diff --git a/packages/plugin-react/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/plugin-react/CHANGELOG.md
index b597e2d1..bcb6fccc 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-react/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/plugin-react/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
## Unreleased
+### Fix support for React Compiler with React 18
+
+The previous version made this assumption that the compiler was only usable with React 19, but it's possible to use it with React 18 and a custom `runtimeModule`: https://gist.github.com/poteto/37c076bf112a07ba39d0e5f0645fec43
+
+When using a custom `runtimeModule`, the plugin will not try to pre-optimize `react/compiler-runtime` dependency.
+
+Reminder: Vite expect code outside of `node_modules` to be ESM, so you will need to update the gist with `import React from 'react'`.
+
## 4.3.0 (2024-05-22)
### Fix support for React compiler
diff --git a/packages/plugin-react/src/index.ts b/packages/plugin-react/src/index.ts
index 1598901c..9d2356e3 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-react/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-react/src/index.ts
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ export default function viteReact(opts: Options = {}): PluginOption[] {
const dependencies = ['react', jsxImportDevRuntime, jsxImportRuntime]
const staticBabelPlugins =
typeof opts.babel === 'object' ? opts.babel?.plugins ?? [] : []
- if (hasCompiler(staticBabelPlugins)) {
+ if (hasCompilerWithDefaultRuntime(staticBabelPlugins)) {
dependencies.push('react/compiler-runtime')
}
@@ -376,3 +376,14 @@ function hasCompiler(plugins: ReactBabelOptions['plugins']) {
(Array.isArray(p) && p[0] === 'babel-plugin-react-compiler'),
)
}
+
+// https://gist.github.com/poteto/37c076bf112a07ba39d0e5f0645fec43
+function hasCompilerWithDefaultRuntime(plugins: ReactBabelOptions['plugins']) {
+ return plugins.some(
+ (p) =>
+ p === 'babel-plugin-react-compiler' ||
+ (Array.isArray(p) &&
+ p[0] === 'babel-plugin-react-compiler' &&
+ p[1]?.runtimeModule === undefined),
+ )
+}
diff --git a/playground/compiler-react-18/__tests__/compiler-react-18.spec.ts b/playground/compiler-react-18/__tests__/compiler-react-18.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..545505ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playground/compiler-react-18/__tests__/compiler-react-18.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { expect, test } from 'vitest'
+import { editFile, isServe, page, untilUpdated } from '~utils'
+
+test('should render', async () => {
+ expect(await page.textContent('button')).toMatch('count is 0')
+ expect(await page.click('button'))
+ expect(await page.textContent('button')).toMatch('count is 1')
+})
+
+test.runIf(isServe)('should hmr', async () => {
+ editFile('src/App.tsx', (code) =>
+ code.replace('count is {count}', 'count is {count}!'),
+ )
+ await untilUpdated(() => page.textContent('button'), 'count is 1!')
+})
diff --git a/playground/compiler-react-18/index.html b/playground/compiler-react-18/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e4b78eae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playground/compiler-react-18/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Vite + React + TS
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/playground/compiler-react-18/lib/react-compiler-runtime/index.js b/playground/compiler-react-18/lib/react-compiler-runtime/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3d794bf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playground/compiler-react-18/lib/react-compiler-runtime/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import React from 'react'
+const $empty = Symbol.for('react.memo_cache_sentinel')
+/**
+ * DANGER: this hook is NEVER meant to be called directly!
+ *
+ * Note that this is a temporary userspace implementation of this function
+ * from React 19. It is not as efficient and may invalidate more frequently
+ * than the official API. Please upgrade to React 19 as soon as you can.
+ **/
+export function c(size) {
+ return React.useState(() => {
+ const $ = new Array(size)
+ for (let ii = 0; ii < size; ii++) {
+ $[ii] = $empty
+ }
+ // @ts-ignore
+ $[$empty] = true
+ return $
+ })[0]
+}
diff --git a/playground/compiler-react-18/lib/react-compiler-runtime/package.json b/playground/compiler-react-18/lib/react-compiler-runtime/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..372531f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playground/compiler-react-18/lib/react-compiler-runtime/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+ "name": "react-compiler-runtime",
+ "private": true,
+ "main": "index.js",
+ "dependencies": {
+ "react": "^18.3.1"
+ }
+}
diff --git a/playground/compiler-react-18/package.json b/playground/compiler-react-18/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4080304a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playground/compiler-react-18/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+ "name": "@vitejs/test-compiler-react-18",
+ "private": true,
+ "type": "module",
+ "scripts": {
+ "dev": "vite",
+ "build": "tsc && vite build",
+ "preview": "vite preview"
+ },
+ "dependencies": {
+ "react": "^18.3.1",
+ "react-compiler-runtime": "file:./lib/react-compiler-runtime",
+ "react-dom": "^18.3.1"
+ },
+ "devDependencies": {
+ "@babel/plugin-transform-react-jsx-development": "^7.22.5",
+ "@types/react": "^18.3.2",
+ "@types/react-dom": "^18.3.0",
+ "@vitejs/plugin-react": "workspace:*",
+ "babel-plugin-react-compiler": "^0.0.0-experimental-592953e-20240517",
+ "typescript": "^5.4.5",
+ "vite": "^5.2.11"
+ }
+}
