Refactored scripts to remove any extra code from build-frontend.py and devserver.py (for better user editability). Individual helper functions can still be imported from scripts/fastapi-vue/ for any customization needs. Removed devmode support from CLI entry point simplifying it. Instead running via FastAPI CLI in dev mode (but it is still easy to modify to use a custom CLI entry).

README.md

@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
 # fastapi-vue-setup
 
-Tool to create or patch FastAPI project with a Vue frontend, with integrated build and development systems. Only building the package needs JS runtime and Vue. Additionally, a devmode setup using Vite dev server with hot auto reloads is available via the scripts/devserver.py script (only intended to be used on the source repo, not included in installed package).
+Tool to create or patch FastAPI project with a Vue frontend, with integrated build and development systems. The Python package will not need any JS runtime because it includes a prebuilt Vue frontend in it. For development (Vite and FastAPI auto reloads) and building the package one of npm, deno or bun is required (node is recommended due to bugs in deno and bun).
 
 ## Features
 
 - **No JavaScript**: Your Python package can be installed and used without any JS runtime
-- **Create new projects** with `uv init` + `create-vue` (interactive)
-- **Patch existing projects** with build hooks and dev server scripts
 - **Integrated build system**: Vue frontend builds into Python package during `uv build`
 - **Development server**: Single command runs Vite + FastAPI with hot-reload
-- **Optimized static serving**: zstd compression, ETag caching, SPA support
+- **Optimized static serving**: Caching, zstd compression and SPA support
 
 ## Installation
 
@@ -28,77 +26,98 @@ uvx fastapi-vue-setup my-app
 
 ## Usage
 
+The script may be used to create an all new project folder or to patch or update an existing project to use this framework. It autodetects the project folder given and performs the appropriate actions.
+
 ### Create a new project
 
 ```sh
-fastapi-vue-setup new my-app
+fastapi-vue-setup my-app
 ```
 
 This will:
 
 1. Run `uv init my-app`
-2. Run `npm create vue@latest frontend` (interactive)
+2. Run `create-vue frontend` (interactive - choose your Vue options)
 3. Patch the project with FastAPI integration
+4. Install dependencies via `uv add`
 
 ### Patch an existing project
 
-```bash
+You should have your pyproject.toml at the current working directory, and Vue with its package.json under `frontend/`. If either one is missing, new applications will be initialised. Otherwise we only patch what can be patched without breaking your existing projects.
-fastapi-vue-setup patch /path/to/project
+
+```sh
+fastapi-vue-setup .
 ```
 
+### CLI Options
+
+```
+fastapi-vue-setup [project-dir] [options]
+
 Options:
-
+  --module-name NAME    Python module name (auto-detected from pyproject.toml)
-- `--module-name NAME`: Python module name (auto-detected from pyproject.toml)
+  --dry-run             Preview changes without modifying files
-- `--vite-port PORT`: Vite dev server port (default: 5173)
-- `--backend-port PORT`: Backend API port in dev mode (default: 5174)
-- `--prod-port PORT`: Production server port (default: 8000)
-- `--force`: Overwrite existing files
-- `--dry-run`: Preview changes without modifying files
-
-### Update an existing project
-
-```bash
-fastapi-vue-setup update /path/to/project
 ```
 
-Same as `patch --force` - overwrites template files with latest versions.
-
 ## Port Configuration
 
-The tool uses three distinct ports:
+In development, you access the Vite dev server at `http://localhost:5173`. Vite proxies `/api/*` requests to FastAPI at port 5180. Ports and hosts of Vite and FastAPI are configurable by `devserver.py` arguments.
 
-| Port | Purpose               | Used by                        |
+In production, FastAPI serves both the API and static files at `http://localhost:5080`. Configurable by `host:port` argument with defaults set in `__main__.py`
-| ---- | --------------------- | ------------------------------ |
-| 5173 | Vite dev server (HMR) | `npm run dev` via devserver.py |
-| 5174 | FastAPI in dev mode   | uvicorn via devserver.py       |
-| 8000 | Production server     | `uv run my-app`                |
 
-In development, you access the app at `http://localhost:5173`. Vite proxies `/api/*` requests to FastAPI at port 5174.
+## Main CLI
 
