Inline hydration directive scripts (#3605)

* Inline hydration scripts

* Adds a changeset

* Update directiveAstroKeys type

19 files changed, 203 insertions, 174 deletions

diff --git a/.changeset/many-seas-notice.md b/.changeset/many-seas-notice.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88035d9e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/many-seas-notice.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'astro': patch
+---
+
+Inlines hydration scripts
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8967dc4b0..a6fb80905 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package-lock.json
 # do not commit .env files or any files that end with `.env`
 *.env
 
+packages/astro/src/**/*.prebuilt.ts
 !packages/astro/vendor/vite/dist
 packages/integrations/**/.netlify/
 
diff --git a/packages/astro/package.json b/packages/astro/package.json
index add575e1f..1c1e48c3f 100644
--- a/packages/astro/package.json
+++ b/packages/astro/package.json
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@
     "vendor"
   ],
   "scripts": {
-    "prebuild": "astro-scripts prebuild --to-string \"src/runtime/server/astro-island.ts\"",
-    "build": "astro-scripts build \"src/**/*.ts\" && tsc",
-    "build:ci": "astro-scripts build \"src/**/*.ts\"",
-    "dev": "astro-scripts dev \"src/**/*.ts\"",
+    "prebuild": "astro-scripts prebuild --to-string \"src/runtime/server/astro-island.ts\" \"src/runtime/client/{idle,load,media,only,visible}.ts\"",
+    "build": "pnpm run prebuild && astro-scripts build \"src/**/*.ts\" && tsc",
+    "build:ci": "pnpm run prebuild && astro-scripts build \"src/**/*.ts\"",
+    "dev": "astro-scripts dev --prebuild \"src/runtime/server/astro-island.ts\" --prebuild \"src/runtime/client/{idle,load,media,only,visible}.ts\" \"src/**/*.ts\"",
     "postbuild": "astro-scripts copy \"src/**/*.astro\"",
     "benchmark": "node test/benchmark/dev.bench.js && node test/benchmark/build.bench.js",
     "test": "mocha --exit --timeout 20000 --ignore **/lit-element.test.js --ignore **/errors.test.js && mocha --timeout 20000 **/lit-element.test.js && mocha --timeout 20000 **/errors.test.js",
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/build/static-build.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/build/static-build.ts
index a88b3593e..c242c98b3 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/build/static-build.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/build/static-build.ts
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ export async function staticBuild(opts: StaticBuildOptions) {
 				...metadata.hydratedComponentPaths(),
 				// Client-only components
 				...clientOnlys,
-				// Any hydration directive like astro/client/idle.js
-				...metadata.hydrationDirectiveSpecifiers(),
 				// The client path for each renderer
 				...renderers
 					.filter((renderer) => !!renderer.clientEntrypoint)
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/runtime/client/hydration-directives.d.ts b/packages/astro/src/runtime/client/hydration-directives.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..512b5c39a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/astro/src/runtime/client/hydration-directives.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import type { GetHydrateCallback, HydrateOptions } from '../../@types/astro';
+
+type DirectiveLoader = (get: GetHydrateCallback, opts: HydrateOptions, root: HTMLElement) => void;
+
+declare global {
+	interface Window {
+		Astro: {
+			idle: DirectiveLoader;
+			load: DirectiveLoader;
+			media: DirectiveLoader;
+			only: DirectiveLoader;
+			visible: DirectiveLoader;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+export {};
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/runtime/client/idle.ts b/packages/astro/src/runtime/client/idle.ts
index a719cd7a7..a5564fc5a 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/runtime/client/idle.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/runtime/client/idle.ts
@@ -1,27 +1,12 @@
-import type { GetHydrateCallback, HydrateOptions } from '../../@types/astro';
-import { notify } from './events';
+(self.Astro = self.Astro || {}).idle = (getHydrateCallback) => {
+	const cb = async () => {
+		let hydrate = await getHydrateCallback();
+		await hydrate();
+	};
 
