16 files changed, 233 insertions, 59 deletions
diff --git a/.changeset/fair-singers-reflect.md b/.changeset/fair-singers-reflect.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e18ec42f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fair-singers-reflect.md
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+---
+"@astrojs/preact": minor
+"@astrojs/svelte": minor
+"@astrojs/react": minor
+"@astrojs/solid-js": minor
+"@astrojs/lit": minor
+"@astrojs/mdx": minor
+"@astrojs/vue": minor
+"astro": patch
+---
+
+The integration now exposes a function called `getContainerRenderer`, that can be used inside the Container APIs to load the relative renderer.
+
+```js
+import { experimental_AstroContainer as AstroContainer } from 'astro/container';
+import ReactWrapper from '../src/components/ReactWrapper.astro';
+import { loadRenderers } from "astro:container";
+import { getContainerRenderer } from "@astrojs/react";
+
+test('ReactWrapper with react renderer', async () => {
+  const renderers = await loadRenderers([getContainerRenderer()])
+  const container = await AstroContainer.create({
+    renderers,
+  });
+  const result = await container.renderToString(ReactWrapper);
+
+  expect(result).toContain('Counter');
+  expect(result).toContain('Count: <!-- -->5');
+});
+```
diff --git a/.changeset/gold-mayflies-beam.md b/.changeset/gold-mayflies-beam.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d500b30b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/gold-mayflies-beam.md
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+---
+"astro": patch
+---
+
+**BREAKING CHANGE to the experimental Container API only** 
+
+Changes the **type** of the `renderers` option of the `AstroContainer::create` function and adds a dedicated function `loadRenderers()` to load the rendering scripts from renderer integration packages (`@astrojs/react`, `@astrojs/preact`, `@astrojs/solid-js`, `@astrojs/svelte`, `@astrojs/vue`, `@astrojs/lit`, and `@astrojs/mdx`).
+
+You no longer need to know the individual, direct file paths to the client and server rendering scripts for each renderer integration package. Now, there is a dedicated function to load the renderer from each package, which is available from `getContainerRenderer()`:
+
+```diff
+import { experimental_AstroContainer as AstroContainer } from 'astro/container';
+import ReactWrapper from '../src/components/ReactWrapper.astro';
+import { loadRenderers } from "astro:container";
+import { getContainerRenderer } from "@astrojs/react";
+
+test('ReactWrapper with react renderer', async () => {
++ const renderers = await loadRenderers([getContainerRenderer()])
+- const renderers = [
+- {
+-  name: '@astrojs/react',
+-   clientEntrypoint: '@astrojs/react/client.js',
+-   serverEntrypoint: '@astrojs/react/server.js',
+-  },
+- ];
+  const container = await AstroContainer.create({
+    renderers,
+  });
+  const result = await container.renderToString(ReactWrapper);
+
+  expect(result).toContain('Counter');
+  expect(result).toContain('Count: <!-- -->5');
+});
+```
+
+The new `loadRenderers()` helper function is available from `astro:container`,  a virtual module that can be used when running the Astro container inside `vite`.
diff --git a/examples/container-with-vitest/package.json b/examples/container-with-vitest/package.json
index 8f07d620c..e8cb1536a 100644
--- a/examples/container-with-vitest/package.json
+++ b/examples/container-with-vitest/package.json
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
     "test": "vitest run"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "astro": "^4.9.3",
-    "@astrojs/react": "^3.4.0",
+    "astro": "experimental--container",
+    "@astrojs/react": "experimental--container",
     "react": "^18.3.1",
     "react-dom": "^18.3.1",
     "vitest": "^1.6.0"
diff --git a/examples/container-with-vitest/test/ReactWrapper.test.ts b/examples/container-with-vitest/test/ReactWrapper.test.ts
index 91e3dd09d..70b938708 100644
--- a/examples/container-with-vitest/test/ReactWrapper.test.ts
+++ b/examples/container-with-vitest/test/ReactWrapper.test.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 import { experimental_AstroContainer as AstroContainer } from 'astro/container';
