@farmart/vite-plugin-smart-prefetch

Smart prefetch plugin for Vite applications powered by BigQuery GA4 analytics

Automatically prefetch route chunks based on real user navigation patterns from BigQuery GA4 export. Improve perceived performance by up to 80-90% for predicted route transitions.

Features

- 🤖 Smart Learning - Analyzes BigQuery GA4 event data to learn user navigation patterns
- 📊 Data-Driven - Prefetch decisions based on actual user behavior, not assumptions
- ⚡ Multiple Strategies - Auto, hover, visible, idle, or hybrid prefetching
- 🌐 Network-Aware - Respects data-saver mode and connection quality
- 💾 Smart Caching - Caches computed models with TTL for efficiency
- 🎯 Framework Support - React (Vue and Svelte coming soon)
- 🔧 Zero Config - Works out of the box with sensible defaults
- 📈 Environment-Specific - Different models for production, staging, development

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Installation

``bash


Using pnpm (recommended for monorepos)

pnpm add @farmart/vite-plugin-smart-prefetch

Using npm

npm install @farmart/vite-plugin-smart-prefetch

Using yarn

yarn add @farmart/vite-plugin-smart-prefetch
`

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Quick Start

$3

`bash


1. Enable BigQuery export from GA4 Console

GA4 Admin > Data Export > BigQuery

2. Create Google Cloud service account

https://console.cloud.google.com/iam-admin/serviceaccounts

3. Grant "BigQuery Data Viewer" and "BigQuery Job User" roles

4. Create and download JSON key

Service Accounts > Keys > Add Key > Create New Key > JSON

5. Add to environment variables

`

.env:
`bash
VITE_GA_PROPERTY_ID=123456789
VITE_GA_CLIENT_EMAIL=prefetch@your-project.iam.gserviceaccount.com
VITE_GA_PRIVATE_KEY="-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\n...\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----\n"
`

$3

vite.config.mts:
`typescript
import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react';
import { smartPrefetch } from '@farmart/vite-plugin-smart-prefetch';

export default defineConfig({
plugins: [
react(),
smartPrefetch({
framework: 'react',
strategy: 'hybrid',
analytics: {
provider: 'google-analytics',
credentials: {
propertyId: process.env.VITE_GA_PROPERTY_ID!,
clientEmail: process.env.VITE_GA_CLIENT_EMAIL!,
privateKey: process.env.VITE_GA_PRIVATE_KEY!,
},
dataRange: {
days: 30, // Analyze last 30 days
minSessions: 100, // Minimum sessions threshold
},
model: {
type: 'probability',
threshold: 0.3, // 30% probability threshold
maxPrefetch: 3, // Max 3 routes per page
},
environment: process.env.NODE_ENV || 'production',
},
manualRules: {
// Optional: Override ML predictions
'/checkout': ['/payment'],
},
cache: {
enabled: true,
ttl: 24 60 60 * 1000, // 24 hours
},
}),
],
});
`

$3

App.tsx:
`typescript
import { usePrefetch } from '@farmart/vite-plugin-smart-prefetch/react';

function App() {
// That's it! Plugin handles everything
usePrefetch();

return (

} />
} />
} />

);
}
`

$3

`bash
npm run build
`

The plugin will:
1. ✅ Connect to Google Analytics
2. ✅ Fetch navigation data
3. ✅ Train probability model
4. ✅ Generate prefetch-config.json
5. ✅ Cache model for future builds

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Configuration

$3

`typescript
interface PluginOptions {
/* Framework (default: 'react') /
framework?: 'react' | 'vue' | 'svelte';

/* Prefetch strategy (default: 'hybrid') /
strategy?: 'auto' | 'hover' | 'visible' | 'idle' | 'hybrid';

/* Google Analytics integration /
analytics?: AnalyticsConfig;

/* Manual prefetch rules /
manualRules?: {
[sourceRoute: string]: string[];
};

/* Cache configuration /
cache?: {
enabled?: boolean;
ttl?: number;
path?: string;
};

/* Advanced options /
advanced?: {
debug?: boolean;
excludeRoutes?: string[];
};
}
`

