feat(cli): support async nuxt.config.js

packages/cli/src/commands/build.js

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export default async function build() {
     process.exit(0)
   }
 
-  const options = loadNuxtConfig(argv)
+  const options = await loadNuxtConfig(argv)
 
   // Create production build when calling `nuxt build`
   options.dev = false

packages/cli/src/commands/dev.js

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import parseArgs from 'minimist'
 import consola from 'consola'
-import { loadNuxtConfig } from '../common/utils'
+import { loadNuxtConfig, runAsyncScript } from '../common/utils'
 
 export default async function dev() {
   const { Nuxt } = await import('@nuxt/core')
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ export default async function dev() {
     process.exit(0)
   }
 
-  const config = () => {
+  const config = async () => {
     // Force development mode for add hot reloading and watching changes
-    return Object.assign(loadNuxtConfig(argv), { dev: true })
+    return Object.assign(await loadNuxtConfig(argv), { dev: true })
   }
 
   const errorHandler = (err, instance) => {
@@ -61,15 +61,15 @@ export default async function dev() {
   }
 
   // Start dev
-  (function startDev(oldInstance) {
+  async function startDev(oldInstance) {
     let nuxt, builder
 
     try {
-      nuxt = new Nuxt(config())
+      nuxt = new Nuxt(await config())
       builder = new Builder(nuxt)
-      nuxt.hook('watch:fileChanged', (builder, fname) => {
+      nuxt.hook('watch:fileChanged', async (builder, fname) => {
         consola.debug(`[${fname}] changed, Rebuilding the app...`)
-        startDev({ nuxt: builder.nuxt, builder })
+        await startDev({ nuxt: builder.nuxt, builder })
       })
     } catch (err) {
       return errorHandler(err, oldInstance)
@@ -96,5 +96,7 @@ export default async function dev() {
         // Handle errors
         .catch(err => errorHandler(err, { builder, nuxt }))
     )
-  })()
+  }
+
+  await runAsyncScript(startDev)
 }

packages/cli/src/commands/generate.js

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export default async function generate() {
     process.exit(0)
   }
 
-  const options = loadNuxtConfig(argv)
+  const options = await loadNuxtConfig(argv)
 
   options.dev = false // Force production mode (no webpack middleware called)
 

packages/cli/src/commands/start.js

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export default async function start() {
     process.exit(0)
   }
 
-  const options = loadNuxtConfig(argv)
+  const options = await loadNuxtConfig(argv)
 
   // Force production mode (no webpack middleware called)
   options.dev = false

packages/cli/src/common/utils.js

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 import path from 'path'
 import { existsSync } from 'fs'
 import consola from 'consola'
@@ -34,7 +33,16 @@ const getLatestHost = (argv) => {
   return { port, host, socket }
 }
 
-export function loadNuxtConfig(argv) {
+export async function runAsyncScript(fn) {
+  try {
+    await fn()
+  } catch (err) {
+    consola.error(err)
+    consola.fatal(`Failed to run async Nuxt script!`)
+  }
+}
+
+export async function loadNuxtConfig(argv) {
   const rootDir = getRootDir(argv)
   const nuxtConfigFile = getNuxtConfigFile(argv)
 
@@ -49,6 +57,14 @@ export function loadNuxtConfig(argv) {
     if (options.default) {
       options = options.default
     }
+    if (typeof options === 'function') {
+      try {
+        options = await options()
+      } catch (error) {
+        consola.error(error)
+        consola.fatal('Error while fetching async configuration')
+      }
+    }
   } else if (argv['config-file'] !== 'nuxt.config.js') {
     consola.fatal('Could not load config file: ' + argv['config-file'])
   }

test/fixtures/async-config/async-config.test.js

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import { buildFixture } from '../../utils/build'
+
+buildFixture('async-config')

test/fixtures/async-config/nuxt.config.js

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+const createData = async () => {
+  await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 500))
+  return {
+    head: {
+      title: 'Async Config!'
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export default createData

test/fixtures/async-config/pages/index.vue

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<template>
+  <h1>I am ALIVE!</h1>
+</template>

test/unit/async-config.test.js

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { getPort, loadFixture, Nuxt } from '../utils'
+
+let port
+let nuxt = null
+
+describe('basic ssr', () => {
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    const options = await loadFixture('async-config')
+    nuxt = new Nuxt(options)
+    port = await getPort()
+    await nuxt.listen(port, '0.0.0.0')
+  })
+
+  test('/', async () => {
+    expect(nuxt.options.head.title).toBe('Async Config!')
+    const { html } = await nuxt.renderRoute('/')
+    expect(html.includes('<h1>I am ALIVE!</h1>')).toBe(true)
+  })
+})

test/utils/index.js

@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ export const loadFixture = async function (fixture, overrides) {
   const rootDir = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'fixtures', fixture)
   const configFile = path.resolve(rootDir, 'nuxt.config.js')
 
-  const config = fs.existsSync(configFile) ? (await import(`../fixtures/${fixture}/nuxt.config`)).default : {}
+  let config = fs.existsSync(configFile) ? (await import(`../fixtures/${fixture}/nuxt.config`)).default : {}
+  if (typeof config === 'function') {
+    config = await config()
+  }
 
   config.rootDir = rootDir
   config.dev = false