ts_dev_server¶

Starts a Vite development server serving compiled JavaScript from bazel-bin. Designed to be used with ibazel for watch-mode development with HMR.

Usage¶

load("@rules_typescript//ts:defs.bzl", "ts_dev_server")

ts_dev_server(
    name = "dev",
    entry_point = ":app",
    port = 5173,
    plugin = "@rules_typescript//vite:vite_plugin_bazel",
)

ibazel run //src/app:dev

Attributes¶

Attribute	Type	Default	Description
`entry_point`	`label`	required	`ts_compile` target for the application entry point
`port`	`int`	`5173`	Dev server port
`host`	`string`	`"localhost"`	Dev server host. Set to `"0.0.0.0"` to bind on all interfaces
`open`	`bool`	`False`	Open the browser automatically on start
`node_modules`	`label`	`None`	`node_modules` target providing Vite and other runtime deps
`plugin`	`label`	`None`	Compiled `.mjs` file for `vite-plugin-bazel` (enables HMR with ibazel)
`bundler`	`label`	`None`	`BundlerInfo`-providing target (optional; dev mode uses Vite natively)

See Dev Server for the full guide.