 import { expect, test } from 'vitest';
 import ReactWrapper from '../src/components/ReactWrapper.astro';
+import { loadRenderers } from 'astro:container';
+import { getContainerRenderer } from '@astrojs/react';
+
+const renderers = await loadRenderers([getContainerRenderer()]);
+const container = await AstroContainer.create({
+	renderers,
+});
 
 test('ReactWrapper with react renderer', async () => {
-	const container = await AstroContainer.create({
-		renderers: [
-			{
-				name: '@astrojs/react',
-				clientEntrypoint: '@astrojs/react/client.js',
-				serverEntrypoint: '@astrojs/react/server.js',
-			},
-		],
-	});
 	const result = await container.renderToString(ReactWrapper);
 
 	expect(result).toContain('Counter');
diff --git a/packages/astro/client.d.ts b/packages/astro/client.d.ts
index 3083247cf..0870d3dcc 100644
--- a/packages/astro/client.d.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/client.d.ts
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ declare module 'astro:i18n' {
 	export * from 'astro/virtual-modules/i18n.js';
 }
 
+declare module 'astro:container' {
+	export * from 'astro/virtual-modules/container.js';
+}
+
 declare module 'astro:middleware' {
 	export * from 'astro/virtual-modules/middleware.js';
 }
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/@types/astro.ts b/packages/astro/src/@types/astro.ts
index 877b77bd9..ab1af4048 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/@types/astro.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/@types/astro.ts
@@ -3290,3 +3290,19 @@ declare global {
 		'astro:page-load': Event;
 	}
 }
+
+// Container types
+export type ContainerImportRendererFn = (
+	containerRenderer: ContainerRenderer
+) => Promise<SSRLoadedRenderer>;
+
+export type ContainerRenderer = {
+	/**
+	 * The name of the renderer.
+	 */
+	name: string;
+	/**
+	 * The entrypoint that is used to render a component on the server
+	 */
+	serverEntrypoint: string;
+};
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/container/index.ts b/packages/astro/src/container/index.ts
index 724c426f3..5a2606853 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/container/index.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/container/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 import { posix } from 'node:path';
 import type {
+	AstroConfig,
 	AstroRenderer,
 	AstroUserConfig,
 	ComponentInstance,
+	ContainerImportRendererFn,
+	ContainerRenderer,
 	MiddlewareHandler,
 	Props,
 	RouteData,
@@ -83,8 +86,8 @@ export type ContainerRenderOptions = {
 };
 
 function createManifest(
-	renderers: SSRLoadedRenderer[],
 	manifest?: AstroContainerManifest,
+	renderers?: SSRLoadedRenderer[],
 	middleware?: MiddlewareHandler
 ): SSRManifest {
 	const defaultMiddleware: MiddlewareHandler = (_, next) => {
@@ -102,7 +105,7 @@ function createManifest(
 		routes: manifest?.routes ?? [],
 		adapterName: '',
 		clientDirectives: manifest?.clientDirectives ?? new Map(),
-		renderers: manifest?.renderers ?? renderers,
+		renderers: renderers ?? manifest?.renderers ?? [],
 		base: manifest?.base ?? ASTRO_CONFIG_DEFAULTS.base,
 		componentMetadata: manifest?.componentMetadata ?? new Map(),
 		inlinedScripts: manifest?.inlinedScripts ?? new Map(),
@@ -138,21 +141,9 @@ export type AstroContainerOptions = {
 	 * @default []
 	 * @description
 	 *
-	 * List or renderers to use when rendering components. Usually they are entry points
-	 *
-	 * ## Example
-	 *
-	 * ```js
-	 * const container = await AstroContainer.create({
-	 * 	renderers: [{
-	 * 	  name: "@astrojs/react"
-	 * 	  client: "@astrojs/react/client.js"
-	 * 	  server: "@astrojs/react/server.js"
-	 * 	}]
-	 * });
-	 * ```
+	 * List or renderers to use when rendering components. Usually, you want to pass these in an SSR context.
 	 */
-	renderers?: AstroRenderer[];
+	renderers?: SSRLoadedRenderer[];
 	/**
 	 * @default {}
 	 * @description
@@ -170,6 +161,17 @@ export type AstroContainerOptions = {
 	 * ```
 	 */
 	astroConfig?: AstroContainerUserConfig;
+
+	// TODO: document out of experimental
+	resolve?: SSRResult['resolve'];
+
+	/**
+	 * @default {}
+	 * @description
+	 * 
+	 * The raw manifest from the build output.
