line-start="64" line-end="64">Why electron-vite over the alternatives:</strong>
</p>
<ul line-start="66" line-end="68">
<li line-start="66" line-end="66">
<strong line-start="66" line-end="66">electron-vite (chosen):</strong>
Purpose-built three-target (main/preload/renderer) orchestrator. Its
<code class="language-unknown">externalizeDepsPlugin</code>
externalizes <code class="language-unknown">dependencies</code> and bundles the rest
<strong line-start="66" line-end="66">by default</strong> — a 1:1 match for the existing
convention. Single <code class="language-unknown">electron.vite.config.ts</code>. Gives
main hot-reload + renderer HMR for free. Wires
<code class="language-unknown">ELECTRON_RENDERER_URL</code> (dev server) vs
<code class="language-unknown">loadFile</code> (prod) automatically.
</li>
<li line-start="67" line-end="67">
<strong line-start="67" line-end="67"
>Alternative — plain Vite + <code class="language-unknown">vite-plugin-electron</code> +
<code class="language-unknown">npm-run-all</code>:</strong
>
More manual; you reimplement the orchestration electron-vite gives for free. Keep as
fallback if electron-vite's opinions fight the nodeIntegration setup harder than the Phase
0 spike predicts.
</li>
<li line-start="68" line-end="68">
<strong line-start="68" line-end="68"
>Rejected — Electron Forge +
<code class="language-unknown">@electron-forge/plugin-vite</code>:</strong
>
Forge wants to own packaging too, displacing the heavy, working electron-builder
investment (signing, notarization, S3 publish, flatpak, NSIS). Too much blast radius.
</li>
</ul>
<h2 line-start="70" line-end="70" id="motivation--payoff--what-electron-vite-optimizes-here">
Motivation / payoff — what electron-vite optimizes here
</h2>
<h3 line-start="72" line-end="72" id="biggest-win-a-real-dev-loop">
Biggest win: a real dev loop
</h3>
<p line-start="73" line-end="73">
Today <code class="language-unknown">npm run dev</code> (<code class="language-unknown"
>grunt</code
>) symlinks <code class="language-unknown">node_modules</code>/<code
class="language-unknown"
>packages</code
>
into <code class="language-unknown">build/</code>, copies assets, and runs
<code class="language-unknown">webpack --watch</code> for main + renderer. The renderer
loads from <code class="language-unknown">file://…/index.html</code> with
<strong line-start="73" line-end="73">no dev server and no HMR</strong>
— so editing any of the
<strong line-start="73" line-end="73">402 renderer files</strong> means webpack rebuild →
<strong line-start="73" line-end="73">manual window reload</strong> → lost app state
(re-navigate to the note, re-trigger the test).
</p>
<p line-start="75" line-end="75">electron-vite replaces that with:</p>
<ul line-start="76" line-end="78">
<li line-start="76" line-end="76">
<strong line-start="76" line-end="76">Renderer HMR</strong> — edit a component, update
without a full reload or losing state. The single biggest QoL change.
</li>
<li line-start="77" line-end="77">
<strong line-start="77" line-end="77">Main-process auto-restart</strong>
— replaces the manual Electron restart after
<code class="language-unknown">shell:watch-main</code>.
</li>
<li line-start="78" line-end="78">
<strong line-start="78" line-end="78">Rust-fast rebuilds</strong> —
<code class="language-unknown">ts-loader</code> + Webpack → esbuild/SWC transpile +
<strong line-start="78" line-end="78">Rolldown</strong> (Vite 8).
</li>
</ul>
<blockquote line-start="80" line-end="80">
<p line-start="80" line-end="80">
⚠️ Honesty caveat: the
<code class="language-unknown">nodeIntegration</code> + CJS-externals renderer is the one
case where Vite HMR is least guaranteed. Worst case = fast rebuild + auto-reload (still
better than today); best case = full HMR.
