Integrating frontend frameworks (React, Vue, Svelte, etc.) into a Tauri application requires the following steps:
1. Create Tauri Project
bashnpm create tauri-app@latest # or cargo tauri init
2. Install Frontend Framework
Using React as an example:
bashnpm install react react-dom npm install --save-dev @vitejs/plugin-react
3. Configure Build Tool
Modify vite.config.ts:
typescriptimport { defineConfig } from 'vite'; import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react'; export default defineConfig({ plugins: [react()], clearScreen: false, server: { port: 1420, strictPort: true, watch: { ignored: ["**/src-tauri/**"], }, }, });
4. Configure Tauri Frontend Entry
Modify src-tauri/tauri.conf.json:
json{ "build": { "beforeDevCommand": "npm run dev", "beforeBuildCommand": "npm run build", "devPath": "http://localhost:1420", "distDir": "../dist" } }
5. Create Frontend Application
src/main.tsx:
typescriptimport React from 'react'; import ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client'; import App from './App'; ReactDOM.createRoot(document.getElementById('root')!).render( <React.StrictMode> <App /> </React.StrictMode> );
6. Use Tauri API
typescriptimport { invoke } from '@tauri-apps/api/tauri'; import { open } from '@tauri-apps/api/dialog'; const App = () => { const handleClick = async () => { const selected = await open(); console.log(selected); }; return <button onClick={handleClick}>Open File</button>; };
7. Development and Build
bash# Development mode npm run tauri dev # Build production version npm run tauri build
Notes for Different Frameworks
- React: Ensure correct JSX transformation configuration
- Vue: Configure Vue plugin and template compiler
- Svelte: Use Svelte plugin to handle
.sveltefiles - Next.js: Need to disable server-side rendering, configure static export