generateRouter

Auto-generate router configuration and TypeScript type declarations from uni-app's pages.json.

Import Methods

// Submodule import (recommended)
import { generateRouter } from '@meng-xi/vite-plugin/plugins/generate/generate-router'

// Barrel import
import { generateRouter } from '@meng-xi/vite-plugin'

Quick Start

import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
import { generateRouter } from '@meng-xi/vite-plugin'

export default defineConfig({
	plugins: [generateRouter()]
})

Options

Option	Type	Default	Description
pagesJsonPath	string	'src/pages.json'	Path to pages.json
outputPath	string	'src/router.config.ts'	Output file path
nameStrategy	NameStrategy	'camelCase'	Route naming strategy
includeSubPackages	boolean	true	Include sub-package routes
dts	string | boolean	false	Route type declaration file output path
preserveRouteChanges	boolean	true	Preserve user modifications to route configs

Inherits BasePluginOptions: enabled, verbose, errorStrategy

Advanced Options

Option	Type	Default	Description
outputFormat	'ts' | 'js'	'ts'	Output format
customNameGenerator	(path: string) => string	-	Custom name generator
watch	boolean	true	Watch for changes
metaMapping	Record<string, string>	See below	Style to meta field mapping
exportTypes	boolean	true	Export type definitions (TS)
headerTemplate	boolean | string	false	File header comment template
customFields	Record<string, string>	{}	Custom field key-value pairs

Route Naming Strategies

Strategy	Description	Example Path	Generated Name
camelCase	Camel case	/pages/user/profile	pagesUserProfile
pascalCase	Pascal case	/pages/user/profile	PagesUserProfile
path	Path underscore	/pages/user/profile	pages_user_profile
custom	Custom function	-	-

Default metaMapping

{
  navigationBarTitleText: 'title',
  requireAuth: 'requireAuth'
}

name Property in pages.json

The name field in a page configuration object in pages.json is used directly as the route name, and takes priority over nameStrategy auto-generation.

{
  "pages": [
    {
      "path": "pages/user/profile",
      "name": "UserProfile",
      "style": { "navigationBarTitleText": "Profile" }
    }
  ]
}

In the above configuration, the route name is 'UserProfile' instead of the auto-generated 'pagesUserProfile' from nameStrategy.

meta Object in pages.json

The meta field in a page configuration object in pages.json is directly merged into the route's meta, and takes priority over metaMapping.

{
  "pages": [
    {
      "path": "pages/user/profile",
      "style": { "navigationBarTitleText": "Profile" },
      "meta": { "requireAuth": true, "customField": "value" }
    }
  ]
}

In the above configuration, meta.requireAuth and meta.customField are written directly to the route meta, while style.navigationBarTitleText is mapped to title via metaMapping. When both have the same field name, the meta object value takes priority.

preserveRouteChanges Route Modification Preservation

When enabled, the plugin reads the existing file during regeneration and merges user modifications, avoiding overwriting manually added content.

Merge Strategy:

Field	Behavior
path	Always follows pages.json, cannot be overridden
name	Always follows pages.json (pageConfig.name or nameStrategy auto-generation)
meta	Fields generated from pages.json always use new values, user custom fields are preserved
Non-standard properties	User-added custom properties like beforeEnter, component are fully preserved

Example: Suppose pages.json has updated the page title, and the user has added beforeEnter to an existing route:

// User-modified route config
export const routes: RouteConfig[] = [
  {
    path: '/pages/index/index',
    name: 'pagesIndexIndex',
    meta: { title: 'Custom Title', customField: 'value' },
    beforeEnter: (to, from, next) => { next() }  // User-added guard
  }
]

After regeneration (navigationBarTitleText in pages.json has been changed to "Home"):

export const routes: RouteConfig[] = [
  {
    path: '/pages/index/index',
    name: 'pagesIndexIndex',
    meta: { title: 'Home', isTab: true, customField: 'value' },  // title synced from pages.json, customField preserved
    beforeEnter: (to, from, next) => { next() }     // Custom property preserved
  },
  {
    path: '/pages/new/page',                         // New page auto-generated
    name: 'pagesNewPage',
    meta: { title: 'New Page' }
  }
]

dts Type Declarations

Control whether to generate route type declaration files (.d.ts), extending the RouteNameMap interface for the @meng-xi/uni-router module to enable type-safe route navigation.

