release: v6.0.0

Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,141 @@
+### v6.0.0 (_2026-10-15_)
+
+- feat(bytecode): support RegExp for chunkAlias option ([#885](https://github.com/alex8088/electron-vite/issues/885))
+- refactor: share and normalize build output resolution
+- refactor: inline bytecode build plugin name
+- refactor!: invoke the bytecode compiler only once to compile all code
+- refactor: use pipe stdio for spawn Electron bytecode compliler and append stderr error
+- refactor: use rolldown instead of esbuild to bundle config file
+- refactor: compile bytecode using the Electron main process or renderer process rather then via the `ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE`
+- refactor!: simplify resolve config and isolate user config for sub-builds
+- refactor: `?modulePath` sub-build output strategy
+- perf(swcPlugin): skip redundant minification when using Oxc ([#922](https://github.com/alex8088/electron-vite/issues/922))
+- perf: skip Babel loading in development and builds without bytecode
+- perf: short-circuit bytecode detection in builds
+- perf: setup rollupOption compatibility via config factory
+- perf: build compatibility target for Electron 42, 43, 44
+- fix(asset): use consistent file paths for asset cache lookups
+- fix(bytecode): unable to obtain the bytecode build session in Node.js 24 ([#928](https://github.com/alex8088/electron-vite/issues/928))
+- fix(dev): exit non-zero when Electron is killed by a signal ([#918](https://github.com/alex8088/electron-vite/issues/918))
+- fix(dev): forward termination signals to Electron child ([#900](https://github.com/alex8088/electron-vite/issues/900))
+- fix(dev): improve Electron process signal handling
+- fix(bytecode): set the regular expression's `lastIndex` to 0 to perform a global match for chunkAlias option
+- fix(esmShim)!: use `this.parse` to find the last static import ([#906](https://github.com/alex8088/electron-vite/issues/906))
+- fix(deps)!: downgraded @babel/* to v7 due to Node requirements
+- fix: remove useless preset config
+- fix(swcPlugin): also disable oxc on Vite 8 ([#920](https://github.com/alex8088/electron-vite/issues/920))
+- fix: clone config without plugins [#902](https://github.com/alex8088/electron-vite/issues/902)
+- fix(deps)!: update magic-string to v1
+- fix(deps)!: update @babel/* to v8
+- fix!: compatible with rollupOptions and rolldownOptions
+- fix: chunk filename is wrong in ES mode
+- fix(asset): isolate asset caches per environment
+- fix: use the environment api in plugins
+- fix: skip TTY terminal manipulations in CI environments
+- fix(deps)!: update vite to v8 ([#894](https://github.com/alex8088/electron-vite/issues/894))
+- fix: Typescript compiler option 'outDir' must be located inside Rollup 'dir' option
+- fix(isolateEntries): handle non-TTY stdout in build reporter (#887)
+- chore: simplify bytecode compiler initialization
+- chore: improve jsdoc for bytecode options ([#898](https://github.com/alex8088/electron-vite/issues/898))
+- chore(deps): update all non-major dependencies
+- chore(deps): update lint-staged to v17
+- chore(deps): update cac to v7
+- chore(deps): update globals to v17
+- chore(deps): update eslint and @eslint/js to v10
+- chore(deps): update all non-major dependencies
+
+### v6.0.0-beta.8 (_2026-10-11_)
+
+See [v6.0.0-beta.8 changelog](https://github.com/alex8088/electron-vite/blob/v6.0.0-beta.8/CHANGELOG.md)
+
+### v6.0.0-beta.7 (_2026-10-08_)
+
+See [v6.0.0-beta.7 changelog](https://github.com/alex8088/electron-vite/blob/v6.0.0-beta.7/CHANGELOG.md)
+
+### v6.0.0-beta.6 (_2026-10-07_)
+
+See [v6.0.0-beta.6 changelog](https://github.com/alex8088/electron-vite/blob/v6.0.0-beta.6/CHANGELOG.md)
+
+### v6.0.0-beta.5 (_2026-09-29_)
+
+See [v6.0.0-beta.5 changelog](https://github.com/alex8088/electron-vite/blob/v6.0.0-beta.5/CHANGELOG.md)
+
+### v6.0.0-beta.4 (_2026-09-28_)
+
+See [v6.0.0-beta.4 changelog](https://github.com/alex8088/electron-vite/blob/v6.0.0-beta.4/CHANGELOG.md)
+
+### v6.0.0-beta.3 (_2026-09-27_)
+
+See [v6.0.0-beta.3 changelog](https://github.com/alex8088/electron-vite/blob/v6.0.0-beta.3/CHANGELOG.md)
+
+### v6.0.0-beta.2 (_2026-09-27_)
+
+See [v6.0.0-beta.2 changelog](https://github.com/alex8088/electron-vite/blob/v6.0.0-beta.2/CHANGELOG.md)
+
+### v6.0.0-beta.1 (_2026-04-12_)
+
+See [v6.0.0-beta.1 changelog](https://github.com/alex8088/electron-vite/blob/v6.0.0-beta.1/CHANGELOG.md)
+
+### v6.0.0-beta.0 (_2026-04-09_)
+
+See [v6.0.0-beta.0 changelog](https://github.com/alex8088/electron-vite/blob/v6.0.0-beta.0/CHANGELOG.md)
+
+### v5.0.0 (_2025-12-07_)
+
+- feat(config): add `build.externalizeDeps` and `build.bytecode` config options to replace `externalizeDepsPlugin` and `bytecodePlugin`
+- feat: reporter plugin for isolated builds
+- feat: enhanced string protection
+- feat: add `isolatedEntries` option for `preload` and `renderer` to build entries as standalone bundles [#154](https://github.com/alex8088/electron-vite/issues/154)
+- refactor(config): move the `isolateEntries` options to the `build` option
+- refactor: deprecated `externalizeDepsPlugin` and `bytecodePlugin`
+- refactor(config)!: remove function resolution for nested config fields
+- refactor(asset): remove redundant path normalization
+- refactor: split electron plugin into preset and validator plugins
+- refactor(config)!: restructure Electron Vite config interfaces
+- refactor(build): simplify build logic
+- refactor: replace `JSON.parse/stringify` with manual deep clone
+- refactor(bytecodePlugin): improved bytecode bundle generation and made a new string protection plugin
+- refactor(modulePath): better support for tree-shaking and code-splitting
+- refactor: remove Electron 18, 19, 20, 21 build compatilibity target
+- perf(buildReport): exclude node_modules from watch list
+- perf(isolateEntries): transform log
+- perf(isolateEntries): optimize entries transformation
+- perf: build compatibility target for Electron 39
+- perf(plugin): more efficient module filtering via regular expressions
+- perf(plugin): no need to cache `sourcemap` option
+- perf(plugin): lazily initialize `MagicString` and remove the redundant pre-check
+- perf(bytecodePlugin): better way to count bytecode chunks
+- perf(plugin): enhance path resolution using `import.meta.dirname` for ES modules
+- fix(modulePath): rewrite the build input instead of merging
+- fix(asset): normalize imported public asset chunk path
+- fix: avoid duplicate chunk emission
+- fix(modulePath): prevent duplicate asset emission
+- fix(modulePath): support watch mode
+- chore: fix jsdoc
+- chore: improve logging message clarity and consistency
+- chore(deps): update all non-major dependencies
+- chore: update eslint config
+- chore: replace `tseslint.config` with `defineConfig`
+- chore: remove redundant external id
+- chore: rename the file `esm` to `esmShim`
+- docs: update
+
+### v5.0.0-beta.3 (_2025-11-01_)
+
+See [v5.0.0-beta.3 changelog](https://github.com/alex8088/electron-vite/blob/v5.0.0-beta.3/CHANGELOG.md)
+
+### v5.0.0-beta.2 (_2025-10-30_)
+
+See [v5.0.0-beta.2 changelog](https://github.com/alex8088/electron-vite/blob/v5.0.0-beta.2/CHANGELOG.md)
+
+### v5.0.0-beta.1 (_2025-10-29_)
+
+See [v5.0.0-beta.1 changelog](https://github.com/alex8088/electron-vite/blob/v5.0.0-beta.1/CHANGELOG.md)
+
+### v5.0.0-beta.0 (_2025-10-19_)
+
+See [v5.0.0-beta.0 changelog](https://github.com/alex8088/electron-vite/blob/v5.0.0-beta.0/CHANGELOG.md)
+
 ### v4.0.1 (_2025-09-21_)
 
 - perf: build compatibility target for Electron 38

README.md

@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@
 ## Features
 
 - ⚡️ [Vite](https://vitejs.dev) powered and use the same way.
-- 🛠 Pre-configured for Electron, don't worry about configuration.
+- 🛠 Pre-configure with sensible defaults optimized for Electron.
-- 💡 Optimize asset handling (Node.js addons, WebAssembly, Worker Thread, etc).
+- 💡 Optimize asset handling for Electron main process.
-- 🚀 Fast HMR for renderer processes.
+- 🚀 Fast HMR & hot reloading.
-- 🔥 Hot reloading for main process and preload scripts.
+- 🔥 Isolated build for multi-entry application development.
-- 🔌 Easy to debug in IDEs like VSCode or WebStorm.
+- ✨ Simplify multi-threading development.
-- 🔒 Compile to v8 bytecode to protect source code.
+- 🔒 Compile code to v8 bytecode to protect source code.
-- 🏷️ Support for TypeScript decorators.
+- 🔌 Easy to debug in IDEs such as VSCode or WebStorm.
 - 📦 Out-of-the-box support for TypeScript, Vue, React, Svelte, SolidJS and more.
 
 ## Usage
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export default {
 Clone the [electron-vite-boilerplate](https://github.com/alex8088/electron-vite-boilerplate) or use the [create-electron](https://github.com/alex8088/quick-start/tree/master/packages/create-electron) tool to scaffold your project.
 
 ```bash
-npm create @quick-start/electron
+npm create @quick-start/electron@latest
 ```
 
 Currently supported template presets include:

bin/bytecode-compiler.cjs

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+const vm = require('node:vm')
+const v8 = require('node:v8')
+
+v8.setFlagsFromString('--no-lazy')
+v8.setFlagsFromString('--no-flush-bytecode')
+
+const params = ['exports', 'require', 'module', '__filename', '__dirname']
+
+module.exports = function compile(code) {
+  if (typeof code !== 'string') throw new TypeError('Compilation source must be a string')
+  const { cachedData } = vm.compileFunction(code, params, { produceCachedData: true })
+  if (!Buffer.isBuffer(cachedData)) throw new Error('V8 did not produce cached data')
+  // Explicit wire format works across both Node IPC and Electron structured clone.
+  return { sourceLength: code.length, cachedData: cachedData.toString('base64') }
+}

bin/electron-bytecode-main.cjs

@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+const { app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain } = require('electron')
+const path = require('node:path')
+const RpcPeer = require('./rpc-peer.cjs')
+const compile = require('./bytecode-compiler.cjs')
+
+if (process.platform === 'darwin') {
+  app.dock.hide()
+}
+
+const channel = 'electron-vite:bytecode:rpc'
+const readyChannel = 'electron-vite:bytecode:ready'
+let win
+let rendererRPC
+let rendererStarting
+let stopping = false
+
+function fail(error) {
+  console.error(error)
+  parentRPC.close(error)
+  rendererRPC?.close(error)
+  app.exit(1)
+}
+
+const parentRPC = new RpcPeer(
+  message =>
+    new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      if (!process.connected || !process.send) return reject(new Error('Parent IPC is disconnected'))
+      process.send(message, error => (error ? reject(error) : resolve()))
+    })
+)
+
+function createRenderer() {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    let ready = false
+    const timer = setTimeout(() => finish(new Error('Compiler preload readiness timed out')), 30000)
+    function finish(error) {
+      clearTimeout(timer)
+      ipcMain.removeListener(readyChannel, onReady)
+      if (error) reject(error)
+      else {
+        ready = true
+        resolve()
+      }
+    }
+    function onReady(event) {
+      if (event.sender === win.webContents) finish()
+    }
+    function onFailure(error) {
+      if (stopping) return
+      if (ready) fail(error)
+      else finish(error)
+    }
+    ipcMain.on(readyChannel, onReady)
+    win = new BrowserWindow({
+      show: false,
+      webPreferences: {
+        preload: path.join(__dirname, 'electron-bytecode-preload.cjs'),
+        sandbox: false,
+        contextIsolation: true
+      }
+    })
+    rendererRPC = new RpcPeer(message => {
+      if (win.isDestroyed()) throw new Error('Compiler window is closed')
+      win.webContents.send(channel, message)
+    })
+    ipcMain.on(channel, (event, message) => {
+      if (!win.isDestroyed() && event.sender === win.webContents) void rendererRPC.receive(message)
+    })
+    win.webContents.on('preload-error', (_event, _path, error) => onFailure(error))
+    win.webContents.on('render-process-gone', (_event, details) => {
+      onFailure(new Error(`Compiler renderer exited: ${details.reason}`))
+    })
+    win.on('closed', () => onFailure(new Error('Compiler window closed unexpectedly')))
+    win.loadURL('data:text/html,<!doctype html><html></html>').catch(onFailure)
+  })
+}
+
+const initialized = app.whenReady().then(() => true)
+parentRPC.register('ready', () => initialized)
+parentRPC.register('compile', async (target, code) => {
+  await initialized
+  if (target === 'main') return compile(code)
+  if (target === 'preload') {
+    rendererStarting ||= createRenderer()
+    await rendererStarting
+    return rendererRPC.request('compile', code)
+  }
+  throw new Error(`Invalid bytecode target: ${target}`)
+})
+initialized.catch(fail)
+
+process.on('message', message => {
+  if (message?.type === 'shutdown') {
+    stopping = true
+    app.quit()
+  } else {
+    void parentRPC.receive(message)
+  }
+})
+process.on('disconnect', () => {
+  stopping = true
+  app.quit()
+})
+app.on('before-quit', () => {
+  stopping = true
+  parentRPC.close()
+  rendererRPC?.close()
+})
+if (!process.send) fail(new Error('Bytecode compiler must be launched with an IPC channel'))

bin/electron-bytecode-preload.cjs

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+const { ipcRenderer } = require('electron')
+const RpcPeer = require('./rpc-peer.cjs')
+const compile = require('./bytecode-compiler.cjs')
+
+const channel = 'electron-vite:bytecode:rpc'
+const rpc = new RpcPeer(message => ipcRenderer.send(channel, message))
+rpc.register('ready', () => true)
+rpc.register('compile', compile)
+ipcRenderer.on(channel, (_event, message) => void rpc.receive(message))
+ipcRenderer.send('electron-vite:bytecode:ready')

bin/rpc-peer.cjs

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+// Transport-independent peer. Messages must be JSON serializable.
+class RpcPeer {
+  constructor(send, timeout = 30000) {
+    this.send = send
+    this.timeout = timeout
+    this.methods = new Map()
+    this.pending = new Map()
+    this.nextId = 0
+    this.closed = false
+  }
+
+  register(cmd, method) {
+    this.methods.set(cmd, method)
+    return this
+  }
+
+  request(cmd, ...args) {
+    if (this.closed) return Promise.reject(new Error('RPC connection is closed'))
+    const invocationId = this.nextId++
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+        this.pending.delete(invocationId)
+        reject(new Error(`RPC request timed out: ${cmd}`))
+      }, this.timeout)
+      this.pending.set(invocationId, { resolve, reject, timer })
+      Promise.resolve()
+        .then(() => this.send({ type: 'request', invocationId, cmd, args }))
+        .catch(error => {
+          const pending = this.pending.get(invocationId)
+          if (!pending) return
+          clearTimeout(timer)
+          this.pending.delete(invocationId)
+          reject(error)
+        })
+    })
+  }
+
+  async receive(message) {
+    if (this.closed || !message || !Number.isSafeInteger(message.invocationId)) return
+    const { type, invocationId } = message
+    if (type === 'response') {
+      const pending = this.pending.get(invocationId)
+      if (!pending) return
+      this.pending.delete(invocationId)
+      clearTimeout(pending.timer)
+      if (message.error) {
+        const error = new Error(message.error.message)
+        error.name = message.error.name || 'Error'
+        if (message.error.stack) error.stack = message.error.stack
+        pending.reject(error)
+      } else {
+        pending.resolve(message.result)
+      }
+      return
+    }
+    if (type !== 'request' || typeof message.cmd !== 'string' || !Array.isArray(message.args)) return
+    const response = { type: 'response', invocationId }
+    try {
+      const method = this.methods.get(message.cmd)
+      if (!method) throw new Error(`Invalid method: ${message.cmd}`)
+      response.result = await method(...message.args)
+    } catch (error) {
+      response.error = {
+        name: error instanceof Error ? error.name : 'Error',
+        message: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
+        stack: error instanceof Error ? error.stack : undefined
+      }
+    }
+    if (!this.closed) {
+      try {
+        await this.send(response)
+      } catch (error) {
+        this.close(error)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  close(error = new Error('RPC connection is closed')) {
+    this.closed = true
+    for (const pending of this.pending.values()) {
+      clearTimeout(pending.timer)
+      pending.reject(error)
+    }
+    this.pending.clear()
+    this.methods.clear()
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = RpcPeer

eslint.config.js

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 // ts-check
-
+import { defineConfig } from 'eslint/config'
 import eslint from '@eslint/js'
 import eslintPluginPrettierRecommended from 'eslint-plugin-prettier/recommended'
 import globals from 'globals'
 import tseslint from 'typescript-eslint'
 