<strong line-start="80" line-end="80">Phase 0 confirms which.</strong>
</p>
</blockquote>
<h3 line-start="82" line-end="82" id="configuration--dependency-burden-removed">
Configuration & dependency burden removed
</h3>
<table line-start="84" line-end="93">
<thead line-start="84" line-end="84">
<tr line-start="84" line-end="84">
<th line-start="84" line-end="84">Burden today</th>
<th line-start="84" line-end="84">After</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody line-start="86" line-end="93">
<tr line-start="86" line-end="86">
<td line-start="86" line-end="86">
<strong line-start="86" line-end="86">4 Webpack configs</strong>
(<code class="language-unknown">base</code>+<code class="language-unknown"
>electron</code
>+<code class="language-unknown">development</code>+<code class="language-unknown"
>production</code
>) with duplicated externals/resolve/plugins
</td>
<td line-start="86" line-end="86">
<strong line-start="86" line-end="86">1</strong>
<code class="language-unknown">electron.vite.config.ts</code>
</td>
</tr>
<tr line-start="87" line-end="87">
<td line-start="87" line-end="87">
<strong line-start="87" line-end="87"
>214-line <code class="language-unknown">Gruntfile.js</code></strong
>
+ <code class="language-unknown">tasks/</code>
</td>
<td line-start="87" line-end="87">
Mostly gone; ~2 small Vite plugins (asset copy +
<code class="language-unknown">package.json</code> gen)
</td>
</tr>
<tr line-start="88" line-end="88">
<td line-start="88" line-end="88">
<strong line-start="88" line-end="88">~13 Grunt packages</strong>
(<code class="language-unknown">grunt</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">grunt-cli</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">grunt-concurrent</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">-contrib-{clean,copy,symlink,watch}</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">-newer</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">-rename-util</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">-shell</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">-shell-spawn</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">load-grunt-tasks</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">time-grunt</code>)
</td>
<td line-start="88" line-end="88">
<strong line-start="88" line-end="88">0</strong>
</td>
</tr>
<tr line-start="89" line-end="89">
<td line-start="89" line-end="89">
<strong line-start="89" line-end="89">~8 Webpack loaders/plugins</strong>
(<code class="language-unknown">webpack</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">webpack-cli</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">ts-loader</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">css-loader</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">style-loader</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">file-loader</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">raw-loader</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">mini-css-extract-plugin</code>)
</td>
<td line-start="89" line-end="89">Vite built-ins</td>
</tr>
<tr line-start="90" line-end="90">
<td line-start="90" line-end="90">
Hand-maintained externals (<code class="language-unknown"
>Object.keys(dependencies)</code
>
+
<code class="language-unknown">ExternalsPlugin(['pouchdb'])</code>
+ <code class="language-unknown">[...externals,'app']</code>)
</td>
<td line-start="90" line-end="90">
<code class="language-unknown">externalizeDepsPlugin()</code>
auto-externalizes
<code class="language-unknown">dependencies</code>
</td>
</tr>
<tr line-start="91" line-end="91">
<td line-start="91" line-end="91">
<code class="language-unknown">symlink:dev</code> node_modules symlink hack into
<code class="language-unknown">build/</code>
</td>
<td line-start="91" line-end="91">
gone — electron resolves
<code class="language-unknown">node_modules</code> from root
</td>
</tr>
<tr line-start="92" line-end="92">
<td line-start="92" line-end="92">
<code class="language-unknown">DefinePlugin</code> /
<code class="language-unknown">BannerPlugin</code> /
<code class="language-unknown">MiniCssExtractPlugin</code> /
<code class="language-unknown">resolve.alias</code>+<code class="language-unknown"
>mainFields</code
>
</td>
<td line-start="92" line-end="92">a few lines of config</td>
</tr>
<tr line-start="93" line-end="93">
<td line-start="93" line-end="93">
<strong line-start="93" line-end="93">6 build npm scripts</strong>
(<code class="language-unknown">build:main</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">build:renderer</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">watch:main</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">watch:renderer</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">dev</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">dev:demo</code>)
</td>
<td line-start="93" line-end="93">
<code class="language-unknown">electron-vite dev</code> /
<code class="language-unknown">electron-vite build</code>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p line-start="95" line-end="95">
<strong line-start="95" line-end="95"
>Net: ~21 build devDependencies + 5 build files → ~5 devDeps + 1–2 config files.</strong
>
</p>
<h3 line-start="97" line-end="97" id="free-upgrades-along-the-way">
Free upgrades along the way
</h3>
<ul line-start="98" line-end="100">
<li line-start="98" line-end="98">
Tree-shaking + content-hashed renderer assets (the
<code class="language-unknown">commonjs2</code> Webpack output optimized little).
</li>
<li line-start="99" line-end="99">
<strong line-start="99" line-end="99">LightningCSS</strong> (Rust) replaces the
<code class="language-unknown">css-loader</code> +
<code class="language-unknown">mini-css-extract</code> chain.
