Vue (pronounced /vjuː/, like view) is a progressive framework for building user interfaces. Unlike other monolithic frameworks, Vue is designed from the ground up to be incrementally adoptable. The core library is focused on the view layer only, and is very easy to pick up and integrate with other libraries or existing projects. On the other hand, Vue is also perfectly capable of powering sophisticated Single-Page Applications when used in combination with modern tooling and supporting libraries.

vuex

Vue.js has a first-class ecosystem to help construct Vue.js apps. This includes Nuxt.js which enables server-rendered applications and a page-based approach. 

This course will start with an empty app and walk through how to use Vue.js for building the app, Nuxt.js for organizing the app, and Vuex for managing state.

The Vue-CLI helps you to quickly and easily setup new Vue projects. Nuxt.js is a library that helps you build server-rendered Vue.js applications. This lesson shows you how to use the nuxt/starter template with the Vue-CLI to quickly start a new project.

Setup a "Hello World" Server-Rendered Vue.js Application with the Vue-CLI and Nuxt

Most applications require state to be shared across the application. In the case of Nuxt, you'll share state across pages. Nuxt integrates easily with Vuex by simply adding JavaScript files in the `store` directory. This lesson walks you through setting up a basic store and using it in your template

Manage Vue.js State with Vuex and Nuxt

You commit changes to state in Vuex using defined `mutations`. You can easily access these state mutations in your template using `mapMutations`. This lesson shows you have to wire together your Vue.js template with your Vuex store using mutations and mapMutations.

Update Vuex State with Mutations and MapMutations in Vue.js

You can easily add CSS libraries to Nuxt using `yarn` or `npm` to install them, then simply adding them to the `nuxt.config.js` so they're included in each page. Then all the classes will be available for use in all of your templates. This lesson walks your through installing a library then adding it to your `nuxt.config.js`.

Add CSS Libraries to Nuxt

You add array of todos to the store simply by adding them to the `state` defined in your `store/index.js` file. You can access the array of todos using `mapState` then loop through and display them with `v-for`. This lesson walks you through the process of setting up todos in Vuex and displaying them in your Vue.js template.

Add Arrays of Data to the Vuex Store and Display Them in Vue.js Templates

Before each page loads, Nuxt supports pre-fetching data to render what you need on the server. This lesson walks you through using Nuxt's `fetch` to load data then save it in the Vuex store.

Load Data from APIs with Nuxt and Vuex

You'll notice soon after working with Nuxt that you'll begin to see your styles flash in during each page load. This is due to the development mode of Nuxt where it injects the styles into the page after the initial page render. You can rest assured that when you use `nuxt build`, your styles will render before the page loads.

Understand the Flash of Unstyled Content in Nuxt

In a server-rendered application, if you attempt to load data before the page renders and the data fails to load, your application will not run unless you handle the error properly. This lesson walks you through the options of handling load errors so that your users will always have a good experience.

Handle Load Errors in Nuxt with Alternate Data, Redirect, or Error Layout

Because Nuxt renders pages on the server, you should use the `nuxt-link` components to navigate between pages. Each time a page loads, you can check if you're on the client or server and avoid doing unnecessary loading based on how the page was rendered. This lesson walks you through using `nuxt-link` and `isClient` to navigate and avoid reloading data.

Navigate with nuxt-link and Customize isClient Behavior in Nuxt and Vue.js

You can isolate parts of templates you want to re-use into components, but you can also reuse those components across pages using layouts. This lesson walks you through creation a navigation component then extracting it out into the default layout.

Build a Navigation Component in Vue.js and Use in a Nuxt Layout

The default behavior of submitting an HTML form is to reload the page. You can use the Vue.js `@submit.prevent` syntax to avoid that behavior. Then wire together the `@submit` event with an `add` Vuex action to handle an async post to an api. This lesson walks you through posting to an API using Vue.js, Vuex. and Nuxt.

Build a Vue.js Form then use Vuex Actions to Post to an API in Nuxt

You'll begin to notice as you build out your actions in Vuex, many of them will look quite similar. Creating a remove action looks almost the same as the add action except for using the `axios.delete` method then filtering out the deleted todo once the response comes back.

Use Vuex Actions to Delete Data from APIs in Nuxt and Vue.js

You can conditionally add classes to Vue.js templates using `v-bind:class`. This will help display the status of a todo as you add a Vuex action to patch todos. This lesson walks you through setting up a toggle button that triggers a toggle action to patch todos in Vuex.

Update State with Vuex Actions in Nuxt.js

You often use the same data in different ways across pages. This lesson walks you through setting up multiple pages, retrieving the same data, then displaying it for each page's use-case.

Build a Server Rendered Vue.js App with Nuxt and Vuex

John Lindquist

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