vite3-plugin-express

A simple plugin for express that runs an express node js server from within vite

How to use:

In vite.config.ts

import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
import vue from '@vitejs/plugin-vue'
import express from "vite3-plugin-express"

export default defineConfig({
  plugins: [vue(), express('express-server.ts')]
})

example express app file express-server.ts

import express from "express"; 

export const app = express(); // the express handler should be exported as app

if (!process.env['VITE']) // When running from `vite` there is no need to call `app.listen`
  app.listen(3002, () => console.log("Started"));

• Make sure that the express handler is exported as app

• Make sure not to call app.listen.

  The plugin adds the VITE environment variable, use that to disable the call to app.listen