-export default tseslint.config(
+export default defineConfig(
   { ignores: ['**/node_modules', '**/dist', '**/bin'] },
   eslint.configs.recommended,
   tseslint.configs.recommended,
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export default tseslint.config(
     },
     rules: {
       'prettier/prettier': 'warn',
+      'no-empty': ['warn', { allowEmptyCatch: true }],
       '@typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment': ['error', { 'ts-ignore': 'allow-with-description' }],
       '@typescript-eslint/explicit-function-return-type': [
         'error',
@@ -52,6 +53,10 @@ export default tseslint.config(
           allowTaggedTemplates: true,
           allowTernary: true
         }
+      ],
+      '@typescript-eslint/consistent-type-imports': [
+        'error',
+        { prefer: 'type-imports', disallowTypeAnnotations: false }
       ]
     }
   },

node.d.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // node worker
 declare module '*?nodeWorker' {
-  import { Worker, WorkerOptions } from 'node:worker_threads'
+  import type { Worker, WorkerOptions } from 'node:worker_threads'
   export default function (options: WorkerOptions): Worker
 }
 

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "electron-vite",
-  "version": "4.0.1",
+  "version": "6.0.0",
   "description": "Electron build tooling based on Vite",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@swc/core": "^1.0.0",
-    "vite": "^5.0.0 || ^6.0.0 || ^7.0.0"
+    "vite": "^6.0.0 || ^7.0.0 || ^8.0.0"
   },
   "peerDependenciesMeta": {
     "@swc/core": {
@@ -69,39 +69,39 @@
     }
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@eslint/js": "^9.29.0",
+    "@eslint/js": "^10.0.1",
     "@rollup/plugin-json": "^6.1.0",
-    "@rollup/plugin-node-resolve": "^16.0.1",
+    "@rollup/plugin-node-resolve": "^16.0.3",
-    "@rollup/plugin-typescript": "^12.1.3",
+    "@rollup/plugin-typescript": "^12.3.0",
-    "@swc/core": "^1.12.7",
+    "@swc/core": "^1.16.2",
-    "@types/node": "^22.15.33",
+    "@types/babel__core": "^7.20.5",
-    "eslint": "^9.29.0",
+    "@types/node": "^22.20.4",
-    "eslint-config-prettier": "^10.1.5",
+    "eslint": "^10.11.0",
-    "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^5.5.1",
+    "eslint-config-prettier": "^10.1.8",
-    "globals": "^16.2.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^5.5.6",
-    "lint-staged": "^16.1.2",
+    "globals": "^17.12.0",
-    "prettier": "^3.6.2",
+    "lint-staged": "^17.5.1",
-    "rollup": "^4.44.1",
+    "prettier": "^3.9.9",
-    "rollup-plugin-dts": "^6.2.1",
+    "rollup": "^4.63.5",
+    "rollup-plugin-dts": "^6.5.1",
     "rollup-plugin-rm": "^1.0.2",
-    "simple-git-hooks": "^2.13.0",
+    "simple-git-hooks": "^2.14.0",
     "tslib": "^2.8.1",
-    "typescript": "^5.8.3",
+    "typescript": "^5.9.3",
-    "typescript-eslint": "^8.35.0",
+    "typescript-eslint": "^8.70.1",
-    "vite": "^7.0.0"
+    "vite": "^8.3.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@babel/core": "^7.27.7",
+    "@babel/core": "^7.29.7",
-    "@babel/plugin-transform-arrow-functions": "^7.27.1",
+    "@babel/plugin-transform-arrow-functions": "^7.29.7",
-    "cac": "^6.7.14",
+    "cac": "^7.0.0",
-    "esbuild": "^0.25.5",
+    "magic-string": "^1.4.2",
-    "magic-string": "^0.30.17",
+    "picocolors": "^1.1.1",
-    "picocolors": "^1.1.1"
+    "rolldown": "~1.2.10"
   },
   "pnpm": {
     "onlyBuiltDependencies": [
       "@swc/core",
-      "esbuild",
       "simple-git-hooks"
     ]
   }

rollup.config.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import rm from 'rollup-plugin-rm'
 const require = createRequire(import.meta.url)
 const pkg = require('./package.json')
 
-const external = ['esbuild', ...Object.keys(pkg.dependencies || {}), ...Object.keys(pkg.peerDependencies || {})]
+const external = [...Object.keys(pkg.dependencies || {}), ...Object.keys(pkg.peerDependencies || {})]
 
 export default defineConfig([
   {
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export default defineConfig([
     plugins: [
       rm('dist', 'buildStart'),
       json(),
-      ts({ compilerOptions: { rootDir: 'src', declaration: true, declarationDir: 'dist/types' } }),
+      ts({ compilerOptions: { rootDir: 'src', outDir: 'dist', declaration: true, declarationDir: 'dist/types' } }),
       resolve()
     ],
     treeshake: {
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export default defineConfig([
   },
   {
     input: 'dist/types/index.d.ts',
+    external: ['vite'],
     output: [{ file: pkg.types, format: 'es' }],
     plugins: [dts(), rm('dist/types', 'buildEnd')]
   }

src/build.ts

@@ -1,33 +1,56 @@
-import { build as viteBuild } from 'vite'
+import { build as viteBuild, mergeConfig } from 'vite'
-import { type InlineConfig, resolveConfig } from './config'
+import { type InlineConfig, type MainViteConfig, type PreloadViteConfig, resolveConfig } from './config'
+import { BytecodeCompiler } from './bytecodeCompiler'
+import { asyncFlatten } from './utils'
+
+async function usesBytecode(config?: MainViteConfig | PreloadViteConfig): Promise<boolean> {
+  if (!config) return false
+  if (config.build?.bytecode) return true
+  const plugins = await asyncFlatten(config.plugins || [])
+  return plugins.some(plugin => plugin && typeof plugin === 'object' && plugin.name === 'vite:bytecode')
+}
 
 /**
  * Bundles the electron app for production.
  */
 export async function build(inlineConfig: InlineConfig = {}): Promise<void> {
   process.env.NODE_ENV_ELECTRON_VITE = 'production'
-  const config = await resolveConfig(inlineConfig, 'build', 'production')
+
-  if (config.config) {
+  const bytecodeCompiler = new BytecodeCompiler()
-    const mainViteConfig = config.config?.main
+  const config = await resolveConfig(
-    if (mainViteConfig) {
+    mergeConfig(inlineConfig, {
-      if (mainViteConfig.build?.watch) {
+      plugins: [{ name: 'vite:electron-bytecode-build', api: { compiler: bytecodeCompiler } }]
-        mainViteConfig.build.watch = null
+    }),
+    'build',
+    'production'
+  )
+
+  if (!config.config) {
+    return
   }
-      await viteBuild(mainViteConfig)
+
+  const hasBytecode = (await usesBytecode(config.config.main)) || (await usesBytecode(config.config.preload))
+
+  const buildTargets = async (): Promise<void> => {
+    // Build targets in order: main -> preload -> renderer
+    for (const target of ['main', 'preload', 'renderer'] as const) {
+      const viteConfig = config.config?.[target]
+      if (viteConfig) {
+        // Disable watch mode in production builds
+        if (viteConfig.build?.watch) {
+          viteConfig.build.watch = null
         }
-    const preloadViteConfig = config.config?.preload
+        await viteBuild(viteConfig)
-    if (preloadViteConfig) {
-      if (preloadViteConfig.build?.watch) {
-        preloadViteConfig.build.watch = null
-      }
-      await viteBuild(preloadViteConfig)
-    }
-    const rendererViteConfig = config.config?.renderer
-    if (rendererViteConfig) {
-      if (rendererViteConfig.build?.watch) {
-        rendererViteConfig.build.watch = null
-      }
-      await viteBuild(rendererViteConfig)
       }
     }
   }
+
+  if (!hasBytecode) return buildTargets()
+
+  try {
+    await bytecodeCompiler.start()
+    await buildTargets()
+  } finally {
+    await bytecodeCompiler.stop()
+  }
+}

src/bytecodeCompiler.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+import { type ChildProcess, spawn } from 'node:child_process'
+import path from 'node:path'
+import { createRequire } from 'node:module'
+import { getElectronPath } from './electron'
+
+const require = createRequire(import.meta.url)
+const RPC_TIMEOUT = 30_000
+const SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT = 3_000
+
+export type BytecodeCompileResult = {
+  sourceLength: number
+  /** Base64-encoded V8 cachedData; decode with Buffer.from(cachedData, 'base64'). */
+  cachedData: string
+}
+
+export type BytecodeTarget = 'main' | 'preload'
+
+type CompilerResponse = {
+  type: 'response'
+  invocationId: number
+  result?: unknown
+  error?: { name: string; message: string; stack?: string }
+}
+
+type PendingRequest = {
+  resolve: (value: unknown) => void
+  reject: (reason: Error) => void
+  timer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>
+}
+
+export class BytecodeCompiler {
+  private ps?: ChildProcess
+  private rpcMap = new Map<number, PendingRequest>()
+  private invocationId = 0
+  private starting?: Promise<void>
+  private stopping?: Promise<void>
+  private ready = false
+  private stderr = ''
+
+  start(): Promise<void> {
+    if (this.stopping) return Promise.reject(new Error('BytecodeCompiler is stopping'))
+    if (this.starting) return this.starting
+    if (this.ready) return Promise.resolve()
+    if (this.ps) return Promise.reject(new Error('Previous Electron process has not closed; await stop() first'))
+    this.starting = this.initialize().finally(() => {
+      this.starting = undefined
+    })
+    return this.starting
+  }
+
+  private async initialize(): Promise<void> {
+    const env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = { ...process.env, ELECTRON_VITE_RPC: 'true' }
+    delete env.ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE
+    this.stderr = ''
+    const compilerPath = path.join(
+      path.dirname(require.resolve('electron-vite/package.json')),
+      'bin',
+      'electron-bytecode-main.cjs'
+    )
+    const ps = spawn(getElectronPath(), [compilerPath], {
+      stdio: ['ignore', 'ignore', 'pipe', 'ipc'],
+      windowsHide: true,
+      env
+    })
+    this.ps = ps
+    if (ps.stderr) {
+      ps.stderr.setEncoding('utf8')
+      ps.stderr.on('data', (chunk: string) => {
+        if (this.ps === ps) this.stderr = (this.stderr + chunk).slice(-64 * 1024)
+      })
+    }
+    ps.on('message', (message: CompilerResponse) => {
+      if (this.ps !== ps || !message || message.type !== 'response') return
+      const pending = this.rpcMap.get(message.invocationId)
+      if (!pending) return
+      clearTimeout(pending.timer)
+      this.rpcMap.delete(message.invocationId)
+      if (message.error) {
+        const error = new Error(message.error.message)
+        error.name = message.error.name
+        if (message.error.stack) error.stack = message.error.stack
+        pending.reject(error)
+      } else pending.resolve(message.result)
+    })
+    ps.on('error', error => {
+      if (this.ps === ps) this.rejectPending(error)
+    })
+    ps.on('disconnect', () => {
+      if (this.ps === ps) this.rejectPending(new Error('Electron IPC disconnected'))
+    })
+    ps.on('exit', (code, signal) => {
+      if (this.ps === ps) this.rejectPending(new Error('Electron exited (code ' + code + ', signal ' + signal + ')'))
+    })
+    ps.on('close', () => {
+      if (this.ps === ps) {
+        this.rejectPending(new Error('Electron process closed'))
+        this.ps = undefined
+      }
+    })
+    try {
+      await this.sendRequest('ready', [])
+      if (!ps.connected || this.stopping) throw new Error('Electron stopped during initialization')
+      this.ready = true
+    } catch (error) {
+      await this.stop()
+      throw error
+    }
+  }
+
+  compile(target: BytecodeTarget, code: string): Promise<BytecodeCompileResult> {
+    return this.request<BytecodeCompileResult>('compile', target, code)
+  }
+
+  async request<T = unknown>(cmd: string, ...args: unknown[]): Promise<T> {
+    if (!this.ready || this.stopping) throw new Error('BytecodeCompiler is not ready; await start() first')
+    return this.sendRequest(cmd, args) as Promise<T>
+  }
+
+  private sendRequest(cmd: string, args: unknown[]): Promise<unknown> {
+    const ps = this.ps
+    if (!ps?.connected) return Promise.reject(new Error('Electron IPC is not connected'))
+    const invocationId = this.invocationId++
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      const fail = (error: Error): void => {
+        const pending = this.rpcMap.get(invocationId)
+        if (!pending) return
+        clearTimeout(pending.timer)
+        this.rpcMap.delete(invocationId)
+        reject(this.withStderr(error))
+      }
+      const timer = setTimeout(() => fail(new Error('Electron RPC timed out: ' + cmd)), RPC_TIMEOUT)
+      this.rpcMap.set(invocationId, { resolve, reject, timer })
+      try {
+        ps.send({ type: 'request', invocationId, cmd, args }, error => {
+          if (error) fail(error)
+        })
+      } catch (error) {
+        fail(error instanceof Error ? error : new Error(String(error)))
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
+  private rejectPending(error: Error): void {
+    this.ready = false
+    if (this.rpcMap.size) this.withStderr(error)
+    for (const pending of this.rpcMap.values()) {
+      clearTimeout(pending.timer)
+      pending.reject(error)
+    }
+    this.rpcMap.clear()
+  }
+
+  private withStderr(error: Error): Error {
+    const stderr = this.stderr.trim()
+    if (stderr) {
+      const stack = error.stack
+      error.message += '\n' + stderr
+      if (stack) error.stack = stack + '\n' + stderr
+    }
+    return error
+  }
+
+  stop(): Promise<void> {
+    if (this.stopping) return this.stopping
+    this.rejectPending(new Error('BytecodeCompiler stopped'))
+    const ps = this.ps
+    if (!ps) return Promise.resolve()
+    this.stopping = new Promise<void>(resolve => {
+      const timer = setTimeout(() => ps.kill('SIGKILL'), SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT)
+      ps.once('close', () => {
+        clearTimeout(timer)
+        resolve()
+      })
+      if (ps.connected) {
+        try {
+          ps.send({ type: 'shutdown' }, error => {
+            if (error) ps.kill()
+          })
+        } catch {
+          ps.kill()
+        }
+      } else ps.kill()
+    }).finally(() => {
+      this.stopping = undefined
+    })
+    return this.stopping
+  }
+}

src/config.ts

@@ -1,70 +1,138 @@
 import path from 'node:path'
-import fs from 'node:fs'
-import { pathToFileURL } from 'node:url'
-import { createRequire } from 'node:module'
 import colors from 'picocolors'
 import {
   type UserConfig as ViteConfig,
-  type UserConfigExport as ViteConfigExport,
   type ConfigEnv,
+  type PluginOption,
   type Plugin,
+  type BuildEnvironmentOptions as ViteBuildOptions,
   type LogLevel,
   createLogger,
   mergeConfig,
   normalizePath
 } from 'vite'
-import { build } from 'esbuild'
 
-import { electronMainVitePlugin, electronPreloadVitePlugin, electronRendererVitePlugin } from './plugins/electron'
+import {
+  electronMainConfigPresetPlugin,
+  electronMainConfigValidatorPlugin,
+  electronPreloadConfigPresetPlugin,
+  electronPreloadConfigValidatorPlugin,
+  electronRendererConfigPresetPlugin,
+  electronRendererConfigValidatorPlugin
+} from './plugins/electron'
 import assetPlugin from './plugins/asset'
 import workerPlugin from './plugins/worker'
 import importMetaPlugin from './plugins/importMeta'
-import esmShimPlugin from './plugins/esm'
+import esmShimPlugin from './plugins/esmShim'
 import modulePathPlugin from './plugins/modulePath'
-import { isObject, isFilePathESM } from './utils'
+import isolateEntriesPlugin from './plugins/isolateEntries'
+import { type ExternalOptions, externalizeDepsPlugin } from './plugins/externalizeDeps'
+import { type BytecodeOptions, bytecodePlugin } from './plugins/bytecode'
+import { isObject, isFilePathESM, cloneConfig, asyncFlatten } from './utils'
+import { findConfigFile, bundleConfigFile, loadConfigFormBundledFile } from './load'
 
 export { defineConfig as defineViteConfig } from 'vite'
 
+interface IsolatedEntriesMixin {
+  /**
+   * Build each entry point as an isolated bundle without code splitting.
+   *
+   * When enabled, each entry will include all its dependencies inline,
+   * preventing automatic code splitting across entries and ensuring each
+   * output file is fully standalone.
+   *
+   * **Important**: When using `isolatedEntries` in `preload` config, you
+   * should also disable `build.externalizeDeps` to ensure third-party dependencies
+   * from `node_modules` are bundled together, which is required for Electron
+   * sandbox support.
+   *
+   * @experimental
+   * @default false
+   */
+  isolatedEntries?: boolean
+}
+
+interface ExternalizeDepsMixin {
+  /**
+   * Options pass on to `externalizeDeps` plugin in electron-vite.
+   *
+   * Automatically externalize dependencies.
+   *
+   * @default true
+   */
+  externalizeDeps?: boolean | ExternalOptions
+}
+
+interface BytecodeMixin {
+  /**
+   * Options pass on to `bytecode` plugin in electron-vite.
+   * https://electron-vite.org/guide/source-code-protection#options
+   *
+   * Compiles source code to v8 bytecode and works only in the `build` command.
+   */
+  bytecode?: boolean | BytecodeOptions
+}
+
+interface MainBuildOptions extends ViteBuildOptions, ExternalizeDepsMixin, BytecodeMixin {}
+
+interface PreloadBuildOptions extends ViteBuildOptions, ExternalizeDepsMixin, BytecodeMixin, IsolatedEntriesMixin {}
+
+interface RendererBuildOptions extends ViteBuildOptions, IsolatedEntriesMixin {}
+
+interface BaseViteConfig<T> extends Omit<ViteConfig, 'build'> {
+  /**
+   * Build specific options
+   */
+  build?: T
+}
+
+export interface MainViteConfig extends BaseViteConfig<MainBuildOptions> {}
+
+export interface PreloadViteConfig extends BaseViteConfig<PreloadBuildOptions> {}
+
+export interface RendererViteConfig extends BaseViteConfig<RendererBuildOptions> {}
+
 export interface UserConfig {
   /**
    * Vite config options for electron main process
    *
-   * https://vitejs.dev/config/
+   * @see https://vitejs.dev/config/
    */
-  main?: ViteConfig & { configFile?: string | false }
+  main?: MainViteConfig
   /**
    * Vite config options for electron renderer process
    *
-   * https://vitejs.dev/config/
+   * @see https://vitejs.dev/config/
    */
-  renderer?: ViteConfig & { configFile?: string | false }
+  renderer?: RendererViteConfig
   /**
-   * Vite config options for electron preload files
+   * Vite config options for electron preload scripts
    *
-   * https://vitejs.dev/config/
+   * @see https://vitejs.dev/config/
    */
-  preload?: ViteConfig & { configFile?: string | false }
+  preload?: PreloadViteConfig
 }
 
