fix(vite): Cells no longer break React Fast Refresh - #2574
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The Vite Cell transform wrapped a Cell's exports directly in an
anonymous default export: `export default createCell({...})`. React
Fast Refresh requires a named binding to register a component as an
HMR boundary, so this shape caused every Cell edit to bubble up to a
full remount of the nearest refresh-eligible ancestor, discarding
component state.
Now assigns the createCell/createServerCell call to a named const
(the Cell's own name) and exports that binding by reference instead.
Fixes cedarjs#2437
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WalkthroughChangesThe Vite Cell transform now assigns Vite Cell transform
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Greptile SummaryThe PR changes the Vite Cell transform to assign
Confidence Score: 3/5The PR does not yet appear safe to merge because filename-derived bindings can still be invalid or collide with existing declarations, preventing affected Cells from loading. The transform directly inserts an unvalidated filename stem as a new top-level const without checking the module’s existing bindings; non-identifier filenames therefore produce invalid generated modules, while matching local, imported, or exported bindings produce duplicate declarations. Files Needing Attention: packages/vite/src/plugins/vite-plugin-cedar-cell.ts Important Files Changed
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- Around line 1-4: Rewrite the changeset wording in present tense throughout,
including the sections around the Vite Cell transform and the referenced lines.
Describe the current behavior directly: the transform emits a named binding,
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In `@packages/vite/src/plugins/vite-plugin-cedar-cell.ts`:
- Line 196: Update the transform that derives cellComponentName from
parsePath(id).name to validate it as a legal, collision-free top-level binding
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Add early validation to reject Cell filenames that don't form valid JavaScript identifiers (e.g., starting with digits, containing hyphens). This prevents runtime failures when the plugin tries to create named bindings from invalid identifiers. Also update changeset to use present tense and clarify identifier requirements per CodeRabbit review. Add test case for invalid filename validation.
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packages/vite/src/plugins/vite-plugin-cedar-cell.ts (1)
213-215:⚠️ Potential issue | 🟡 MinorReject collisions with existing top-level bindings.
The transform creates
const UserCell = ...without checking whether the source already declares or importsUserCell. Such a Cell produces duplicate top-level bindings and fails to parse. Check the program scope before inserting the declaration, or generate a collision-free binding while preserving the filename fordisplayName.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@packages/vite/src/plugins/vite-plugin-cedar-cell.ts`:
- Around line 33-35: Update isValidIdentifier to validate names using the full
ECMAScript JavaScript identifier grammar, including valid Unicode identifiers
such as ÉCell, so valid cell filenames reach parsing; do not retain the current
ASCII-only regex unless the plugin explicitly enforces and documents that
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In `@packages/vite/src/plugins/vite-plugin-cedar-cell.ts`:
- Around line 213-215: Update the transform that creates the Cell component
identifier around cellComponentName to detect collisions with existing top-level
declarations or imports before inserting the const binding. Use a collision-free
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- Detect and reject Cell filenames that collide with existing bindings (variables, functions, imports, classes) in the Cell file - Support Unicode identifiers per ECMAScript spec (e.g., ÉCell) - Re-throw validation errors (identifier and collision checks) while catching only parse errors - Add test case for collision detection Addresses CodeRabbit review findings on PR cedarjs#2574.
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When UserCell.tsx declares export const UserCell, export function UserCell, or a destructured top-level UserCell binding, this scan omits the declaration and generates a second const UserCell, causing Vite to reject the module because the identifier has already been declared.
Cell filenames are expected to be ASCII in practice. Full ECMAScript Unicode identifier support isn't a case we want to support here.
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Reverted the Unicode identifier support from the previous commit — keeping ASCII-only validation. Cell filenames are expected to be ASCII in practice; the collision detection and basic identifier validation (rejecting leading digits, hyphens, etc.) remain. |
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packages/vite/src/plugins/vite-plugin-cedar-cell.ts (1)
236-244: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick winKeep the transform rationale in the present tense.
These comments compare output shapes and describe a counterfactual execution path. State the current emitted binding and default export, then state that Fast Refresh uses the named binding as an HMR boundary.
As per coding guidelines: “Describe the present, not the history.”