+	 */
+	manifest?: SSRManifest;
 };
 
 type AstroContainerManifest = Pick<
@@ -195,6 +197,7 @@ type AstroContainerConstructor = {
 	renderers?: SSRLoadedRenderer[];
 	manifest?: AstroContainerManifest;
 	resolve?: SSRResult['resolve'];
+	astroConfig: AstroConfig;
 };
 
 export class experimental_AstroContainer {
@@ -206,24 +209,31 @@ export class experimental_AstroContainer {
 	 */
 	#withManifest = false;
 
+	/**
+	 * Internal function responsible for importing a renderer
+	 * @private
+	 */
+	#getRenderer: ContainerImportRendererFn | undefined;
+
 	private constructor({
 		streaming = false,
-		renderers = [],
 		manifest,
+		renderers,
 		resolve,
+		astroConfig,
 	}: AstroContainerConstructor) {
 		this.#pipeline = ContainerPipeline.create({
 			logger: new Logger({
 				level: 'info',
 				dest: nodeLogDestination,
 			}),
-			manifest: createManifest(renderers, manifest),
+			manifest: createManifest(manifest, renderers),
 			streaming,
 			serverLike: true,
-			renderers,
+			renderers: renderers ?? manifest?.renderers ?? [],
 			resolve: async (specifier: string) => {
 				if (this.#withManifest) {
-					return this.#containerResolve(specifier);
+					return this.#containerResolve(specifier, astroConfig);
 				} else if (resolve) {
 					return resolve(specifier);
 				}
@@ -232,10 +242,10 @@ export class experimental_AstroContainer {
 		});
 	}
 
-	async #containerResolve(specifier: string): Promise<string> {
+	async #containerResolve(specifier: string, astroConfig: AstroConfig): Promise<string> {
 		const found = this.#pipeline.manifest.entryModules[specifier];
 		if (found) {
-			return new URL(found, ASTRO_CONFIG_DEFAULTS.build.client).toString();
+			return new URL(found, astroConfig.build.client).toString();
 		}
 		return found;
 	}
@@ -248,22 +258,9 @@ export class experimental_AstroContainer {
 	public static async create(
 		containerOptions: AstroContainerOptions = {}
 	): Promise<experimental_AstroContainer> {
-		const { streaming = false, renderers = [] } = containerOptions;
-		const loadedRenderers = await Promise.all(
-			renderers.map(async (renderer) => {
-				const mod = await import(renderer.serverEntrypoint);
-				if (typeof mod.default !== 'undefined') {
-					return {
-						...renderer,
-						ssr: mod.default,
-					} as SSRLoadedRenderer;
-				}
-				return undefined;
-			})
-		);
-		const finalRenderers = loadedRenderers.filter((r): r is SSRLoadedRenderer => Boolean(r));
-
-		return new experimental_AstroContainer({ streaming, renderers: finalRenderers });
+		const { streaming = false, manifest, renderers = [], resolve } = containerOptions;
+		const astroConfig = await validateConfig(ASTRO_CONFIG_DEFAULTS, process.cwd(), 'container');
+		return new experimental_AstroContainer({ streaming, manifest, renderers, astroConfig, resolve });
 	}
 
 	// NOTE: we keep this private via TS instead via `#` so it's still available on the surface, so we can play with it.
@@ -271,9 +268,10 @@ export class experimental_AstroContainer {
 	private static async createFromManifest(
 		manifest: SSRManifest
 	): Promise<experimental_AstroContainer> {
-		const config = await validateConfig(ASTRO_CONFIG_DEFAULTS, process.cwd(), 'container');
+		const astroConfig = await validateConfig(ASTRO_CONFIG_DEFAULTS, process.cwd(), 'container');
 		const container = new experimental_AstroContainer({
 			manifest,
+			astroConfig,
 		});
 		container.#withManifest = true;
 		return container;
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/virtual-modules/container.ts b/packages/astro/src/virtual-modules/container.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a4da62972
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/astro/src/virtual-modules/container.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import type { AstroRenderer, SSRLoadedRenderer } from '../@types/astro.js';
+
+/**
+ * Use this function to provide renderers to the `AstroContainer`:
+ *
+ * ```js
+ * import { getContainerRenderer } from "@astrojs/react";
+ * import { experimental_AstroContainer as AstroContainer } from "astro/container";
+ * import { loadRenderers } from "astro:container"; // use this only when using vite/vitest
+ *
+ * const renderers = await loadRenderers([ getContainerRenderer ]);
+ * const container = await AstroContainer.create({ renderers });
+ *
+ * ```
+ * @param renderers
+ */
+export async function loadRenderers(renderers: AstroRenderer[]) {