-In production, FastAPI serves both the API and static files from the same port (8000).
+If your project didn't already have `__main__.py`, we create one that runs the FastAPI app with richer configuration than what the FastAPI CLI offers. Running your module starts it in production mode, and optionally host:port may be given as argument to specify where it listens.
+
+If you are running behind a reverse proxy like [Caddy](https://caddyserver.com/) on localhost, your app will trust the proxy headers it sends. However, if you need to configure another proxy host or IP, set `FORWARDED_ALLOW_IPS` env variable before running the server.
+
+The devserver script depends on this CLI entry for running the backend. You will have to modify the `devserver.py` script if your app has its own incompatible main module. Note that we set FastAPI debug mode and Uvicorn reload when configured via `FASTAPI_VUE_BACKEND_URL` env variable (set by `devserver.py`), while for normal production use these stay disabled. The same variable also controls static files serving (disabled in dev mode).
+
+
+## Vite Plugin Configuration
+
+The `fastapiVue()` plugin in `vite.config.ts` accepts options to customize proxy behavior:
+
+```js
+import fastapiVue from "./vite-plugin-fastapi.js";
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  plugins: [
+    vue(),
+    // Default: proxies only /api
+    fastapiVue(),
+
+    // Or specify custom paths to proxy to backend
+    fastapiVue({ paths: ["/api", "/auth", "/ws"] }),
+  ],
+});
+```
+
+The plugin reads environment `FASTAPI_VUE_BACKEND_URL` (default: `http://localhost:5180`) to determine where to proxy requests. This is set automatically by `devserver.py`.
 
 ## Project Structure
 
-After patching, your project will have:
-
 ```
 my-app/
-├── frontend/                 # Vue.js application
+├── frontend/                 # Vue application
 │   ├── src/
-│   ├── vite.config.ts       # Builds to ../my_app/frontend-build
+│   ├── vite-plugin-fastapi.js
+│   ├── vite.config.js
 │   └── package.json
-├── my_app/                  # Python package
+├── my_app/                   # Python module (files included in sdist)
 │   ├── __init__.py
-│   ├── __main__.py          # CLI entry point
+│   ├── __main__.py           # CLI entrypoint
-│   ├── app.py               # FastAPI application
+│   ├── app.py                # FastAPI application
-│   └── frontend-build/      # Built frontend (gitignored)
+│   └── frontend-build/       # Built frontend (gitignored)
 ├── scripts/
-│   ├── devserver.py         # Development server
+│   ├── devserver.py          # CLI dev server (only in source tree)
-│   └── fastapi-vue/         # Build utilities
+│   └── fastapi-vue/
-└── pyproject.toml           # Project configuration
+│       ├── build-frontend.py
+│       └── util.py
+└── pyproject.toml
 ```
 
-The script finds your existing fastpi app module (even if not named app.py) and other files and patches them with minimal changes to enable the Vue-FastAPI interconnection.
+The project directory tree looks roughly like this after project creation or patching. The script finds your existing app module and other files and patches them with minimal changes to enable the Vue-FastAPI interconnection. New Python and Vue projects are created automatically if none exist.
 
