convert-to-vite

name	convert-to-vite
description	Convert a standalone HTML game into a Vite project with proper module structure

Convert to Vite

Convert this HTML game into a Vite-powered project.

Steps

1. Initialize a new package.json with:

   • "name" based on the game directory name
   • "private": true
   • "type": "module"
   • "scripts": "dev": "vite", "build": "vite build", "preview": "vite preview"

2. Install dependencies:

   • vite as a devDependency

3. Create vite.config.ts:

   import { defineConfig } from "vite"
   export default defineConfig({})
   

4. Extract inline <script> and <style> from index.html:

   • Move inline JS to src/main.js (or src/main.ts)
   • Move inline CSS to src/style.css
   • Replace inline content with <script type="module" src="/src/main.js"></script> and <link rel="stylesheet" href="/src/style.css">

5. Move any standalone JS/CSS files into src/

6. Update all asset references to use relative paths that Vite can resolve

7. Verify if you need to edit the .gitignore to exclude dist/ and other build artifacts like node_modules etc

Success Criteria

• npx vite build completes without errors
• The game runs identically with npx vite as it did before
• No inline scripts remain in index.html (except small config objects)
• All JS is loaded as ES modules