NUXTOR

A spiritual successor of ViTauri, made with Nuxt 3 and Tauri 2
Build super fast desktop applications!

Powered by Nuxt 3

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Technologies run-down

• Nuxt 3 (v4 ready!)
• Tauri 2
• NuxtUI v3
• TailwindCSS v4
• Typescript
• ESLint
• Auto imports (for Tauri api too!)

Functionalities

• Run shell commands from the app
• Send custom notifications to the client (remember to turn on/grant notifications in your computer settings)
• Display OS related informations
• Store and retrieve data locally
• Show tray icon
• Support all Nuxt functionalities (routing/layout/middleware/modules/etc...)

Setup

• Before running this app, you need to configure your environment with Rust. Take a look at the Tauri docs.
• This project enforces pnpm. In order to use another package manager you need to update package.json and tauri.conf.json
• The frontend runs on the usual port 3000 of Nuxt, the Tauri server uses the port 3001. This settings are customizable in the nuxt.config.ts and tauri.conf.json.
• Once ready, follow these commands:

# use this template
$ npx degit NicolaSpadari/nuxtor my-nuxtor-app

# go into the folder
$ cd my-nuxtor-app

# install dependencies
$ pnpm install

# start the project
$ pnpm run tauri:dev

This will run the Nuxt frontend and will launch the Tauri window.

Build

$ pnpm run tauri:build

This command will generate the Nuxt static output and bundle the project under src-tauri/target.

Debug

$ pnpm run tauri:build:debug

The same Tauri bundle will generate under src-tauri/target, but with the ability to open the console.

Notes

• Tauri v2 brings some big refactors, such as packages names and permission management. New permissions have to be granted under src-tauri/capabilities/main.json
• Tauri functions are auto imported with the help of a custom module, named like useTauri<LibraryName>. If another Tauri plugin is added, then the module has to be updated to support its functions under app/modules/tauri.ts
• As per documentation, Nuxt SSR must be disabled in order for Tauri to act as the backend. Still, all Nuxt goodies will be functional.
• NuxtUI is a very powerful UI library that consolidates design over the entire application. While there is a more complete pro version, it requires a license. It's up to you to buy the pro version, or stick with the free version.

License

MIT License © 2024-PRESENT NicolaSpadari