 ## Development Workflow
 
@@ -113,12 +132,6 @@ uv build
 uv run my-app
 ```
 
-## Static File Serving
+## Frontend serving
 
-The `Frontend` class provides:
+Your FastAPI app will use [fastapi-vue](https://git.zi.fi/LeoVasanko/fastapi-vue) to serve the frontend files. Refer to that package's documentation for further configuration.
-
-- **Automatic zstd compression** at level 18
-- **Smart caching**: Content-hashed assets get `immutable` cache headers
-- **ETag support**: 304 Not Modified responses for cached content
-- **SPA routing**: Falls back to index.html for client-side routes
-- **Favicon handling**: Automatic /favicon.ico from hashed assets

pyproject.toml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ description = "Tool to create or patch FastAPI+Vue projects with integrated buil
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 dependencies = [
-    "tomli-w>=1.0.0",
+    "tomlkit>=0.12.0",
 ]
 
 [project.urls]

template/backend/__init__.py

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-"""{{PROJECT_TITLE}} package."""
-
-__version__ = "0.1.0"

template/backend/__main__.py

@@ -1,31 +1,44 @@
-"""Entry point for the application."""
+# auto-upgrade@fastapi-vue-setup - remove this if you modify this file
+import argparse
+import asyncio
+import os
 
-import sys
+from fastapi_vue.hostutil import parse_endpoint
+from uvicorn import Config, Server
+
+DEFAULT_PORT = 5080
+
+
+def run_server(endpoints: list[dict], *, proxy=""):
+    conf: dict[str, object] = {"app": "MODULE_NAME.APP_MODULE:APP_VAR"}
+    if proxy:
+        conf["proxy_headers"] = True
+        conf["forwarded_allow_ips"] = proxy
+
+    async def serve_all():
+        async with asyncio.TaskGroup() as tg:
+            for ep in endpoints:
+                tg.create_task(Server(Config(**conf, **ep)).serve())
+
+    asyncio.run(serve_all())
 
 
 def main():
-    """Run the FastAPI application using uvicorn."""
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Run the MODULE_NAME server.")
-    import uvicorn
+    parser.add_argument(
-
+        "endpoint",
-    if len(sys.argv) > 1:
+        nargs="?",
-        endpoint = sys.argv[1]
+        help=(
-        if ":" in endpoint:
+            f"Endpoint (default: localhost:{DEFAULT_PORT}). "
-            host, port = endpoint.rsplit(":", 1)
+            "Forms: host:port | :port | [ipv6]:port | ip | host | unix:/path.sock"
-            host = host or "localhost"
+        ),
-            port = int(port)
-        else:
-            host = "localhost"
-            port = int(endpoint)
-    else:
-        host = "localhost"
-        port = {{PROD_PORT}}
-
-    uvicorn.run(
-        "{{MODULE_NAME}}.app:app",
-        host=host,
-        port=port,
-        log_level="info",
     )
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    proxy = os.getenv("FORWARDED_ALLOW_IPS", "127.0.0.1,::1")
+    try:
+        run_server(parse_endpoint(args.endpoint, DEFAULT_PORT), proxy=proxy)
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        pass
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":

template/backend/app.py

@@ -1,18 +1,11 @@
-"""Main FastAPI application."""
-
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from fastapi_vue import Frontend
 
-# Frontend static file server - configure options here
+# Vue Frontend static files
-frontend = Frontend(
+frontend = Frontend(Path(__file__).with_name("frontend-build"), cached=["/assets/"])
-    Path(__file__).parent / "frontend-build",
-    spa=True,
-    favicon="/assets/favicon",
-    cached=["/assets/"],
-)
 
 
 @asynccontextmanager
@@ -22,19 +15,17 @@ async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
     yield
 
 
-app = FastAPI(title="{{PROJECT_TITLE}}", lifespan=lifespan)
+app = FastAPI(title="PROJECT_TITLE", lifespan=lifespan)
 
 
+# Add API routes here...
+
+
+# Health check endpoint for the Vue demo app to verify the backend is running
 @app.get("/api/health")
 async def health_check():
-    """Health check endpoint for the dev server."""
     return {"status": "ok"}
 
 
-# Add your API routes here
+# Serve the Vue frontend (needs to be last if SPA catch-all is used)
-# @app.get("/api/example")
-# async def example():
-#     return {"message": "Hello World"}
-
-
 frontend.route(app, "/")

template/frontend/vite-plugin-fastapi.js

@@ -6,34 +6,30 @@
  * - Builds to the Python module's frontend-build directory
