Error in electron-vite: Unable to load preload script because of "missing file" in chunks folder.

[Uncasted]

Describe the bug

http://prntscr.com/WvyfJ-x97k4S

Any idea why this could be happening? The chunks folder is there and it contains the module but it says it's missing for some reason.

Electron-Vite Version

1.0.25

Electron Version

24.6.2

Vite Version

4.4.2

Validations

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• Check that there isn't already an issue that reports the same bug to avoid creating a duplicate.

[alex8088]

https://electron-vite.org/guide/dev.html#limitations-of-sandboxing for more details.

Because the require function is a polyfill with limited functionality, you will not be able to use CommonJS modules to separate your preload script into multiple files, unless sandbox: false is specified.

[Uncasted]

Is there a way I could fix this without disabling sandbox? Would it work if they were ES modules instead?

[alex8088]

@Uncasted You can refactor preload to bundle it into a single file. If you use a third-party library, you need to turn off externalizeDepsPlugin to bundle it.

[matthme]

I'm actually having the same issue when using multiple windows with independent preload scripts that both depend on shared dependencies. In that case there's no way to configure electron.vite.config.ts in a way to not generate chunks (see the corresponding issue in rollup). I think it's worth re-opening this issue as I think electron-vite should make sure preload scripts get bundled as independent single files.