+	const loadedRenderers = await Promise.all(
+		renderers.map(async (renderer) => {
+			const mod = await import(renderer.serverEntrypoint);
+			if (typeof mod.default !== 'undefined') {
+				return {
+					...renderer,
+					ssr: mod.default,
+				} as SSRLoadedRenderer;
+			}
+			return undefined;
+		})
+	);
+
+	return loadedRenderers.filter((r): r is SSRLoadedRenderer => Boolean(r));
+}
diff --git a/packages/integrations/lit/src/index.ts b/packages/integrations/lit/src/index.ts
index 6c86bd740..33aaf727d 100644
--- a/packages/integrations/lit/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/integrations/lit/src/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
-import type { AstroIntegration } from 'astro';
+import type { AstroIntegration, ContainerRenderer } from 'astro';
 
 function getViteConfiguration() {
 	return {
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ function getViteConfiguration() {
 	};
 }
 
+export function getContainerRenderer(): ContainerRenderer {
+	return {
+		name: '@astrojs/lit',
+		serverEntrypoint: '@astrojs/lit/server.js',
+	};
+}
+
 export default function (): AstroIntegration {
 	return {
 		name: '@astrojs/lit',
diff --git a/packages/integrations/mdx/src/index.ts b/packages/integrations/mdx/src/index.ts
index 3aaed8787..bd0278933 100644
--- a/packages/integrations/mdx/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/integrations/mdx/src/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import fs from 'node:fs/promises';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import { markdownConfigDefaults } from '@astrojs/markdown-remark';
-import type { AstroIntegration, ContentEntryType, HookParameters } from 'astro';
+import type { AstroIntegration, ContainerRenderer, ContentEntryType, HookParameters } from 'astro';
 import astroJSXRenderer from 'astro/jsx/renderer.js';
 import type { Options as RemarkRehypeOptions } from 'remark-rehype';
 import type { PluggableList } from 'unified';
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ type SetupHookParams = HookParameters<'astro:config:setup'> & {
 	addContentEntryType: (contentEntryType: ContentEntryType) => void;
 };
 
+export function getContainerRenderer(): ContainerRenderer {
+	return {
+		name: 'astro:jsx',
+		serverEntrypoint: 'astro/jsx/server.js',
+	};
+}
+
 export default function mdx(partialMdxOptions: Partial<MdxOptions> = {}): AstroIntegration {
 	// @ts-expect-error Temporarily assign an empty object here, which will be re-assigned by the
 	// `astro:config:done` hook later. This is so that `vitePluginMdx` can get hold of a reference earlier.
diff --git a/packages/integrations/preact/src/index.ts b/packages/integrations/preact/src/index.ts
index bcca01dd0..aab4f9925 100644
--- a/packages/integrations/preact/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/integrations/preact/src/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import { type PreactPluginOptions as VitePreactPluginOptions, preact } from '@preact/preset-vite';
-import type { AstroIntegration, AstroRenderer, ViteUserConfig } from 'astro';
+import type { AstroIntegration, AstroRenderer, ContainerRenderer, ViteUserConfig } from 'astro';
 
 const babelCwd = new URL('../', import.meta.url);
 
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ function getRenderer(development: boolean): AstroRenderer {
 	};
 }
 
+export function getContainerRenderer(): ContainerRenderer {
+	return {
+		name: '@astrojs/preact',
+		serverEntrypoint: '@astrojs/preact/server.js',
+	};
+}
+
 export interface Options extends Pick<VitePreactPluginOptions, 'include' | 'exclude'> {
 	compat?: boolean;
 	devtools?: boolean;
diff --git a/packages/integrations/react/src/index.ts b/packages/integrations/react/src/index.ts
index 838640239..85d79eef8 100644
--- a/packages/integrations/react/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/integrations/react/src/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import react, { type Options as ViteReactPluginOptions } from '@vitejs/plugin-react';
-import type { AstroIntegration } from 'astro';
+import type { AstroIntegration, ContainerRenderer } from 'astro';
 import { version as ReactVersion } from 'react-dom';
 import type * as vite from 'vite';
 
@@ -53,6 +53,19 @@ function getRenderer(reactConfig: ReactVersionConfig) {
 	};
 }
 
+export function getContainerRenderer(): ContainerRenderer {
+	const majorVersion = getReactMajorVersion();