-/**
- * Hydrate this component as soon as the main thread is free
- * (or after a short delay, if `requestIdleCallback`) isn't supported
- */
-export default async function onIdle(
-	root: HTMLElement,
-	options: HydrateOptions,
-	getHydrateCallback: GetHydrateCallback
-) {
-	async function idle() {
-		const cb = async () => {
-			let hydrate = await getHydrateCallback();
-			await hydrate();
-			notify();
-		};
-
-		if ('requestIdleCallback' in window) {
-			(window as any).requestIdleCallback(cb);
-		} else {
-			setTimeout(cb, 200);
-		}
+	if ('requestIdleCallback' in window) {
+		(window as any).requestIdleCallback(cb);
+	} else {
+		setTimeout(cb, 200);
 	}
-	idle();
 }
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/runtime/client/load.ts b/packages/astro/src/runtime/client/load.ts
index 0301aba1c..77f74eaaf 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/runtime/client/load.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/runtime/client/load.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,8 @@
-import type { GetHydrateCallback, HydrateOptions } from '../../@types/astro';
-import { notify } from './events';
-
-/**
- * Hydrate this component immediately
- */
-export default async function onLoad(
-	root: HTMLElement,
-	options: HydrateOptions,
-	getHydrateCallback: GetHydrateCallback
-) {
-	async function load() {
+(self.Astro = self.Astro || {}).load = (getHydrateCallback) => {
+	(async () => {
 		let hydrate = await getHydrateCallback();
 		await hydrate();
-		notify();
-	}
-	load();
-}
+	})();
+};
+
+
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/runtime/client/media.ts b/packages/astro/src/runtime/client/media.ts
index 22fbd641e..09985ebeb 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/runtime/client/media.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/runtime/client/media.ts
@@ -1,29 +1,22 @@
-import type { GetHydrateCallback, HydrateOptions } from '../../@types/astro';
-import { notify } from './events';
-
 /**
  * Hydrate this component when a matching media query is found
  */
-export default async function onMedia(
-	root: HTMLElement,
-	options: HydrateOptions,
-	getHydrateCallback: GetHydrateCallback
-) {
-	async function media() {
-		const cb = async () => {
-			let hydrate = await getHydrateCallback();
-			await hydrate();
-			notify();
-		};
+ (self.Astro = self.Astro || {}).media = (getHydrateCallback, options) => {
+	const cb = async () => {
+		let hydrate = await getHydrateCallback();
+		await hydrate();
+	};
 
-		if (options.value) {
-			const mql = matchMedia(options.value);
-			if (mql.matches) {
-				cb();
-			} else {
-				mql.addEventListener('change', cb, { once: true });
-			}
+	if (options.value) {
+		const mql = matchMedia(options.value);
+		if (mql.matches) {
+			cb();
+		} else {
+			mql.addEventListener('change', cb, { once: true });
 		}
 	}
-	media();
-}
+ };
+
+
+
+ 
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/runtime/client/only.ts b/packages/astro/src/runtime/client/only.ts
index 2fa5a5893..8cc5f42aa 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/runtime/client/only.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/runtime/client/only.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,12 @@
-import type { GetHydrateCallback, HydrateOptions } from '../../@types/astro';
-import { notify } from './events';
-
 /**
  * Hydrate this component only on the client
  */
-export default async function onOnly(
-	root: HTMLElement,
-	options: HydrateOptions,
-	getHydrateCallback: GetHydrateCallback
-) {
-	async function only() {
+ (self.Astro = self.Astro || {}).only = (getHydrateCallback) => {
+	(async () => {
 		let hydrate = await getHydrateCallback();
 		await hydrate();
-		notify();
-	}
-	only();
-}
+	})();
+ };
+
+
+ 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/runtime/client/visible.ts b/packages/astro/src/runtime/client/visible.ts
index 2d1a8f70a..e3cbbfa7d 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/runtime/client/visible.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/runtime/client/visible.ts
@@ -1,30 +1,15 @@
-import type { GetHydrateCallback, HydrateOptions } from '../../@types/astro';
-import { notify } from './events';
-
 /**
  * Hydrate this component when one of it's children becomes visible
  * We target the children because `astro-island` is set to `display: contents`
  * which doesn't work with IntersectionObserver
  */
-export default async function onVisible(
-	root: HTMLElement,
-	options: HydrateOptions,
-	getHydrateCallback: GetHydrateCallback
-) {
-	let io: IntersectionObserver;
-
-	async function visible() {
-		const cb = async () => {
+(self.Astro = self.Astro || {}).visible = (getHydrateCallback, _opts, root) => {
+	const cb = async () => {
 			let hydrate = await getHydrateCallback();
 			await hydrate();
-			notify();
 		};
 