  *
  * Environment variables (with defaults):
- *   VITE_PORT=5173        - Vite dev server port
+ *   FASTAPI_VUE_BACKEND_URL=http://localhost:5180 - Backend API URL for proxying
- *   VITE_BACKEND_URL=http://localhost:5180 - Backend API URL for proxying
  */
 
-const backendUrl =
+const backendUrl = process.env.FASTAPI_VUE_BACKEND_URL || "http://localhost:5180"
-  process.env.VITE_BACKEND_URL || "http://localhost:{{BACKEND_PORT}}";
+
-const vitePort = parseInt(process.env.VITE_PORT || "{{VITE_PORT}}");
+export default function fastapiVue({ paths = ["/api"] } = {}) {
+  // Build proxy configuration for each path
+  const proxy = {}
+  for (const path of paths) {
+    proxy[path] = {
+      target: backendUrl,
+      changeOrigin: false,
+      ws: true,
+    }
+  }
 
-export default function fastapiVue() {
   return {
     name: "fastapi-vite",
     config: () => ({
-      server: {
+      server: { proxy },
-        host: "localhost",
-        port: vitePort,
-        strictPort: true,
-        proxy: {
-          "/api": {
-            target: backendUrl,
-            changeOrigin: false,
-            ws: true,
-          },
-        },
-      },
       build: {
-        outDir: "../{{MODULE_NAME}}/frontend-build",
+        outDir: "../MODULE_NAME/frontend-build",
         emptyOutDir: true,
       },
     }),
-  };
+  }
 }

template/scripts/devserver.py

@@ -1,267 +1,88 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env -S uv run
-"""Run Vite development server for frontend and FastAPI backend with auto-reload.
+# auto-upgrade@fastapi-vue-setup - remove this if you modify this file
-
+"""Run Vite development server for frontend and FastAPI backend with auto-reload."""
-Usage:
-    uv run scripts/devserver.py [host:port]
-
-The optional host:port argument sets where the Vite frontend listens.
-Supported forms: host[:port], :port (all interfaces), or just port.
-Backend always listens on localhost:{{BACKEND_PORT}}.
-
-Environment:
-    JS_RUNTIME          Path or name of JS runtime to use (deno, npm/node or bun).
-    FASTAPI_VUE_FRONTEND_URL    Set by this script for the backend to know where Vite is.
-"""
 
+import argparse
 import asyncio
 import contextlib
-import ipaddress
 import os
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
-from sys import stderr
-from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
-import httpx
+# Import util.py from scripts/fastapi-vue (not a package, so we adjust sys.path)
-
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).with_name("fastapi-vue")))
-exec((Path(__file__).parent / "fastapi-vue/util.py").read_text("UTF-8"))  # noqa: S102
+from devutil import (  # type: ignore
-
+    ProcessGroup,
-DEFAULT_HOST = "localhost"
+    logger,
-DEFAULT_VITE_PORT = {{VITE_PORT}}
+    ready,
-BACKEND_PORT = {{BACKEND_PORT}}
+    setup_fastapi,
-FRONTEND_PATH = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "frontend"
+    setup_vite,
-
+)
-BUN_BUG = """\
-┃ ⚠️  Bun cannot correctly proxy API requests to the backend.
-┃ Bug report: https://github.com/oven-sh/bun/issues/9882
-┃
-┃ Consider using deno or npm instead for development.
-"""
 
 
-def parse_endpoint(value: str | None) -> tuple[str | None, int, bool]:
+async def run_devserver(frontend: str, backend: str) -> None:
-    """Parse an endpoint for Vite (no unix socket support).
+    reporoot = Path(__file__).parent.parent
-
+    front = reporoot / "frontend"
-    Returns (host, port, all_ifaces).
+    if not (front / "package.json").exists():
-    """
+        logger.warning("Frontend source not found at %s", front)
-    if not value:
-        return DEFAULT_HOST, DEFAULT_VITE_PORT, False
-
-    # Port only (numeric) -> localhost:port
-    if value.isdigit():
-        return DEFAULT_HOST, int(value), False
-
-    # Leading colon :port -> bind all interfaces
-    if value.startswith(":") and value != ":":
-        port_part = value[1:]
-        if not port_part.isdigit():
-            raise SystemExit(f"Invalid port in '{value}'")
-        return None, int(port_part), True
-
-    # Unbracketed IPv6 (cannot safely contain a port)
-    if value.count(":") > 1 and not value.startswith("["):
-        try:
-            ipaddress.IPv6Address(value)
-        except ValueError as e:
-            raise SystemExit(f"Invalid IPv6 address '{value}': {e}") from e
-        return value, DEFAULT_VITE_PORT, False
