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feat: serve the client UI as devframe remote assets via @nuxt/devtools-assets #1071

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fix(release): route package prepack through turbo
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refactor: remove the legacy v3 iframe-embedding path
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7 changes: 7 additions & 0 deletions knip.jsonc
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"playground/nuxt.config.ts"
]
},
// The assets package is never imported: it only satisfies the runtime
// package resolution of the client UI's remote-assets source (see
// `resolveClientAssetsSource` in `src/module-main.ts`), keeping the
// monorepo/e2e flows serving the local build with zero network.
"ignoreDependencies": [
"@nuxt/devtools-assets"
],
"entry": [
"scripts/*.mjs",
"src/webcomponents/scripts/*.ts",
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# @nuxt/devtools-assets

Pre-built client UI assets for [Nuxt DevTools](https://github.com/nuxt/devtools).

`@nuxt/devtools` does not bundle its client UI. Instead, it declares this
version-locked package as [devframe remote assets](https://devfra.me/guide/client-assets.html#remote-assets):
files are resolved from a locally installed copy of this package when present,
otherwise streamed on demand from a CDN mirror of npm and cached on disk.

You normally don't need to install this package. For offline or air-gapped
environments, install it explicitly so the UI is served with zero network:

```sh
npm install -D @nuxt/devtools-assets
```

Keep its version in lockstep with `@nuxt/devtools` (it is published together
with each release).
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{
"name": "@nuxt/devtools-assets",
"type": "module",
"version": "4.0.0-alpha.12",
"description": "Pre-built client UI assets for Nuxt DevTools, resolved on demand.",
"license": "MIT",
"homepage": "https://devtools.nuxt.com",
"repository": {
"type": "git",
"url": "git+https://github.com/nuxt/devtools.git",
"directory": "packages/devtools-assets"
},
"exports": {
"./package.json": "./package.json"
},
"files": [
"dist"
],
"scripts": {
"build": "pnpm -C ../devtools run build:client",
"prepack": "turbo run build --filter=@nuxt/devtools-assets"
}
}
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"build": "unbuild",
"stub": "unbuild --stub",
"dev:prepare": "nr stub",
"prepack": "pnpm build"
"prepack": "turbo run build --filter=@nuxt/devtools-kit"
},
"peerDependencies": {
"@nuxt/kit": "^4.0.0-0 || ^5.0.0-0",
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import type { ServerFunctions } from './rpc'
import type { TimelineMetrics } from './timeline-metrics'

export interface DevToolsFrameState {
width: number
height: number
top: number
left: number
open: boolean
route: string
position: 'left' | 'right' | 'bottom' | 'top'
closeOnOutsideClick: boolean
minimizePanelInactive: number
}

export interface NuxtDevtoolsClientHooks {
/**
* When the DevTools navigates, used for persisting the current tab
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nuxt: NuxtApp
hooks: Hookable<NuxtDevtoolsClientHooks>

getIframe: () => HTMLIFrameElement | undefined

inspector?: {
enable: () => void
disable: () => void
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navigate: (path: string, hard?: boolean) => void
appConfig: AppConfig
colorMode: Ref<'dark' | 'light'>
frameState: Ref<DevToolsFrameState>
$fetch: $Fetch
}

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* A counter to trigger reactivity updates
*/
revision: Ref<number>

/**
* Update client
* @internal
*/
syncClient: () => NuxtDevtoolsHostClient
}

export interface CodeHighlightOptions {
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host: NuxtDevtoolsHostClient
devtools: NuxtDevtoolsClient
}

export interface NuxtDevtoolsGlobal {
setClient: (client: NuxtDevtoolsHostClient) => void
}
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*/
disableAuthorization?: boolean

/**
* Props for the iframe element, useful for environment with stricter CSP
*/
iframeProps?: Record<string, string | boolean>

/**
* Experimental features
*/
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"build": "nuxt-build-module build",
"stub": "nuxt-build-module build --stub",
"dev": "nuxi dev playground",
"prepack": "pnpm build",
"prepack": "turbo run build --filter=@nuxt/devtools-ui-kit",
"playground:build": "nuxi generate playground"
},
"peerDependencies": {
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{
rel: 'icon',
type: 'image/svg+xml',
href: '/nuxt.svg',
// Relative: resolves against the document URL, which is always the
// client's mount root (the production build uses hash routing).
href: './nuxt.svg',
},
],
})
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7 changes: 7 additions & 0 deletions packages/devtools/client/nuxt.config.ts
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// We set a placeholder for the middleware to be replaced with the correct base URL
baseURL: '/__NUXT_DEVTOOLS_BASE__/',
},
router: {
options: {
// Hash routing keeps the document URL at the mount root, so relative
// asset URLs always resolve regardless of the active tab route.
hashMode: true,
},
},
},

ssr: false,
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}
}

Object.defineProperty(window, '__NUXT_DEVTOOLS_VIEW__', {
value: {
setClient(_client) {
setupClient(_client)
},
} as typeof window['__NUXT_DEVTOOLS_VIEW__'],
enumerable: false,
configurable: true,
})

connectParent()
setTimeout(connectParent, 1000)

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"dist"
],
"scripts": {
"build": "pnpm dev:prepare && pnpm build:module && pnpm build:client",
"build:client": "nuxi generate client && node scripts/copy-client.mjs",
"build": "pnpm dev:prepare && pnpm build:module",
"build:client": "pnpm dev:prepare && nuxi generate client && node scripts/copy-client.mjs",
"build:module": "nuxt-build-module build",
"stub": "nuxt-build-module build --stub",
"dev": "nuxi dev client",
"dev:playground": "pnpm build && nuxi dev playground",
"dev:prepare": "pnpm run stub && nuxi prepare client",
"prepare": "tsx scripts/prepare.ts",
"prepack": "pnpm build"
"prepack": "turbo run build --filter=@nuxt/devtools"
},
"peerDependencies": {
"@nuxt/devtools-assets": "workspace:*",

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Use the workspace catalog for @nuxt/devtools-assets.