-export interface ElectronViteConfig {
+export type ElectronViteConfigFnObject = (env: ConfigEnv) => UserConfig
+export type ElectronViteConfigFnPromise = (env: ConfigEnv) => Promise<UserConfig>
+export type ElectronViteConfigFn = (env: ConfigEnv) => UserConfig | Promise<UserConfig>
+
+export type ElectronViteConfigExport =
+  UserConfig | Promise<UserConfig> | ElectronViteConfigFnObject | ElectronViteConfigFnPromise | ElectronViteConfigFn
+
 /**
-   * Vite config options for electron main process
+ * Type helper to make it easier to use `electron.vite.config.*`
-   *
+ * accepts a direct {@link UserConfig} object, or a function that returns it.
-   * https://vitejs.dev/config/
+ * The function receives a object that exposes two properties:
+ * `command` (either `'build'` or `'serve'`), and `mode`.
  */
-  main?: ViteConfigExport
+export function defineConfig(config: UserConfig): UserConfig
-  /**
+export function defineConfig(config: Promise<UserConfig>): Promise<UserConfig>
-   * Vite config options for electron renderer process
+export function defineConfig(config: ElectronViteConfigFnObject): ElectronViteConfigFnObject
-   *
+export function defineConfig(config: ElectronViteConfigFnPromise): ElectronViteConfigFnPromise
-   * https://vitejs.dev/config/
+export function defineConfig(config: ElectronViteConfigExport): ElectronViteConfigExport
-   */
+export function defineConfig(config: ElectronViteConfigExport): ElectronViteConfigExport {
-  renderer?: ViteConfigExport
+  return config
-  /**
-   * Vite config options for electron preload files
-   *
-   * https://vitejs.dev/config/
-   */
-  preload?: ViteConfigExport
 }
 
 export type InlineConfig = Omit<ViteConfig, 'base'> & {
@@ -73,31 +141,6 @@ export type InlineConfig = Omit<ViteConfig, 'base'> & {
   ignoreConfigWarning?: boolean
 }
 
-export type ElectronViteConfigFnObject = (env: ConfigEnv) => ElectronViteConfig
-export type ElectronViteConfigFnPromise = (env: ConfigEnv) => Promise<ElectronViteConfig>
-export type ElectronViteConfigFn = (env: ConfigEnv) => ElectronViteConfig | Promise<ElectronViteConfig>
-
-export type ElectronViteConfigExport =
-  | ElectronViteConfig
-  | Promise<ElectronViteConfig>
-  | ElectronViteConfigFnObject
-  | ElectronViteConfigFnPromise
-  | ElectronViteConfigFn
-
-/**
- * Type helper to make it easier to use `electron.vite.config.*`
- * accepts a direct {@link ElectronViteConfig} object, or a function that returns it.
- * The function receives a object that exposes two properties:
- * `command` (either `'build'` or `'serve'`), and `mode`.
- */
-export function defineConfig(config: ElectronViteConfig): ElectronViteConfig
-export function defineConfig(config: Promise<ElectronViteConfig>): Promise<ElectronViteConfig>
-export function defineConfig(config: ElectronViteConfigFnObject): ElectronViteConfigFnObject
-export function defineConfig(config: ElectronViteConfigExport): ElectronViteConfigExport
-export function defineConfig(config: ElectronViteConfigExport): ElectronViteConfigExport {
-  return config
-}
-
 export interface ResolvedConfig {
   config?: UserConfig
   configFile?: string
@@ -114,7 +157,8 @@ export async function resolveConfig(
 
   process.env.NODE_ENV = defaultMode
 
-  let userConfig: UserConfig | undefined
+  const userConfig: UserConfig | undefined = {}
+
   let configFileDependencies: string[] = []
 
   let { configFile } = config
@@ -123,6 +167,7 @@ export async function resolveConfig(
       mode,
       command
     }
+
     const loadResult = await loadConfigFromFile(
       configEnv,
       configFile,
@@ -130,70 +175,30 @@ export async function resolveConfig(
       config.logLevel,
       config.ignoreConfigWarning
     )
+
     if (loadResult) {
       const root = config.root
       delete config.root
       delete config.configFile
 
+      config.configFile = false
+
       const outDir = config.build?.outDir
 
-      if (loadResult.config.main) {
+      const { main, preload, renderer } = loadResult.config
-        const mainViteConfig: ViteConfig = mergeConfig(loadResult.config.main, deepClone(config))
 
-        mainViteConfig.mode = inlineConfig.mode || mainViteConfig.mode || defaultMode
+      if (main) {
-
+        userConfig.main = await new MainConfigFactory(main, config, { outDir, root }).build()
-        if (outDir) {
-          resetOutDir(mainViteConfig, outDir, 'main')
       }
 
-        mergePlugins(mainViteConfig, [
+      if (preload) {
-          ...electronMainVitePlugin({ root }),
+        userConfig.preload = await new PreloadConfigFactory(preload, config, { outDir, root }).build()
-          assetPlugin(),
-          workerPlugin(),
-          modulePathPlugin(),
-          importMetaPlugin(),
-          esmShimPlugin()
-        ])
-
-        loadResult.config.main = mainViteConfig
-        loadResult.config.main.configFile = false
       }
 
-      if (loadResult.config.preload) {
+      if (renderer) {
-        const preloadViteConfig: ViteConfig = mergeConfig(loadResult.config.preload, deepClone(config))
+        userConfig.renderer = await new RendererConfigFactory(renderer, config, { outDir, root }).build()
-
-        preloadViteConfig.mode = inlineConfig.mode || preloadViteConfig.mode || defaultMode
-
-        if (outDir) {
-          resetOutDir(preloadViteConfig, outDir, 'preload')
-        }
-        mergePlugins(preloadViteConfig, [
-          ...electronPreloadVitePlugin({ root }),
-          assetPlugin(),
-          importMetaPlugin(),
-          esmShimPlugin()
-        ])
-
-        loadResult.config.preload = preloadViteConfig
-        loadResult.config.preload.configFile = false
       }
 
-      if (loadResult.config.renderer) {
-        const rendererViteConfig: ViteConfig = mergeConfig(loadResult.config.renderer, deepClone(config))
-
-        rendererViteConfig.mode = inlineConfig.mode || rendererViteConfig.mode || defaultMode
-
-        if (outDir) {
-          resetOutDir(rendererViteConfig, outDir, 'renderer')
-        }
-
-        mergePlugins(rendererViteConfig, electronRendererVitePlugin({ root }))
-
-        loadResult.config.renderer = rendererViteConfig
-        loadResult.config.renderer.configFile = false
-      }
-
-      userConfig = loadResult.config
       configFile = loadResult.path
       configFileDependencies = loadResult.dependencies
     }
@@ -208,8 +213,109 @@ export async function resolveConfig(
   return resolved
 }
 
-function deepClone<T>(data: T): T {
+export abstract class ConfigFactory<T extends MainViteConfig | PreloadViteConfig | RendererViteConfig> {
-  return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(data))
+  constructor(
+    protected readonly baseConfig: T,
+    protected readonly inlineConfig: InlineConfig,
+    protected readonly options: { outDir?: string; root?: string }
+  ) {
+    baseConfig.build ??= {}
+    baseConfig.build.rolldownOptions ??= baseConfig.build.rollupOptions
+  }
+
+  async build(cleanMode?: boolean): Promise<T> {
+    /* eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
+    const config = mergeConfig(cloneConfig(this.baseConfig) as any, cloneConfig(this.inlineConfig)) as T
+
+    config.mode = this.inlineConfig.mode || config.mode || process.env.NODE_ENV
+
+    if (this.options.outDir) {
+      resetOutDir(config, this.options.outDir, this.processType())
+    }
+
+    const builtinPlugins = await this.resolveBuiltinPlugins(config, cleanMode)
+
+    config.plugins = builtinPlugins.concat(config.plugins || [])
+
+    return config
+  }
+
+  protected abstract processType(): 'main' | 'preload' | 'renderer'
+
+  protected abstract resolveBuiltinPlugins(config: T, cleanMode?: boolean): Promise<PluginOption[]>
+}
+
+export class MainConfigFactory extends ConfigFactory<MainViteConfig> {
+  protected processType(): 'main' {
+    return 'main'
+  }
+
+  protected async resolveBuiltinPlugins(config: MainViteConfig, cleanMode?: boolean): Promise<PluginOption[]> {
+    const configDrivenPlugins: PluginOption[] = await resolveConfigDrivenPlugins(config)
+
+    return cleanMode
+      ? [
+          electronMainConfigPresetPlugin({ root: this.options.root }),
+          assetPlugin(),
+          importMetaPlugin(),
+          esmShimPlugin(),
+          ...configDrivenPlugins
+        ]
+      : [
+          electronMainConfigPresetPlugin({ root: this.options.root }),
+          electronMainConfigValidatorPlugin(),
+          assetPlugin(),
+          workerPlugin(),
+          modulePathPlugin(this),
+          importMetaPlugin(),
+          esmShimPlugin(),
+          ...configDrivenPlugins
+        ]
+  }
+}
+
+export class PreloadConfigFactory extends ConfigFactory<PreloadViteConfig> {
+  protected processType(): 'preload' {
+    return 'preload'
+  }
+
+  protected async resolveBuiltinPlugins(config: PreloadViteConfig, cleanMode?: boolean): Promise<PluginOption[]> {
+    const configDrivenPlugins: PluginOption[] = await resolveConfigDrivenPlugins(config)
+
+    return cleanMode
+      ? [
+          electronPreloadConfigPresetPlugin({ root: this.options.root }),
+          assetPlugin(),
+          importMetaPlugin(),
+          esmShimPlugin(),
+          ...configDrivenPlugins
+        ]
+      : [
+          electronPreloadConfigPresetPlugin({ root: this.options.root }),
+          electronPreloadConfigValidatorPlugin(),
+          assetPlugin(),
+          importMetaPlugin(),
+          esmShimPlugin(),
+          ...configDrivenPlugins,
+          ...(config.build?.isolatedEntries ? [isolateEntriesPlugin(this)] : [])
+        ]
+  }
+}
+
+export class RendererConfigFactory extends ConfigFactory<RendererViteConfig> {
+  protected processType(): 'renderer' {
+    return 'renderer'
+  }
+
+  protected async resolveBuiltinPlugins(config: RendererViteConfig, cleanMode?: boolean): Promise<PluginOption[]> {
+    return cleanMode
+      ? [electronRendererConfigPresetPlugin({ root: this.options.root })]
+      : [
+          electronRendererConfigPresetPlugin({ root: this.options.root }),
+          electronRendererConfigValidatorPlugin(),
+          ...(config.build?.isolatedEntries ? [isolateEntriesPlugin(this)] : [])
+        ]
+  }
 }
 
 function resetOutDir(config: ViteConfig, outDir: string, subOutDir: string): void {
@@ -224,12 +330,37 @@ function resetOutDir(config: ViteConfig, outDir: string, subOutDir: string): voi
   }
 }
 
-function mergePlugins(config: ViteConfig, plugins: Plugin[]): void {
+async function resolveConfigDrivenPlugins(config: MainViteConfig | PreloadViteConfig): Promise<PluginOption[]> {
-  const userPlugins = config.plugins || []
+  const userPlugins = (await asyncFlatten(config.plugins || [])).filter(Boolean) as Plugin[]
-  config.plugins = userPlugins.concat(plugins)
+
+  const configDrivenPlugins: PluginOption[] = []
+
+  const hasExternalizeDepsPlugin = userPlugins.some(p => p.name === 'vite:externalize-deps')
+  if (!hasExternalizeDepsPlugin) {
+    const externalOptions = config.build?.externalizeDeps ?? true
+    if (externalOptions) {
+      isOptions<ExternalOptions>(externalOptions)
+        ? configDrivenPlugins.push(externalizeDepsPlugin(externalOptions))
+        : configDrivenPlugins.push(externalizeDepsPlugin())
+    }
   }
 
-const CONFIG_FILE_NAME = 'electron.vite.config'
+  const hasBytecodePlugin = userPlugins.some(p => p.name === 'vite:bytecode')
+  if (!hasBytecodePlugin) {
+    const bytecodeOptions = config.build?.bytecode
+    if (bytecodeOptions) {
+      isOptions<BytecodeOptions>(bytecodeOptions)
+        ? configDrivenPlugins.push(bytecodePlugin(bytecodeOptions))
+        : configDrivenPlugins.push(bytecodePlugin())
+    }
+  }
+
+  return configDrivenPlugins
+}
+
+function isOptions<T extends object>(value: boolean | T): value is T {
+  return typeof value === 'object' && value !== null
+}
 
 export async function loadConfigFromFile(
   configEnv: ConfigEnv,
@@ -246,9 +377,7 @@ export async function loadConfigFromFile(
     throw new Error(`config file cannot be named ${configFile}.`)
   }
 
-  const resolvedPath = configFile
+  const resolvedPath = configFile ? path.resolve(configFile) : findConfigFile(configRoot)
-    ? path.resolve(configFile)
-    : findConfigFile(configRoot, ['js', 'ts', 'mjs', 'cjs', 'mts', 'cts'])
 
   if (!resolvedPath) {
     return {
@@ -261,180 +390,30 @@ export async function loadConfigFromFile(
   const isESM = isFilePathESM(resolvedPath)
 
   try {
-    const bundled = await bundleConfigFile(resolvedPath, isESM)
+    const { code, dependencies } = await bundleConfigFile(resolvedPath, isESM)
-    const userConfig = await loadConfigFormBundledFile(configRoot, resolvedPath, bundled.code, isESM)
+    const configExport = await loadConfigFormBundledFile<ElectronViteConfigExport>(resolvedPath, code, isESM)
 
-    const config = await (typeof userConfig === 'function' ? userConfig(configEnv) : userConfig)
+    const config = await (typeof configExport === 'function' ? configExport(configEnv) : configExport)
     if (!isObject(config)) {
       throw new Error(`config must export or return an object`)
     }
 
-    const configRequired: string[] = []
+    if (!ignoreConfigWarning) {
-
+      const missingFields = ['main', 'renderer', 'preload'].filter(field => !config[field])
-    let mainConfig
+      if (missingFields.length > 0) {
-    if (config.main) {
+        createLogger(logLevel).warn(
-      const mainViteConfig = config.main
+          `${colors.yellow(colors.bold('(!)'))} ${colors.yellow(`${missingFields.join(' and ')} config is missing`)}\n`
-      mainConfig = await (typeof mainViteConfig === 'function' ? mainViteConfig(configEnv) : mainViteConfig)
+        )
-      if (!isObject(mainConfig)) {
-        throw new Error(`main config must export or return an object`)
       }
-    } else {
-      configRequired.push('main')
-    }
-
-    let rendererConfig
-    if (config.renderer) {
-      const rendererViteConfig = config.renderer
-      rendererConfig = await (typeof rendererViteConfig === 'function'
-        ? rendererViteConfig(configEnv)
-        : rendererViteConfig)
-      if (!isObject(rendererConfig)) {
-        throw new Error(`renderer config must export or return an object`)
-      }
-    } else {
-      configRequired.push('renderer')
-    }
-
-    let preloadConfig
-    if (config.preload) {
-      const preloadViteConfig = config.preload
-      preloadConfig = await (typeof preloadViteConfig === 'function' ? preloadViteConfig(configEnv) : preloadViteConfig)
-      if (!isObject(preloadConfig)) {
-        throw new Error(`preload config must export or return an object`)
-      }
-    } else {
-      configRequired.push('preload')
-    }
-
-    if (!ignoreConfigWarning && configRequired.length > 0) {
-      createLogger(logLevel).warn(colors.yellow(`${configRequired.join(' and ')} config is missing`))
     }
 
