vue-cli

This is the branch for @vue/cli 3.0.

Status: alpha

Install

npm install -g @vue/cli
# or
yarn global add @vue/cli

Usage

Creating a New Project

vue create my-project

Zero-config Prototyping

You can rapidly prototype with just a single *.vue file with the vue serve and vue build commands, but they require an additional global addon to be installed:

yarn global add @vue/cli-service-global
echo '<template><h1>Hello!</h1></template>' > App.vue
vue serve

vue serve uses the same default setup (webpack, babel, postcss & eslint) as projects created by vue create. It automatically infers the entry file in the current directory - the entry can be one of main.js, index.js, App.vue or app.vue. If needed, you can also provide an index.html, install and use local dependencies, or even configure babel, postcss & eslint with corresponding config files.

The drawback of vue serve is that it relies on globally installed dependencies which may be inconsistent on different machines. Therefore this is only recommended for rapid prototyping.

Installing Plugins in an Existing Project

Each CLI plugin ships with a generator (which creates files) and a runtime plugin (which tweaks the core webpack config and injects commands). When you use vue create to create a new project, some plugins will be pre-installed for you based on your feature selection. In case you want to install a plugin into an already created project, simply install it first:

yarn add @vue/cli-plugin-eslint

Then you can invoke the plugin's generator so it generates files into your project:

# the @vue/cli-plugin- prefix can be omitted
vue invoke eslint

In addition, you can pass options to the plugin:

vue invoke eslint --config airbnb --lintOn save

It is recommended to commit your project's current state before running vue invoke, so that after file generation you can review the changes and revert if needed.

Pulling vue-cli@2.x Templates (Legacy)

@vue/cli uses the same vue binary, so it overwrites vue-cli@2.x. If you still need the legacy vue init functionality, you can install a global bridge:

yarn global add @vue/cli-init
# vue init now works exactly the same as vue-cli@2.x
vue init webpack my-project

Customizing Webpack Config

Create a vue.config.js in project root: (Note: if you have a vue field in your package.json, you need to move that here as well)

// vue.config.js
module.exports = {
  chainWebpack: chainableConfig => {
     // modify config with webpack-chain
     // https://github.com/mozilla-neutrino/webpack-chain
  },

  configureWebpack: config => {
    // mutate config directly, or return new config
  },

  // object literal will be merged into base config using webpack-merge
  configureWebpack: {
    // ...
  }
}

Recipes and Plugin Usage

For a detailed guide with recipes for common tasks, detailed usage for each plugin, please see the full documentation.

Contributing

Please see contributing guide.

License

MIT