</li>
<li line-start="100" line-end="100">Config in TypeScript, ESM-first.</li>
</ul>
<h3 line-start="102" line-end="102" id="what-it-will-not-reduce-expectations">
What it will NOT reduce (expectations)
</h3>
<ul line-start="103" line-end="106">
<li line-start="103" line-end="103">
<strong line-start="103" line-end="103">electron-builder stays</strong>
— signing, notarization, S3 publish, NSIS/flatpak unchanged; only the
<em line-start="103" line-end="103">pre-packaging</em> pipeline is replaced.
</li>
<li line-start="104" line-end="104">
<strong line-start="104" line-end="104">New small burden</strong> at the off-happy-path
spot: the <code class="language-unknown">nodeIntegration</code> renderer needs
<code class="language-unknown">vite-plugin-commonjs-externals</code> + CJS output — a net
reduction overall, but not zero config.
</li>
<li line-start="105" line-end="105">
<strong line-start="105" line-end="105"
>Asset copy +
<code class="language-unknown">package.json</code>
generation</strong
>
(<code class="language-unknown">task-packagejson.js</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">packages/</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">exports/</code> shims) still need small plugins/scripts —
reduced, not eliminated.
</li>
<li line-start="106" line-end="106">
<strong line-start="106" line-end="106">Beta exposure</strong> — the trade for Vite 8 +
Rolldown today.
</li>
</ul>
<h2 line-start="108" line-end="108" id="architecture-before--after">
Architecture: before → after
</h2>
<div class="codeblock lang-mermaid" line-start="110" line-end="128">
<pre
lang="mermaid"
code="graph TD
subgraph Before
G[Grunt default/release] --> SYM[symlink node_modules + packages]
G --> CP[copy html/images/fonts/exports]
G --> PJ[packagejson task]
G --> NM[copy .node native modules]
G --> WP[shell: webpack main + renderer]
WP --> WMAIN[webpack.config.electron.js → build/main.js]
WP --> WREND[webpack.config.production.js → build/browser-main.js + main.css]
G --> EB1[electron-builder build/ → dist/]
end
subgraph After
EV[electron-vite build] --> EVMAIN[main → out/main/index.js]
EV --> EVREND[renderer → out/renderer/* CJS + HMR]
EV --> VP[vite plugins: copy exports/packages/images/fonts + gen package.json]
EV --> EB2[electron-builder out/ → dist/]
end
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<h2
line-start="130"
line-end="130"
id="grunt--webpack-feature--electron-vite-mapping-the-real-work"
>
Grunt / Webpack feature → electron-vite mapping (the real work)
</h2>
<table line-start="132" line-end="153">
<thead line-start="132" line-end="132">
<tr line-start="132" line-end="132">
<th line-start="132" line-end="132">Current mechanism</th>
<th line-start="132" line-end="132">Replacement</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody line-start="134" line-end="153">
<tr line-start="134" line-end="134">
<td line-start="134" line-end="134">
<code class="language-unknown"
>webpack.config.base/electron/development/production.js</code
>
</td>
<td line-start="134" line-end="134">
<code class="language-unknown">electron.vite.config.ts</code> with
<code class="language-unknown">main</code> /
<code class="language-unknown">renderer</code> sections
</td>
</tr>
<tr line-start="135" line-end="135">
<td line-start="135" line-end="135">
<code class="language-unknown">externals: [...dependencies]</code>
(both targets)
</td>
<td line-start="135" line-end="135">
<code class="language-unknown">externalizeDepsPlugin()</code> on main
<strong line-start="135" line-end="135">and</strong> renderer
</td>
</tr>
<tr line-start="136" line-end="136">
<td line-start="136" line-end="136">
Renderer
<code class="language-unknown">library.type: 'commonjs2'</code> + nodeIntegration
</td>
<td line-start="136" line-end="136">
renderer
<code class="language-unknown">build.rollupOptions.output.format: 'cjs'</code>
+
<code class="language-unknown">vite-plugin-commonjs-externals</code>
for <code class="language-unknown">electron</code> + node builtins
</td>
</tr>
<tr line-start="137" line-end="137">
<td line-start="137" line-end="137">
<code class="language-unknown">ts-loader { transpileOnly }</code>
</td>
<td line-start="137" line-end="137">esbuild (default)</td>
</tr>
<tr line-start="138" line-end="138">
<td line-start="138" line-end="138">
<code class="language-unknown"
>DefinePlugin({ _settings, _DEMO_MAX_NOTE_COUNT })</code
>
</td>
<td line-start="138" line-end="138">
Vite <code class="language-unknown">define</code> (resolved per
<code class="language-unknown">--mode</code>/target from
<code class="language-unknown">settings.js</code>)
</td>
</tr>
<tr line-start="139" line-end="139">
<td line-start="139" line-end="139">
<code class="language-unknown">BannerPlugin('global.require = require;')</code>
(main)
</td>
<td line-start="139" line-end="139">
main
<code class="language-unknown">build.rollupOptions.output.banner</code>
</td>
</tr>
<tr line-start="140" line-end="140">
<td line-start="140" line-end="140">
<code class="language-unknown">resolve.alias { '@': src, pouchdb-migrate }</code>
</td>
<td line-start="140" line-end="140">
Vite <code class="language-unknown">resolve.alias</code>
</td>
</tr>
<tr line-start="141" line-end="141">