     return {
       path: normalizePath(resolvedPath),
-      config: {
+      config,
-        main: mainConfig,
+      dependencies
-        renderer: rendererConfig,
-        preload: preloadConfig
-      },
-      dependencies: bundled.dependencies
     }
   } catch (e) {
     createLogger(logLevel).error(colors.red(`failed to load config from ${resolvedPath}`), { error: e as Error })
     throw e
   }
 }
-
-function findConfigFile(configRoot: string, extensions: string[]): string {
-  for (const ext of extensions) {
-    const configFile = path.resolve(configRoot, `${CONFIG_FILE_NAME}.${ext}`)
-    if (fs.existsSync(configFile)) {
-      return configFile
-    }
-  }
-  return ''
-}
-
-async function bundleConfigFile(fileName: string, isESM: boolean): Promise<{ code: string; dependencies: string[] }> {
-  const dirnameVarName = '__electron_vite_injected_dirname'
-  const filenameVarName = '__electron_vite_injected_filename'
-  const importMetaUrlVarName = '__electron_vite_injected_import_meta_url'
-  const result = await build({
-    absWorkingDir: process.cwd(),
-    entryPoints: [fileName],
-    write: false,
-    target: ['node20'],
-    platform: 'node',
-    bundle: true,
-    format: isESM ? 'esm' : 'cjs',
-    sourcemap: false,
-    metafile: true,
-    define: {
-      __dirname: dirnameVarName,
-      __filename: filenameVarName,
-      'import.meta.url': importMetaUrlVarName
-    },
-    plugins: [
-      {
-        name: 'externalize-deps',
-        setup(build): void {
-          build.onResolve({ filter: /.*/ }, args => {
-            const id = args.path
-            if (id[0] !== '.' && !path.isAbsolute(id)) {
-              return {
-                external: true
-              }
-            }
-            return null
-          })
-        }
-      },
-      {
-        name: 'replace-import-meta',
-        setup(build): void {
-          build.onLoad({ filter: /\.[cm]?[jt]s$/ }, async args => {
-            const contents = await fs.promises.readFile(args.path, 'utf8')
-            const injectValues =
-              `const ${dirnameVarName} = ${JSON.stringify(path.dirname(args.path))};` +
-              `const ${filenameVarName} = ${JSON.stringify(args.path)};` +
-              `const ${importMetaUrlVarName} = ${JSON.stringify(pathToFileURL(args.path).href)};`
-
-            return {
-              loader: args.path.endsWith('ts') ? 'ts' : 'js',
-              contents: injectValues + contents
-            }
-          })
-        }
-      }
-    ]
-  })
-  const { text } = result.outputFiles[0]
-  return {
-    code: text,
-    dependencies: result.metafile ? Object.keys(result.metafile.inputs) : []
-  }
-}
-
-interface NodeModuleWithCompile extends NodeModule {
-  /* eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
-  _compile(code: string, filename: string): any
-}
-
-const _require = createRequire(import.meta.url)
-async function loadConfigFormBundledFile(
-  configRoot: string,
-  configFile: string,
-  bundledCode: string,
-  isESM: boolean
-): Promise<ElectronViteConfigExport> {
-  if (isESM) {
-    const fileNameTmp = path.resolve(configRoot, `${CONFIG_FILE_NAME}.${Date.now()}.mjs`)
-    fs.writeFileSync(fileNameTmp, bundledCode)
-
-    const fileUrl = pathToFileURL(fileNameTmp)
-    try {
-      return (await import(fileUrl.href)).default
-    } finally {
-      try {
-        fs.unlinkSync(fileNameTmp)
-        // eslint-disable-next-line no-empty
-      } catch {}
-    }
-  } else {
-    const extension = path.extname(configFile)
-    const realFileName = fs.realpathSync(configFile)
-    const loaderExt = extension in _require.extensions ? extension : '.js'
-    const defaultLoader = _require.extensions[loaderExt]!
-    _require.extensions[loaderExt] = (module: NodeModule, filename: string): void => {
-      if (filename === realFileName) {
-        ;(module as NodeModuleWithCompile)._compile(bundledCode, filename)
-      } else {
-        defaultLoader(module, filename)
-      }
-    }
-    delete _require.cache[_require.resolve(configFile)]
-    const raw = _require(configFile)
-    _require.extensions[loaderExt] = defaultLoader
-    return raw.__esModule ? raw.default : raw
-  }
-}

src/electron.ts

@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ export function supportESM(): boolean {
   return parseInt(majorVer) >= 28
 }
 
-export function getElectronMajorVersion(): number {
+export function supportImportMetaPaths(): boolean {
   const majorVer = getElectronMajorVer()
-  return parseInt(majorVer)
+  return parseInt(majorVer) >= 30
 }
 
 export function getElectronPath(): string {
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ export function getElectronNodeTarget(): string {
   const electronVer = getElectronMajorVer()
 
   const nodeVer = {
+    '44': '24.18',
+    '43': '24.17',
+    '42': '24.15',
+    '41': '24.14',
+    '40': '24.14',
+    '39': '22.20',
     '38': '22.19',
     '37': '22.16',
     '36': '22.14',
@@ -85,11 +91,7 @@ export function getElectronNodeTarget(): string {
     '25': '18.15',
     '24': '18.14',
     '23': '18.12',
-    '22': '16.17',
+    '22': '16.17'
-    '21': '16.16',
-    '20': '16.15',
-    '19': '16.14',
-    '18': '16.13'
   }
   if (electronVer && parseInt(electronVer) > 10) {
     let target = nodeVer[electronVer]
@@ -103,6 +105,12 @@ export function getElectronChromeTarget(): string {
   const electronVer = getElectronMajorVer()
 
   const chromeVer = {
+    '44': '152',
+    '43': '150',
+    '42': '148',
+    '41': '146',
+    '40': '144',
+    '39': '142',
     '38': '140',
     '37': '138',
     '36': '136',
@@ -119,11 +127,7 @@ export function getElectronChromeTarget(): string {
     '25': '114',
     '24': '112',
     '23': '110',
-    '22': '108',
+    '22': '108'
-    '21': '106',
-    '20': '104',
-    '19': '102',
-    '18': '100'
   }
   if (electronVer && parseInt(electronVer) > 10) {
     let target = chromeVer[electronVer]
@@ -161,7 +165,36 @@ export function startElectron(root: string | undefined): ChildProcess {
   const entry = process.env.ELECTRON_ENTRY || '.'
 
   const ps = spawn(electronPath, [entry].concat(args), { stdio: 'inherit' })
-  ps.on('close', process.exit)
+  // `code` is null when the child was terminated by a signal, and `process.exit` ignores
+  // its second argument, so passing the listener directly would report every crash as a
+  // successful exit. Map a signal death to a non-zero status instead.
+  ps.on('close', (code, signal) => process.exit(code ?? (signal ? 1 : 0)))
+
+  setupElectronSignalHandlers(ps)
 
   return ps
 }
+
+let electronPs: ChildProcess | undefined
+let signalHandlersRegistered = false
+
+function setupElectronSignalHandlers(child: ChildProcess): void {
+  electronPs = child
+
+  if (signalHandlersRegistered) return
+
+  const signals: NodeJS.Signals[] =
+    process.platform === 'win32' ? ['SIGINT', 'SIGTERM'] : ['SIGINT', 'SIGTERM', 'SIGHUP', 'SIGUSR2']
+
+  for (const signal of signals) {
+    process.on(signal, () => {
+      const child = electronPs
+      if (!child?.pid || child.exitCode !== null || child.signalCode !== null) return
+
+      // A previously sent signal does not mean the child has exited.
+      child.kill(signal)
+    })
+  }
+
+  signalHandlersRegistered = true
+}

src/load.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+import path from 'node:path'
+import fs from 'node:fs'
+import { pathToFileURL } from 'node:url'
+import { createRequire } from 'node:module'
+import { rolldown } from 'rolldown'
+import type { RolldownOutput, OutputChunk } from 'rolldown'
+
+const CONFIG_FILE_NAME = 'electron.vite.config'
+
+export function findConfigFile(
+  configRoot: string,
+  extensions: string[] = ['js', 'ts', 'mjs', 'cjs', 'mts', 'cts']
+): string {
+  for (const ext of extensions) {
+    const configFile = path.resolve(configRoot, `${CONFIG_FILE_NAME}.${ext}`)
+    if (fs.existsSync(configFile)) {
+      return configFile
+    }
+  }
+  return ''
+}
+
+export async function bundleConfigFile(
+  fileName: string,
+  isESM: boolean
+): Promise<{ code: string; dependencies: string[] }> {
+  const dirnameVarName = '__electron_vite_injected_dirname'
+  const filenameVarName = '__electron_vite_injected_filename'
+  const importMetaUrlVarName = '__electron_vite_injected_import_meta_url'
+
+  const bundle = await rolldown({
+    input: path.resolve(fileName),
+    platform: 'node',
+    transform: {
+      target: 'node20',
+      define: {
+        __dirname: dirnameVarName,
+        __filename: filenameVarName,
+        'import.meta.url': importMetaUrlVarName
+      }
+    },
+    plugins: [
+      {
+        name: 'externalize-deps',
+        resolveId(id) {
+          if (id[0] !== '.' && !path.isAbsolute(id)) {
+            return { id, external: true }
+          }
+          return null
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'inject-file-scope-variables',
+        transform: {
+          filter: { id: /\.[cm]?[jt]s$/ },
+          handler(code, id) {
+            const injectValues =
+              `const ${dirnameVarName} = ${JSON.stringify(path.dirname(id))};` +
+              `const ${filenameVarName} = ${JSON.stringify(id)};` +
+              `const ${importMetaUrlVarName} = ${JSON.stringify(pathToFileURL(id).href)};`
+            return { code: injectValues + code, map: null }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    ]
+  })
+
+  let result: RolldownOutput
+  try {
+    result = await bundle.generate({
+      format: isESM ? 'esm' : 'cjs',
+      sourcemap: 'inline',
+      sourcemapPathTransform(relative, sourcemapPath) {
+        return path.resolve(path.dirname(sourcemapPath), relative)
+      },
+      codeSplitting: false
+    })
+  } finally {
+    await bundle.close()
+  }
+
+  const entryChunk = result.output.find((chunk): chunk is OutputChunk => chunk.type === 'chunk' && chunk.isEntry)
+  if (!entryChunk) {
+    throw new Error(`Failed to bundle config file: ${fileName}`)
+  }
+
+  return {
+    code: entryChunk.code,
+    dependencies: entryChunk.moduleIds.filter(id => !id.startsWith('\0'))
+  }
+}
+
+interface NodeModuleWithCompile extends NodeModule {
+  /* eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
+  _compile(code: string, filename: string): any
+}
+
+const _require = createRequire(import.meta.url)
+
+export async function loadConfigFormBundledFile<T>(fileName: string, bundledCode: string, isESM: boolean): Promise<T> {
+  if (isESM) {
+    const fileNameTmp = `${fileName}.${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(16).slice(2)}.mjs`
+    fs.writeFileSync(fileNameTmp, bundledCode)
+
+    const fileUrl = pathToFileURL(fileNameTmp)
+    try {
+      return (await import(fileUrl.href)).default
+    } finally {
+      try {
+        fs.unlinkSync(fileNameTmp)
+      } catch {}
+    }
+  } else {
+    const extension = path.extname(fileName)
+    const realFileName = fs.realpathSync(fileName)
+    const loaderExt = extension in _require.extensions ? extension : '.js'
+    const defaultLoader = _require.extensions[loaderExt]!
+    _require.extensions[loaderExt] = (module: NodeModule, filename: string): void => {
+      if (filename === realFileName) {
+        ;(module as NodeModuleWithCompile)._compile(bundledCode, filename)
+      } else {
+        defaultLoader(module, filename)
+      }
+    }
+    delete _require.cache[_require.resolve(fileName)]
+    const raw = _require(fileName)
+    _require.extensions[loaderExt] = defaultLoader
+    return raw.__esModule ? raw.default : raw
+  }
+}

src/plugins/asset.ts

@@ -1,50 +1,17 @@
 import path from 'node:path'
 import fs from 'node:fs/promises'
-import type { SourceMapInput } from 'rollup'
+import { type Plugin, type Environment, normalizePath } from 'vite'
-import { type Plugin, normalizePath } from 'vite'
 import MagicString from 'magic-string'
-import { cleanUrl, parseRequest, getHash, toRelativePath } from '../utils'
+import { cleanUrl, getHash, toRelativePath } from '../utils'
-
+import { supportImportMetaPaths } from '../electron'
-interface AssetResolved {
-  type: 'asset' | 'native' | 'wasm'
-  file: string
-  query: Record<string, string> | null
-}
-
-function resolveAsset(id: string): AssetResolved | null {
-  const file = cleanUrl(id)
-  const query = parseRequest(id)
-
-  if (query && typeof query.asset === 'string') {
-    return {
-      type: 'asset',
-      file,
-      query
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (file.endsWith('.node')) {
-    return {
-      type: 'native',
-      file,
-      query
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (id.endsWith('.wasm?loader')) {
-    return {
-      type: 'wasm',
-      file,
-      query
-    }
-  }
-
-  return null
-}
 
 const nodeAssetRE = /__VITE_NODE_ASSET__([\w$]+)__/g
 const nodePublicAssetRE = /__VITE_NODE_PUBLIC_ASSET__([a-z\d]{8})__/g
 
+const assetImportRE = /(?:[?|&]asset(?:&|$)|\.wasm\?loader$|\.node$)/
+const assetRE = /[?|&]asset(?:&|$)/
+const assetUnpackRE = /[?|&]asset&asarUnpack$/
+
 const wasmHelperId = '\0__electron-vite-wasm-helper'
 
 const wasmHelperCode = `
@@ -58,24 +25,18 @@ export default async function loadWasm(file, importObject = {}) {
 }
 `
 
+const assetCache = new WeakMap<Environment, Map<string, string>>()
+const publicAssetPathCache = new WeakMap<Environment, Map<string, string>>()
+
 export default function assetPlugin(): Plugin {
-  let sourcemap: boolean | 'inline' | 'hidden' = false
+  const isImportMetaPathSupported = supportImportMetaPaths()
-  let publicDir = ''
-  let outDir = ''
-  const publicAssetPathCache = new Map<string, string>()
-  const assetCache = new Map<string, string>()
   return {
     name: 'vite:node-asset',
     apply: 'build',
     enforce: 'pre',
     buildStart(): void {
-      publicAssetPathCache.clear()
+      publicAssetPathCache.set(this.environment, new Map())
-      assetCache.clear()
+      assetCache.set(this.environment, new Map())
-    },
-    configResolved(config): void {
-      sourcemap = config.build.sourcemap
-      publicDir = normalizePath(config.publicDir)
-      outDir = normalizePath(path.resolve(config.root, config.build.outDir))
     },
     resolveId(id): string | void {
       if (id === wasmHelperId) {
@@ -87,27 +48,26 @@ export default function assetPlugin(): Plugin {
         return wasmHelperCode
       }
 
-      if (id.startsWith('\0')) {
+      if (id.startsWith('\0') || !assetImportRE.test(id)) {
-        // Rollup convention, this id should be handled by the
-        // plugin that marked it with \0
-        return
-      }
-
-      const assetResolved = resolveAsset(id)
-      if (!assetResolved) {
         return
       }
 
       let referenceId: string
-      const file = assetResolved.file
+
+      const file = cleanUrl(id)
+
+      const { publicDir } = this.environment.config
+
       if (publicDir && file.startsWith(publicDir)) {
         const hash = getHash(file)
-        if (!publicAssetPathCache.get(hash)) {
+        const publicAssetPathMap = publicAssetPathCache.get(this.environment)!
-          publicAssetPathCache.set(hash, file)
+        if (!publicAssetPathMap.get(hash)) {
+          publicAssetPathMap.set(hash, file)
         }
         referenceId = `__VITE_NODE_PUBLIC_ASSET__${hash}__`
       } else {
-        const cached = assetCache.get(file)
+        const cache = assetCache.get(this.environment)!
+        const cached = cache.get(file)
         if (cached) {
           referenceId = cached
         } else {
@@ -118,38 +78,38 @@ export default function assetPlugin(): Plugin {
             source: source as unknown as Uint8Array
           })
           referenceId = `__VITE_NODE_ASSET__${hash}__`
-          assetCache.set(file, referenceId)
+          cache.set(file, referenceId)
         }
       }
 
-      if (assetResolved.type === 'asset') {
+      if (assetRE.test(id)) {
-        if (assetResolved.query && typeof assetResolved.query.asarUnpack === 'string') {
+        const dirnameExpr = isImportMetaPathSupported ? 'import.meta.dirname' : '__dirname'
+        if (assetUnpackRE.test(id)) {
           return `
           import { join } from 'path'
-          export default join(__dirname, ${referenceId}).replace('app.asar', 'app.asar.unpacked')`
+          export default join(${dirnameExpr}, ${referenceId}).replace('app.asar', 'app.asar.unpacked')`
         } else {
           return `
           import { join } from 'path'
-          export default join(__dirname, ${referenceId})`
+          export default join(${dirnameExpr}, ${referenceId})`
         }
       }
 
-      if (assetResolved.type === 'native') {
+      if (id.endsWith('.node')) {
         return `export default require(${referenceId})`
       }
 
-      if (assetResolved.type === 'wasm') {
+      if (id.endsWith('.wasm?loader')) {
         return `
         import loadWasm from ${JSON.stringify(wasmHelperId)}
         export default importObject => loadWasm(${referenceId}, importObject)`
       }
     },
-    renderChunk(code, chunk): { code: string; map: SourceMapInput } | null {
+    renderChunk(code, chunk, { sourcemap, dir }) {
       let match: RegExpExecArray | null
       let s: MagicString | undefined
 
       nodeAssetRE.lastIndex = 0
-      if (code.match(nodeAssetRE)) {
       while ((match = nodeAssetRE.exec(code))) {
         s ||= new MagicString(code)
         const [full, hash] = match
@@ -160,30 +120,29 @@ export default function assetPlugin(): Plugin {
           contentOnly: true
         })
       }
-      }
+
+      const publicAssetPathMap = publicAssetPathCache.get(this.environment)!
 
       nodePublicAssetRE.lastIndex = 0
-      if (code.match(nodePublicAssetRE)) {
       while ((match = nodePublicAssetRE.exec(code))) {
         s ||= new MagicString(code)
         const [full, hash] = match
-          const filename = publicAssetPathCache.get(hash)!
+        const filename = publicAssetPathMap.get(hash)!
-          const outputFilepath = toRelativePath(filename, normalizePath(path.join(outDir, chunk.fileName)))
+        const outputFilepath = toRelativePath(filename, normalizePath(path.join(dir!, chunk.fileName)))
         const replacement = JSON.stringify(outputFilepath)
         s.overwrite(match.index, match.index + full.length, replacement, {
           contentOnly: true
         })
       }
-      }
 
       if (s) {
         return {
           code: s.toString(),
           map: sourcemap ? s.generateMap({ hires: 'boundary' }) : null
         }
-      } else {
+      }
+
       return null
     }
   }
 }
-}

src/plugins/bytecode.ts

@@ -1,155 +1,89 @@
 import path from 'node:path'
-import fs from 'node:fs'
+import { randomBytes } from 'node:crypto'
-import { spawn } from 'node:child_process'
 import { createRequire } from 'node:module'
 import colors from 'picocolors'
-import { type Plugin, type ResolvedConfig, normalizePath, createFilter } from 'vite'
+import { type Plugin, type Rolldown, normalizePath } from 'vite'
-import * as babel from '@babel/core'
+import type * as Babel from '@babel/core'
 import MagicString from 'magic-string'
-import type { SourceMapInput, OutputChunk } from 'rollup'
+import { toRelativePath, resolveBuildOutputs } from '../utils'
-import { getElectronPath } from '../electron'
+import type { BytecodeCompiler, BytecodeTarget } from '../bytecodeCompiler'
-import { toRelativePath } from '../utils'
 
