Attempted to instantiate App with `new App`, which is no longer valid in Svelte 5 — use mount()
Attempted to instantiate %component% with `new %name%`, which is no longer valid in Svelte 5. If this component is not under your control, set the `compatibility.componentApi` compiler option to `4` to keep it working.
// before (Svelte 3/4) main.js
import App from './App.svelte'
const app = new App({ target: document.getElementById('app'), props: { foo: 'bar' } })
app.$destroy()
// after (Svelte 5)
import { mount, unmount } from 'svelte'
import App from './App.svelte'
const app = mount(App, { target: document.getElementById('app'), props: { foo: 'bar' } })
unmount(app, { outro: true })
mount is not synchronous: onMount has not run when it returns. Call flushSync() from svelte after it if you need that. Replace $set with $state props, and replace $on with callback props.
For third-party code you cannot change, add a compatibility setting (it adds overhead):
// svelte.config.js
export default { compilerOptions: { compatibility: { componentApi: 4 } } }
With SvelteKit, upgrade SvelteKit to a version that supports Svelte 5.
Symptom
A plain Svelte + Vite app (no SvelteKit) crashes on startup with runtime error component_api_invalid_new: Attempted to instantiate App with new App, which is no longer valid in Svelte 5.... The main.js code is new App({ target: document.getElementById('app') }). Calling app.$set(...), app.$on(...) or app.$destroy() gives component_api_changed: Calling ... on a component instance (of ...) is no longer valid in Svelte 5.
Cause
In Svelte 5 (2024-10-22) components are functions, not classes. They are created with mount() (or hydrate() for SSR output) and removed with unmount(), all imported from svelte.
Verify
The app renders into #app with no error in the console.
Sources
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