Pass Start compat config to Vite without pnpm's --

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Fixes #1353

The Start async-context compatibility profile started the example with pnpm run dev -- --config .tanstack/vite.config.mjs. pnpm forwards the literal -- to the script, which then ran vite dev -- --config …. Vite ignores everything after --, so the async-context transform, noExternal and the self-runner config never loaded, and server functions failed with No Start context found in AsyncLocalStorage.

Now only npm gets the -- separator. pnpm gets the arguments directly after the script name.

Verification

• Ran the site locally, opened the start-basic playground and clicked Posts. The post list loads, and so does a single post.
• Reverted the fix and repeated the steps: the server function returns 500 and the page shows posts is not iterable, the same failure the issue reports.
• Updated tests/example-webcontainer-start.test.ts to expect the form without -- for pnpm, and added an npm case. pnpm test passes.

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• Bug Fixes
  • Corrected start-command argument handling for TanStack Start projects. pnpm commands no longer include an unnecessary separator before the Vite configuration, while npm commands retain it. This ensures the start command passes arguments in the format expected by each package manager.

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The WebContainer start command now adds -- before Vite config arguments for npm, but not for pnpm. Tests cover both command forms.

Changes

WebContainer Start command

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Package-manager-specific argument handling src/utils/example-webcontainer-start.ts, tests/example-webcontainer-start.test.ts	The command adds -- for npm when it is not already present. The pnpm test expects the config argument directly after dev, and the npm test expects the separator.

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Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

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Custom pnpm Start configurations that already include -- can still fail to load the compatibility config. The built-in example is unaffected; fix the custom-command path or explicitly accept this limitation before merging.

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🟡 Minor · Remove an existing pnpm separator before appending the… · example-webcontainer-start.ts:132-133

src/utils/example-webcontainer-start.ts:132-133
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Remove an existing pnpm separator before appending the Vite config.

A custom Start runtime with command: 'pnpm' and args: ['run', 'dev', '--'] produces pnpm run dev -- --config .tanstack/vite.config.mjs. pnpm 11 forwards that separator to Vite, so Vite ignores the following --config option and does not load the compatibility config.

Remove the separator only for pnpm. Direct arguments after the script name remain forwarded, so existing arguments such as --host continue to work.

Suggested fix

   const args = [...runtime.start.args]
   // npm needs `--` to forward args. pnpm would pass the `--` itself on to Vite, which ignores what follows.
-  if (runtime.start.command === 'npm' && !args.includes('--')) args.push('--')
+  if (runtime.start.command === 'pnpm') {
+    const separatorIndex = args.indexOf('--')
+    if (separatorIndex !== -1) args.splice(separatorIndex, 1)
+  } else if (!args.includes('--')) {
+    args.push('--')
+  }
   args.push('--config', tanStackStartViteConfigPath.slice(1))

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Update the argument handling around runtime.start.command so pnpm removes an
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