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In `@packages/vite/src/plugins/vite-plugin-cedar-cell.ts`:
- Line 131: Update the top-level binding collection around the parent-type check
in the Vite plugin transform to recognize direct ExportNamedDeclaration parents
for variable, function, and class declarations, preventing duplicate generated
declarations while preserving existing Program handling. Add regression coverage
for exported const, function, and class forms.
- Around line 149-153: Update the ImportDeclaration handling to skip
declaration-level type-only imports and individual type-only specifiers before
adding names to existingBindings, while continuing to register runtime imports
for collision checks. Add coverage for both import type { UserCell } and import
{ type UserCell } alongside const UserCell.
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In `@packages/vite/src/plugins/vite-plugin-cedar-cell.ts`:
- Around line 236-244: Rewrite the comments around the generated createCell
binding to use present-tense descriptions: state that the emitted code assigns
createCell(...) to a named const and exports that binding as the default, then
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Collect exported top-level bindings.
The parent of export const UserCell is ExportNamedDeclaration, so Line 131 does not record it. The transform then appends const UserCell = ...; the generated module has two lexical declarations and fails to parse. Treat direct ExportNamedDeclaration children as top-level bindings for variables, functions, and classes. Add regression cases for each declaration form.
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In `@packages/vite/src/plugins/vite-plugin-cedar-cell.ts` at line 131, Update the
top-level binding collection around the parent-type check in the Vite plugin
transform to recognize direct ExportNamedDeclaration parents for variable,
function, and class declarations, preventing duplicate generated declarations
while preserving existing Program handling. Add regression coverage for exported
const, function, and class forms.
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
🔎 Supported by static analysis
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TypeScript 5.9.3 type-only imports import type and inline type specifier runtime binding same name
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In TypeScript 5.9, as in previous versions, type-only imports using the import type declaration and inline type specifiers (e.g., import { type SomeType } from ...) serve as instructions to the compiler that the imported entities are for type-checking purposes only [1][2]. Because these are strictly type-level constructs, they are guaranteed to be elided (removed) from the emitted JavaScript code [1][3][4]. Runtime Binding Behavior: - Import Declaration: An import type { ... } from "..." declaration is fully erased from the output [1][4]. If no other runtime values are imported from that module, the entire import statement is removed [1][2]. - Inline Type Specifier: When you use an inline type modifier, such as import { type A, B } from "module", TypeScript removes only the type A part during transpilation [3][2]. The import statement remains in the emitted JavaScript if there are other value-based imports (like B) [2][5]. - Crucial Distinction: Because import type guarantees the entire statement is elided, it ensures that no side effects from that module occur at runtime [1][2]. Conversely, using an inline type specifier (e.g., import { type A } from "module") keeps the import statement intact in the output JavaScript, meaning that if the module has side effects at the top level, those effects will still occur when the code is executed [2][5]. In summary, import type is a declarative way to ensure total removal, while inline type specifiers allow you to mix type and value imports while selectively eliding only the type-only portions [1][2]. Top Results: [1], [3], [2], [5]
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- 1: https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/modules/reference.html
- 2: https://github.com/typescript-eslint/typescript-eslint/blob/main/packages/website/blog/2023-02-24-consistent-type-exports-and-imports-why-and-how.md
- 3: https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/modules/reference
- 4: https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/release-notes/typescript-3-8.html
- 5: GitHub issue 63493 in microsoft/TypeScript (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
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Babel parser TypeScript AST ImportDeclaration importKind ImportSpecifier importKind type
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In the Babel parser AST, the importKind property is used to distinguish between different types of imports, such as value imports, type imports, and typeof imports [1][2][3]. ImportDeclaration The ImportDeclaration node represents an import statement (e.g., import ... from '...') [1]. Its importKind property indicates the nature of the entire import declaration [2][3]. It can take one of the following values: "value", "type", or "typeof" [1][3]. While originally associated with Flow, it is now consistently used for TypeScript imports as well [4][5][6]. Since Babel 7.12, ImportDeclaration nodes are consistently assigned an importKind, defaulting to "value" for standard side-effect or value-based imports [4]. ImportSpecifier The ImportSpecifier node represents an individual imported member (e.g., the A in import { A } from 'mod') [3][7]. It also includes an importKind property [3][7]. This allows for granular control where specific specifiers within an import declaration can be marked as imports of types or values, which is particularly relevant for TypeScript's "type-only" import syntax [6]. Similar to the declaration level, the value can be "value", "type", or "typeof" [3][7]. Summary of Values - value: Indicates a standard value import [3]. - type: Indicates an import of a type definition (e.g., import type { A } from '...') [5][6]. - typeof: Indicates an import of a type of a value (e.g., import typeof { A } from '...') [1][3]. These properties are essential for tools that need to distinguish between runtime code and type-only declarations when transforming or analyzing TypeScript or Flow source code [5][6].
