HitEscapeNow Frontend (Vite + React)

Single-page search UI that calls the Cloud Run backend.

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• A valid Cloud Run identity token (org policy blocks unauthenticated access)

Setup

1. Create a .env file (dotfile) in this folder with your token:

VITE_DEV_ID_TOKEN="<your identity token>"
VITE_SITE_PASSWORD="<password to unlock UI>"

If you prefer, copy env.example to .env and fill in the token.

To generate a token:

gcloud auth print-identity-token

Paste the output into VITE_DEV_ID_TOKEN in .env. Set VITE_SITE_PASSWORD to any temporary secret (dev-only gate).

2. Install dependencies and run dev:

npm install
npm run dev

Open the printed local URL in your browser.

Build

npm run build
# optional preview of the built site
npm run preview

Using the App

• Enter origin, destination, depart date, return date
• Click “Search”
• The app POSTs to: https://hitescape-agent-ws2qitn7ea-nw.a.run.app/search
• Authorization header is set from VITE_DEV_ID_TOKEN

Deploy Options

Option A: Deploy to Cloud Storage (static hosting)

# From this folder, build
npm run build

# Create a bucket (pick a unique name)
PROJECT_ID=phoenix-479815
BUCKET_NAME=hitescape-web-<unique-suffix>
gcloud config set project $PROJECT_ID
gcloud storage buckets create gs://$BUCKET_NAME --location=EU

# Upload built assets
gcloud storage cp -r dist/* gs://$BUCKET_NAME

# Set website config and make public
gcloud storage buckets update gs://$BUCKET_NAME --web-main-page-suffix=index.html --web-error-page=404.html
gcloud storage buckets add-iam-policy-binding gs://$BUCKET_NAME --member=allUsers --role=roles/storage.objectViewer

# Access URL
echo \"https://storage.googleapis.com/$BUCKET_NAME/index.html\"

Option B: Deploy to Cloud Run (serving build via Vite preview)

Cloud Run source deploy uses buildpacks and runs npm start at runtime. This project defines:

• build: vite build
• start: vite preview --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8080

PROJECT_ID=phoenix-479815
SERVICE_NAME=hitescape-web
REGION=europe-west2

gcloud config set project $PROJECT_ID
gcloud run deploy $SERVICE_NAME \
  --source . \
  --region $REGION \
  --platform managed \
  --allow-unauthenticated

Note: If your organization enforces authenticated-only access, remove --allow-unauthenticated and use an identity token with requests.