@thelacanians/vue-native-vite-plugin

Vite plugin for building Vue Native applications. Configures Vite to output IIFE bundles compatible with native JavaScript runtimes (JavaScriptCore on iOS and macOS, V8 on Android).

Install

npm install -D @thelacanians/vue-native-vite-plugin
# or
bun add -d @thelacanians/vue-native-vite-plugin

Usage

// vite.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
import vue from '@vitejs/plugin-vue'
import vueNative from '@thelacanians/vue-native-vite-plugin'

export default defineConfig({
  plugins: [vue(), vueNative()],
})

That's it. The plugin handles everything else automatically.

What it does

1. Aliases 'vue' imports to @thelacanians/vue-native-runtime so Vue SFCs use the native renderer instead of the DOM renderer
2. Defines compile-time constants:
   • __DEV__ - true in development, false in production
   • __PLATFORM__ - 'ios', 'android', or 'macos'
3. Configures IIFE output - single self-executing bundle that works in JavaScriptCore/V8 (no ESM support in native runtimes)
4. Sets the output filename to vue-native-bundle.js in dist/

Options

interface VueNativePluginOptions {
  /** Target platform when VUE_NATIVE_PLATFORM is not present. */
  platform?: 'ios' | 'android' | 'macos'

  /** Global variable name for the IIFE bundle. Default: 'VueNativeApp' */
  globalName?: string
}

Platform resolution

The plugin resolves one compile-time target for each bundle:

1. VUE_NATIVE_PLATFORM, when present
2. The explicit platform option
3. 'ios' when neither value is present

VUE_NATIVE_PLATFORM must be exactly ios, android, or macos; an invalid present value fails the build even when the plugin has an explicit option. The Vue Native CLI supplies this variable for run, build, and targeted dev commands, making its selected target authoritative over an existing hardcoded plugin option.

Set VUE_NATIVE_PLATFORM in the shell that starts Vite. Do not rely on a Vite .env file for this setting because Vite evaluates the config before loading mode-specific environment files.

Example with options

export default defineConfig({
  plugins: [
    vue(),
    vueNative({
      platform: 'android',
      globalName: 'MyApp',
    }),
  ],
})

Peer dependencies

• vite ^7.0.0 or ^8.0.0
• @vitejs/plugin-vue ^5.2.0 or ^6.0.0

License

MIT