| name | viteplus |
| description | Vite Plus is unified toolchain built on top of Vite, Rolldown, Vitest, tsdown, Oxlint, Oxfmt. Use when need runtime management, monorepo management, package management, and frontend tooling in a single global CLI called `vp`. VitePlus is distinct from Vite, but it invokes Vite through `vp dev` and `vp build`. |
Using Vite+, the Unified Toolchain for the Web
This project is using Vite+, a unified toolchain built on top of Vite, Rolldown, Vitest, tsdown, Oxlint, Oxfmt, and Vite Task. Vite+ wraps runtime management, package management, and frontend tooling in a single global CLI called vp. Vite+ is distinct from Vite, but it invokes Vite through vp dev and vp build.
Vite+ Workflow
vp is a global binary that handles the full development lifecycle. Run vp help to print a list of commands and vp <command> --help for information about a specific command.
Start
- create - Create a new project from a template
- migrate - Migrate an existing project to Vite+
- config - Configure hooks and agent integration
- staged - Run linters on staged files
- install (
i) - Install dependencies
- env - Manage Node.js versions
Develop
- dev - Run the development server
- check - Run format, lint, and TypeScript type checks
- lint - Lint code
- fmt - Format code
- test - Run tests
Execute
- run - Run monorepo tasks
- exec - Execute a command from local
node_modules/.bin
- dlx - Execute a package binary without installing it as a dependency
- cache - Manage the task cache
Build
- build - Build for production
- pack - Build libraries
- preview - Preview production build
Manage Dependencies
Vite+ automatically detects and wraps the underlying package manager such as pnpm, npm, or Yarn through the packageManager field in package.json or package manager-specific lockfiles.
- add - Add packages to dependencies
- remove (
rm, un, uninstall) - Remove packages from dependencies
- update (
up) - Update packages to latest versions
- dedupe - Deduplicate dependencies
- outdated - Check for outdated packages
- list (
ls) - List installed packages
- why (
explain) - Show why a package is installed
- info (
view, show) - View package information from the registry
- link (
ln) / unlink - Manage local package links
- pm - Forward a command to the package manager
Maintain
- upgrade - Update
vp itself to the latest version
These commands map to their corresponding tools. For example, vp dev --port 3000 runs Vite's dev server and works the same as Vite. vp test runs JavaScript tests through the bundled Vitest. The version of all tools can be checked using vp --version. This is useful when researching documentation, features, and bugs.
Common Pitfalls
- Using the package manager directly: Do not use pnpm, npm, or Yarn directly. Vite+ can handle all package manager operations.
- Always use Vite commands to run tools: Don't attempt to run
vp vitest or vp oxlint. They do not exist. Use vp test and vp lint instead.
- Running scripts: Vite+ built-in commands (
vp dev, vp build, vp test, etc.) always run the Vite+ built-in tool, not any package.json script of the same name. To run a custom script that shares a name with a built-in command, use vp run <script>. For example, if you have a custom dev script that runs multiple services concurrently, run it with vp run dev, not vp dev (which always starts Vite's dev server).
- Do not install Vitest, Oxlint, Oxfmt, or tsdown directly: Vite+ wraps these tools. They must not be installed directly. You cannot upgrade these tools by installing their latest versions. Always use Vite+ commands.
- Use Vite+ wrappers for one-off binaries: Use
vp dlx instead of package-manager-specific dlx/npx commands.
- Import JavaScript modules from
vite-plus: Instead of importing from vite or vitest, all modules should be imported from the project's vite-plus dependency. For example, import { defineConfig } from 'vite-plus'; or import { expect, test, vi } from 'vite-plus/test';. You must not install vitest to import test utilities.
- Type-Aware Linting: There is no need to install
oxlint-tsgolint, vp lint --type-aware works out of the box.
CI Integration
For GitHub Actions, consider using voidzero-dev/setup-vp to replace separate actions/setup-node, package-manager setup, cache, and install steps with a single action.
- uses: voidzero-dev/setup-vp@v1
with:
cache: true
- run: vp check --fix
- run: vp run test
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