v8.0.0-alpha.8

In this release

We're continuing to release Alpha versions at a faster cadence! Most importantly, this release fixes a bunch of Windows-specific import path bugs from the ESM migration.

Breaking Changes

• @electron-forge/publisher-github now exports a PublisherGitHub constructor rather than PublisherGithub (fixed capitalization).

What's Changed

• fix(plugin-vite): ignore .git directory in dev mode file watcher by @erickzhao in #4213
• fix(core): convert absolute file path to file URL in locateElectronExecutable by @erikian in #4214
• fix(init): ensure base tmpl scripts are added to package.json by @erickzhao in #4215
• fix: use file:// URLs when dynamically importing local paths by @erikian in #4217
• fix: tracer exception when tracing forge v8 by @MarshallOfSound in #4220
• feat(template): replace eslint/prettier with oxc.rs stack by @erickzhao in #4186
• feat(publisher-github)!: Github -> GitHub by @erickzhao in #4224
• refactor: replace fast-glob with built-in node:fs glob by @MarshallOfSound in #4227
• fix(template): update .gitignore by @erickzhao in #4221
• chore(template): remove stale nodeIntegration instructions by @erickzhao in #4223
• refactor(plugin-vite): use codeSplitting:false for preload by @erickzhao in #4222
• fix(maker-msix): ensure output has version and arch by @erickzhao in #4225
• fix(maker-msix): use path.basename(dir) for artifact by @erickzhao in #4230
• feat(plugin-vite): run main/preload dev builds in subprocess workers by @MarshallOfSound in #4226
• feat: add notarization support to MakerPKG by @MarshallOfSound in #4234
• chore: bump version to 8.0.0-alpha.8 by @MarshallOfSound in #4235

Full Changelog: v8.0.0-alpha.7...v8.0.0-alpha.8