$3

| Strategy | Description | Use Case |
|----------|-------------|----------|
| auto | Prefetch immediately on route change | High-confidence predictions |
| hover | Prefetch when user hovers over link | User intent signals |
| visible | Prefetch when link becomes visible | Below-the-fold content |
| idle | Prefetch during browser idle time | Low priority routes |
| hybrid | Smart combination based on probability | Recommended |

#### Hybrid Strategy (Recommended)

- High priority (>70% probability): Prefetch immediately
- Medium priority (40-70%): Prefetch on idle
- Low priority (30-40%): Prefetch on hover/visible

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React Integration

$3

`typescript
import { usePrefetch } from '@farmart/vite-plugin-smart-prefetch/react';

function App() {
// Automatically prefetches routes based on navigation
usePrefetch();

return ...;
}
`

$3

Enhanced Link component with manual control:

`tsx
import { PrefetchLink } from '@farmart/vite-plugin-smart-prefetch/react';

// Prefetch on hover

View Orders


// Prefetch when visible (great for lists)

Create Dispatch


// Manual control (no automatic prefetch)

Settings

`

$3

`typescript
import { getPrefetchManager } from '@farmart/vite-plugin-smart-prefetch/react';

function MyComponent() {
const handleMouseEnter = () => {
const manager = getPrefetchManager();
manager?.prefetchRoute('/orders');
};

return (

View Orders

);
}
`

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How It Works

$3

`
1. Connect to Google Analytics
├── Authenticate with service account
└── Fetch last 30 days of navigation data

2. Train Model
├── Calculate transition probabilities
│ Example: P(/dispatch-order | /orders) = 0.58
├── Apply threshold filter (>30%)
└── Select top 3 predictions per route

3. Generate Configuration
├── Map routes to Vite chunks
│ /dispatch-order → assets/dispatch-order-abc123.js
└── Emit prefetch-config.json

4. Cache Model
├── Save to node_modules/.cache/smart-prefetch/
└── TTL: 24 hours (configurable)
`

$3

`
1. App Loads
├── usePrefetch() initializes
└── Fetch /prefetch-config.json

2. User on /orders page
├── Check network conditions (Data Saver, 2G, etc.)
├── Read predictions: [/dispatch-order (58%), /orders/:id (42%)]
└── Apply strategy:
- High priority: Prefetch immediately
- Medium: Prefetch on idle
- Low: Wait for hover/visible

3. Inject


4. User clicks "Dispatch Order"
├── Chunk already in browser cache!
└── Load time: ~10ms instead of ~300ms
`

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Performance Impact

$3

| Metric | Without Prefetch | With Prefetch | Improvement |
|--------|------------------|---------------|-------------|
| Route transition | 250-500ms | 10-50ms | 80-90% faster |
| Cache hit rate | 0% | 60-80% | New capability |
| Time to Interactive | Baseline | -15-20% | Faster |

$3

`
Example: /orders → /dispatch-order (58% probability)

Without prefetch:
1. User clicks link
2. Download dispatch-order-abc123.js (300ms)
3. Parse and execute (50ms)
Total: 350ms

With prefetch:
1. User lands on /orders
2. Plugin prefetches dispatch-order-abc123.js in background
3. User clicks link
4. Load from cache (5ms)
5. Parse and execute (50ms)
Total: 55ms (84% faster!)
`

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Network-Aware Prefetching

The plugin automatically detects and respects:

- ✅ Data Saver mode - No prefetch if enabled
- ✅ Slow connections - No prefetch on 2G/slow-2G
- ✅ Metered connections - Conservative prefetch on cellular
- ✅ Connection quality - Uses Network Information API

`typescript
// Automatic detection (no configuration needed)
if (navigator.connection.saveData) {
// Skip prefetch
}

if (connection.effectiveType === '2g') {
// Skip prefetch
}
`

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Cache Management

$3

`
node_modules/.cache/smart-prefetch/
├── model-production.json # Production model
├── model-staging.json # Staging model
└── metadata.json # Cache metadata
`