-		if (io) {
-			io.disconnect();
-		}
-
-		io = new IntersectionObserver((entries) => {
+		let io = new IntersectionObserver((entries) => {
 			for (const entry of entries) {
 				if (!entry.isIntersecting) continue;
 				// As soon as we hydrate, disconnect this IntersectionObserver for every `astro-island`
@@ -38,7 +23,4 @@ export default async function onVisible(
 			const child = root.children[i];
 			io.observe(child);
 		}
-	}
-
-	visible();
-}
+};
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/runtime/server/astro-island.prebuilt.ts b/packages/astro/src/runtime/server/astro-island.prebuilt.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index d7204bbe8..000000000
--- a/packages/astro/src/runtime/server/astro-island.prebuilt.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * This file is prebuilt from packages/astro/src/runtime/server/astro-island.ts
- * Do not edit this directly, but instead edit that file and rerun the prebuild
- * to generate this file.
- */
-
-export default `var a;{const o={0:t=>t,1:t=>JSON.parse(t,n),2:t=>new RegExp(t),3:t=>new Date(t),4:t=>new Map(JSON.parse(t,n)),5:t=>new Set(JSON.parse(t,n)),6:t=>BigInt(t),7:t=>new URL(t)},n=(t,e)=>{if(t===""||!Array.isArray(e))return e;const[r,s]=e;return r in o?o[r](s):void 0};customElements.get("astro-island")||customElements.define("astro-island",(a=class extends HTMLElement{constructor(){super(...arguments);this.hydrate=()=>{if(!this.hydrator||this.parentElement?.closest("astro-island[ssr]"))return;let e=null,r=this.querySelector("astro-fragment");if(r==null&&this.hasAttribute("tmpl")){let i=this.querySelector("template[data-astro-template]");i&&(e=i.innerHTML,i.remove())}else r&&(e=r.innerHTML);const s=this.hasAttribute("props")?JSON.parse(this.getAttribute("props"),n):{};this.hydrator(this)(this.Component,s,e,{client:this.getAttribute("client")}),this.removeAttribute("ssr"),window.removeEventListener("astro:hydrate",this.hydrate),window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent("astro:hydrate"))}}async connectedCallback(){const[{default:e}]=await Promise.all([import(this.getAttribute("directive-url")),import(this.getAttribute("before-hydration-url"))]);window.addEventListener("astro:hydrate",this.hydrate);const r=JSON.parse(this.getAttribute("opts"));e(this,r,async()=>{const s=this.getAttribute("renderer-url"),[i,{default:l}]=await Promise.all([import(this.getAttribute("component-url")),s?import(s):()=>()=>{}]);return this.Component=i[this.getAttribute("component-export")||"default"],this.hydrator=l,this.hydrate})}attributeChangedCallback(){this.hydrator&&this.hydrate()}},a.observedAttributes=["props"],a))}`;
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/runtime/server/astro-island.ts b/packages/astro/src/runtime/server/astro-island.ts
index 365da6ae3..92168f728 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/runtime/server/astro-island.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/runtime/server/astro-island.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@
 // Do not import this file directly, instead import the prebuilt one instead.
 // pnpm --filter astro run prebuild
 