<td line-start="141" line-end="141">
<code class="language-unknown"
>resolve.mainFields ['mainElectron','webpack','browser',…]</code
>
</td>
<td line-start="141" line-end="141">
Vite
<code class="language-unknown">resolve.mainFields</code> (preserve ordering; no pkg
uses <code class="language-unknown">mainElectron</code> today but keep defensively)
</td>
</tr>
<tr line-start="142" line-end="142">
<td line-start="142" line-end="142">
<code class="language-unknown">MiniCssExtractPlugin</code> +
<code class="language-unknown">css-loader { url:false }</code>
</td>
<td line-start="142" line-end="142">
Vite CSS (imported from
<code class="language-unknown">browser-main.ts</code>); set
<code class="language-unknown">css</code> opts so
<code class="language-unknown">url()</code> is not rewritten
</td>
</tr>
<tr line-start="143" line-end="143">
<td line-start="143" line-end="143">
<code class="language-unknown">noParse [semver.browser, semantic]</code>
</td>
<td line-start="143" line-end="143">
<code class="language-unknown">build.commonjsOptions</code> /
<code class="language-unknown">optimizeDeps.exclude</code> if needed
</td>
</tr>
<tr line-start="144" line-end="144">
<td line-start="144" line-end="144">
<strong line-start="144" line-end="144">Grunt</strong>
<code class="language-unknown">symlink: node_modules + packages → build/</code>
</td>
<td line-start="144" line-end="144">
Not needed — electron points at
<code class="language-unknown">out/</code> and resolves
<code class="language-unknown">node_modules</code> from project root in dev
</td>
</tr>
<tr line-start="145" line-end="145">
<td line-start="145" line-end="145">
<strong line-start="145" line-end="145">Grunt</strong>
<code class="language-unknown">copy:dev</code> (index.html, images, fonts, exports)
</td>
<td line-start="145" line-end="145">
renderer <code class="language-unknown">index.html</code> becomes the Vite entry;
<code class="language-unknown">images/</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">fonts/</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">exports/</code> via
<code class="language-unknown">vite-plugin-static-copy</code> (or
<code class="language-unknown">publicDir</code>)
</td>
</tr>
<tr line-start="146" line-end="146">
<td line-start="146" line-end="146">
<strong line-start="146" line-end="146">Grunt</strong>
<code class="language-unknown">copy:builtinPlugins</code> (<code
class="language-unknown"
>packages/**</code
>)
</td>
<td line-start="146" line-end="146">
<code class="language-unknown">vite-plugin-static-copy</code> →
<code class="language-unknown">out/packages</code> (and electron-builder
<code class="language-unknown">extraResources</code>/<code class="language-unknown"
>files</code
>)
</td>
</tr>
<tr line-start="147" line-end="147">
<td line-start="147" line-end="147">
<strong line-start="147" line-end="147">Grunt</strong>
<code class="language-unknown">copy:nativeModules</code> (<code
class="language-unknown"
>**/build/Release/*.node</code
>)
</td>
<td line-start="147" line-end="147">
Externalized + resolved from
<code class="language-unknown">node_modules</code>; electron-builder
<code class="language-unknown">asarUnpack: **/*.node</code>
already handles prod
</td>
</tr>
<tr line-start="148" line-end="148">
<td line-start="148" line-end="148">
<strong line-start="148" line-end="148">Grunt</strong>
<code class="language-unknown">tasks/task-packagejson.js</code>
(writes <code class="language-unknown">build/package.json</code>)
</td>
<td line-start="148" line-end="148">
Port to a tiny Vite
<code class="language-unknown">closeBundle</code> plugin or a
<code class="language-unknown">scripts/gen-package-json.mjs</code>
prebuild
</td>
</tr>
<tr line-start="149" line-end="149">
<td line-start="149" line-end="149">
<strong line-start="149" line-end="149">Grunt</strong>
<code class="language-unknown">copy:icon</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">copy:nsh</code>
</td>
<td line-start="149" line-end="149">
Move into electron-builder
<code class="language-unknown">extraResources</code> /
<code class="language-unknown">extraFiles</code>, or a prebuild script
</td>
</tr>
<tr line-start="150" line-end="150">
<td line-start="150" line-end="150">
<strong line-start="150" line-end="150">Grunt</strong>
<code class="language-unknown">rename:map</code>
</td>
<td line-start="150" line-end="150">
Already superseded by
<code class="language-unknown">build-scripts/after-pack.js</code>
(moves maps to
<code class="language-unknown">dist/source-maps</code>) — keep
</td>
</tr>
<tr line-start="151" line-end="151">
<td line-start="151" line-end="151">
<code class="language-unknown">src/index.html</code> manual
<code class="language-unknown"><script></code>/<code class="language-unknown"
><link></code
>
injection +
<code class="language-unknown">require('node:querystring')</code>
</td>
<td line-start="151" line-end="151">
index.html as Vite entry:
<code class="language-unknown"
><script type="module" src="/src/browser-main.ts"></code
>; replace the node <code class="language-unknown">querystring</code> require with
browser <code class="language-unknown">URLSearchParams</code>; keep