$3

`bash


Invalidate all cache

rm -rf node_modules/.cache/smart-prefetch

Or programmatically

const cacheManager = new CacheManager();
await cacheManager.invalidate();
`

$3

`typescript
const stats = cacheManager.getStats();
// {
// enabled: true,
// cacheDir: './node_modules/.cache/smart-prefetch',
// ttl: 86400000,
// cachedEnvironments: ['production', 'staging'],
// totalSize: 45678
// }
`

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Manual Rules

Override ML predictions with manual rules:

`typescript
smartPrefetch({
manualRules: {
// Always prefetch payment on checkout
'/checkout': ['/payment'],

// Multiple targets
'/': ['/products', '/orders', '/dashboard'],

// Dynamic routes (use :id notation)
'/orders/:id': ['/dispatch-order/:id'],
},
})
`

Manual rules:
- ✅ Take precedence over ML predictions
- ✅ Always have priority: 'high'
- ✅ Always have probability: 1.0
- ✅ Merged with analytics data

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Debugging

Enable debug mode to see detailed logs:

`typescript
smartPrefetch({
advanced: {
debug: true,
},
})
`

$3

`
🚀 Smart Prefetch Plugin Initialized
Framework: react
Strategy: hybrid
Analytics: enabled

📊 Fetching analytics data...
Date range: Last 30 days
Min sessions threshold: 100

✅ Fetched 87 navigation patterns

🤖 Training prefetch model...
Model type: probability
Threshold: 30%
Max prefetch per route: 3

✅ Model trained successfully
Routes with predictions: 42

📦 Generating prefetch configuration...
Manifest entries: 156
Mapped chunks: 89
`

$3

`
🚀 Prefetch Manager Initialized
Strategy: hybrid
Routes: 42
Environment: production

📦 Prefetching for route: /orders
Targets: 2
✅ Prefetched: /dispatch-order (58%, high)
✅ Prefetched: /orders/:id (42%, medium)
`

---

Troubleshooting

$3

Solution: Ensure /prefetch-config.json is in your build output (dist/).

`bash


Check if file exists


ls dist/prefetch-config.json
`

$3

Solutions:
1. Verify service account has "Viewer" access to GA4 property
2. Check credentials in .env file
3. Ensure private key has correct newlines (\n)

`bash


Test credentials


echo $VITE_GA_PRIVATE_KEY | grep "BEGIN PRIVATE KEY"
`

$3

Solutions:
1. Ensure GA4 property has at least 30 days of data
2. Lower minSessions threshold
3. Check GA4 property ID is correct

$3

Solution: Adjust route normalization or use manual rules:

`typescript
smartPrefetch({
manualRules: {
'/my-route': ['/target-route'],
},
advanced: {
routeNormalization: (path) => {
// Custom normalization logic
return path.replace(/\/[0-9]+/g, '/:id');
},
},
})
`

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Best Practices

$3

`typescript
strategy: 'hybrid' // ✅ Recommended
`

Automatically prioritizes prefetch based on prediction confidence.

$3

`typescript
model: {
threshold: 0.3, // 30% - Good balance
maxPrefetch: 3, // Limit bandwidth usage
}
`

- Too low (<20%): Wastes bandwidth
- Too high (>50%): Misses opportunities

$3

`typescript
manualRules: {
'/checkout': ['/payment'], // Always prefetch payment
}
`

$3

Enable dashboard to visualize predictions:

`typescript
analytics: {
dashboard: true, // Generates prefetch-report.html
}
`

Access at: https://your-app.com/prefetch-report.html

$3

`typescript
// Production
environment: 'production'

// Staging
environment: 'staging'
`

Keeps models separate for different user behaviors.

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API Reference

See RFC-001-SMART-PREFETCH-PLUGIN.md for detailed API documentation.

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Contributing

This is an internal FarmArt Engineering package. For issues or feature requests, please contact the engineering team.

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License

MIT © FarmArt Engineering

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Support

For questions or support:
- Internal Slack: #engineering`
- Documentation: See RFC-001 in project root
- Issues: Create ticket in project management tool