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[WIP] Convert the project to a fully client side NextJS app
Migrate webtools from Vite to client-side Next.js static export (GitHub Pages compatible)
Aug 10, 2026
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This PR converts
apps/webtoolsfrom a Vite SPA to a fully client-side Next.js app, while preserving browser-only execution and static hosting on GitHub Pages. Routing remains hash-based in-browser, and generated metadata assets are still produced for runtime features.Framework/runtime migration (Vite → Next.js, client-only)
next dev,next build) inapps/webtools/package.json.app/layout.tsx,app/page.tsx) and mounted the existing TanStack router through a client-only component (src/Nf2tApp.tsx), keeping navigation and route handling entirely in-browser.next-env.d.ts, tsconfig plugin/include updates).Static export + GitHub Pages pathing
next.config.mjswith:output: 'export'trailingSlash: truebasePath/assetPrefixunder GitHub Actionsapps/webtools/disttoapps/webtools/out.Build-time generated browser assets
scripts/generateStaticFiles.mjs.public/buildinfo.jsonandpublic/nars.jsonbeforenext build, preserving existing runtime fetch behavior.Documentation/UI alignment
buildInfo.lazy.tsx) to describe Next.js workflow and entrypoints instead of Vite-specific internals.