How to Handle Other Build Tools

[apython1998]

Hi,

Currently working to deploy a SvelteKit app to a BrightSign device. SvelteKit is only able to use Vite as a build tool. When building for a NodeJS application, vite generates the following:

build/
-- index.js
-- handler.js
-- shims.js
-- env.js
-- client/
-- server/

In my first attempt, I tried to start the node server by selecting index.js as the entry point, but that didn't work.

With some digging through examples, including this one, I tried to create an index.html that just adds a script tag referencing the index.js as the src. This is also not working.

I'm uploading these files via the Content page using a zip of the build/ directory.

Then I add the content to a presentation, schedule it, and publish it.

When I navigate to the device and take a screenshot all that shows is a black screen and there is one log saying that the index.js or index.html cannot be found

[apython1998]

Additionally, I have an API key store in a .env file but there is no documentation for Node.js apps that require env vars. Any assistance there would be useful as well!

[apython1998]

I'm following Appendix A using the alternative method and BA Connected on the desktop application.

I have uploaded the brs file for my application to get it started.

Step 5 of Appendix A doesn't make sense though. There is no file selector to choose the zip from. When I uploaded the index.html using the Content tab, it uploaded everything in the build directory which is good. But I don't know where that will get uploaded in order to reference it in my brs file.

[apython1998]

Is the brs file here supposed to replace the autorun.brs on the device?

[apython1998]

There are so many missing pieces between the Node.js docs and here that there are so many places for something to go wrong

[liam-k]

I struggle with the same thing right now. The docs are so severely lacking and this example seems to be so outdated, it’s just horrible. Did you find a solution back then?

[Boost9898]

BUMP, we also would like to deploy using Vite.