+	if (isUnsupportedVersion(majorVersion)) {
+		throw new Error(`Unsupported React version: ${majorVersion}.`);
+	}
+	const versionConfig = versionsConfig[majorVersion as SupportedReactVersion];
+
+	return {
+		name: '@astrojs/react',
+		serverEntrypoint: versionConfig.server,
+	};
+}
+
 function optionsPlugin(experimentalReactChildren: boolean): vite.Plugin {
 	const virtualModule = 'astro:react:opts';
 	const virtualModuleId = '\0' + virtualModule;
diff --git a/packages/integrations/solid/src/index.ts b/packages/integrations/solid/src/index.ts
index a779dea60..1bbfa741f 100644
--- a/packages/integrations/solid/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/integrations/solid/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-import type { AstroIntegration, AstroIntegrationLogger, AstroRenderer } from 'astro';
+import type {
+	AstroIntegration,
+	AstroIntegrationLogger,
+	AstroRenderer,
+	ContainerRenderer,
+} from 'astro';
 import type { PluginOption, UserConfig } from 'vite';
 import solid, { type Options as ViteSolidPluginOptions } from 'vite-plugin-solid';
 
@@ -94,6 +99,13 @@ function getRenderer(): AstroRenderer {
 	};
 }
 
+export function getContainerRenderer(): ContainerRenderer {
+	return {
+		name: '@astrojs/solid',
+		serverEntrypoint: '@astrojs/solid-js/server.js',
+	};
+}
+
 export interface Options extends Pick<ViteSolidPluginOptions, 'include' | 'exclude'> {
 	devtools?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/packages/integrations/svelte/src/index.ts b/packages/integrations/svelte/src/index.ts
index 9c38b9d05..b0db3505c 100644
--- a/packages/integrations/svelte/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/integrations/svelte/src/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import type { Options } from '@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte';
 import { svelte, vitePreprocess } from '@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte';
-import type { AstroIntegration, AstroRenderer } from 'astro';
+import type { AstroIntegration, AstroRenderer, ContainerRenderer } from 'astro';
 import { VERSION } from 'svelte/compiler';
 import type { UserConfig } from 'vite';
 
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ function getRenderer(): AstroRenderer {
 	};
 }
 
+export function getContainerRenderer(): ContainerRenderer {
+	return {
+		name: '@astrojs/svelte',
+		serverEntrypoint: isSvelte5 ? '@astrojs/svelte/server-v5.js' : '@astrojs/svelte/server.js',
+	};
+}
+
 async function svelteConfigHasPreprocess(root: URL) {
 	const svelteConfigFiles = ['./svelte.config.js', './svelte.config.cjs', './svelte.config.mjs'];
 	for (const file of svelteConfigFiles) {
diff --git a/packages/integrations/vue/src/index.ts b/packages/integrations/vue/src/index.ts
index 6edb82526..81afe3a2e 100644
--- a/packages/integrations/vue/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/integrations/vue/src/index.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type { Options as VueOptions } from '@vitejs/plugin-vue';
 import vue from '@vitejs/plugin-vue';
 import type { Options as VueJsxOptions } from '@vitejs/plugin-vue-jsx';
 import { MagicString } from '@vue/compiler-sfc';
-import type { AstroIntegration, AstroRenderer, HookParameters } from 'astro';
+import type { AstroIntegration, AstroRenderer, ContainerRenderer, HookParameters } from 'astro';
 import type { Plugin, UserConfig } from 'vite';
 import type { VitePluginVueDevToolsOptions } from 'vite-plugin-vue-devtools';
 
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ function getJsxRenderer(): AstroRenderer {
 	};
 }
 
+export function getContainerRenderer(): ContainerRenderer {
+	return {
+		name: '@astrojs/vue',
+		serverEntrypoint: '@astrojs/vue/server.js',
+	};
+}
+
 function virtualAppEntrypoint(options?: Options): Plugin {
 	let isBuild: boolean;
 	let root: string;
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 2d24ea4f9..72df592a7 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -155,10 +155,10 @@ importers:
   examples/container-with-vitest:
     dependencies:
       '@astrojs/react':
-        specifier: ^3.4.0
+        specifier: experimental--container
         version: link:../../packages/integrations/react
       astro:
-        specifier: ^4.9.3
+        specifier: experimental--container
         version: link:../../packages/astro
       react:
         specifier: ^18.3.1