<code class="language-unknown">window.BROWSER</code> + dark-mode inline script
</td>
</tr>
<tr line-start="152" line-end="152">
<td line-start="152" line-end="152">
<code class="language-unknown">loadHTMLOnWindow</code> →
<code class="language-unknown">file://…/index.html?qs</code>
</td>
<td line-start="152" line-end="152">
Dev:
<code class="language-unknown">loadURL(ELECTRON_RENDERER_URL + '?' + qs)</code>; Prod:
<code class="language-unknown">loadFile(rendererIndexHtml, { search: qs })</code>
</td>
</tr>
<tr line-start="153" line-end="153">
<td line-start="153" line-end="153">
npm scripts <code class="language-unknown">dev</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">build:main</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">build:renderer</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">watch:*</code>
</td>
<td line-start="153" line-end="153">
<code class="language-unknown">electron-vite dev</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">electron-vite build</code>,
<code class="language-unknown">electron-vite preview</code>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2 line-start="155" line-end="155" id="representative-config-target-shape-not-final">
Representative config (target shape, not final)
</h2>
<div class="codeblock lang-typescript" line-start="157" line-end="211">
<div class="codeblock-meta">
<div class="codeblock-meta-icon">
<svg width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor">
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<div class="codeblock-meta-body">
<div class="codeblock-title">electron-vite config (sketch)</div>
<span class="codeblock-filename">electron.vite.config.ts</span>
</div>
</div>
<pre
lang="typescript"
code="import { resolve } from 'path'
import { defineConfig, externalizeDepsPlugin } from 'electron-vite'
import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react-swc' // Rust/SWC, Vite 8-ready
import commonjsExternals from 'vite-plugin-commonjs-externals'
import { viteStaticCopy } from 'vite-plugin-static-copy'
const settings = require('./settings.js')[process.env.TARGET || 'development']
const define = {
_settings: JSON.stringify(settings),
_DEMO_MAX_NOTE_COUNT: JSON.stringify(5)
}
const alias = { '@': resolve('src') }
export default defineConfig({
main: {
plugins: [externalizeDepsPlugin()],
define,
resolve: { alias },
build: {
lib: { entry: 'src/main.js' },
rollupOptions: { output: { banner: 'global.require = require;' } },
sourcemap: process.env.TARGET?.startsWith('production') ? false : true
}
},
renderer: {
root: 'src',
define,
resolve: {
alias,
mainFields: ['browser', 'module', 'jsnext:main', 'main']
},
plugins: [
react(),
externalizeDepsPlugin(), // externalize runtime `dependencies`
commonjsExternals({ // keep nodeIntegration `require()` working
externals: ['electron', /^node:/, 'fs', 'path', 'os', 'module']
}),
viteStaticCopy({ targets: [
{ src: '../packages', dest: '.' },
{ src: '../exports', dest: '.' },
{ src: '../images/**/*', dest: '.' },
{ src: 'browser/components/fonts/*.woff', dest: 'fonts' }
]})
],
build: {
rollupOptions: {
input: { index: resolve('src/index.html') },
output: { format: 'cjs' }
},
sourcemap: process.env.TARGET?.startsWith('production') ? false : true
}
}
})
"
class="codeblock-has-meta"
><div class="mde-preview-code undefined "><code class="mde-preview-code-body"><span class="tok-module-keyword">import</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-brace">{</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-variable-name tok-definition">resolve</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-brace">}</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-module-keyword">from</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-string">'path'</span><span class="">
</span><span class="tok-module-keyword">import</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-brace">{</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-variable-name tok-definition">defineConfig</span><span class="tok-separator">,</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-variable-name tok-definition">externalizeDepsPlugin</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-brace">}</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-module-keyword">from</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-string">'electron-vite'</span><span class="">
</span><span class="tok-module-keyword">import</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-variable-name tok-definition">react</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-module-keyword">from</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-string">'@vitejs/plugin-react-swc'</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-line-comment">// Rust/SWC, Vite 8-ready</span><span class="">
</span><span class="tok-module-keyword">import</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-variable-name tok-definition">commonjsExternals</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-module-keyword">from</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-string">'vite-plugin-commonjs-externals'</span><span class="">