Value	Description
false	Don't generate type declaration file (default)
true	Use default path src/router.d.ts
string	Generate type declaration file at specified path

Generated type declaration file example:

import '@meng-xi/uni-router'

declare module '@meng-xi/uni-router' {
	interface RouteNameMap {
		/** Home */
		pagesIndexIndex: { path: '/pages/index/index'; meta: { title: string; isTab: true } }
		/** Profile */
		pagesUserProfile: { path: '/pages/user/profile'; meta: { title: string; requireAuth: true } }
	}
}

Examples

Output JavaScript

generateRouter({
	outputFormat: 'js',
	outputPath: 'src/router.config.js'
})

Custom Route Names

generateRouter({
	nameStrategy: 'custom',
	customNameGenerator: path => `route_${path.replace(/\//g, '_')}`
})

Custom Meta Mapping

generateRouter({
	metaMapping: {
		navigationBarTitleText: 'title',
		requireAuth: 'requireAuth',
		customField: 'custom'
	}
})

Exclude Sub-packages

generateRouter({
	includeSubPackages: false
})

Generate Route Type Declarations

generateRouter({
	dts: true // Use default path src/router.d.ts
})

// Or custom path
generateRouter({
	dts: 'src/types/router.d.ts'
})

Add File Header Comment

Adds a JSDoc-style comment header at the top of the generated route config file. Each placeholder automatically maps to a JSDoc tag line; non-placeholder text between placeholders is discarded.

// Use default template ({name} {date} {version})
generateRouter({ headerTemplate: true })
// Generates:
/**
 * @plugin generate-router
 * @date 2026-06-23 14:30:00
 * @version 0.2.7
 */

// Custom date format
generateRouter({ headerTemplate: '{name} {date:YYYY-MM-DD} {version}' })
// Generates:
/**
 * @plugin generate-router
 * @date 2026-06-23
 * @version 0.2.7
 */

// Custom fields
generateRouter({
  headerTemplate: '{name} {custom:author} {date} {version}',
  customFields: { author: 'MengXi Studio' }
})
// Generates:
/**
 * @plugin generate-router
 * @author MengXi Studio
 * @date 2026-06-23 14:30:00
 * @version 0.2.7
 */

Placeholder to JSDoc Tag Mapping:

Placeholder	JSDoc Tag	Replacement	Example
{name}	@plugin	Plugin name	generate-router
{date}	@date	Generation datetime (default format YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss)	2026-06-23 14:30:00
{date:format}	@date	Datetime in specified format	{date:YYYY-MM-DD} → 2026-06-23
{version}	@version	Plugin version	0.2.7
{custom:key}	@key	Custom field, value from customFields	{custom:author} → MengXi Studio

TIP

If the template contains no placeholders, it is output as plain text (no tag conversion).

Output Example

export interface RouteMeta {
	title?: string
	isTab?: boolean
	requireAuth?: boolean
	[key: string]: any
}

export interface RouteConfig {
	path: string
	name?: string
	meta?: RouteMeta
}

export const routes: RouteConfig[] = [
	{
		path: '/pages/index/index',
		name: 'pagesIndexIndex',
		meta: { title: 'Home', isTab: true }
	},
	{
		path: '/pages/user/profile',
		name: 'pagesUserProfile',
		meta: { title: 'Profile', requireAuth: true }
	}
]

export default routes

Notes

• customNameGenerator is required when nameStrategy is 'custom'
• TabBar pages automatically get isTab: true
• preserveRouteChanges: true preserves user modifications to routes array
• Supports parsing pages.json with comments