Both dependency declarations use workspace:*. Replace them with catalog:<name>. Add the matching asset package version to the appropriate catalog in pnpm-workspace.yaml.

  • packages/devtools/package.json#L35-L35: reference the optional peer dependency through the catalog.
  • packages/devtools/package.json#L88-L88: reference the development dependency through the same catalog entry.

As per coding guidelines, reference dependency versions using catalog:<name> in package manifests instead of pinning raw versions; add missing versions to the appropriate catalog in pnpm-workspace.yaml.

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In `@packages/devtools/package.json` at line 35, Update both `@nuxt/devtools-assets`
declarations in packages/devtools/package.json at lines 35-35 and 88-88 to use
the same catalog:&lt;name&gt; reference instead of workspace:*. Add the matching
`@nuxt/devtools-assets` version to the appropriate catalog in pnpm-workspace.yaml.

Source: Coding guidelines

"@nuxt/kit": "^4.0.0-0 || ^5.0.0-0",
"nitro": "^3.0.0-0",
"nitropack": "^2.0.0",
"vite": "^8.1.5",
"vite-plugin-inspect": "catalog:prod"
},
"peerDependenciesMeta": {
"@nuxt/devtools-assets": {
"optional": true
},
"nitro": {
"optional": true
},
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"@iconify-json/ri": "catalog:icons",
"@iconify-json/simple-icons": "catalog:icons",
"@iconify-json/tabler": "catalog:icons",
"@nuxt/devtools-assets": "workspace:*",
"@nuxt/kit": "catalog:prod",
"@parcel/watcher": "catalog:buildtools",
"@types/markdown-it-link-attributes": "catalog:types",
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import { cpSync } from 'node:fs'
// Copy the generated client SPA into the `@nuxt/devtools-assets` package and
// make it mount-path portable, so devframe can serve the directory verbatim
// at any base (a local install, the on-disk cache, or its CDN back-proxy) —
// see https://devfra.me/guide/client-assets.html.
import { cpSync, readdirSync, readFileSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs'
import { join } from 'node:path'

cpSync('client/.output/public', 'dist/client', { recursive: true })
const SOURCE = 'client/.output/public'
const TARGET = '../devtools-assets/dist'

// The client is generated with the `/__NUXT_DEVTOOLS_BASE__/` placeholder as
// its base URL (see `client/nuxt.config.ts` — Nuxt cannot generate with a
// relative base directly). Rewrite each HTML shell so it works at any mount
// point:
//
// 1. The inline runtime config's `baseURL` becomes a `location`-derived
// expression. The client uses hash routing in production, so
// `location.pathname` is always the mount path (possibly ending in
// `index.html`, hence stripping the trailing filename).
// 2. Every other placeholder occurrence (asset `href`/`src`, importmap)
// becomes `./`, relative to the document — which, per 1., is always the
// mount root.
const PLACEHOLDER = '/__NUXT_DEVTOOLS_BASE__/'
const RUNTIME_CONFIG_BASE_RE = /baseURL:"\/__NUXT_DEVTOOLS_BASE__\/"/
const RUNTIME_CONFIG_BASE_REPLACEMENT = 'baseURL:location.pathname.replace(/[^/]*$/,"")'

rmSync(TARGET, { recursive: true, force: true })
cpSync(SOURCE, TARGET, { recursive: true })

const htmlFiles = readdirSync(TARGET).filter(file => file.endsWith('.html'))
if (htmlFiles.length === 0)
throw new Error(`No HTML shell found in ${TARGET} — did \`nuxi generate client\` run?`)

for (const file of htmlFiles) {
const path = join(TARGET, file)
let html = readFileSync(path, 'utf-8')
if (!RUNTIME_CONFIG_BASE_RE.test(html))
throw new Error(`Expected the inline runtime-config \`baseURL:"${PLACEHOLDER}"\` in ${file} — Nuxt's serialization may have changed; update copy-client.mjs.`)
// Order matters: rewrite the runtime-config occurrence first, then the
// remaining (asset URL) occurrences.
html = html.replace(RUNTIME_CONFIG_BASE_RE, RUNTIME_CONFIG_BASE_REPLACEMENT)
html = html.replaceAll(PLACEHOLDER, './')
writeFileSync(path, html)
}
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import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'

export const packageDir = resolve(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url), '../..')
export const distDir = resolve(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url), '..')

export const runtimeDir = resolve(distDir, 'runtime')
export const clientDir = resolve(distDir, 'client')
export const runtimeDir = resolve(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url), '../runtime')
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