fix(env): clarify the use case of vp-use.cmd

crates/vite_global_cli/src/commands/env/setup.rs

@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ pub async fn execute(refresh: bool, env_only: bool) -> Result<ExitStatus, Error>
     // Ensure bin directory exists
     tokio::fs::create_dir_all(&bin_dir).await?;
 
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    tokio::fs::write(bin_dir.join("vp-use.cmd"), VP_USE_CMD_CONTENT).await?;
+
     // Get the current executable path (for shims)
     let current_exe = std::env::current_exe()?;
 
@@ -732,6 +735,7 @@ Register-ArgumentCompleter -Native -CommandName vpr -ScriptBlock $__vpr_comp
 
 // cmd.exe wrapper for `vp env use` (cmd.exe cannot define shell functions).
 // Users run `vp-use 24` in cmd.exe instead of `vp env use 24`.
+#[cfg(windows)]
 const VP_USE_CMD_CONTENT: &str = "@echo off\r\nset VP_ENV_USE_EVAL_ENABLE=1\r\nset VP_HOME=%~dp0..\r\nfor /f \"delims=\" %%i in ('%~dp0..\\current\\bin\\vp.exe env use %*') do %%i\r\nset VP_ENV_USE_EVAL_ENABLE=\r\n";
 
 fn render_home_relative_path(path: &std::path::Path, home_dir: Option<&std::path::Path>) -> String {
@@ -800,19 +804,12 @@ fn render_env_content(shell: EnvShell, vite_plus_home: &vite_path::AbsolutePath)
 /// - `~/.vite-plus/env.fish` (fish shell) with `vp` wrapper function
 /// - `~/.vite-plus/env.nu` (Nushell) with `vp env use` wrapper function
 /// - `~/.vite-plus/env.ps1` (PowerShell) with PATH setup + `vp` function
-/// - `~/.vite-plus/bin/vp-use.cmd` (cmd.exe wrapper for `vp env use`)
 async fn create_env_files(vite_plus_home: &vite_path::AbsolutePath) -> Result<(), Error> {
     for shell in [EnvShell::Posix, EnvShell::Fish, EnvShell::Nu, EnvShell::Powershell] {
         let content = render_env_content(shell, vite_plus_home);
         tokio::fs::write(vite_plus_home.join(shell.env_file_name()), content).await?;
     }
 
-    // Only write the cmd wrapper if bin directory exists (it may not during --env-only)
-    let bin_path = vite_plus_home.join("bin");
-    if tokio::fs::try_exists(&bin_path).await.unwrap_or(false) {
-        tokio::fs::write(bin_path.join("vp-use.cmd"), VP_USE_CMD_CONTENT).await?;
-    }
-
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -900,6 +897,37 @@ mod tests {
         })
     }
 
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    struct FakeTrampolineGuard(Option<std::ffi::OsString>);
+
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    impl FakeTrampolineGuard {
+        fn new(dir: &std::path::Path) -> Self {
+            let trampoline = dir.join("vp-shim.exe");
+            std::fs::write(&trampoline, b"fake-trampoline").unwrap();
+            let previous = std::env::var_os(vite_shared::env_vars::VP_TRAMPOLINE_PATH);
+            // SAFETY: This Windows-only test is serialized and the guard restores the variable.
+            unsafe {
+                std::env::set_var(vite_shared::env_vars::VP_TRAMPOLINE_PATH, &trampoline);
+            }
+            Self(previous)
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    impl Drop for FakeTrampolineGuard {
+        fn drop(&mut self) {
+            // SAFETY: This Windows-only test is serialized and restores the previous value.
+            unsafe {
+                if let Some(previous) = self.0.take() {
+                    std::env::set_var(vite_shared::env_vars::VP_TRAMPOLINE_PATH, previous);
+                } else {
+                    std::env::remove_var(vite_shared::env_vars::VP_TRAMPOLINE_PATH);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_create_env_files_creates_all_files() {
         let temp_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
@@ -1193,15 +1221,23 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
-    async fn test_create_env_files_cmd_wrapper_sets_vp_home_before_env_use() {
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    #[serial_test::serial]
+    async fn test_execute_creates_cmd_wrapper_in_fresh_home() {
         let temp_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
-        let home = AbsolutePathBuf::new(temp_dir.path().to_path_buf()).unwrap();
-        let _guard = home_guard(temp_dir.path());
-        let bin_dir = home.join("bin");
-        tokio::fs::create_dir_all(&bin_dir).await.unwrap();
+        let fresh_home = temp_dir.path().join("new-vite-plus");
+        let _trampoline_guard = FakeTrampolineGuard::new(temp_dir.path());
+        let _env_guard = vite_shared::EnvConfig::test_guard(vite_shared::EnvConfig {
+            vite_plus_home: Some(fresh_home.clone()),
+            user_home: Some(temp_dir.path().to_path_buf()),
+            ..vite_shared::EnvConfig::for_test()
+        });
 
-        create_env_files(&home).await.unwrap();
+        assert!(!fresh_home.exists(), "VP_HOME should not exist before initial setup");
+        let status = execute(false, false).await.unwrap();
 
+        assert!(status.success(), "initial vp env setup should succeed");
+        let bin_dir = AbsolutePathBuf::new(fresh_home.join("bin")).unwrap();
         let cmd_content = tokio::fs::read_to_string(bin_dir.join("vp-use.cmd")).await.unwrap();
         assert!(
             cmd_content.contains("set VP_HOME=%~dp0..\r\nfor /f"),
@@ -1213,6 +1249,23 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    async fn test_create_env_files_does_not_create_cmd_wrapper_on_unix() {
+        let temp_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let home = AbsolutePathBuf::new(temp_dir.path().to_path_buf()).unwrap();
+        let _guard = home_guard(temp_dir.path());
+        let bin_dir = home.join("bin");
+        tokio::fs::create_dir_all(&bin_dir).await.unwrap();
+
+        create_env_files(&home).await.unwrap();
+
+        assert!(
+            !bin_dir.join("vp-use.cmd").as_path().exists(),
+            "vp-use.cmd should only be created on Windows"
+        );
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_execute_env_only_creates_home_dir_and_env_files() {
         let temp_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();

docs/guide/env.md

@@ -64,6 +64,16 @@ Open the profile file for editing:
 Invoke-Item $PROFILE
 ```
 
+Windows Command Prompt (`cmd.exe`) cannot define the wrapper function needed for `vp env use` to update the current shell session. Use the generated `vp-use.cmd` command instead:
+
+```batch
+vp-use 20
+node --version
+vp-use --unset
+```
+
+Only `vp env use` needs this alternate command. Other `vp env` commands work normally in Command Prompt. `vp env setup` creates `vp-use.cmd` under `VP_HOME/bin` on Windows.
+
 In CI, `vp env use` can still run without shell initialization. It writes a temporary session file under `VP_HOME` so later shim calls in the same job can resolve the selected Node.js version.
 
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