Van

CLI toolchain for the Van template engine — project scaffolding, dev server with hot reload, and static HTML generation.

Install

cargo install van

Or download pre-built binaries from GitHub Releases.

Commands

van init [name]    # Create a new Van project
van dev            # Start dev server with hot reload
van generate       # Generate static HTML pages

.van File Example

<template>
  <div class="counter">
    <h1>{{ title }}</h1>
    <p>Count: {{ count }}</p>
    <button @click="increment">+1</button>
  </div>
</template>

<script setup>
const count = ref(0)
function increment() {
  count.value++
}
</script>

<style scoped>
.counter { padding: 2rem; }
button { cursor: pointer; }
</style>

Van uses Vue SFC syntax (.van files) for server-side HTML rendering with optional signal-based client-side interactivity. No Node.js runtime needed.

License

MIT