+type directiveAstroKeys = 'load' | 'idle' | 'visible' | 'media' | 'only';
+
+declare const Astro: {
+	[k in directiveAstroKeys]: (
+		fn: () => Promise<() => void>,
+		opts: Record<string, any>,
+		root: HTMLElement
+	) => void;
+}
+
 {
 	interface PropTypeSelector {
 		[k: string]: (value: any) => any;
@@ -32,14 +42,10 @@
 				public hydrator: any;
 				static observedAttributes = ['props'];
 				async connectedCallback() {
-					const [{ default: setup }] = await Promise.all([
-						import(this.getAttribute('directive-url')!),
-						import(this.getAttribute('before-hydration-url')!),
-					]);
 					window.addEventListener('astro:hydrate', this.hydrate);
-
-					const opts = JSON.parse(this.getAttribute('opts')!);
-					setup(this, opts, async () => {
+					await import(this.getAttribute('before-hydration-url')!);
+					const opts = JSON.parse(this.getAttribute('opts')!) as Record<string, any>;
+					Astro[this.getAttribute('client') as directiveAstroKeys](async () => {
 						const rendererUrl = this.getAttribute('renderer-url');
 						const [componentModule, { default: hydrator }] = await Promise.all([
 							import(this.getAttribute('component-url')!),
@@ -48,7 +54,7 @@
 						this.Component = componentModule[this.getAttribute('component-export') || 'default'];
 						this.hydrator = hydrator;
 						return this.hydrate;
-					});
+					}, opts, this);
 				}
 				hydrate = () => {
 					if (!this.hydrator || this.parentElement?.closest('astro-island[ssr]')) {
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/runtime/server/hydration.ts b/packages/astro/src/runtime/server/hydration.ts
index 9f05152b8..ef677c8b8 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/runtime/server/hydration.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/runtime/server/hydration.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import type {
 } from '../../@types/astro';
 import { escapeHTML } from './escape.js';
 import { serializeProps } from './serialize.js';
-import { hydrationSpecifier, serializeListValue } from './util.js';
+import { serializeListValue } from './util.js';
 
 const HydrationDirectives = ['load', 'idle', 'media', 'visible', 'only'];
 
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ export async function generateHydrateScript(
 
 	island.props['ssr'] = '';
 	island.props['client'] = hydrate;
-	island.props['directive-url'] = await result.resolve(hydrationSpecifier(hydrate));
 	island.props['before-hydration-url'] = await result.resolve('astro:scripts/before-hydration.js');
 	island.props['opts'] = escapeHTML(
 		JSON.stringify({
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/runtime/server/index.ts b/packages/astro/src/runtime/server/index.ts
index 7bd60aba4..88a4f1cd3 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/runtime/server/index.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/runtime/server/index.ts
@@ -8,11 +8,17 @@ import type {
 	SSRLoadedRenderer,
 	SSRResult,
 } from '../../@types/astro';
-import islandScript from './astro-island.prebuilt.js';
+
 import { escapeHTML, HTMLString, markHTMLString } from './escape.js';
 import { extractDirectives, generateHydrateScript } from './hydration.js';
 import { serializeProps } from './serialize.js';
 import { shorthash } from './shorthash.js';
+import {
+	determineIfNeedsHydrationScript,
+	determinesIfNeedsDirectiveScript,
+	PrescriptType,
+	getPrescripts
+} from './scripts.js';
 import { serializeListValue } from './util.js';
 
 export { markHTMLString, markHTMLString as unescapeHTML } from './escape.js';
@@ -27,18 +33,6 @@ const htmlEnumAttributes = /^(contenteditable|draggable|spellcheck|value)$/i;
 // Note: SVG is case-sensitive!
 const svgEnumAttributes = /^(autoReverse|externalResourcesRequired|focusable|preserveAlpha)$/i;
 
-// This is used to keep track of which requests (pages) have had the hydration script
-// appended. We only add the hydration script once per page, and since the SSRResult
-// object corresponds to one page request, we are using it as a key to know.
-const resultsWithHydrationScript = new WeakSet<SSRResult>();
-
-function determineIfNeedsHydrationScript(result: SSRResult): boolean {
-	if (resultsWithHydrationScript.has(result)) {
-		return false;
-	}
-	resultsWithHydrationScript.add(result);
-	return true;
-}
 
 // INVESTIGATE:
 // 2. Less anys when possible and make it well known when they are needed.
@@ -158,6 +152,7 @@ function formatList(values: string[]): string {
 	return `${values.slice(0, -1).join(', ')} or ${values[values.length - 1]}`;
 }
 
+
 export async function renderComponent(
 	result: SSRResult,
 	displayName: string,
@@ -191,6 +186,7 @@ export async function renderComponent(
 	const { hydration, props } = extractDirectives(_props);
 	let html = '';
 	let needsHydrationScript = hydration && determineIfNeedsHydrationScript(result);
+	let needsDirectiveScript = hydration && determinesIfNeedsDirectiveScript(result, hydration.directive);
 
 	if (hydration) {
 		metadata.hydrate = hydration.directive as AstroComponentMetadata['hydrate'];
@@ -348,19 +344,11 @@ If you're still stuck, please open an issue on GitHub or join us at https://astr
 
 	island.children = `${html ?? ''}${template}`;
 