</span><span class="tok-module-keyword">import</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-brace">{</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-variable-name tok-definition">viteStaticCopy</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-brace">}</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-module-keyword">from</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-string">'vite-plugin-static-copy'</span><span class="">
</span><span class="tok-definition-keyword">const</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-variable-name tok-definition">settings</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-definition-operator">=</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-variable-name tok-function">require</span><span class="tok-paren">(</span><span class="tok-string">'./settings.js'</span><span class="tok-paren">)</span><span class="tok-square-bracket">[</span><span class="tok-variable-name">process</span><span class="tok-deref-operator">.</span><span class="tok-property-name">env</span><span class="tok-deref-operator">.</span><span class="tok-property-name">TARGET</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-logic-operator">||</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-string">'development'</span><span class="tok-square-bracket">]</span><span class="">
</span><span class="tok-definition-keyword">const</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-variable-name tok-definition">define</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-definition-operator">=</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-brace">{</span><span class="">
</span><span class="tok-property-name tok-definition">_settings</span><span class="tok-punctuation">:</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-variable-name">JSON</span><span class="tok-deref-operator">.</span><span class="tok-property-name tok-function">stringify</span><span class="tok-paren">(</span><span class="tok-variable-name">settings</span><span class="tok-paren">)</span><span class="tok-separator">,</span><span class="">
</span><span class="tok-property-name tok-definition">_DEMO_MAX_NOTE_COUNT</span><span class="tok-punctuation">:</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-variable-name">JSON</span><span class="tok-deref-operator">.</span><span class="tok-property-name tok-function">stringify</span><span class="tok-paren">(</span><span class="tok-number">5</span><span class="tok-paren">)</span><span class="">
</span><span class="tok-brace">}</span><span class="">
</span><span class="tok-definition-keyword">const</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-variable-name tok-definition">alias</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-definition-operator">=</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-brace">{</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-string">'@'</span><span class="tok-punctuation">:</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-variable-name tok-function">resolve</span><span class="tok-paren">(</span><span class="tok-string">'src'</span><span class="tok-paren">)</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-brace">}</span><span class="">
</span><span class="tok-module-keyword">export</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-control-keyword">default</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-variable-name tok-function">defineConfig</span><span class="tok-paren">(</span><span class="tok-brace">{</span><span class="">
</span><span class="tok-property-name tok-definition">main</span><span class="tok-punctuation">:</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-brace">{</span><span class="">
</span><span class="tok-property-name tok-definition">plugins</span><span class="tok-punctuation">:</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-square-bracket">[</span><span class="tok-variable-name tok-function">externalizeDepsPlugin</span><span class="tok-paren">(</span><span class="tok-paren">)</span><span class="tok-square-bracket">]</span><span class="tok-separator">,</span><span class="">
</span><span class="tok-property-name tok-definition">define</span><span class="tok-separator">,</span><span class="">
</span><span class="tok-property-name tok-definition">resolve</span><span class="tok-punctuation">:</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-brace">{</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-property-name tok-definition">alias</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-brace">}</span><span class="tok-separator">,</span><span class="">
</span><span class="tok-property-name tok-definition">build</span><span class="tok-punctuation">:</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-brace">{</span><span class="">
</span><span class="tok-property-name tok-definition">lib</span><span class="tok-punctuation">:</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-brace">{</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-property-name tok-definition">entry</span><span class="tok-punctuation">:</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-string">'src/main.js'</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-brace">}</span><span class="tok-separator">,</span><span class="">
