Vitepress is SSG，why I still need to make my codes works in SSR? but import.meta.env.SSR is false?

[ishowman]

• Vitepress is SSG，why I still need to make my codes works in SSR? I need to use defineClientComponent to solve API compatibility for build.
• Since I need to solve API compatibility for SSR, why import.meta.env.SSR is false?

This is a conflic design.And defineClientComponent cause some problems such as I can't use variable via component's ref that defined with defineExpose.

[brc-dd]

Vitepress is SSG，why I still need to make my codes works in SSR

Because to generate the static code we need to render your code on server first during build.

why import.meta.env.SSR is false

It isn't during SSR phase. You're probably checking the value on dev or on client-side.

[ishowman]

@brc-dd Thanks for your reply. Is it possible to generate the static code without server render?（it will be great if it is decide by configuration）

[brc-dd]

It currently out of scope. You can directly use vite+vue starter with unplugin-vue-markdown if you need client-side rendering.