-
-    # Use urllib.parse for everything else
-    parsed = urlparse(f"//{value}")
-    host = parsed.hostname or DEFAULT_HOST
-    port = parsed.port or DEFAULT_VITE_PORT
-
-    return host, port, False
-
-
-def resolve_frontend_tools(
-    vite_host: str | None, vite_port: int, all_ifaces: bool
-) -> tuple[list[str], list[str], str]:
-    """Resolve frontend install and dev commands.
-
-    Returns (install_cmd, dev_cmd, tool_name).
-    Raises SystemExit if tools are not available.
-    """
-    if not (FRONTEND_PATH / "package.json").exists():
-        stderr.write(f"┃ ⚠️  Frontend source not found at {FRONTEND_PATH}\n")
         raise SystemExit(1)
 
-    result = find_js_runtime()
+    frontend_url, npm_install, vite = setup_vite(frontend)
-    if result is None:
+    backend_url, fastapi = setup_fastapi(backend, "MODULE_NAME.APP_MODULE:APP_VAR")
-        if not os.environ.get("JS_RUNTIME"):
-            stderr.write("┃ ⚠️  deno, npm or bun needed to run the frontend server.\n")
-        raise SystemExit(1)
 
-    tool, name = result
+    # Tell the everyone where the frontend and backend are (vite proxy, etc)
+    os.environ["FASTAPI_VUE_FRONTEND_URL"] = frontend_url
+    os.environ["FASTAPI_VUE_BACKEND_URL"] = backend_url
 
-    install_args = {
+    async with ProcessGroup() as pg:
-        "deno": ("install", "--quiet", "--allow-scripts=npm:vue-demi"),
+        install_proc = await pg.spawn(*npm_install, cwd=front)
-        "npm": ("install", "--silent"),
+        await asyncio.sleep(0.2)  # reduce message overlap
-        "bun": ("install", "--silent"),
+        await pg.spawn(
-    }
+            *fastapi,
-    dev_args = {
-        "deno": ("run", "dev", "--"),
-        "npm": ("--silent", "run", "dev", "--"),
-        "bun": ("run", "dev", "--"),
-    }
-
-    install_cmd = [tool, *install_args[name]]
-    dev_cmd = [tool, *dev_args[name], "--port", str(vite_port)]
-
-    if all_ifaces:
-        dev_cmd.append("--host")
-    elif vite_host:
-        dev_cmd.extend(["--host", vite_host])
-
-    if name == "bun":
-        stderr.write(BUN_BUG)
-
-    return install_cmd, dev_cmd, name
-
-
-async def wait_for_backend():
-    """Wait for the backend to be ready by polling the health endpoint."""
-    max_attempts = 50
-    async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
-        for attempt in range(max_attempts):
-            try:
-                await client.get(f"http://localhost:{BACKEND_PORT}", timeout=1.0)
-                stderr.write("✓ Backend ready!\n")
-                return True
-            except httpx.RequestError:
-                if attempt == max_attempts - 1:
-                    stderr.write("┃ ⚠️  Backend didn't start in time\n")
-                    return False
-                await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
-    return False
-
-
-async def _terminate_process(proc: asyncio.subprocess.Process, name: str) -> None:
-    """Gracefully terminate a subprocess."""
-    if proc.returncode is not None:
-        return
-    try:
-        proc.terminate()
-    except ProcessLookupError:
-        return
-    try:
-        await asyncio.wait_for(proc.wait(), timeout=2)
-    except TimeoutError:
-        try:
-            proc.kill()
-        except ProcessLookupError:
-            return
-        await proc.wait()
-
-
-async def run_devserver(
-    vite_host: str | None, vite_port: int, all_ifaces: bool
-) -> None:
-    """Run the development server with install, backend, and frontend."""
-    install_cmd, dev_cmd, tool_name = resolve_frontend_tools(
-        vite_host, vite_port, all_ifaces
-    )
-
-    # Tell the backend where the Vite dev server is
-    os.environ["FASTAPI_VUE_FRONTEND_URL"] = (
-        f"http://{vite_host or 'localhost'}:{vite_port}"
-    )
-    # Tell Vite where the backend is (for proxying /api requests)
-    os.environ["VITE_BACKEND_URL"] = f"http://localhost:{BACKEND_PORT}"
-    cwd = str(Path(__file__).parent.parent)
-    frontend_cwd = str(FRONTEND_PATH)
-
-    backend_proc: asyncio.subprocess.Process | None = None
-    install_proc: asyncio.subprocess.Process | None = None
-    frontend_proc: asyncio.subprocess.Process | None = None
-
-    try:
-        # Start install (concurrent with backend)
-        stderr.write(f">>> {tool_name} {' '.join(install_cmd[1:])}\n")
-        install_proc = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(