</span><span class="tok-property-name tok-definition">rollupOptions</span><span class="tok-punctuation">:</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-brace">{</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-property-name tok-definition">output</span><span class="tok-punctuation">:</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-brace">{</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-property-name tok-definition">banner</span><span class="tok-punctuation">:</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-string">'global.require = require;'</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-brace">}</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-brace">}</span><span class="tok-separator">,</span><span class="">
</span><span class="tok-property-name tok-definition">sourcemap</span><span class="tok-punctuation">:</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-variable-name">process</span><span class="tok-deref-operator">.</span><span class="tok-property-name">env</span><span class="tok-deref-operator">.</span><span class="tok-property-name">TARGET</span><span class="">?.</span><span class="tok-property-name tok-function">startsWith</span><span class="tok-paren">(</span><span class="tok-string">'production'</span><span class="tok-paren">)</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-logic-operator">?</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-bool">false</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-logic-operator">:</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-bool">true</span><span class="">
</span><span class="tok-brace">}</span><span class="">
</span><span class="tok-brace">}</span><span class="tok-separator">,</span><span class="">
</span><span class="tok-property-name tok-definition">renderer</span><span class="tok-punctuation">:</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-brace">{</span><span class="">
</span><span class="tok-property-name tok-definition">root</span><span class="tok-punctuation">:</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-string">'src'</span><span class="tok-separator">,</span><span class="">
</span><span class="tok-property-name tok-definition">define</span><span class="tok-separator">,</span><span class="">
</span><span class="tok-property-name tok-definition">resolve</span><span class="tok-punctuation">:</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-brace">{</span><span class="">
</span><span class="tok-property-name tok-definition">alias</span><span class="tok-separator">,</span><span class="">
</span><span class="tok-property-name tok-definition">mainFields</span><span class="tok-punctuation">:</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-square-bracket">[</span><span class="tok-string">'browser'</span><span class="tok-separator">,</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-string">'module'</span><span class="tok-separator">,</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-string">'jsnext:main'</span><span class="tok-separator">,</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-string">'main'</span><span class="tok-square-bracket">]</span><span class="">
</span><span class="tok-brace">}</span><span class="tok-separator">,</span><span class="">
</span><span class="tok-property-name tok-definition">plugins</span><span class="tok-punctuation">:</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-square-bracket">[</span><span class="">
</span><span class="tok-variable-name tok-function">react</span><span class="tok-paren">(</span><span class="tok-paren">)</span><span class="tok-separator">,</span><span class="">
</span><span class="tok-variable-name tok-function">externalizeDepsPlugin</span><span class="tok-paren">(</span><span class="tok-paren">)</span><span class="tok-separator">,</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-line-comment">// externalize runtime `dependencies`</span><span class="">
</span><span class="tok-variable-name tok-function">commonjsExternals</span><span class="tok-paren">(</span><span class="tok-brace">{</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-line-comment">// keep nodeIntegration `require()` working</span><span class="">
</span><span class="tok-property-name tok-definition">externals</span><span class="tok-punctuation">:</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-square-bracket">[</span><span class="tok-string">'electron'</span><span class="tok-separator">,</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-regexp">/^node:/</span><span class="tok-separator">,</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-string">'fs'</span><span class="tok-separator">,</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-string">'path'</span><span class="tok-separator">,</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-string">'os'</span><span class="tok-separator">,</span><span class=""> </span><span class="tok-string">'module'</span><span class="tok-square-bracket">]</span><span class="">
</span><span class="tok-brace">}</span><span class="tok-paren">)</span><span class="tok-separator">,</span><span class="">