bolt-cep

• A lightning-fast boilerplate for building Adobe CEP Extensions in React, Vue, or Svelte built on Vite + TypeScript + Sass
• Purpose: Streamlines development of Adobe CEP extensions with modern tooling and framework support
• Key Features:
  • Hot Module Replacement (HMR)
  • ES6 support for JavaScript/ExtendScript
  • Type-safe ExtendScript with Types-for-Adobe
  • Configurable via cep.config.ts
  • Supports single/multi-panel extensions
  • Optimized builds and easy ZXP packaging
  • GitHub Actions integration for releases

Framework Support:

• Primarily designed for Svelte, React, and Vue development

Target Audience:

• Developers creating Adobe Creative Cloud extensions
• Teams needing rapid CEP development workflows

Notable Capabilities:

• End-to-end type safety with evalTS() for ExtendScript communication
• Cross-panel event system with listenTS()/dispatchTS()
• Built-in solutions for common CEP challenges (routing, MacOS UI issues)

Compatibility:

• Adobe CC 2024+ apps
• Windows & Mac (Intel/Apple Silicon with special setup)

Community & Tools:

• Used by commercial tools like Rubberhose 3 and Klutz GPT
• Free support via Discord
• MIT licensed for free/commercial use

Key Development Files:

• Panel structure in src/js/[panel-name]
• ExtendScript modules in src/jsx/
• Shared types in src/shared/universals.d.ts

Troubleshooting Highlights:

• MacOS React Spectrum click fixes via enableSpectrum()
• Apple Silicon support requires additional setup
• Automated permission handling for ZXPSignCmd

For full details: Hyperbrew Blog