Clear and concise description of the problem

if I want to use vite with my backend integration, I don't know if vite client is running and I have to take :

<script type="module" src="http://localhost:3000/@vite/client"></script>
<script type="module" src="http://localhost:3000/main.js"></script>

or if I have to use files from manifest.json :

<link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/{{ manifest['main.js'].css }}" />
<script type="module" src="/assets/{{ manifest['main.js'].file }}"></script>

As a developer, I think it would be interesting to know if files documented by manifest.json are out of date when I'm running the vite client : http://localhost:3000/@vite/client

Suggested solution

delete the manifest.json when I'm running the vite dev client. so I know that I have to call

<script type="module" src="http://localhost:3000/@vite/client"></script>
<script type="module" src="http://localhost:3000/main.js"></script>

Alternative

update the manifest.json with dev informations when I'm running the vite dev client.