 // Inspired by https://github.com/bytenode/bytenode
 
-const _require = createRequire(import.meta.url)
+const require = createRequire(import.meta.url)
+let babel: typeof Babel | undefined
 
-function getBytecodeCompilerPath(): string {
+function getBytecodeCompiler(plugins: readonly Plugin[]): BytecodeCompiler | undefined {
-  return path.join(path.dirname(_require.resolve('electron-vite/package.json')), 'bin', 'electron-bytecode.cjs')
+  const plugin = plugins.find(plugin => plugin.name === 'vite:electron-bytecode-build')
+  return (plugin?.api as { compiler?: BytecodeCompiler } | undefined)?.compiler
 }
 
-function compileToBytecode(code: string): Promise<Buffer> {
+// Versioned envelope: magic/version (8), UTF-16 source length (4), module ID (16), V8 cache.
-  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+// Keep our metadata separate from the private V8 cache header.
-    let data = Buffer.from([])
+async function compileToBytecode(compiler: BytecodeCompiler, target: BytecodeTarget, code: string): Promise<Buffer> {
-
+  const id = randomBytes(16)
-    const electronPath = getElectronPath()
+  // Reserve enough source space for an untruncated, per-artifact placeholder identity.
-    const bytecodePath = getBytecodeCompilerPath()
+  const source = code + '\n/*' + id.toString('hex') + '*/'
-
+  const result = await compiler.compile(target, source)
-    const proc = spawn(electronPath, [bytecodePath], {
+  const header = Buffer.alloc(28)
-      env: { ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE: '1' },
+  header.write('EVBC0001', 0, 'ascii')
-      stdio: ['pipe', 'pipe', 'pipe', 'ipc']
+  header.writeUInt32LE(result.sourceLength, 8)
-    })
+  id.copy(header, 12)
-
+  return Buffer.concat([header, Buffer.from(result.cachedData, 'base64')])
-    if (proc.stdin) {
-      proc.stdin.write(code)
-      proc.stdin.end()
-    }
-
-    if (proc.stdout) {
-      proc.stdout.on('data', chunk => {
-        data = Buffer.concat([data, chunk])
-      })
-      proc.stdout.on('error', err => {
-        console.error(err)
-      })
-      proc.stdout.on('end', () => {
-        resolve(data)
-      })
-    }
-
-    if (proc.stderr) {
-      proc.stderr.on('data', chunk => {
-        console.error('Error: ', chunk.toString())
-      })
-      proc.stderr.on('error', err => {
-        console.error('Error: ', err)
-      })
-    }
-
-    proc.addListener('message', message => console.log(message))
-    proc.addListener('error', err => console.error(err))
-
-    proc.on('error', err => reject(err))
-    proc.on('exit', () => {
-      resolve(data)
-    })
-  })
 }
 
 const bytecodeModuleLoaderCode = [
-  `"use strict";`,
+  '"use strict";',
-  `const fs = require("fs");`,
+  'const fs = require("node:fs");',
-  `const path = require("path");`,
+  'const path = require("node:path");',
-  `const vm = require("vm");`,
+  'const vm = require("node:vm");',
-  `const v8 = require("v8");`,
+  'const v8 = require("node:v8");',
-  `const Module = require("module");`,
+  'const Module = require("node:module");',
-  `v8.setFlagsFromString("--no-lazy");`,
+  'v8.setFlagsFromString("--no-lazy");',
-  `v8.setFlagsFromString("--no-flush-bytecode");`,
+  'v8.setFlagsFromString("--no-flush-bytecode");',
-  `const FLAG_HASH_OFFSET = 12;`,
+  'const params = ["exports", "require", "module", "__filename", "__dirname"];',
-  `const SOURCE_HASH_OFFSET = 8;`,
+  'Module._extensions[".jsc"] = Module._extensions[".cjsc"] = function (module, filename) {',
-  `let dummyBytecode;`,
+  '  const data = fs.readFileSync(filename);',
-  `function setFlagHashHeader(bytecodeBuffer) {`,
+  '  if (data.length <= 28 || data.toString("ascii", 0, 8) !== "EVBC0001") {',
-  `  if (!dummyBytecode) {`,
+  '    throw new Error("Invalid electron-vite bytecode format; rebuild the application: " + filename);',
-  `    const script = new vm.Script("", {`,
+  '  }',
-  `      produceCachedData: true`,
+  '  const length = data.readUInt32LE(8);',
-  `    });`,
+  '  const tag = "/*" + data.subarray(12, 28).toString("hex") + "*/";',
-  `    dummyBytecode = script.createCachedData();`,
+  '  if (length < tag.length || length > 0x1fffffff) {',
-  `  }`,
+  '    throw new Error("Invalid bytecode source length: " + filename);',
-  `  dummyBytecode.slice(FLAG_HASH_OFFSET, FLAG_HASH_OFFSET + 4).copy(bytecodeBuffer, FLAG_HASH_OFFSET);`,
+  '  }',
-  `};`,
+  '  const placeholder = tag + " ".repeat(length - tag.length);',
-  `function getSourceHashHeader(bytecodeBuffer) {`,
+  '  const compiledWrapper = vm.compileFunction(placeholder, params, {',
-  `  return bytecodeBuffer.slice(SOURCE_HASH_OFFSET, SOURCE_HASH_OFFSET + 4);`,
+  '    filename,',
-  `};`,
+  '    cachedData: data.subarray(28)',
-  `function buffer2Number(buffer) {`,
+  '  });',
-  `  let ret = 0;`,
+  '  if (compiledWrapper.cachedDataRejected) {',
-  `  ret |= buffer[3] << 24;`,
+  '    throw new Error("Invalid or incompatible cached data (cachedDataRejected): " + filename);',
-  `  ret |= buffer[2] << 16;`,
+  '  }',
-  `  ret |= buffer[1] << 8;`,
+  '  const require = function (id) { return module.require(id); };',
-  `  ret |= buffer[0];`,
+  '  require.resolve = function (request, options) {',
-  `  return ret;`,
+  '    return Module._resolveFilename(request, module, false, options);',
-  `};`,
+  '  };',
-  `Module._extensions[".jsc"] = Module._extensions[".cjsc"] = function (module, filename) {`,
+  '  if (process.mainModule) require.main = process.mainModule;',
-  `  const bytecodeBuffer = fs.readFileSync(filename);`,
+  '  require.extensions = Module._extensions;',
-  `  if (!Buffer.isBuffer(bytecodeBuffer)) {`,
+  '  require.cache = Module._cache;',
-  `    throw new Error("BytecodeBuffer must be a buffer object.");`,
+  '  return compiledWrapper.call(module.exports, module.exports, require, module, filename, path.dirname(filename));',
-  `  }`,
+  '};'
-  `  setFlagHashHeader(bytecodeBuffer);`,
-  `  const length = buffer2Number(getSourceHashHeader(bytecodeBuffer));`,
-  `  let dummyCode = "";`,
-  `  if (length > 1) {`,
-  `    dummyCode = "\\"" + "\\u200b".repeat(length - 2) + "\\"";`,
-  `  }`,
-  `  const script = new vm.Script(dummyCode, {`,
-  `    filename: filename,`,
-  `    lineOffset: 0,`,
-  `    displayErrors: true,`,
-  `    cachedData: bytecodeBuffer`,
-  `  });`,
-  `  if (script.cachedDataRejected) {`,
-  `    throw new Error("Invalid or incompatible cached data (cachedDataRejected)");`,
-  `  }`,
-  `  const require = function (id) {`,
-  `    return module.require(id);`,
-  `  };`,
-  `  require.resolve = function (request, options) {`,
-  `    return Module._resolveFilename(request, module, false, options);`,
-  `  };`,
-  `  if (process.mainModule) {`,
-  `    require.main = process.mainModule;`,
-  `  }`,
-  `  require.extensions = Module._extensions;`,
-  `  require.cache = Module._cache;`,
-  `  const compiledWrapper = script.runInThisContext({`,
-  `    filename: filename,`,
-  `    lineOffset: 0,`,
-  `    columnOffset: 0,`,
-  `    displayErrors: true`,
-  `  });`,
-  `  const dirname = path.dirname(filename);`,
-  `  const args = [module.exports, require, module, filename, dirname, process, global];`,
-  `  return compiledWrapper.apply(module.exports, args);`,
-  `};`
 ]
 
+const bytecodeChunkExtensionRE = /.(jsc|cjsc)$/
+
 export interface BytecodeOptions {
-  chunkAlias?: string | string[]
+  chunkAlias?: string | string[] | RegExp
   transformArrowFunctions?: boolean
   removeBundleJS?: boolean
   protectedStrings?: string[]
 }
 
 /**
- * Compile to v8 bytecode to protect source code.
+ * Compile source code to v8 bytecode.
+ *
+ * @deprecated use `build.bytecode` config option instead
  */
 export function bytecodePlugin(options: BytecodeOptions = {}): Plugin | null {
   if (process.env.NODE_ENV_ELECTRON_VITE !== 'production') {
@@ -157,176 +91,152 @@ export function bytecodePlugin(options: BytecodeOptions = {}): Plugin | null {
   }
 
   const { chunkAlias = [], transformArrowFunctions = true, removeBundleJS = true, protectedStrings = [] } = options
-  const _chunkAlias = Array.isArray(chunkAlias) ? chunkAlias : [chunkAlias]
+  const _chunkAlias = chunkAlias instanceof RegExp ? chunkAlias : Array.isArray(chunkAlias) ? chunkAlias : [chunkAlias]
 
-  const filter = createFilter(/\.(m?[jt]s|[jt]sx)$/)
-
-  const escapeRegExpString = (str: string): string => {
-    return str
-      .replace(/\\/g, '\\\\\\\\')
-      .replace(/[|{}()[\]^$+*?.]/g, '\\$&')
-      .replace(/-/g, '\\u002d')
-  }
-
-  const transformAllChunks = _chunkAlias.length === 0
   const isBytecodeChunk = (chunkName: string): boolean => {
-    return transformAllChunks || _chunkAlias.some(alias => alias === chunkName)
+    if (_chunkAlias instanceof RegExp) {
+      _chunkAlias.lastIndex = 0
+      return _chunkAlias.test(chunkName)
+    }
+    return _chunkAlias.length === 0 || _chunkAlias.some(alias => alias === chunkName)
   }
 
-  const _transform = (code: string): string => {
+  const plugins: Babel.PluginItem[] = []
-    const re = babel.transform(code, {
+
-      plugins: ['@babel/plugin-transform-arrow-functions']
+  if (transformArrowFunctions) {
-    })
+    plugins.push('@babel/plugin-transform-arrow-functions')
-    return re.code || ''
+  }
+
+  if (protectedStrings.length > 0) {
+    plugins.push([protectStringsPlugin as Babel.PluginTarget, { protectedStrings: new Set(protectedStrings) }])
+  }
+
+  const shouldTransformBytecodeChunk = plugins.length !== 0
+
+  const _transform = (
+    code: string,
+    sourceMaps: boolean = false
+  ): { code: string; map?: Rolldown.SourceMapInput } | null => {
+    babel ??= require('@babel/core') as typeof Babel
+    const re = babel.transformSync(code, { plugins, sourceMaps })
+    return re ? { code: re.code || '', map: re.map as Rolldown.SourceMapInput } : null
   }
 
   const useStrict = '"use strict";'
   const bytecodeModuleLoader = 'bytecode-loader.cjs'
 
-  let config: ResolvedConfig
+  let supported = false
-  let useInRenderer = false
+  let isPreload = false
-  let bytecodeRequired = false
+  let bytecodeCompiler: BytecodeCompiler | undefined
-  let bytecodeFiles: { name: string; size: number }[] = []
 
   return {
     name: 'vite:bytecode',
     apply: 'build',
     enforce: 'post',
-    configResolved(resolvedConfig): void {
+    configResolved(config): void {
-      config = resolvedConfig
+      bytecodeCompiler = getBytecodeCompiler(config.plugins)
-      useInRenderer = config.plugins.some(p => p.name === 'vite:electron-renderer-preset-config')
+      if (supported) {
+        return
+      }
+      isPreload = config.plugins.some(p => p.name === 'vite:electron-preload-config-preset')
+      const useInRenderer = config.plugins.some(p => p.name === 'vite:electron-renderer-config-preset')
       if (useInRenderer) {
         config.logger.warn(colors.yellow('bytecodePlugin does not support renderer.'))
+        return
       }
-      if (resolvedConfig.build.minify && protectedStrings.length > 0) {
+      const build = config.build
-        config.logger.warn(colors.yellow('Strings cannot be protected when minification is enabled.'))
+      const outputs = resolveBuildOutputs(build.rolldownOptions.output, build.lib)
-      }
+      const output = outputs[0]
-    },
+      if (output) {
-    transform(code, id): void | { code: string; map: SourceMapInput } {
+        if (output.format === 'es') {
-      if (config.build.minify || protectedStrings.length === 0 || !filter(id)) return
-
-      let match: RegExpExecArray | null
-      let s: MagicString | undefined
-
-      protectedStrings.forEach(str => {
-        const escapedStr = escapeRegExpString(str)
-        const re = new RegExp(`\\u0027${escapedStr}\\u0027|\\u0022${escapedStr}\\u0022`, 'g')
-        const charCodes = Array.from(str).map(s => s.charCodeAt(0))
-        const replacement = `String.fromCharCode(${charCodes.toString()})`
-        while ((match = re.exec(code))) {
-          s ||= new MagicString(code)
-          const [full] = match
-          s.overwrite(match.index, match.index + full.length, replacement, {
-            contentOnly: true
-          })
-        }
-      })
-
-      if (s) {
-        return {
-          code: s.toString(),
-          map: config.build.sourcemap ? s.generateMap({ hires: 'boundary' }) : null
-        }
-      }
-    },
-    renderChunk(code, chunk, options): { code: string } | null {
-      if (options.format === 'es') {
           config.logger.warn(
             colors.yellow(
               'bytecodePlugin does not support ES module, please remove "type": "module" ' +
-              'in package.json or set the "build.rollupOptions.output.format" option to "cjs".'
+                'in package.json or set build.rollupOptions.output.format (or build.rolldownOptions.output.format) to "cjs".'
             )
           )
-        return null
-      }
-      if (useInRenderer) {
-        return null
-      }
-      if (chunk.type === 'chunk' && isBytecodeChunk(chunk.name)) {
-        bytecodeRequired = true
-        if (transformArrowFunctions) {
-          return {
-            code: _transform(code)
         }
+        supported = output.format === 'cjs' && !useInRenderer
       }
+    },
+    renderChunk(code, chunk, { sourcemap }): { code: string; map?: Rolldown.SourceMapInput } | null {
+      if (supported && isBytecodeChunk(chunk.name) && shouldTransformBytecodeChunk) {
+        return _transform(code, !!sourcemap)
       }
       return null
     },
-    generateBundle(options): void {
+    async generateBundle(_, output): Promise<void> {
-      if (options.format !== 'es' && !useInRenderer && bytecodeRequired) {
+      if (!supported) {
-        this.emitFile({
+        return
-          type: 'asset',
-          source: bytecodeModuleLoaderCode.join('\n') + '\n',
-          name: 'Bytecode Loader File',
-          fileName: bytecodeModuleLoader
-        })
       }
-    },
+      const _chunks = Object.values(output)
-    async writeBundle(options, output): Promise<void> {
+      const chunks = _chunks.filter(
-      if (options.format === 'es' || useInRenderer || !bytecodeRequired) {
+        chunk => chunk.type === 'chunk' && isBytecodeChunk(chunk.name)
+      ) as Rolldown.OutputChunk[]
+
+      if (chunks.length === 0) {
         return
       }
 
-      const outDir = options.dir!
-
-      bytecodeFiles = []
-
-      const bundles = Object.keys(output)
-      const chunks = Object.values(output).filter(
-        chunk => chunk.type === 'chunk' && isBytecodeChunk(chunk.name) && chunk.fileName !== bytecodeModuleLoader
-      ) as OutputChunk[]
       const bytecodeChunks = chunks.map(chunk => chunk.fileName)
       const nonEntryChunks = chunks.filter(chunk => !chunk.isEntry).map(chunk => path.basename(chunk.fileName))
 
       const pattern = nonEntryChunks.map(chunk => `(${chunk})`).join('|')
       const bytecodeRE = pattern ? new RegExp(`require\\(\\S*(?=(${pattern})\\S*\\))`, 'g') : null
 
-      const keepBundle = (chunkFileName: string): void => {
-        const newFileName = path.resolve(path.dirname(chunkFileName), `_${path.basename(chunkFileName)}`)
-        fs.renameSync(chunkFileName, newFileName)
-      }
-
       const getBytecodeLoaderBlock = (chunkFileName: string): string => {
         return `require("${toRelativePath(bytecodeModuleLoader, normalizePath(chunkFileName))}");`
       }
 
