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Bump vite-task git dependency to the latest main commit. Use when you need to update the vite-task git-dependency crates (vite_task, fspy, pty_terminal_test, and friends; the authoritative set lives in Cargo.toml) in vite-plus.

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Bump vite-task to Latest Main

Update the vite-task git dependency in Cargo.toml to the latest commit on the vite-task main branch, fix any breaking changes, and create a PR.

Steps

1. Get current and target commits

  • Read Cargo.toml and find the current rev = "..." for any vite-task git dependency; enumerate the full set with grep 'voidzero-dev/vite-task' Cargo.toml instead of trusting a hardcoded list. They all share the same revision.
  • Get the latest commit hash on vite-task's main branch: 
    git ls-remote https://github.com/voidzero-dev/vite-task.git refs/heads/main

2. Update Cargo.toml

  • Replace all occurrences of the old commit hash with the new one in Cargo.toml. The set of crates sharing the vite-task revision changes over time; the grep from step 1 is the authoritative list, so update every entry it returns.
  • The commented [patch."https://github.com/voidzero-dev/vite-task.git"] section near the bottom of Cargo.toml mirrors the same crates for local vite-task development; keep it in sync when crates are added or removed (a plain rev bump does not touch it).

3. Ensure upstream dependencies are cloned

  • cargo check requires the ./rolldown and ./vite directories to exist (many workspace path dependencies point to ./rolldown/crates/...).
  • Locally, clone them using the commit hashes from packages/tools/.upstream-versions.json.
  • CI handles this automatically via the .github/actions/clone action.

4. Verify compilation

  • Run cargo check to ensure the new vite-task compiles without errors.
  • If there are compilation errors, these are breaking changes from vite-task. Fix them in the vite-plus codebase (the consuming side), not in vite-task.
  • Common breaking changes include: renamed functions/methods, changed function signatures, new required fields in structs, removed public APIs.

5. Run tests

  • Run cargo test -p vite_command -p vite_error -p vite_install -p vite_js_runtime -p vite_migration -p vite_shared -p vite_static_config -p vite-plus-cli -p vite_global_cli to run the vite-plus crate tests.
  • Note: Some tests require network access (e.g., vite_install::package_manager tests, vite_global_cli::commands::env tests). These may fail in sandboxed environments. Verify they also fail on the main branch before dismissing them.
  • Note: cargo test -p vite_task will NOT work because vite_task is a git dependency, not a workspace member.
  • The PTY snapshot suite (crates/vite_cli_snapshots) is excluded from just test; it is covered in step 6.

6. Update snapshot tests

vite-task changes often affect CLI output, which means snapshot tests need updating. Common output changes:

  • Status icons: e.g., cache hit/miss indicators may change
  • New CLI options: e.g., new flags added to vp run that show up in help output
  • Cache behavior messages: e.g., new summary lines about cache status
  • Task output formatting: e.g., step numbering, separator lines

PTY snapshot suite (crates/vite_cli_snapshots):

  • A bump can break it two ways: runner compilation (it consumes vite-task's pty_terminal_test, pty_terminal_test_client, and snapshot_test crates directly, so their API changes surface here; fix in the runner) and recorded CLI output.
  • Update output locally with real assertions: UPDATE_SNAPSHOTS=1 just snapshot-test, then review the .md diffs like code. Without a built packages/cli/dist, run the global flavor only: VP_SNAP_SKIP_FLAVORS=local UPDATE_SNAPSHOTS=1 just snapshot-test.
  • Windows runs in the CLI snapshot test (Windows) CI job via a cross-compiled nextest archive; snapshots are OS-shared, so a Windows-only diff there means a redaction gap, not a re-record.
  • Reference: crates/vite_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/README.md.

7. Review changelog and update docs

  • Fetch the vite-task CHANGELOG.md diff between old and new commits to see what changed: 
    https://raw.githubusercontent.com/voidzero-dev/vite-task/<new-hash>/CHANGELOG.md
  • Review each changelog entry and determine if it affects user-facing behavior: new CLI options, changed defaults, new config fields, removed features, etc.
  • The changelog contains links to the corresponding vite-task PRs. For complex changes, check the PR description and code diff (especially any docs changes in the PR) to understand the full scope of the change.
  • If user-facing changes are found, update the relevant docs in docs/ (e.g., docs/guide/, docs/config/).
  • Common doc updates include:
    • New CLI flags/options: Update the relevant config doc (e.g., docs/config/run.md, docs/config/build.md)
    • New features or commands: Add or update the relevant guide page (e.g., docs/guide/cache.md)
    • Changed defaults or behavior: Update any docs that describe the old behavior
    • Removed/deprecated options: Remove or mark as deprecated in the relevant docs
  • If no user-facing changes are found, skip this step.

8. Create the PR

  • Commit message: chore: bump vite-task to <short-hash>
  • PR title: chore: bump vite-task to <short-hash>
  • PR body: Link to vite-task CHANGELOG.md diff between old and new commits: 
    https://github.com/voidzero-dev/vite-task/compare/<old-hash>...<new-hash>#diff-06572a96a58dc510037d5efa622f9bec8519bc1beab13c9f251e97e657a9d4ed

9. Verify CI

After creating the PR, automatically watch CI without asking the user first. Ensure the done check passes. Key checks to monitor:

  • Lint: Clippy and format checks
  • Test (Linux, Mac, Windows): Rust unit tests
  • CLI snapshot test (Linux, Mac, Windows): the PTY snapshot suite - most likely to fail on a vite-task bump (runner compiles against vite-task crates AND asserts CLI output)
  • Run task: Task runner integration tests
  • Cargo Deny: License/advisory checks (may have pre-existing failures unrelated to bump)

The only required status check for merging is done, which aggregates the other checks (excluding Cargo Deny).

Notes

  • Building the full CLI locally (pnpm bootstrap-cli) requires the rolldown Node.js package to be built first, which is complex. Prefer the global-only snapshot command above or CI when no local CLI build is available.
  • Cargo.lock is automatically updated by cargo when you change the revision in Cargo.toml.