DTK0014: Plugin Setup Error

Message

Error setting up plugin {name}

Cause

This error is thrown by createDevToolsContext() when a Vite plugin's devtools.setup() hook throws during initialization. The DevTools context iterates over all Vite plugins that define a devtools property and calls their setup() hook with the ViteDevToolsNodeContext. If the hook throws, the error is caught, wrapped with this diagnostic (preserving the original error as cause), and re-thrown -- halting DevTools initialization.

Plugins may be skipped entirely if their devtools.capabilities configuration indicates they do not support the current mode (dev or build).

Example

A plugin with a failing setup hook:

// my-vite-plugin.ts
import type { Plugin } from 'vite'

export default function myPlugin(): Plugin {
  return {
    name: 'my-plugin',
    devtools: {
      setup(context) {
        // This error triggers DTK0014 with name "my-plugin"
        throw new Error('Failed to connect to analysis service')
      },
    },
  }
}

import devtools from '@vitejs/devtools'
// vite.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
import myPlugin from './my-vite-plugin'

export default defineConfig({
  plugins: [
    devtools(),
    myPlugin(),
  ],
})

Running vite dev will throw:

Error setting up plugin my-plugin
  Caused by: Failed to connect to analysis service

Fix

1. Check the cause attached to the diagnostic for the original error and stack trace.
2. Fix the issue in your plugin's devtools.setup() hook. Common causes include:
   • Missing dependencies or services the plugin relies on.
   • Invalid configuration passed to the plugin.
   • Errors in dock/RPC registration during setup.
3. Add error handling in your setup hook for non-critical operations:

export default function myPlugin(): Plugin {
  return {
    name: 'my-plugin',
    devtools: {
      async setup(context) {
        // Guard non-critical initialization
        try {
          await connectToService()
        }
        catch {
          console.warn('Analysis service unavailable, some features disabled')
        }

        // Critical registrations
        context.docks.register({
          id: 'my-plugin:dashboard',
          type: 'iframe',
          title: 'My Plugin',
          icon: 'ph:chart-bar-duotone',
          category: 'analysis',
          src: '/__my-plugin/',
        })
      },
    },
  }
}

Source

• packages/core/src/node/context.ts — createDevToolsContext() wraps each plugin's devtools.setup() invocation; throws DTK0014 (with the original error as cause) when the hook fails.