-      await Promise.all(
+      let bytecodeChunkCount = 0
-        bundles.map(async name => {
+
+      const bundles = Object.keys(output)
+
+      if (!bytecodeCompiler) {
+        throw new Error('Bytecode compilation requires an electron-vite build')
+      }
+      for (const name of bundles) {
         const chunk = output[name]
         if (chunk.type === 'chunk') {
           let _code = chunk.code
-            if (bytecodeRE && _code.match(bytecodeRE)) {
+          if (bytecodeRE) {
             let match: RegExpExecArray | null
-              const s = new MagicString(_code)
+            let s: MagicString | undefined
             while ((match = bytecodeRE.exec(_code))) {
+              s ||= new MagicString(_code)
               const [prefix, chunkName] = match
               const len = prefix.length + chunkName.length
               s.overwrite(match.index, match.index + len, prefix + chunkName + 'c', {
                 contentOnly: true
               })
             }
+            if (s) {
               _code = s.toString()
             }
-            const chunkFileName = path.resolve(outDir, name)
-            if (bytecodeChunks.includes(name)) {
-              const bytecodeBuffer = await compileToBytecode(_code)
-              fs.writeFileSync(path.resolve(outDir, name + 'c'), bytecodeBuffer as unknown as Uint8Array)
-              if (chunk.isEntry) {
-                if (!removeBundleJS) {
-                  keepBundle(chunkFileName)
           }
+          if (bytecodeChunks.includes(name)) {
+            const bytecodeBuffer = await compileToBytecode(bytecodeCompiler, isPreload ? 'preload' : 'main', _code)
+            this.emitFile({
+              type: 'asset',
+              fileName: name + 'c',
+              source: bytecodeBuffer
+            })
+            if (!removeBundleJS) {
+              this.emitFile({
+                type: 'asset',
+                fileName: '_' + chunk.fileName,
+                source: chunk.code
+              })
+            }
+            if (chunk.isEntry) {
               const bytecodeLoaderBlock = getBytecodeLoaderBlock(chunk.fileName)
               const bytecodeModuleBlock = `require("./${path.basename(name) + 'c'}");`
               const code = `${useStrict}\n${bytecodeLoaderBlock}\n${bytecodeModuleBlock}\n`
-                fs.writeFileSync(chunkFileName, code)
+              chunk.code = code
             } else {
-                if (removeBundleJS) {
+              delete output[chunk.fileName]
-                  fs.unlinkSync(chunkFileName)
-                } else {
-                  keepBundle(chunkFileName)
             }
-              }
+            bytecodeChunkCount += 1
-              bytecodeFiles.push({ name: name + 'c', size: bytecodeBuffer.length })
           } else {
             if (chunk.isEntry) {
               let hasBytecodeMoudle = false
@@ -337,42 +247,113 @@ export function bytecodePlugin(options: BytecodeOptions = {}): Plugin | null {
                   break
                 }
                 const moduleInfo = this.getModuleInfo(moduleId)
-                  if (moduleInfo && !moduleInfo.isExternal) {
+                if (moduleInfo) {
                   const { importers, dynamicImporters } = moduleInfo
                   for (const importerId of importers) idsToHandle.add(importerId)
                   for (const importerId of dynamicImporters) idsToHandle.add(importerId)
                 }
               }
-                const bytecodeLoaderBlock = getBytecodeLoaderBlock(chunk.fileName)
+              if (hasBytecodeMoudle) {
-                _code = hasBytecodeMoudle
+                const loader = getBytecodeLoaderBlock(chunk.fileName)
-                  ? _code.replace(/("use strict";)|('use strict';)/, `${useStrict}\n${bytecodeLoaderBlock}`)
+                const strictRE = /^(#![^\n]*\n)?(["'])use strict\2;/
-                  : _code
+                _code = strictRE.test(_code)
-              }
+                  ? _code.replace(strictRE, `$&\n${loader}`)
-              fs.writeFileSync(chunkFileName, _code)
+                  : _code.replace(/^(#![^\n]*\n)?/, `$&${loader}\n`)
               }
             }
+            chunk.code = _code
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (bytecodeChunkCount && !_chunks.some(ass => ass.type === 'asset' && ass.fileName === bytecodeModuleLoader)) {
+        this.emitFile({
+          type: 'asset',
+          source: bytecodeModuleLoaderCode.join('\n') + '\n',
+          name: 'Bytecode Loader File',
+          fileName: bytecodeModuleLoader
         })
-      )
+      }
     },
-    closeBundle(): void {
+    writeBundle(_, output): void {
-      if (!useInRenderer) {
+      if (supported) {
-        const chunkLimit = config.build.chunkSizeWarningLimit
+        const bytecodeChunkCount = Object.keys(output).filter(chunk => bytecodeChunkExtensionRE.test(chunk)).length
-        const outDir = normalizePath(path.relative(config.root, path.resolve(config.root, config.build.outDir))) + '/'
+        this.environment.logger.info(`${colors.green(`✓`)} ${bytecodeChunkCount} chunks compiled into bytecode.`)
-        config.logger.info(`${colors.green(`✓`)} ${bytecodeFiles.length} bundles compiled into bytecode.`)
+      }
-        let longest = 0
+    }
-        bytecodeFiles.forEach(file => {
+  }
-          const len = file.name.length
+}
-          if (len > longest) longest = len
+
-        })
+interface ProtectStringsPluginState extends Babel.PluginPass {
-        bytecodeFiles.forEach(file => {
+  opts: { protectedStrings: Set<string> }
-          const kbs = file.size / 1000
+}
-          config.logger.info(
+
-            `${colors.gray(colors.white(colors.dim(outDir)))}${colors.green(file.name.padEnd(longest + 2))} ${
+function protectStringsPlugin(api: typeof Babel & Babel.ConfigAPI): Babel.PluginObj<ProtectStringsPluginState> {
-              kbs > chunkLimit ? colors.yellow(`${kbs.toFixed(2)} kB`) : colors.dim(`${kbs.toFixed(2)} kB`)
+  const { types: t } = api
-            }`
+
-          )
+  function createFromCharCodeFunction(value: string): Babel.types.CallExpression {
-        })
+    const charCodes = Array.from(value).map(s => s.charCodeAt(0))
-        bytecodeFiles = []
+    const charCodeLiterals = charCodes.map(code => t.numericLiteral(code))
+
+    // String.fromCharCode
+    const memberExpression = t.memberExpression(t.identifier('String'), t.identifier('fromCharCode'))
+    // String.fromCharCode(...arr)
+    const callExpression = t.callExpression(memberExpression, [t.spreadElement(t.identifier('arr'))])
+    // return String.fromCharCode(...arr)
+    const returnStatement = t.returnStatement(callExpression)
+    // function (arr) { return ... }
+    const functionExpression = t.functionExpression(null, [t.identifier('arr')], t.blockStatement([returnStatement]))
+
+    // (function(...) { ... })([x, x, x])
+    return t.callExpression(functionExpression, [t.arrayExpression(charCodeLiterals)])
+  }
+
+  return {
+    name: 'protect-strings-plugin',
+    visitor: {
+      StringLiteral(path, state) {
+        // obj['property']
+        if (path.parentPath.isMemberExpression({ property: path.node, computed: true })) {
+          return
+        }
+
+        // { 'key': value }
+        if (path.parentPath.isObjectProperty({ key: path.node, computed: false })) {
+          return
+        }
+
+        // require('fs')
+        if (
+          path.parentPath.isCallExpression() &&
+          t.isIdentifier(path.parentPath.node.callee) &&
+          path.parentPath.node.callee.name === 'require' &&
+          path.parentPath.node.arguments[0] === path.node
+        ) {
+          return
+        }
+
+        // Only CommonJS is supported, import declaration and export declaration checks are ignored
+
+        const { value } = path.node
+        if (state.opts.protectedStrings.has(value)) {
+          path.replaceWith(createFromCharCodeFunction(value))
+        }
+      },
+      TemplateLiteral(path, state) {
+        // Must be a pure static template literal
+        // expressions must be empty (no ${variables})
+        // quasis must have only one element (meaning the entire string is a single static part).
+        if (path.node.expressions.length > 0 || path.node.quasis.length !== 1) {
+          return
+        }
+
+        // Extract the raw value of the template literal
+        // path.node.quasis[0].value.raw is used to get the raw string, including escape sequences
+        // path.node.quasis[0].value.cooked is used to get the processed/cooked string (with escape sequences handled)
+        const value = path.node.quasis[0].value.cooked
+        if (value && state.opts.protectedStrings.has(value)) {
+          path.replaceWith(createFromCharCodeFunction(value))
+        }
       }
     }
   }

src/plugins/electron.ts

@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@ import path from 'node:path'
 import fs from 'node:fs'
 import { builtinModules } from 'node:module'
 import colors from 'picocolors'
-import { type Plugin, type LibraryOptions, mergeConfig, normalizePath } from 'vite'
+import { type Plugin, type UserConfig, mergeConfig, normalizePath } from 'vite'
-import type { OutputOptions } from 'rollup'
 import { getElectronNodeTarget, getElectronChromeTarget, supportESM } from '../electron'
-import { loadPackageData } from '../utils'
+import { loadPackageData, resolveBuildOutputs } from '../utils'
 
 export interface ElectronPluginOptions {
   root?: string
@@ -39,21 +38,9 @@ function processEnvDefine(): Record<string, string> {
   }
 }
 
-function resolveBuildOutputs(
+export function electronMainConfigPresetPlugin(options?: ElectronPluginOptions): Plugin {
-  outputs: OutputOptions | OutputOptions[] | undefined,
+  return {
-  libOptions: LibraryOptions | false
+    name: 'vite:electron-main-config-preset',
-): OutputOptions | OutputOptions[] | undefined {
-  if (libOptions && !Array.isArray(outputs)) {
-    const libFormats = libOptions.formats || []
-    return libFormats.map(format => ({ ...outputs, format }))
-  }
-  return outputs
-}
-
-export function electronMainVitePlugin(options?: ElectronPluginOptions): Plugin[] {
-  return [
-    {
-      name: 'vite:electron-main-preset-config',
     apply: 'build',
     enforce: 'pre',
     config(config): void {
@@ -66,45 +53,36 @@ export function electronMainVitePlugin(options?: ElectronPluginOptions): Plugin[
       const format = pkg.type && pkg.type === 'module' && supportESM() ? 'es' : 'cjs'
 
       const defaultConfig = {
-          resolve: {
-            browserField: false,
-            mainFields: ['module', 'jsnext:main', 'jsnext'],
-            conditions: ['node']
-          },
         build: {
           outDir: path.resolve(root, 'out', 'main'),
           target: nodeTarget,
           assetsDir: 'chunks',
-            rollupOptions: {
+          rolldownOptions: {
             external: ['electron', /^electron\/.+/, ...builtinModules.flatMap(m => [m, `node:${m}`])],
             output: {}
           },
           reportCompressedSize: false,
           minify: false
         }
-        }
+      } satisfies UserConfig
 
       const build = config.build || {}
-        const rollupOptions = build.rollupOptions || {}
+      const rolldownOptions = build.rolldownOptions || {}
-        if (!rollupOptions.input) {
+      if (!rolldownOptions.input) {
         const libOptions = build.lib
-          const outputOptions = rollupOptions.output
+        const outputOptions = rolldownOptions.output
         defaultConfig.build['lib'] = {
           entry: findLibEntry(root, 'main'),
           formats:
             libOptions && libOptions.formats && libOptions.formats.length > 0
               ? []
-                : [
+              : [outputOptions && !Array.isArray(outputOptions) && outputOptions.format ? outputOptions.format : format]
-                    outputOptions && !Array.isArray(outputOptions) && outputOptions.format
-                      ? outputOptions.format
-                      : format
-                  ]
         }
       } else {
-          defaultConfig.build.rollupOptions.output['format'] = format
+        defaultConfig.build.rolldownOptions.output['format'] = format
       }
 
-        defaultConfig.build.rollupOptions.output['assetFileNames'] = path.posix.join(
+      defaultConfig.build.rolldownOptions.output['assetFileNames'] = path.posix.join(
         build.assetsDir || defaultConfig.build.assetsDir,
         '[name]-[hash].[ext]'
       )
@@ -112,8 +90,6 @@ export function electronMainVitePlugin(options?: ElectronPluginOptions): Plugin[
       const buildConfig = mergeConfig(defaultConfig.build, build)
       config.build = buildConfig
 
-        config.resolve = mergeConfig(defaultConfig.resolve, config.resolve || {})
-
       config.define = config.define || {}
       config.define = { ...processEnvDefine(), ...config.define }
 
@@ -128,10 +104,15 @@ export function electronMainVitePlugin(options?: ElectronPluginOptions): Plugin[
       config.build.ssr = true
       config.build.ssrEmitAssets = true
       config.ssr = { ...config.ssr, ...{ noExternal: true } }
+
+      config.build.rollupOptions = config.build.rolldownOptions
     }
-    },
+  }
-    {
+}
-      name: 'vite:electron-main-resolved-config',
+
+export function electronMainConfigValidatorPlugin(): Plugin {
+  return {
+    name: 'vite:electron-main-config-validator',
     apply: 'build',
     enforce: 'post',
     configResolved(config): void {
@@ -146,25 +127,25 @@ export function electronMainVitePlugin(options?: ElectronPluginOptions): Plugin[
       }
 
       const libOptions = build.lib
-        const rollupOptions = build.rollupOptions
+      const rolldownOptions = build.rolldownOptions
 
-        if (!(libOptions && libOptions.entry) && !rollupOptions?.input) {
+      if (!(libOptions && libOptions.entry) && !rolldownOptions?.input) {
         throw new Error(
           'An entry point is required in the electron vite main config, ' +
-              'which can be specified using "build.lib.entry" or "build.rollupOptions.input".'
+            'which can be specified using build.lib.entry, build.rollupOptions.input, ' +
+            'or build.rolldownOptions.input.'
         )
       }
 
-        const resolvedOutputs = resolveBuildOutputs(rollupOptions.output, libOptions)
+      const outputs = resolveBuildOutputs(rolldownOptions.output, libOptions)
 
-        if (resolvedOutputs) {
+      if (outputs.length > 0) {
-          const outputs = Array.isArray(resolvedOutputs) ? resolvedOutputs : [resolvedOutputs]
         if (outputs.length > 1) {
           throw new Error('The electron vite main config does not support multiple outputs.')
         } else {
-            const outpout = outputs[0]
+          const output = outputs[0]
-            if (['es', 'cjs'].includes(outpout.format || '')) {
+          if (['es', 'cjs'].includes(output.format || '')) {
-              if (outpout.format === 'es' && !supportESM()) {
+            if (output.format === 'es' && !supportESM()) {
               throw new Error(
                 'The electron vite main config output format does not support "es", ' +
                   'you can upgrade electron to the latest version or switch to "cjs" format.'
@@ -179,13 +160,11 @@ export function electronMainVitePlugin(options?: ElectronPluginOptions): Plugin[
       }
     }
   }
-  ]
 }
 
-export function electronPreloadVitePlugin(options?: ElectronPluginOptions): Plugin[] {
+export function electronPreloadConfigPresetPlugin(options?: ElectronPluginOptions): Plugin {
-  return [
+  return {
-    {
+    name: 'vite:electron-preload-config-preset',
-      name: 'vite:electron-preload-preset-config',
     apply: 'build',
     enforce: 'pre',
     config(config): void {
@@ -208,36 +187,32 @@ export function electronPreloadVitePlugin(options?: ElectronPluginOptions): Plug
           outDir: path.resolve(root, 'out', 'preload'),
           target: nodeTarget,
           assetsDir: 'chunks',
-            rollupOptions: {
+          rolldownOptions: {
             external: ['electron', /^electron\/.+/, ...builtinModules.flatMap(m => [m, `node:${m}`])],
             output: {}
           },
           reportCompressedSize: false,
           minify: false
         }
-        }
+      } satisfies UserConfig
 
       const build = config.build || {}
-        const rollupOptions = build.rollupOptions || {}
+      const rolldownOptions = build.rolldownOptions || {}
-        if (!rollupOptions.input) {
+      if (!rolldownOptions.input) {
         const libOptions = build.lib
-          const outputOptions = rollupOptions.output
+        const outputOptions = rolldownOptions.output
         defaultConfig.build['lib'] = {
           entry: findLibEntry(root, 'preload'),
           formats:
             libOptions && libOptions.formats && libOptions.formats.length > 0
               ? []
-                : [
+              : [outputOptions && !Array.isArray(outputOptions) && outputOptions.format ? outputOptions.format : format]
-                    outputOptions && !Array.isArray(outputOptions) && outputOptions.format
-                      ? outputOptions.format
-                      : format
-                  ]
         }
       } else {
-          defaultConfig.build.rollupOptions.output['format'] = format
+        defaultConfig.build.rolldownOptions.output['format'] = format
       }
 
-        defaultConfig.build.rollupOptions.output['assetFileNames'] = path.posix.join(
+      defaultConfig.build.rolldownOptions.output['assetFileNames'] = path.posix.join(
         build.assetsDir || defaultConfig.build.assetsDir,
         '[name]-[hash].[ext]'
       )
@@ -245,23 +220,21 @@ export function electronPreloadVitePlugin(options?: ElectronPluginOptions): Plug
       const buildConfig = mergeConfig(defaultConfig.build, build)
       config.build = buildConfig
 
-        const resolvedOutputs = resolveBuildOutputs(config.build.rollupOptions!.output, config.build.lib || false)
+      const outputs = resolveBuildOutputs(config.build.rolldownOptions!.output, config.build.lib)
 