-	// Add the astro-island definition only once. Since the SSRResult object
-	// is scoped to a page renderer we can use it as a key to know if the script
-	// has been rendered or not.
-	let script = '';
-	if (needsHydrationScript) {
-		// Note that this is a class script, not a module script.
-		// This is so that it executes immediate, and when the browser encounters
-		// an astro-island element the callbacks will fire immediately, causing the JS
-		// deps to be loaded immediately.
-		script = `<script>${islandScript}</script>`;
-	}
-
-	return markHTMLString(script + renderElement('astro-island', island, false));
+	let prescriptType: PrescriptType = needsHydrationScript ? 'both' : needsDirectiveScript ?
+		'directive' : null;
+	let prescripts = getPrescripts(prescriptType, hydration.directive);
+	
+	return markHTMLString(prescripts + renderElement('astro-island', island, false));
 }
 
 /** Create the Astro.fetchContent() runtime function. */
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/runtime/server/metadata.ts b/packages/astro/src/runtime/server/metadata.ts
index 9379cc3ff..548d2bb7d 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/runtime/server/metadata.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/runtime/server/metadata.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import { hydrationSpecifier } from './util.js';
-
 interface ModuleInfo {
 	module: Record<string, any>;
 	specifier: string;
@@ -82,21 +80,6 @@ export class Metadata {
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Gets all of the hydration specifiers used within this component.
-	 */
-	*hydrationDirectiveSpecifiers() {
-		const found = new Set<string>();
-		for (const metadata of this.deepMetadata()) {
-			for (const directive of metadata.hydrationDirectives) {
-				if (!found.has(directive)) {
-					found.add(directive);
-					yield hydrationSpecifier(directive);
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	*hoistedScriptPaths() {
 		for (const metadata of this.deepMetadata()) {
 			let i = 0,
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/runtime/server/scripts.ts b/packages/astro/src/runtime/server/scripts.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..85efa795a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/astro/src/runtime/server/scripts.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import type {
+	APIContext,
+	AstroComponentMetadata,
+	AstroGlobalPartial,
+	EndpointHandler,
+	Params,
+	SSRElement,
+	SSRLoadedRenderer,
+	SSRResult,
+} from '../../@types/astro';
+
+import islandScript from './astro-island.prebuilt.js';
+import idlePrebuilt from '../client/idle.prebuilt.js';
+import loadPrebuilt from '../client/load.prebuilt.js';
+import onlyPrebuilt from '../client/only.prebuilt.js';
+import visiblePrebuilt from '../client/visible.prebuilt.js';
+import mediaPrebuilt from '../client/media.prebuilt.js';
+
+
+// This is used to keep track of which requests (pages) have had the hydration script
+// appended. We only add the hydration script once per page, and since the SSRResult
+// object corresponds to one page request, we are using it as a key to know.
+const resultsWithHydrationScript = new WeakSet<SSRResult>();
+
+export function determineIfNeedsHydrationScript(result: SSRResult): boolean {
+	if (resultsWithHydrationScript.has(result)) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	resultsWithHydrationScript.add(result);
+	return true;
+}
+
+export const hydrationScripts: Record<string, string> = {
+	idle: idlePrebuilt,
+	load: loadPrebuilt,
+	only: onlyPrebuilt,
+	media: mediaPrebuilt,
+	visible: visiblePrebuilt
+};
+
+const resultsWithDirectiveScript = new Map<string, WeakSet<SSRResult>>();
+
+export function determinesIfNeedsDirectiveScript(result: SSRResult, directive: string): boolean {
+	if(!resultsWithDirectiveScript.has(directive)) {
+		resultsWithDirectiveScript.set(directive, new WeakSet());
+	}
+	const set = resultsWithDirectiveScript.get(directive)!;
+	if(set.has(result)) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	set.add(result);
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+
+export type PrescriptType = null | 'both' | 'directive';
+
+function getDirectiveScriptText(directive: string): string {
+	if(!(directive in hydrationScripts)) {
+		throw new Error(`Unknown directive: ${directive}`);
+	}
+	const directiveScriptText = hydrationScripts[directive];
+	return directiveScriptText;
+}
+
+export function getPrescripts(type: PrescriptType, directive: string): string {
+	// Note that this is a classic script, not a module script.
+	// This is so that it executes immediate, and when the browser encounters
+	// an astro-island element the callbacks will fire immediately, causing the JS
+	// deps to be loaded immediately.
+	switch(type) {
+		case 'both':
+			
+			return `<script>${getDirectiveScriptText(directive) + islandScript}</script>`;
+		case 'directive':
+			return `<script>${getDirectiveScriptText(directive)}</script>`;
+	}
+	return '';
+}
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/runtime/server/util.ts b/packages/astro/src/runtime/server/util.ts
index 22f38f970..0fe36a860 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/runtime/server/util.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/runtime/server/util.ts
@@ -34,12 +34,3 @@ export function serializeListValue(value: any) {
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-/**
- * Get the import specifier for a given hydration directive.
- * @param hydrate The hydration directive such as `idle` or `visible`
- * @returns
- */
-export function hydrationSpecifier(hydrate: string) {
-	return `astro/client/${hydrate}.js`;
-}
diff --git a/scripts/cmd/build.js b/scripts/cmd/build.js
index b2d402890..a95a5b8e3 100644
--- a/scripts/cmd/build.js
+++ b/scripts/cmd/build.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import del from 'del';
 import { promises as fs } from 'fs';
 import { dim, green, red, yellow } from 'kleur/colors';
 import glob from 'tiny-glob';
+import prebuild from './prebuild.js';
 
