@holix/cli

Command-line interface for Holix applications.

Installation

pnpm add -D @holix/cli

Usage

Commands

dev

Start development mode with hot reload.

holix dev

Options:

• --open - Auto open Electron window (default: true)
• --clear - Clear output directory before build (default: true)

build

Build application for production.

holix build

Options:

• --clear - Clear output directory before build (default: true)

start

Start the built application.

holix start

Configuration

Create holix.config.ts in your project root:

import { defineHolixConfig } from '@holix/cli/config'

export default defineHolixConfig({
  // Application ID
  appID: 'com.example.myapp',

  // Client entry
  app: {
    entry: 'src/index.tsx'
  },

  // Preload scripts
  preload: {
    preload: 'src/preload.ts'
  },

  // Or multiple preload scripts
  preload: {
    main: 'src/preload-main.ts',
    worker: 'src/preload-worker.ts'
  },

  // Directory configuration
  directories: {
    pages: 'src/pages'
  },

  // Output directory
  outDir: 'dist',

  // Vite configuration
  vite: {
    plugins: [],
    server: {
      port: 3000
    }
  },

  // Or use external Vite config
  viteConfigFile: './vite.config.ts',

  // Plugins
  plugins: []
})

Package.json Scripts

Add these scripts to your package.json:

{
  "scripts": {
    "dev": "holix dev",
    "build": "holix build",
    "start": "holix start"
  }
}

Development Workflow

1. Start Development

   pnpm dev

   This will:

   • Build main and preload processes
   • Start Vite dev server for renderer
   • Launch Electron with hot reload
   • Watch for file changes

2. Build for Production

   pnpm build

   This will:

   • Build all processes (main, preload, renderer)
   • Optimize for production
   • Output to dist/ directory

3. Run Production Build

   pnpm start

Hot Reload

The development server automatically:

• Reloads renderer process on file changes
• Restarts main process on file changes
• Maintains application state where possible

File-based Routing

Place page components in src/pages/:

src/pages/
├── index.tsx       # /
├── about.tsx       # /about
└── users/
    └── [id].tsx    # /users/:id

The CLI will automatically generate routes based on the file structure.

API

defineHolixConfig(config: HolixConfig): HolixConfig

Define and validate Holix configuration with full TypeScript support.

import { defineHolixConfig } from '@holix/cli/config'

export default defineHolixConfig({
  // Your configuration
})

Environment Variables

• NODE_ENV - Set to development or production
• HOLIX_DEBUG - Enable debug logging

License

MIT