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Warning about deprecated inlineDynamicImports when debugging in VS Code #4336
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Forge version
7.11.2
Electron version
42.4.0
Operating system
Windows 10
Last known working Forge version
No response
Expected behavior
No warnings when debugging through VS Code.
Actual behavior
Warning observed after "Debugger attached." message:
WARN inlineDynamicImports option is deprecated, please use codeSplitting: false instead.
Steps to reproduce
- Create a new electron-forge project in VS Code.
- Add a debug profile that executes this in Windows:
${workspaceFolder}/../node_modules/@electron-forge/cli/script/vscode.cmd - Debug the project.
- Observe the Debug Console.
I can see inlineDynamicImports: true in the following two files:
- @electron-forge\plugin-vite\dist\config\vite.preload.config.js:18:
inlineDynamicImports: true, - @electron-forge\plugin-vite\src\config\vite.preload.config.ts:20:
inlineDynamicImports: true,
Additional information
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Activity
RagedPanda commentedon Oct 22, 2026
This looks fixed in Forge 8. #4222 switched the preload config from
inlineDynamicImports: truetocodeSplitting: false, and it's in the published@electron-forge/plugin-vite@8.0.1(dist/config/vite.preload.config.js). 7.11.2 still ships the old option.Quick check with Vite 8.3.5, building a small entry with a dynamic import using each set of output options:
inlineDynamicImports: true):WARN inlineDynamicImports option is deprecated, please use codeSplitting: false instead.codeSplitting: false): no deprecation warning, still a single.cjsoutput.So upgrading to Forge 8 should make the warning go away. Note 8.x also moves
plugin-vitetovite@^8and emits main/preload as.cjs(#4393), so check the release notes when upgrading.