 /** @type {import('esbuild').BuildOptions} */
 const defaultConfig = {
@@ -20,9 +21,23 @@ const dt = new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-us', {
 	minute: '2-digit',
 });
 
+function getPrebuilds(isDev, args) {
+	let prebuilds = [];
+	while(args.includes('--prebuild')) {
+		let idx = args.indexOf('--prebuild');
+		prebuilds.push(args[idx + 1]);
+		args.splice(idx, 2);
+	}
+	if(prebuilds.length && isDev) {
+		prebuilds.unshift('--no-minify');
+	}
+	return prebuilds;
+}
+
 export default async function build(...args) {
 	const config = Object.assign({}, defaultConfig);
 	const isDev = args.slice(-1)[0] === 'IS_DEV';
+	const prebuilds = getPrebuilds(isDev, args);
 	const patterns = args
 		.filter((f) => !!f) // remove empty args
 		.map((f) => f.replace(/^'/, '').replace(/'$/, '')); // Needed for Windows: glob strings contain surrounding string chars??? remove these
@@ -59,6 +74,9 @@ export default async function build(...args) {
 		...config,
 		watch: {
 			onRebuild(error, result) {
+				if(prebuilds.length) {
+					prebuild(...prebuilds);
+				}
 				const date = dt.format(new Date());
 				if (error || (result && result.errors.length)) {
 					console.error(dim(`[${date}] `) + red(error || result.errors.join('\n')));
diff --git a/scripts/cmd/prebuild.js b/scripts/cmd/prebuild.js
index 4a67babe2..0d14e63f1 100644
--- a/scripts/cmd/prebuild.js
+++ b/scripts/cmd/prebuild.js
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ export default async function prebuild(...args) {
 		args.splice(buildToString, 1);
 		buildToString = true;
 	}
+	let minify = true;
+	let minifyIdx = args.indexOf('--no-minify');
+	if(minifyIdx !== -1) {
+		minify = false;
+		args.splice(minifyIdx, 1);
+	}
 
 	let patterns = args;
 	let entryPoints = [].concat(
@@ -33,7 +39,7 @@ export default async function prebuild(...args) {
 		const tscode = await fs.promises.readFile(filepath, 'utf-8');
 		const esbuildresult = await esbuild.transform(tscode, {
 			loader: 'ts',
-			minify: true,
+			minify,
 		});
 		const rootURL = new URL('../../', import.meta.url);
 		const rel = path.relative(fileURLToPath(rootURL), filepath);