diff --git a/playground/compiler-react-18/public/vite.svg b/playground/compiler-react-18/public/vite.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee9fadaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playground/compiler-react-18/public/vite.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/playground/compiler-react-18/src/App.css b/playground/compiler-react-18/src/App.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b9d355df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playground/compiler-react-18/src/App.css
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#root {
+ max-width: 1280px;
+ margin: 0 auto;
+ padding: 2rem;
+ text-align: center;
+}
+
+.logo {
+ height: 6em;
+ padding: 1.5em;
+ will-change: filter;
+ transition: filter 300ms;
+}
+.logo:hover {
+ filter: drop-shadow(0 0 2em #646cffaa);
+}
+.logo.react:hover {
+ filter: drop-shadow(0 0 2em #61dafbaa);
+}
+
+@keyframes logo-spin {
+ from {
+ transform: rotate(0deg);
+ }
+ to {
+ transform: rotate(360deg);
+ }
+}
+
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
+ a:nth-of-type(2) .logo {
+ animation: logo-spin infinite 20s linear;
+ }
+}
+
+.card {
+ padding: 2em;
+}
+
+.read-the-docs {
+ color: #888;
+}
diff --git a/playground/compiler-react-18/src/App.tsx b/playground/compiler-react-18/src/App.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5ac9bad2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playground/compiler-react-18/src/App.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { useState } from 'react'
+import './App.css'
+
+export function App() {
+ const [count, setCount] = useState(0)
+
+ return (
+ <>
+ Vite + React 18 + compiler
+
+
+
+ Edit src/App.tsx
and save to test HMR
+
+
+
+ Click on the Vite and React logos to learn more
+
+ >
+ )
+}
diff --git a/playground/compiler-react-18/src/index.css b/playground/compiler-react-18/src/index.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2c3fac68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playground/compiler-react-18/src/index.css
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+:root {
+ font-family: Inter, system-ui, Avenir, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
+ line-height: 1.5;
+ font-weight: 400;
+
+ color-scheme: light dark;
+ color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.87);
+ background-color: #242424;
+
+ font-synthesis: none;
+ text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
+ -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
+ -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
+ -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
+}
+
+a {
+ font-weight: 500;
+ color: #646cff;
+ text-decoration: inherit;
+}
+a:hover {
+ color: #535bf2;
+}
+
+body {
+ margin: 0;
+ display: flex;
+ place-items: center;
+ min-width: 320px;
+ min-height: 100vh;
+}
+
+h1 {
+ font-size: 3.2em;
+ line-height: 1.1;
+}
+
+button {
+ border-radius: 8px;
+ border: 1px solid transparent;
+ padding: 0.6em 1.2em;
+ font-size: 1em;
+ font-weight: 500;
+ font-family: inherit;
+ background-color: #1a1a1a;
+ cursor: pointer;
+ transition: border-color 0.25s;
+}
+button:hover {
+ border-color: #646cff;
+}
+button:focus,
+button:focus-visible {
+ outline: 4px auto -webkit-focus-ring-color;
+}
+
+@media (prefers-color-scheme: light) {
+ :root {
+ color: #213547;
+ background-color: #ffffff;
+ }
+ a:hover {
+ color: #747bff;
+ }
+ button {
+ background-color: #f9f9f9;
+ }
+}
diff --git a/playground/compiler-react-18/src/main.tsx b/playground/compiler-react-18/src/main.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..813e3d76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playground/compiler-react-18/src/main.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client'
+import { App } from './App'
+import './index.css'
+
+ReactDOM.createRoot(document.getElementById('root')!).render(
+
+
+ ,
+)
diff --git a/playground/compiler-react-18/tsconfig.json b/playground/compiler-react-18/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fac7d251
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playground/compiler-react-18/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+ "include": ["src"],
+ "compilerOptions": {
+ "target": "ES2020",
+ "useDefineForClassFields": true,
+ "lib": ["ES2020", "DOM", "DOM.Iterable"],
+ "types": ["vite/client"],
+ "module": "ESNext",
+ "skipLibCheck": true,
+
+ /* Bundler mode */
+ "moduleResolution": "bundler",
+ "allowImportingTsExtensions": true,
+ "resolveJsonModule": true,
+ "isolatedModules": true,
+ "noEmit": true,
+ "jsx": "react-jsx",
+
+ /* Linting */
+ "strict": true,
+ "noUnusedLocals": true,
+ "noUnusedParameters": true,
+ "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true
+ }
+}
diff --git a/playground/compiler-react-18/vite.config.ts b/playground/compiler-react-18/vite.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..36403615
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playground/compiler-react-18/vite.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
+import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react'
+
+// https://gist.github.com/poteto/37c076bf112a07ba39d0e5f0645fec43
+
+// https://vitejs.dev/config/
+export default defineConfig(({ command }) => {
+ return {
+ server: { port: 8901 /* Should be unique */ },
+ plugins: [
+ react({
+ babel: {
+ plugins: [
+ [
+ 'babel-plugin-react-compiler',
+ { runtimeModule: 'react-compiler-runtime' },
+ ],
+ ],
+ },
+ }),
+ ],
+ }
+})
diff --git a/playground/compiler/package.json b/playground/compiler/package.json
index 6b8f0e70..8faac8da 100644
--- a/playground/compiler/package.json
+++ b/playground/compiler/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
{
- "name": "@vitejs/compiler",
+ "name": "@vitejs/test-compiler",
"private": true,
"type": "module",
"scripts": {
diff --git a/playground/compiler/src/App.tsx b/playground/compiler/src/App.tsx
index c2d2e8ac..3cdc1d62 100644
--- a/playground/compiler/src/App.tsx
+++ b/playground/compiler/src/App.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export function App() {
return (
<>
- Vite + React
+ Vite + React Compiler