Nuxt Production

<script setup>
// Lazy load heavy components
const HeavyChart = defineAsyncComponent(() =>
  import('~/components/HeavyChart.vue')
)

// With loading/error states
const HeavyChart = defineAsyncComponent({
  loader: () => import('~/components/HeavyChart.vue'),
  loadingComponent: LoadingSpinner,
  errorComponent: ErrorFallback,
  delay: 200,
  timeout: 10000
})
</script>

<template>
  <Suspense>
    <HeavyChart :data="chartData" />
    <template #fallback>
      <LoadingSpinner />
    </template>
  </Suspense>
</template>

<script setup>
// Hydrate when visible in viewport
const LazyComponent = defineLazyHydrationComponent(
  () => import('./HeavyComponent.vue'),
  { hydrate: 'visible' }
)

// Hydrate on user interaction
const InteractiveComponent = defineLazyHydrationComponent(
  () => import('./InteractiveComponent.vue'),
  { hydrate: 'interaction' }
)

// Hydrate when browser is idle
const IdleComponent = defineLazyHydrationComponent(
  () => import('./IdleComponent.vue'),
  { hydrate: 'idle' }
)
</script>

// nuxt.config.ts
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  routeRules: {
    // Static pages (prerendered at build)
    '/': { prerender: true },
    '/about': { prerender: true },

    // SWR caching (1 hour)
    '/blog/**': { swr: 3600 },

    // ISR (regenerate every hour)
    '/products/**': { isr: 3600 },

    // SPA mode (no SSR)
    '/dashboard/**': { ssr: false },

    // Static with CDN caching
    '/static/**': {
      headers: { 'Cache-Control': 'public, max-age=31536000' }
    }
  }
})

<template>
  <!-- Automatic optimization with NuxtImg -->
  <NuxtImg
    src="/images/hero.jpg"
    alt="Hero image"
    width="800"
    height="400"
    loading="lazy"
    placeholder
    format="webp"
  />

  <!-- Responsive images -->
  <NuxtPicture
    src="/images/product.jpg"
    alt="Product"
    sizes="sm:100vw md:50vw lg:400px"
    :modifiers="{ quality: 80 }"
  />
</template>

bun add -d @nuxt/test-utils vitest @vue/test-utils happy-dom

// vitest.config.ts
import { defineVitestConfig } from '@nuxt/test-utils/config'

export default defineVitestConfig({
  test: {
    environment: 'nuxt',
    environmentOptions: {
      nuxt: {
        domEnvironment: 'happy-dom'
      }
    }
  }
})

// tests/components/UserCard.test.ts
import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
import { mountSuspended } from '@nuxt/test-utils/runtime'
import UserCard from '~/components/UserCard.vue'

describe('UserCard', () => {
  it('renders user name', async () => {
    const wrapper = await mountSuspended(UserCard, {
      props: {
        user: { id: 1, name: 'John Doe', email: 'john@example.com' }
      }
    })

    expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('John Doe')
    expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('john@example.com')
  })

  it('emits delete event', async () => {
    const wrapper = await mountSuspended(UserCard, {
      props: { user: { id: 1, name: 'John' } }
    })

    await wrapper.find('[data-test="delete-btn"]').trigger('click')

    expect(wrapper.emitted('delete')).toHaveLength(1)
    expect(wrapper.emitted('delete')[0]).toEqual([1])
  })
})

// tests/components/Dashboard.test.ts
import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest'
import { mountSuspended, mockNuxtImport } from '@nuxt/test-utils/runtime'
import Dashboard from '~/pages/dashboard.vue'

// Mock useFetch
mockNuxtImport('useFetch', () => {
  return () => ({
    data: ref({ users: [{ id: 1, name: 'John' }] }),
    pending: ref(false),
    error: ref(null)
  })
})

describe('Dashboard', () => {
  it('displays users from API', async () => {
    const wrapper = await mountSuspended(Dashboard)

    expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('John')
  })
})

// tests/api/users.test.ts
import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
import { $fetch, setup } from '@nuxt/test-utils/e2e'

describe('API: /api/users', async () => {
  await setup({ server: true })

  it('returns users list', async () => {
    const users = await $fetch('/api/users')

    expect(users).toHaveProperty('users')
    expect(Array.isArray(users.users)).toBe(true)
  })

  it('creates a new user', async () => {
    const result = await $fetch('/api/users', {
      method: 'POST',
      body: { name: 'Jane', email: 'jane@example.com' }
    })

    expect(result.user.name).toBe('Jane')
  })
})

# Build and deploy
bun run build
bunx wrangler pages deploy .output/public

// nuxt.config.ts
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  nitro: {
    preset: 'cloudflare-pages'
  }
})

// nuxt.config.ts
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  nitro: {
    preset: 'cloudflare-module'
  }
})

# wrangler.toml
name = "my-nuxt-app"
compatibility_date = "2025-01-01"
compatibility_flags = ["nodejs_compat"]

[[d1_databases]]
binding = "DB"
database_name = "my-database"
database_id = "xxx-xxx-xxx"

[[kv_namespaces]]
binding = "KV"
id = "xxx-xxx-xxx"

// nuxt.config.ts
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  nitro: {
    preset: 'vercel'
  }
})

// nuxt.config.ts
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  nitro: {
    preset: 'netlify'
  }
})

bun add @nuxthub/core

// nuxt.config.ts
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  modules: ['@nuxthub/core'],

  hub: {
    database: true,  // D1
    kv: true,        // KV
    blob: true,      // R2
    cache: true      // Cache API
  }
})

// Usage in server routes
export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
  const db = hubDatabase()
  const kv = hubKV()
  const blob = hubBlob()

  // Use like regular Cloudflare bindings
  const users = await db.prepare('SELECT * FROM users').all()
})

# .env (development)
API_SECRET=dev-secret
DATABASE_URL=http://localhost:8787

# Production (Cloudflare)
wrangler secret put API_SECRET
wrangler secret put DATABASE_URL

# Production (Vercel/Netlify)
# Set in dashboard or CLI

{
  "devDependencies": {
    "nuxt": "^4.0.0"
  }
}

// nuxt.config.ts
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  future: {
    compatibilityVersion: 4
  }
})

# Create app directory
mkdir app

# Move files
mv components app/
mv composables app/
mv pages app/
mv layouts app/
mv middleware app/
mv plugins app/
mv assets app/
mv app.vue app/
mv error.vue app/

// If mutating data.value properties:
const { data } = await useFetch('/api/user', {
  deep: true  // Enable deep reactivity
})

// Or replace entire value
data.value = { ...data.value, name: 'New Name' }

// v3: data.value is null
// v4: data.value is undefined

// Update null checks
if (data.value === null) // v3
if (!data.value)         // v4 (works for both)

// WRONG
const width = window.innerWidth

// CORRECT
if (import.meta.client) {
  const width = window.innerWidth
}

// Or use onMounted
onMounted(() => {
  const width = window.innerWidth
})

// WRONG - Different on server vs client
const id = Math.random()
const time = Date.now()

// CORRECT - Use useState for consistency
const id = useState('id', () => Math.random())
const time = useState('time', () => Date.now())

<!-- WRONG -->
<AsyncComponent />

<!-- CORRECT -->
<Suspense>
  <AsyncComponent />
  <template #fallback>
    <LoadingSpinner />
  </template>
</Suspense>

rm -rf .nuxt .output node_modules/.vite && bun install