-        if (resolvedOutputs) {
+      if (outputs.some(({ format }) => format === 'es')) {
-          const outputs = Array.isArray(resolvedOutputs) ? resolvedOutputs : [resolvedOutputs]
+        if (Array.isArray(config.build.rolldownOptions!.output)) {
-
+          config.build.rolldownOptions!.output.forEach(output => {
-          if (outputs.find(({ format }) => format === 'es')) {
-            if (Array.isArray(config.build.rollupOptions!.output)) {
-              config.build.rollupOptions!.output.forEach(output => {
             if (output.format === 'es') {
               output['entryFileNames'] = '[name].mjs'
               output['chunkFileNames'] = '[name]-[hash].mjs'
             }
           })
         } else {
-              config.build.rollupOptions!.output!['entryFileNames'] = '[name].mjs'
+          config.build.rolldownOptions!.output!['entryFileNames'] = '[name].mjs'
-              config.build.rollupOptions!.output!['chunkFileNames'] = '[name]-[hash].mjs'
+          config.build.rolldownOptions!.output!['chunkFileNames'] = config.build.lib
-            }
+            ? '[name]-[hash].mjs'
+            : path.posix.join(build.assetsDir || defaultConfig.build.assetsDir, '[name]-[hash].mjs')
         }
       }
 
@@ -280,10 +253,15 @@ export function electronPreloadVitePlugin(options?: ElectronPluginOptions): Plug
       config.build.ssrEmitAssets = true
       config.ssr = mergeConfig(defaultConfig.ssr, config.ssr || {})
       config.ssr.noExternal = true
+
+      config.build.rollupOptions = config.build.rolldownOptions
     }
-    },
+  }
-    {
+}
-      name: 'vite:electron-preload-resolved-config',
+
+export function electronPreloadConfigValidatorPlugin(): Plugin {
+  return {
+    name: 'vite:electron-preload-config-validator',
     apply: 'build',
     enforce: 'post',
     configResolved(config): void {
@@ -298,25 +276,25 @@ export function electronPreloadVitePlugin(options?: ElectronPluginOptions): Plug
       }
 
       const libOptions = build.lib
-        const rollupOptions = build.rollupOptions
+      const rolldownOptions = build.rolldownOptions
 
-        if (!(libOptions && libOptions.entry) && !rollupOptions?.input) {
+      if (!(libOptions && libOptions.entry) && !rolldownOptions?.input) {
         throw new Error(
           'An entry point is required in the electron vite preload config, ' +
-              'which can be specified using "build.lib.entry" or "build.rollupOptions.input".'
+            'which can be specified using build.lib.entry, build.rollupOptions.input, ' +
+            ' or build.rolldownOptions.input.'
         )
       }
 
-        const resolvedOutputs = resolveBuildOutputs(rollupOptions.output, libOptions)
+      const outputs = resolveBuildOutputs(rolldownOptions.output, libOptions)
 
-        if (resolvedOutputs) {
+      if (outputs.length > 0) {
-          const outputs = Array.isArray(resolvedOutputs) ? resolvedOutputs : [resolvedOutputs]
         if (outputs.length > 1) {
           throw new Error('The electron vite preload config does not support multiple outputs.')
         } else {
-            const outpout = outputs[0]
+          const output = outputs[0]
-            if (['es', 'cjs'].includes(outpout.format || '')) {
+          if (['es', 'cjs'].includes(output.format || '')) {
-              if (outpout.format === 'es' && !supportESM()) {
+            if (output.format === 'es' && !supportESM()) {
               throw new Error(
                 'The electron vite preload config output format does not support "es", ' +
                   'you can upgrade electron to the latest version or switch to "cjs" format.'
@@ -331,13 +309,11 @@ export function electronPreloadVitePlugin(options?: ElectronPluginOptions): Plug
       }
     }
   }
-  ]
 }
 
-export function electronRendererVitePlugin(options?: ElectronPluginOptions): Plugin[] {
+export function electronRendererConfigPresetPlugin(options?: ElectronPluginOptions): Plugin {
-  return [
+  return {
-    {
+    name: 'vite:electron-renderer-config-preset',
-      name: 'vite:electron-renderer-preset-config',
     enforce: 'pre',
     config(config): void {
       const root = options?.root || process.cwd()
@@ -365,14 +341,14 @@ export function electronRendererVitePlugin(options?: ElectronPluginOptions): Plu
           outDir: path.resolve(root, 'out', 'renderer'),
           target: chromeTarget,
           modulePreload: { polyfill: false },
-            rollupOptions: {
+          rolldownOptions: {
             input: findInput(root)
           },
           reportCompressedSize: false,
           minify: false,
           emptyOutDir: emptyOutDir()
         }
-        }
+      } satisfies UserConfig
 
       if (config.build?.outDir) {
         config.build.outDir = path.resolve(root, config.build.outDir)
@@ -384,10 +360,15 @@ export function electronRendererVitePlugin(options?: ElectronPluginOptions): Plu
       config.envDir = config.envDir || path.resolve(root)
 
       config.envPrefix = config.envPrefix || ['RENDERER_VITE_', 'VITE_']
+
+      config.build.rollupOptions = config.build.rolldownOptions
     }
-    },
+  }
-    {
+}
-      name: 'vite:electron-renderer-resolved-config',
+
+export function electronRendererConfigValidatorPlugin(): Plugin {
+  return {
+    name: 'vite:electron-renderer-config-validator',
     enforce: 'post',
     configResolved(config): void {
       if (config.base !== './' && config.base !== '/') {
@@ -406,12 +387,13 @@ export function electronRendererVitePlugin(options?: ElectronPluginOptions): Plu
         }
       }
 
-        const rollupOptions = build.rollupOptions
+      const rolldownOptions = build.rolldownOptions
-        if (!rollupOptions.input) {
+      if (!rolldownOptions.input) {
         config.logger.warn(colors.yellow(`index.html file is not found in ${colors.dim('/src/renderer')} directory.`))
-          throw new Error('build.rollupOptions.input option is required in the electron vite renderer config.')
+        throw new Error(
+          'build.rollupOptions.input or build.rolldownOptions.input option is required in the electron vite renderer config.'
+        )
       }
     }
   }
-  ]
 }

src/plugins/esm.ts

@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * The core of this plugin was conceived by pi0 and is taken from the following repository:
- * https://github.com/unjs/unbuild/blob/main/src/builder/plugins/cjs.ts
- * license: https://github.com/unjs/unbuild/blob/main/LICENSE
- */
-
-import MagicString from 'magic-string'
-import type { SourceMapInput } from 'rollup'
-import type { Plugin } from 'vite'
-
-import { getElectronMajorVersion } from '../electron'
-
-const CJSyntaxRe = /__filename|__dirname|require\(|require\.resolve\(/
-
-const CJSShim_normal = `
-// -- CommonJS Shims --
-import __cjs_url__ from 'node:url';
-import __cjs_path__ from 'node:path';
-import __cjs_mod__ from 'node:module';
-const __filename = __cjs_url__.fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
-const __dirname = __cjs_path__.dirname(__filename);
-const require = __cjs_mod__.createRequire(import.meta.url);
-`
-
-const CJSShim_node_20_11 = `
-// -- CommonJS Shims --
-import __cjs_mod__ from 'node:module';
-const __filename = import.meta.filename;
-const __dirname = import.meta.dirname;
-const require = __cjs_mod__.createRequire(import.meta.url);
-`
-
-const ESMStaticImportRe =
-  /(?<=\s|^|;)import\s*([\s"']*(?<imports>[\p{L}\p{M}\w\t\n\r $*,/{}@.]+)from\s*)?["']\s*(?<specifier>(?<="\s*)[^"]*[^\s"](?=\s*")|(?<='\s*)[^']*[^\s'](?=\s*'))\s*["'][\s;]*/gmu
-
-interface StaticImport {
-  end: number
-}
-
-function findStaticImports(code: string): StaticImport[] {
-  const matches: StaticImport[] = []
-  for (const match of code.matchAll(ESMStaticImportRe)) {
-    matches.push({ end: (match.index || 0) + match[0].length })
-  }
-  return matches
-}
-
-export default function esmShimPlugin(): Plugin {
-  let sourcemap: boolean | 'inline' | 'hidden' = false
-
-  const CJSShim = getElectronMajorVersion() >= 30 ? CJSShim_node_20_11 : CJSShim_normal
-
-  return {
-    name: 'vite:esm-shim',
-    apply: 'build',
-    enforce: 'post',
-    configResolved(config): void {
-      sourcemap = config.build.sourcemap
-    },
-    renderChunk(code, _chunk, options): { code: string; map?: SourceMapInput } | null {
-      if (options.format === 'es') {
-        if (code.includes(CJSShim) || !CJSyntaxRe.test(code)) {
-          return null
-        }
-
-        const lastESMImport = findStaticImports(code).pop()
-        const indexToAppend = lastESMImport ? lastESMImport.end : 0
-        const s = new MagicString(code)
-        s.appendRight(indexToAppend, CJSShim)
-        return {
-          code: s.toString(),
-          map: sourcemap ? s.generateMap({ hires: 'boundary' }) : null
-        }
-      }
-
-      return null
-    }
-  }
-}

src/plugins/esmShim.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import MagicString from 'magic-string'
+import type { Plugin } from 'vite'
+
+import { supportImportMetaPaths } from '../electron'
+
+const CJSyntaxRe = /__filename|__dirname|require\(|require\.resolve\(/
+
+const CJSShim_normal = `
+// -- CommonJS Shims --
+import __shims_url__ from 'node:url';
+import __shims_path__ from 'node:path';
+import __shims_module__ from 'node:module';
+const __filename = __shims_url__.fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = __shims_path__.dirname(__filename);
+const require = __shims_module__.createRequire(import.meta.url);
+`
+
+const CJSShim_node_20_11 = `
+// -- CommonJS Shims --
+import __shims_module__ from 'node:module';
+const __filename = import.meta.filename;
+const __dirname = import.meta.dirname;
+const require = __shims_module__.createRequire(import.meta.url);
+`
+
+export default function esmShimPlugin(): Plugin {
+  const CJSShim = supportImportMetaPaths() ? CJSShim_node_20_11 : CJSShim_normal
+
+  return {
+    name: 'vite:esm-shim',
+    apply: 'build',
+    enforce: 'post',
+    renderChunk(code, _chunk, { format, sourcemap }) {
+      if (format === 'es') {
+        // Rolldown may remove unused shim bindings after this hook; referenced bindings remain available.
+        if (code.includes(CJSShim) || !CJSyntaxRe.test(code)) {
+          return null
+        }
+
+        const lastESMImport = this.parse(code)
+          .body.filter(node => node.type === 'ImportDeclaration')
+          .pop()
+        const indexToAppend = lastESMImport ? lastESMImport.end : 0
+        const s = new MagicString(code)
+        s.appendRight(indexToAppend, CJSShim)
+        return {
+          code: s.toString(),
+          map: sourcemap ? s.generateMap({ hires: 'boundary' }) : null
+        }
+      }
+
+      return null
+    }
+  }
+}

src/plugins/externalizeDeps.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ export interface ExternalOptions {
 }
 
 /**
- * Automatically externalize dependencies
+ * Automatically externalize dependencies.
+ *
+ * @deprecated use `build.externalizeDeps` config option instead
  */
 export function externalizeDepsPlugin(options: ExternalOptions = {}): Plugin | null {
   const { exclude = [], include = [] } = options
@@ -31,13 +33,15 @@ export function externalizeDepsPlugin(options: ExternalOptions = {}): Plugin | n
     config(config): void {
       const defaultConfig = {
         build: {
-          rollupOptions: {
+          rolldownOptions: {
             external: deps.length > 0 ? [...deps, new RegExp(`^(${deps.join('|')})/.+`)] : []
           }
         }
       }
       const buildConfig = mergeConfig(defaultConfig.build, config.build || {})
       config.build = buildConfig
+
+      config.build.rollupOptions = config.build.rolldownOptions
     }
   }
 }

src/plugins/importMeta.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
-import type { Plugin } from 'vite'
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
+import { type Plugin, version } from 'vite'
 
-export default function importMetaPlugin(): Plugin {
+/**
+ * @deprecated Vite 8 (Rolldown) now provides native support for these
+ * `import.meta` properties. These properties are polyfilled when the output
+ * format is CJS.
+ *
+ * @see https://rolldown.rs/in-depth/non-esm-output-formats#well-known-import-meta-properties
+ */
+export default function importMetaPlugin(): Plugin | null {
+  const currentVersion = version.split('.')
+  const major = parseInt(currentVersion[0], 10)
+  if (major >= 8) {
+    return null
+  }
   return {
     name: 'vite:import-meta',
     apply: 'build',
@@ -17,5 +30,5 @@ export default function importMetaPlugin(): Plugin {
       }
       return null
     }
-  }
+  } as any
 }

src/plugins/isolateEntries.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any, @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-function-type */
+import path from 'node:path'
+import { type InlineConfig, type Plugin, type LogLevel, type Rolldown, build as viteBuild, mergeConfig } from 'vite'
+import colors from 'picocolors'
+import { cleanUrl } from '../utils'
+import type { ConfigFactory, PreloadViteConfig, RendererViteConfig } from '../config'
+
+const VIRTUAL_ENTRY_ID = '\0virtual:isolate-entries'
+
+const LogLevels: Record<LogLevel, number> = {
+  silent: 0,
+  error: 1,
+  warn: 2,
+  info: 3
+}
+
+export default function isolateEntriesPlugin(factory: ConfigFactory<PreloadViteConfig | RendererViteConfig>): Plugin {
+  let entries: string[] | { [x: string]: string }[]
+
+  let transformedCount = 0
+
+  const assetCache = new Set<string>()
+
+  return {
+    name: 'vite:isolate-entries',
+    apply: 'build',
+
+    options(opts): Rolldown.InputOptions | void {
+      const { input } = opts
+      if (input && typeof input === 'object') {
+        if ((Array.isArray(input) && input.length > 0) || Object.keys(input).length > 1) {
+          opts.input = VIRTUAL_ENTRY_ID
+          entries = Array.isArray(input) ? input : Object.entries(input).map(([key, value]) => ({ [key]: value }))
+          return opts
+        }
+      }
+    },
+
+    buildStart(): void {
+      transformedCount = 0
+      assetCache.clear()
+    },
+
+    resolveId(id): string | null {
+      if (id === VIRTUAL_ENTRY_ID) {
+        return id
+      }
+      return null
+    },
+
+    async load(id): Promise<string | void> {
+      if (id === VIRTUAL_ENTRY_ID) {
+        const userConfig = await factory.build(true)
+        const shouldLog = LogLevels[userConfig.logLevel || 'info'] >= LogLevels.info
+
+        const watchFiles = new Set<string>()
+
+        for (const entry of entries) {
+          const re = await bundleEntryFile(entry, userConfig, shouldLog, transformedCount)
+
+          const outputChunks = re.bundles.output
+          for (const chunk of outputChunks) {
+            if (assetCache.has(chunk.fileName)) {
+              continue
+            }
+            this.emitFile({
+              type: 'asset',
+              fileName: chunk.fileName,
+              source: chunk.type === 'chunk' ? chunk.code : chunk.source
+            })
+            assetCache.add(chunk.fileName)
+          }
+
+          if (this.meta.watchMode) {
+            const moduleIds = new Set<string>()
+            for (const chunk of re.bundles.output) {
+              if (chunk.type === 'chunk') {
+                for (const id of chunk.moduleIds) {
+                  if (!id.startsWith('\0')) {
+                    moduleIds.add(cleanUrl(id))
+                  }
+                }
+              }
+            }
+            for (const id of moduleIds) {
+              this.addWatchFile(id)
+            }
+          }
+
+          transformedCount += re.transformedCount
+        }
+
+        for (const id of watchFiles) {
+          this.addWatchFile(id)
+        }
+
+        return `
+        // This is the virtual entry file
+        console.log(1)`
+      }
+    },
+
+    renderStart(): void {
+      clearLine(-1)
+      this.environment.logger.info(`${colors.green(`✓`)} ${transformedCount} modules transformed.`)
+    },
+
+    generateBundle(_, bundle): void {
+      for (const chunkName in bundle) {
+        if (chunkName.includes('virtual_isolate-entries')) {
+          delete bundle[chunkName]
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+async function bundleEntryFile(
+  input: string | Record<string, string>,
+  config: InlineConfig,
+  shouldLog: boolean,
+  preTransformedCount: number
+): Promise<{ bundles: Rolldown.RolldownOutput; transformedCount: number }> {
+  const transformReporter = transformReporterPlugin(preTransformedCount, shouldLog)
+
+  const viteConfig = mergeConfig(config, {
+    build: {
+      write: false,
+      watch: false
+    },
+    plugins: [transformReporter],
+    logLevel: 'warn',
+    configFile: false
+  }) as InlineConfig
+
+  // rewrite the input instead of merging
+  viteConfig.build!.rolldownOptions!.input = input
+
+  const bundles = (await viteBuild(viteConfig)) as Rolldown.RolldownOutput
+
+  return {
+    bundles: bundles,
+    transformedCount: transformReporter?.api?.getTransformedCount() || 0
+  }
+}
+
+function transformReporterPlugin(
+  preTransformedCount = 0,
+  shouldLog = true
+): Plugin<{ getTransformedCount: () => number }> {
+  let transformedCount = 0
+  const log = throttle((id, root) => {
+    writeLine(`transforming (${preTransformedCount + transformedCount}) ${colors.dim(path.relative(root, id))}`)
+  })
+  return {
+    name: 'vite:transform-reporter',
+    transform(_, id) {
+      transformedCount++
+      if (!shouldLog) return
+      if (id.includes('?')) return
+      log(id, this.environment.config.root)
+    },
+    api: {
+      getTransformedCount() {
+        return transformedCount
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function writeLine(output: string): void {
+  if (!process.stdout.isTTY || process.env.CI) return
+  clearLine()
+  if (output.length < process.stdout.columns) {
+    process.stdout.write(output)
+  } else {
+    process.stdout.write(output.substring(0, process.stdout.columns - 1))
+  }
+}
+
+function clearLine(move: number = 0): void {
+  if (!process.stdout.isTTY || process.env.CI) return
+  if (move < 0) {
+    process.stdout.moveCursor(0, move)
+  }
+  process.stdout.clearLine(0)
+  process.stdout.cursorTo(0)
+}
+
+function throttle(fn: Function) {
+  let timerHandle: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null
+  return (...args: any[]) => {
+    if (timerHandle) return
+    fn(...args)
+    timerHandle = setTimeout(() => {
+      timerHandle = null
+    }, 100)
+  }
+}

