vite-loader

docz/docs/03-demos/06-content.md

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 :::
 
+## ViteJS
+
+:::note
+
+Library integration in ViteJS is covered in ["Bundlers" demo](./bundler#vite)
+
+:::
+
+ViteJS supports static asset imports, but the default raw loader interprets data
+as UTF-8 strings.  This corrupts binary formats like XLSX and XLS, but a custom
+loader can override the default behavior.
+
+For a pure static site, a plugin can load data into an array of row objects. The
+SheetJS work is performed in the plugin. The library is not loaded in the page!
+
+```js title="vite.config.js"
+import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
+import { read, utils } from 'xlsx';
+import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  assetsInclude: ['**/*.xlsx'], // mark that xlsx file should be treated as assets
+
+  plugins: [
+    { // this plugin handles ?sheetjs tags
+      name: "vite-sheet",
+      transform(code, id) {
+        if(!id.match(/\?sheetjs$/)) return;
+        var path = id.replace(/\?sheetjs/, "");
+        var wb = read(readFileSync(path));
+        var data = utils.sheet_to_json(wb.Sheets[wb.SheetNames[0]]);
+        return `export default JSON.parse('${JSON.stringify(data)}')`;
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+})
+```
+
+This loader uses the query `sheetjs`:
+
+```js title="main.js"
+import data from './data.xlsx?sheetjs';
+
+document.querySelector('#app').innerHTML = `<div><pre>
+${data.map(row => JSON.stringify(row)).join("\n")}
+</pre></div>`;
+```
+
+<details><summary><b>Base64 plugin</b> (click to show)</summary>
+
+This loader pulls in data as a Base64 string that can be read with `XLSX.read`.
+While this approach works, it is not recommended since it loads the library in
+the front-end site.
+
+```js title="vite.config.js"
+import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
+import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  assetsInclude: ['**/*.xlsx'], // mark that xlsx file should be treated as assets
+
+  plugins: [
+    { // this plugin handles ?b64 tags
+      name: "vite-b64-plugin",
+      transform(code, id) {
+        if(!id.match(/\?b64$/)) return;
+        var path = id.replace(/\?b64/, "");
+        var data = readFileSync(path, "base64");
+        return `export default '${data}'`;
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+});
+```
+
+When importing using the `b64` query, the raw Base64 string will be exposed.
+This can be read directly with `XLSX.read` in JS code:
+
+```js title="main.js"
+import { read, utils } from "xlsx";
+
+/* reference workbook */
+import b64 from './data.xlsx?b64';
+/* parse workbook and export first sheet to CSV */
+const wb = await read(b64);
+const wsname = wb.SheetNames[0];
+const csv = utils.sheet_to_csv(wb.Sheets[wsname]);
+
+document.querySelector('#app').innerHTML = `<div><pre>
+<b>${wsname}</b>
+${csv}
+</pre></div>`;
+```
+
+</details>
+
 ## NextJS
 
 :::note

docz/docs/03-demos/19-bundler.md

@@ -1060,6 +1060,13 @@ Access http://localhost:8080 in your web browser.
 
 </details>
 
+:::note
+
+The [Vite section of the Content demo](./content#vitejs) covers SheetJS-powered
+asset loaders, suitable for static sites pulling data from fixed spreadsheets.
+
+:::
+
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