Citations:
- 1: https://github.com/babel/babel/blob/main/packages/babel-parser/ast/spec.md
- 2: https://github.com/babel/babel/blob/main/packages/babel-types/src/ast-types/generated/index.ts
- 3: https://babeljs.io/docs/babel-types
- 4: GitHub issue 12170 in babel/babel (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- 5: GitHub issue 9485 in babel/babel (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- 6: GitHub issue 10981 in babel/babel (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- 7: https://github.com/babel/website/blob/master/docs/types.md
Exclude type-only imports from runtime collision checks.
ImportDeclaration adds every local import to existingBindings, including declaration-level and specifier-level type-only imports. TypeScript 5.9.3 permits both import type { UserCell } and import { type UserCell } alongside const UserCell. The collision check therefore rejects valid Cells. Exclude type-only imports and add coverage for both forms.
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In `@packages/vite/src/plugins/vite-plugin-cedar-cell.ts` around lines 149 - 153,
Update the ImportDeclaration handling to skip declaration-level type-only
imports and individual type-only specifiers before adding names to
existingBindings, while continuing to register runtime imports for collision
checks. Add coverage for both import type { UserCell } and import { type
UserCell } alongside const UserCell.
Both checks only improved the error message for states the JS parser already catches as a hard failure: an invalid identifier filename produces an unparseable const declaration (syntax error), and a collision with an existing binding produces a duplicate-declaration error. Neither was a silent failure, and both are fully recoverable by editing the (hand-authored) Cell source file. Removing the extra validation code since it doesn't change what actually gets caught, just how it's reported.
Simplified: dropped identifier validation and collision detectionPer discussion with @Tobbe — both checks only upgraded the error message for states the toolchain already treats as hard failures:
Neither was a silent failure, and both are fixable by editing the Cell's own source file (not generated/invisible code). Removing the extra validation since it doesn't change what gets caught, only how it's reported — and it's the kind of edge-case coverage that's easy for review bots to ask for but isn't pulling its weight here. Push: 11372aa |
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Summary
Fixes #2437.
The Vite Cell transform (
vite-plugin-cedar-cell.ts) wrapped a Cell's exports directly in an anonymous default export:React Fast Refresh requires a named binding to register a component as an HMR boundary. An anonymous default export of a call expression is exactly the shape it declines to handle, so editing a Cell forced a full remount of the nearest refresh-eligible ancestor (typically the Page), discarding any state held in the Cell's subtree.
The transform now assigns the
createCell/createServerCellcall to a namedconst(reusing the Cell's own PascalCase name, already computed fordisplayName) and exports that binding by reference instead:This is a build-output-only change — how Cells are authored is unaffected.
Reproduction (from the issue)
UserCell.tsx) withQUERY,Loading, andSuccess.Successcomponent while the dev server is running.Could not Fast Refresh ("default" export is incompatible)and the whole Page remounts, resetting its state.Scope
This PR only touches the Vite plugin, which is the only cell-transform implementation that runs in the Vite dev server (and therefore the only one Fast Refresh applies to). Two sibling implementations still produce an anonymous default export and are left unchanged for now:
@cedarjs/prerender'srollup-plugin-cedarjs-cell.ts(build-time prerendering)@cedarjs/testing'sbabel-plugin-redwood-cell.js(Jest test transform)Bringing those in line for consistency is a reasonable follow-up but isn't required to fix the reported bug.
Test plan
output.jsfiles and 4 inline test assertions invite-plugin-cedar-cell.test.tsto expect the new named-const + reference-export shapeyarn vitest runon the affected test files — all passyarn vitest run packages/vite/src(full package suite) — no regressions (2 pre-existing failures unrelated to this change, in files not touched here)eslintandtsc --noEmit -p packages/vite— clean (only pre-existing, unrelatedTS6059rootDir noise)