src/plugins/modulePath.ts

@@ -1,49 +1,75 @@
-import type { Plugin } from 'vite'
+import { type Plugin, type InlineConfig, type Rolldown, build as viteBuild, mergeConfig } from 'vite'
-import type { SourceMapInput } from 'rollup'
 import MagicString from 'magic-string'
-import { cleanUrl, parseRequest, toRelativePath } from '../utils'
+import { cleanUrl, toRelativePath } from '../utils'
+import { supportImportMetaPaths } from '../electron'
+import type { ConfigFactory, MainViteConfig } from '../config'
 
 const modulePathRE = /__VITE_MODULE_PATH__([\w$]+)__/g
 
 /**
  * Resolve `?modulePath` import and return the module bundle path.
  */
-export default function modulePathPlugin(): Plugin {
+export default function modulePathPlugin(factory: ConfigFactory<MainViteConfig>): Plugin {
-  let sourcemap: boolean | 'inline' | 'hidden' = false
+  const isImportMetaPathSupported = supportImportMetaPaths()
+  const assetCache = new Set<string>()
   return {
     name: 'vite:module-path',
     apply: 'build',
     enforce: 'pre',
-    configResolved(config): void {
+    buildStart(): void {
-      sourcemap = config.build.sourcemap
+      assetCache.clear()
     },
-    resolveId(id, importer): string | void {
+    async load(id): Promise<string | void> {
-      const query = parseRequest(id)
+      if (id.endsWith('?modulePath')) {
-      if (query && typeof query.modulePath === 'string') {
+        // id resolved by Vite resolve plugin
-        return id + `&importer=${importer}`
+        const config = await factory.build(true)
-      }
+        const bundles = await bundleEntryFile(cleanUrl(id), config)
-    },
+        const [outputChunk, ...outputChunks] = bundles.output
-    load(id): string | void {
-      const query = parseRequest(id)
-      if (query && typeof query.modulePath === 'string' && typeof query.importer === 'string') {
-        const cleanPath = cleanUrl(id)
         const hash = this.emitFile({
-          type: 'chunk',
+          type: 'asset',
-          id: cleanPath,
+          fileName: outputChunk.fileName,
-          importer: query.importer
+          source: outputChunk.code
         })
+        for (const chunk of outputChunks) {
+          if (assetCache.has(chunk.fileName)) {
+            continue
+          }
+          this.emitFile({
+            type: 'asset',
+            fileName: chunk.fileName,
+            source: chunk.type === 'chunk' ? chunk.code : chunk.source
+          })
+          assetCache.add(chunk.fileName)
+        }
+        if (this.meta.watchMode) {
+          const moduleIds = new Set<string>()
+          for (const chunk of bundles.output) {
+            if (chunk.type === 'chunk') {
+              for (const id of chunk.moduleIds) {
+                if (!id.startsWith('\0')) {
+                  moduleIds.add(cleanUrl(id))
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+          for (const id of moduleIds) {
+            this.addWatchFile(id)
+          }
+        }
         const refId = `__VITE_MODULE_PATH__${hash}__`
+        const dirnameExpr = isImportMetaPathSupported ? 'import.meta.dirname' : '__dirname'
         return `
           import { join } from 'path'
-        export default join(__dirname, ${refId})`
+          export default join(${dirnameExpr}, ${refId})`
       }
     },
-    renderChunk(code, chunk): { code: string; map: SourceMapInput } | null {
+    renderChunk(code, chunk, { sourcemap }): { code: string; map: Rolldown.SourceMapInput } | null {
-      if (code.match(modulePathRE)) {
       let match: RegExpExecArray | null
-        const s = new MagicString(code)
+      let s: MagicString | undefined
 
+      modulePathRE.lastIndex = 0
       while ((match = modulePathRE.exec(code))) {
+        s ||= new MagicString(code)
         const [full, hash] = match
         const filename = this.getFileName(hash)
         const outputFilepath = toRelativePath(filename, chunk.fileName)
@@ -53,6 +79,7 @@ export default function modulePathPlugin(): Plugin {
         })
       }
 
+      if (s) {
         return {
           code: s.toString(),
           map: sourcemap ? s.generateMap({ hires: 'boundary' }) : null
@@ -63,3 +90,37 @@ export default function modulePathPlugin(): Plugin {
     }
   }
 }
+
+async function bundleEntryFile(input: string, config: InlineConfig): Promise<Rolldown.RolldownOutput> {
+  const viteConfig = mergeConfig(config, {
+    build: {
+      write: false,
+      watch: false
+    },
+    plugins: [
+      {
+        name: 'vite:entry-file-name',
+        outputOptions(output): Rolldown.OutputOptions {
+          // Prevent output conflicts
+          output.hashCharacters = 'hex'
+          // Assign chunkFileNames to entryFileNames to treat sub-entries as internal chunks
+          output.entryFileNames = output.chunkFileNames
+          return output
+        }
+      }
+    ] as Plugin[],
+    logLevel: 'warn',
+    configFile: false
+  }) as InlineConfig
+
+  // rewrite the input instead of merging
+  const buildOptions = viteConfig.build!
+  buildOptions.rolldownOptions = {
+    ...buildOptions.rolldownOptions,
+    input
+  }
+
+  const bundles = await viteBuild(viteConfig)
+
+  return bundles as Rolldown.RolldownOutput
+}

src/plugins/swc.ts

@@ -79,12 +79,16 @@ export type SwcOptions = {
 export function swcPlugin(options: SwcOptions = {}): Plugin {
   const filter = createFilter(options.include || /\.(m?ts|[jt]sx)$/, options.exclude || /\.js$/)
   let sourcemap: boolean | 'inline' = false
-  let minify: boolean | 'esbuild' | 'terser' = false
+  let minify: boolean | 'esbuild' | 'oxc' | 'terser' = false
   return {
     name: 'vite:swc',
     config(): UserConfig {
+      // Vite 8 defaults to Oxc for transform; `esbuild: false` is ignored and
+      // warns. SWC replaces both paths when this plugin is active.
+      // See https://github.com/alex8088/electron-vite/issues/916
       return {
-        esbuild: false
+        esbuild: false,
+        oxc: false
       }
     },
     async configResolved(resolvedConfig): Promise<void> {
@@ -101,7 +105,7 @@ export function swcPlugin(options: SwcOptions = {}): Plugin {
       }
     },
     async renderChunk(code, chunk): Promise<null | { code: string; map: SourceMap }> {
-      if (!minify || minify === 'terser') {
+      if (!minify || minify === 'terser' || minify === 'oxc') {
         return null
       }
       const result = await transformWithSWC(code, chunk.fileName, {

src/plugins/worker.ts

@@ -1,49 +1,47 @@
 import type { Plugin } from 'vite'
-import type { SourceMapInput } from 'rollup'
 import MagicString from 'magic-string'
-import { cleanUrl, parseRequest, toRelativePath } from '../utils'
+import { cleanUrl, toRelativePath } from '../utils'
 
 const nodeWorkerAssetUrlRE = /__VITE_NODE_WORKER_ASSET__([\w$]+)__/g
+const nodeWorkerRE = /\?nodeWorker(?:&|$)/
+const nodeWorkerImporterRE = /(?:\?)nodeWorker&importer=([^&]+)(?:&|$)/
 
 /**
  * Resolve `?nodeWorker` import and automatically generate `Worker` wrapper.
  */
 export default function workerPlugin(): Plugin {
-  let sourcemap: boolean | 'inline' | 'hidden' = false
   return {
     name: 'vite:node-worker',
     apply: 'build',
     enforce: 'pre',
-    configResolved(config): void {
-      sourcemap = config.build.sourcemap
-    },
     resolveId(id, importer): string | void {
-      const query = parseRequest(id)
+      if (id.endsWith('?nodeWorker')) {
-      if (query && typeof query.nodeWorker === 'string') {
         return id + `&importer=${importer}`
       }
     },
     load(id): string | void {
-      const query = parseRequest(id)
+      if (nodeWorkerRE.test(id)) {
-      if (query && typeof query.nodeWorker === 'string' && typeof query.importer === 'string') {
+        const match = nodeWorkerImporterRE.exec(id)
-        const cleanPath = cleanUrl(id)
+        if (match) {
           const hash = this.emitFile({
             type: 'chunk',
-          id: cleanPath,
+            id: cleanUrl(id),
-          importer: query.importer
+            importer: match[1]
           })
           const assetRefId = `__VITE_NODE_WORKER_ASSET__${hash}__`
           return `
           import { Worker } from 'node:worker_threads';
           export default function (options) { return new Worker(new URL(${assetRefId}, import.meta.url), options); }`
         }
+      }
     },
-    renderChunk(code, chunk): { code: string; map: SourceMapInput } | null {
+    renderChunk(code, chunk, { sourcemap }) {
-      if (code.match(nodeWorkerAssetUrlRE)) {
       let match: RegExpExecArray | null
-        const s = new MagicString(code)
+      let s: MagicString | undefined
 
+      nodeWorkerAssetUrlRE.lastIndex = 0
       while ((match = nodeWorkerAssetUrlRE.exec(code))) {
+        s ||= new MagicString(code)
         const [full, hash] = match
         const filename = this.getFileName(hash)
         const outputFilepath = toRelativePath(filename, chunk.fileName)
@@ -53,6 +51,7 @@ export default function workerPlugin(): Plugin {
         })
       }
 
+      if (s) {
         return {
           code: s.toString(),
           map: sourcemap ? s.generateMap({ hires: 'boundary' }) : null

src/preview.ts

@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ export async function preview(inlineConfig: InlineConfig = {}, options: { skipBu
 
   startElectron(inlineConfig.root)
 
-  logger.info(colors.green(`\nstart electron app...\n`))
+  logger.info(colors.green(`\nstarting electron app...\n`))
 }

src/server.ts

@@ -31,22 +31,20 @@ export async function createServer(
     const mainViteConfig = config.config?.main
     if (mainViteConfig && !options.rendererOnly) {
       const watchHook = (): void => {
-        logger.info(colors.green(`\nrebuild the electron main process successfully`))
+        logger.info(colors.green(`\nelectron main process rebuilt successfully`))
 
         if (ps) {
-          logger.info(colors.cyan(`\n  waiting for electron to exit...`))
-
           ps.removeAllListeners()
           ps.kill()
           ps = startElectron(inlineConfig.root)
 
-          logger.info(colors.green(`\nrestart electron app...`))
+          logger.info(colors.green(`\nrestarting electron app...\n`))
         }
       }
 
       await doBuild(mainViteConfig, watchHook, errorHook)
 
-      logger.info(colors.green(`\nbuild the electron main process successfully`))
+      logger.info(colors.green(`\nelectron main process built successfully`))
     }
 
     const preloadViteConfig = config.config?.preload
@@ -54,10 +52,10 @@ export async function createServer(
       logger.info(colors.gray(`\n-----\n`))
 
       const watchHook = (): void => {
-        logger.info(colors.green(`\nrebuild the electron preload files successfully`))
+        logger.info(colors.green(`\nelectron preload scripts rebuilt successfully`))
 
         if (server) {
-          logger.info(colors.cyan(`\n  trigger renderer reload`))
+          logger.info(colors.cyan(`\nreloading electron renderer...\n`))
 
           server.ws.send({ type: 'full-reload' })
         }
@@ -65,14 +63,12 @@ export async function createServer(
 
       await doBuild(preloadViteConfig, watchHook, errorHook)
 
-      logger.info(colors.green(`\nbuild the electron preload files successfully`))
+      logger.info(colors.green(`\nelectron preload scripts built successfully`))
     }
 
     if (options.rendererOnly) {
       logger.warn(
-        `\n${colors.yellow(colors.bold('warn'))}:${colors.yellow(
+        `\n${colors.yellow(colors.bold('(!)'))} ${colors.yellow('skipped building main process and preload scripts (using previous build)')}`
-          ' you have skipped the main process and preload scripts building'
-        )}`
       )
     }
 
@@ -106,7 +102,7 @@ export async function createServer(
 
     ps = startElectron(inlineConfig.root)
 
-    logger.info(colors.green(`\nstart electron app...\n`))
+    logger.info(colors.green(`\nstarting electron app...\n`))
   }
 }
 

src/utils.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import { URL, URLSearchParams } from 'node:url'
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any, @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-function-type */
 import path from 'node:path'
 import fs from 'node:fs'
 import { createHash } from 'node:crypto'
 import { createRequire } from 'node:module'
-import { loadEnv as viteLoadEnv } from 'vite'
+import { type LibraryOptions, type Rolldown, loadEnv as viteLoadEnv } from 'vite'
 
 export function isObject(value: unknown): value is Record<string, unknown> {
   return Object.prototype.toString.call(value) === '[object Object]'
@@ -20,14 +20,6 @@ export const hashRE = /#.*$/s
 
 export const cleanUrl = (url: string): string => url.replace(hashRE, '').replace(queryRE, '')
 
-export function parseRequest(id: string): Record<string, string> | null {
-  const { search } = new URL(id, 'file:')
-  if (!search) {
-    return null
-  }
-  return Object.fromEntries(new URLSearchParams(search))
-}
-
 export function getHash(text: Buffer | string): string {
   return createHash('sha256')
     .update(text as unknown as Uint8Array)
@@ -40,6 +32,23 @@ export function toRelativePath(filename: string, importer: string): string {
   return relPath.startsWith('.') ? relPath : `./${relPath}`
 }
 
+/**
+ * Resolve configured build outputs into an array.
+ */
+export function resolveBuildOutputs(
+  outputs: Rolldown.OutputOptions | Rolldown.OutputOptions[] | undefined,
+  libOptions: LibraryOptions | false | undefined
+): Rolldown.OutputOptions[] {
+  if (Array.isArray(outputs)) {
+    return outputs
+  }
+  if (libOptions) {
+    const libFormats = libOptions.formats || []
+    return libFormats.map(format => ({ ...outputs, format }))
+  }
+  return outputs ? [outputs] : []
+}
+
 /**
  * Load `.env` files within the `envDir` (default: `process.cwd()`) .
  * By default, only env variables prefixed with `VITE_`, `MAIN_VITE_`, `PRELOAD_VITE_` and
@@ -87,3 +96,97 @@ export function isFilePathESM(filePath: string): boolean {
     return pkg?.type === 'module'
   }
 }
+
+type DeepWritable<T> =
+  T extends ReadonlyArray<unknown>
+    ? { -readonly [P in keyof T]: DeepWritable<T[P]> }
+    : T extends RegExp
+      ? RegExp
+      : T[keyof T] extends Function
+        ? T
+        : { -readonly [P in keyof T]: DeepWritable<T[P]> }
+
+export function deepClone<T>(value: T): DeepWritable<T> {
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+    return value.map(v => deepClone(v)) as DeepWritable<T>
+  }
+  if (isObject(value)) {
+    const cloned: Record<string, any> = {}
+    for (const key in value) {
+      cloned[key] = deepClone(value[key])
+    }
+    return cloned as DeepWritable<T>
+  }
+  if (typeof value === 'function') {
+    return value as DeepWritable<T>
+  }
+  if (value instanceof RegExp) {
+    return new RegExp(value) as DeepWritable<T>
+  }
+  if (typeof value === 'object' && value != null) {
+    throw new Error('Cannot deep clone non-plain object')
+  }
+  return value as DeepWritable<T>
+}
+
+/**
+ * Isolate configuration data without cloning plugins or runtime instances.
+ * Plugins may capture their own object in hooks, so their identity must survive.
+ */
+export function cloneConfig<T>(config: T): T {
+  const seen = new WeakMap<object, unknown>()
+  const pluginArrays = new WeakMap<object, unknown>()
+
+  function clone(value: unknown, plugins = false): unknown {
+    if (value === null || typeof value !== 'object') return value
+
+    const cache = plugins ? pluginArrays : seen
+    if (cache.has(value)) return cache.get(value)
+
+    if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+      const result: unknown[] = new Array(value.length)
+      cache.set(value, result)
+      value.forEach((item, index) => {
+        result[index] = clone(item, plugins)
+      })
+      return result
+    }
+
+    // Preserve plugin objects, promises and other opaque plugin options.
+    if (plugins) return value
+
+    if (value instanceof RegExp) {
+      const result = new RegExp(value)
+      result.lastIndex = value.lastIndex
+      cache.set(value, result)
+      return result
+    }
+
+    const prototype = Object.getPrototypeOf(value)
+    if (prototype !== Object.prototype && prototype !== null) return value
+
+    const result = Object.create(prototype) as Record<PropertyKey, unknown>
+    cache.set(value, result)
+    for (const key of Reflect.ownKeys(value)) {
+      if (!Object.prototype.propertyIsEnumerable.call(value, key)) continue
+      Object.defineProperty(result, key, {
+        value: clone((value as Record<PropertyKey, unknown>)[key], key === 'plugins'),
+        enumerable: true,
+        configurable: true,
+        writable: true
+      })
+    }
+    return result
+  }
+
+  return clone(config) as T
+}
+
+type AsyncFlatten<T extends unknown[]> = T extends (infer U)[] ? Exclude<Awaited<U>, U[]>[] : never
+
+export async function asyncFlatten<T extends unknown[]>(arr: T): Promise<AsyncFlatten<T>> {
+  do {
+    arr = (await Promise.all(arr)).flat(Infinity) as any
+  } while (arr.some((v: any) => v?.then))
+  return arr as unknown[] as AsyncFlatten<T>
+}