fix: propagate error instead of panicking on scripts dir resolution failure

Author: fengmk2

.github/workflows/test-standalone-install.yml

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
           vp --help
           # test new command
           vp create vite --no-interactive --no-agent -- hello --no-interactive -t vanilla
-          cd hello && vp run build
+          cd hello && vp run build && vp --version
 
       - name: Set PATH
         shell: bash
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           # --check queries npm registry and prints update status
           vp upgrade --check
-          vp upgrade 0.0.0-b356849c.20260207-0631
+          vp upgrade 0.0.0-e7cbd08c.20260221-0702
           vp --version
           # rollback to the previous version (should succeed after a real update)
           vp upgrade --rollback
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ jobs:
 
               # Verify upgrade
               vp upgrade --check
-              vp upgrade 0.0.0-b356849c.20260207-0631
+              vp upgrade 0.0.0-e7cbd08c.20260221-0702
               vp --version
               vp upgrade --rollback
               vp --version
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           # --check queries npm registry and prints update status
           vp upgrade --check
-          vp upgrade 0.0.0-b356849c.20260207-0631
+          vp upgrade 0.0.0-e7cbd08c.20260221-0702
           vp --version
           # rollback to the previous version (should succeed after a real update)
           vp upgrade --rollback
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ jobs:
           # $env:VITE_LOG = "trace"
           # test new command
           vp create vite --no-interactive --no-agent -- hello --no-interactive -t vanilla
-          cd hello && vp run build
+          cd hello && vp run build && vp --version
 
       - name: Verify bin setup on powershell
         shell: pwsh
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ jobs:
 
           REM test new command
           vp create vite --no-interactive --no-agent -- hello-cmd --no-interactive -t vanilla
-          cd hello-cmd && vp run build
+          cd hello-cmd && vp run build && vp --version
 
       - name: Verify bin setup on cmd
         shell: cmd
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ jobs:
           vp --help
           # test new command
           vp create vite --no-interactive --no-agent -- hello-bash --no-interactive -t vanilla
-          cd hello-bash && vp run build
+          cd hello-bash && vp run build && vp --version
 
       - name: Verify bin setup on bash
         shell: bash

crates/vite_global_cli/src/js_executor.rs

@@ -210,11 +210,14 @@ impl JsExecutor {
         args: &[String],
     ) -> Result<ExitStatus, Error> {
         // Try to resolve vite-plus from the project directory using oxc_resolver
-        let entry_point = Self::resolve_local_vite_plus(project_path).unwrap_or_else(|| {
-            // Fall back to the global installation's bin.js
-            let scripts_dir = self.get_scripts_dir().expect("scripts dir not found");
-            scripts_dir.join("bin.js")
-        });
+        let entry_point = match Self::resolve_local_vite_plus(project_path) {
+            Some(path) => path,
+            None => {
+                // Fall back to the global installation's bin.js
+                let scripts_dir = self.get_scripts_dir()?;
+                scripts_dir.join("bin.js")
+            }
+        };
 
         tracing::debug!("Delegating to CLI via JS entry point: {:?} {:?}", entry_point, args);