-            *install_cmd, cwd=frontend_cwd
-        )
-
-        await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
-
-        # Start backend (concurrent with install)
-        backend_cmd = [
-            "uvicorn",
-            "{{MODULE_NAME}}.app:app",
-            "--host",
-            "localhost",
-            "--port",
-            str(BACKEND_PORT),
             "--reload",
-        ]
+            "--reload-dir=MODULE_NAME",  # Don't reload on frontend changes
-        stderr.write(f">>> {' '.join(backend_cmd)}\n")
+            "--forwarded-allow-ips=*",
-        backend_proc = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(*backend_cmd, cwd=cwd)
+            cwd=reporoot,
-
-        # Wait for install to complete and backend to be ready
-        install_task = asyncio.create_task(install_proc.wait(), name="install")
-        backend_ready_task = asyncio.create_task(
-            wait_for_backend(), name="backend_ready"
         )
 
-        done, pending = await asyncio.wait(
+        # Wait for both install and backend to be ready
-            {install_task, backend_ready_task},
+        async with asyncio.TaskGroup() as tg:
-            return_when=asyncio.FIRST_COMPLETED,
+            tg.create_task(pg.wait(install_proc))
-        )
+            tg.create_task(ready(backend_url, path="/api/health?from=devserver.py"))
 
-        for task in done:
+        # Start Vite dev server (ProcessGroup waits for any exit, then terminates others)
-            if task.get_name() == "install":
+        await pg.spawn(*vite, cwd=front)
-                if task.result() != 0:
-                    stderr.write("┃ ⚠️  Install failed\n")
-                    raise SystemExit(1)
-            elif task.get_name() == "backend_ready" and not task.result():
-                raise SystemExit(1)
-
-        if pending:
-            done2, _ = await asyncio.wait(pending)
-            for task in done2:
-                if task.get_name() == "install":
-                    if task.result() != 0:
-                        stderr.write("┃ ⚠️  Install failed\n")
-                        raise SystemExit(1)
-                elif task.get_name() == "backend_ready" and not task.result():
-                    raise SystemExit(1)
-
-        install_proc = None
-
-        # Start Vite dev server
-        stderr.write(f">>> {tool_name} {' '.join(dev_cmd[1:])}\n")
-        frontend_proc = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(*dev_cmd, cwd=frontend_cwd)
-
-        # Wait for either process to exit
-        done, pending = await asyncio.wait(
-            {
-                asyncio.create_task(backend_proc.wait(), name="backend"),
-                asyncio.create_task(frontend_proc.wait(), name="frontend"),
-            },
-            return_when=asyncio.FIRST_COMPLETED,
-        )
-        for t in done:
-            t.result()
-        for t in pending:
-            t.cancel()
-
-    except asyncio.CancelledError:
-        stderr.write("\n✓ Shutting down...\n")
-    finally:
-        if frontend_proc is not None:
-            await _terminate_process(frontend_proc, "frontend")
-        if install_proc is not None:
-            await _terminate_process(install_proc, "install")
-        if backend_proc is not None:
-            await _terminate_process(backend_proc, "backend")
 
 
 def main():
-    hostport = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else None
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-    vite_host, vite_port, all_ifaces = parse_endpoint(hostport)
+        description="Run Vite and FastAPI development servers",
-
+        formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
+        epilog=HELP_EPILOG,
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "frontend",
+        nargs="?",
+        metavar="host:port",
+        help="Vite frontend endpoint (default: localhost:5173)",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--backend",
+        metavar="host:port",
+        help="FastAPI backend endpoint (default: localhost:5180)",
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args()
     with contextlib.suppress(KeyboardInterrupt):
-        asyncio.run(run_devserver(vite_host, vite_port, all_ifaces))
+        asyncio.run(run_devserver(args.frontend, args.backend))
+
+
+HELP_EPILOG = """
+  scripts/devserver.py                       # Default ports on localhost
