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Frontend Development Projects with Vue.js 3 - Second Edition

By : Maya Shavin, Raymond Camden, Clifford Gurney, Hugo Di Francesco
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Book Image

Frontend Development Projects with Vue.js 3 - Second Edition

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By: Maya Shavin, Raymond Camden, Clifford Gurney, Hugo Di Francesco

Overview of this book

Are you looking to use Vue.js 3 for building web apps but don't know where to begin? Frontend Development Projects with Vue.js 3 will help you get to grips with the core concepts of this JavaScript framework using practical examples that simulate real-world web projects. With this updated edition, you’ll experience all aspects of the new and improved Vue.js 3 as you work on mini projects such as a chat interface, a shopping cart, a price calculator, a to-do app, and a profile card generator for storing contact details. These realistic projects are presented as bite-size exercises that you can enjoy even as you challenge yourself. Throughout the book, you'll discover how to manage data in Vue components, define communication interfaces between components, and handle static and dynamic routing to control application flow. You'll also work with Vite and Vue DevTools and learn how to handle transition and animation effects for an engaging user experience. Finally, you’ll see how to test your app and deploy it to the web. By the end of this Vue.js book, you'll have the skills that enable you to work like an experienced Vue developer to build professional apps that can be used by others and have the confidence to tackle real-world frontend web development problems.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
1
Part 1: Introduction and Crash Course
5
Part 2: Building Your First Vue App
11
Part 3: Global State Management
14
Part 4: Testing and Application Deployment

Routing

In the previous chapter, you learned about sharing common logic between components using mixins, creating app plugins, and other approaches to creating components, such as dynamic and functional components.

This chapter will guide you through how routing and Vue Router work. You will learn how to set up, implement, and manage the routing system in your app with Vue Router. You will look at dynamic routing for passing parameter values and nested routes for better reusability in complex applications. In addition, we will also look at JavaScript Hooks, which are helpful for authentication and error handling.

By the end of this chapter, you will be ready to handle static and dynamic routing in any Vue application.

This chapter covers the following topics:

  • Understanding routing
  • Understanding Vue Router
  • Exploring the RouterView element
  • Defining the routes
  • Setting up a default layout for your app
  • Setting up navigation links with RouterLink
  • ...