How to build a single page application using Vue js?

 How to build a single page application using Vue js?

To build a single-page application (SPA) using Vue.js, you will need to:

1. Install Vue CLI. Vue CLI is a command-line tool that helps you create, develop, and build Vue.js applications. To install Vue CLI, run the following command in your terminal:

npm install -g @vue/cli

2. Create a new Vue.js project. To create a new Vue.js project, run the following command in your terminal:

vue create my-spa

This will create a new Vue.js project called my-spa.

3. Install Vue router. Vue router is a library that makes it easy to create SPAs with Vue.js. To install Vue router, run the following command in your terminal:

npm install vue-router

4. Configure Vue router. To configure Vue router, open the src/router/index.js file and add the following code:

JavaScript

import Vue from 'vue';
import VueRouter from

 'vue-router';

Vue.use(VueRouter);

const routes = [
  {
    path: '/',
    name: 'Home',
    component: () =>

 import('../views/Home.vue'),
  },
  {
    path:

 '/about',
    name: 'About',
    component: () =>

 import('../views/About.vue'),
  },
];

const router = new VueRouter({
  mode: 'history',
  routes,
});

export

 default router;

This code configures Vue router to use the history mode and to have two routes: / and /about.

5. Create your views. Create two files in the src/views directory: Home.vue and About.vue.

The following code shows a simple Home.vue view:

HTML

<template>
  <div>
    <h1>Home</h1>
  </div>
</template>

The following code shows a simple About.vue view:

HTML

<template>
  <div>
    <h1>About</h1>
  </div>
</template>

6. Register your views. Open the src/App.vue file and add the following code to the <template> section:

HTML

<template>
  <div>
    <router-view></router-view>
  </div>
</template>

This code tells Vue.js to render the current view based on the current route.

7. Start the development server. To start the development server, run the following command in your terminal:

cd my-spa
npm run serve

This will start a development server that you can use to preview your SPA.

8. Navigate between your views. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080.

You should see the Home view. Click on the About link in the navigation bar to navigate to the About view.

You have now created a simple SPA using Vue.js!

Here are some additional tips for building SPAs with Vue.js:

• Use the vue-router library to manage routing in your SPA.

• Use the vuex library to manage state in your SPA.

• Use the vuex-router-sync plugin to synchronize state between Vue router and Vuex.

• Use the vue-cli build tools to bundle and minify your SPA for production.

I hope this helps!

Sources

1. https://segmentfault.com/a/1190000037763032

2. https://github.com/mahi160/vue-covid-19 subject to license (MIT)