+  scripts/devserver.py 3000                  # Vite on localhost:3000
+  scripts/devserver.py :3000 --backend 8000  # *:3000, localhost:8000
+
+  JS_RUNTIME environment variable can be used to select the JS runtime
+"""
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":

template/scripts/fastapi-vue/build-frontend.py

@@ -1,34 +1,15 @@
 """Hatch build hook for building Vue frontend during package build."""
 
-import subprocess
+import sys
 from pathlib import Path
-from sys import stderr
 
-from hatchling.builders.hooks.plugin.interface import BuildHookInterface
+from hatchling.builders.hooks.plugin.interface import BuildHookInterface  # type: ignore
 
-exec(Path(__file__).with_name("util.py").read_text("UTF-8"))  # noqa: S102
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent))
-
+from buildutil import build
-
-def run(cmd, **kwargs):
-    """Run a command and display it."""
-    display_cmd = [Path(cmd[0]).name, *cmd[1:]]
-    stderr.write(f"### {' '.join(display_cmd)}\n")
-    subprocess.run(cmd, check=True, **kwargs)
 
 
 class CustomBuildHook(BuildHookInterface):
-    """Build hook that compiles Vue frontend before packaging."""
-
     def initialize(self, version, build_data):
         super().initialize(version, build_data)
-        stderr.write(">>> Building the frontend\n")
+        build("frontend")
-
-        install_cmd, build_cmd = find_build_tool()
-
-        try:
-            run(install_cmd, cwd="frontend")
-            stderr.write("\n")
-            run(build_cmd, cwd="frontend")
-        except Exception as e:
-            stderr.write(f"Error occurred while building frontend: {e}\n")
-            raise

template/scripts/fastapi-vue/util.py

@@ -1,86 +0,0 @@
-"""Shared utilities for build and dev scripts."""
-
-import os
-import shutil
-from pathlib import Path
-from sys import stderr
-
-
-def find_js_runtime() -> tuple[str, str] | None:
-    """Find a JavaScript runtime from JS_RUNTIME env or auto-detect.
-
-    Returns (tool_path, tool_name) where tool_name is "deno", "npm", or "bun".
-    Returns None if no runtime is found.
-    """
-    options = ["deno", "npm", "bun"]
-
-    # Check for JS_RUNTIME environment variable
-    if js_runtime_env := os.environ.get("JS_RUNTIME"):
-        js_runtime = js_runtime_env
-        js_path = Path(js_runtime)
-        runtime_name = js_path.name
-        # Map node to npm
-        if runtime_name == "node":
-            runtime_name = "npm"
-            js_runtime = str(js_path.parent / "npm") if js_path.parent.name else "npm"
-        for option in options:
-            if option == runtime_name or runtime_name.startswith(option):
-                tool = shutil.which(js_runtime)
-                if tool is None:
-                    stderr.write(f"┃ ⚠️  JS_RUNTIME={js_runtime_env} not found\n")
-                    return None
-                return tool, option
-        stderr.write(f"┃ ⚠️  JS_RUNTIME={js_runtime_env} not recognized\n")
-        return None
-
-    # Auto-detect
-    for option in options:
-        if tool := shutil.which(option):
-            return tool, option
-    return None
-
-
-def find_build_tool():
-    """Find JavaScript runtime and construct install/build commands.
-
-    Returns (install_cmd, build_cmd) tuples of command lists.
-    Raises RuntimeError if no runtime is found.
-    """
-    install = {
-        "deno": ("install", "--allow-scripts=npm:vue-demi"),
-        "npm": ("install",),
-        "bun": ("--bun", "install"),
-    }
-    build = {
-        "deno": ("task", "build"),
-        "npm": ("run", "build"),
-        "bun": ("--bun", "run", "build"),
-    }
-
-    result = find_js_runtime()
-    if result is None:
-        raise RuntimeError(
-            "Deno, npm or Bun is required for building but none was found"
-        )
-
-    tool, name = result
-    return [tool, *install[name]], [tool, *build[name]]
-
-
-def find_dev_tool():
-    """Find JavaScript runtime and construct dev command.
-
-    Returns (dev_cmd, tool_name) or (None, None) if not found.
-    """
-    dev_args = {
-        "deno": ("run", "dev", "--"),
-        "npm": ("--silent", "run", "dev", "--"),
-        "bun": ("run", "dev", "--"),
-    }
-
-    result = find_js_runtime()
-    if result is None:
-        return None, None
-
-    tool, name = result
-    return [tool, *dev_args[name]], name