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vue-reuse-template

Define and reuse Vue template inside the component scope.

Install

npm i vue-reuse-template

Motivation

It's common to have the need to reuse some part of the template in Vue. For example:

<template>
  <dialog v-if="showInDialog">
    <!-- something complex -->
  </dialog>
  <div v-else>
    <!-- something complex -->
  </div>
</template>

We'd like to reuse our code as much as possible. So normally we might need to extract those duplicated parts into a component. However, in a separated component you lose the ability to access the local bindings. Defining props and emits for them can be tedious sometime.

So this library is made to provide a way for defining and reusing templates inside the component scope.

Usage

In the previous example, we could refactor it to:

<script setup>
import { createReusableTemplate } from 'vue-reuse-template'

const [DefineTemplate, ReuseTemplate] = createReusableTemplate()
</script>

<template>
  <DefineTemplate>
    <!-- something complex -->
  </DefineTemplate>

  <dialog v-if="showInDialog">
    <ReuseTemplate />
  </dialog>
  <div v-else>
    <ReuseTemplate />
  </div>
</template>

<DefineTemplate> will register the template and renders nothing.
<ReuseTemplate> will render the template provided by <DefineTemplate>.
<DefineTemplate> must be used before <ReuseTemplate>.

Note: It's recommanded to extract as separate components whenever possible. Abusing this library might lead to bad practices for your codebase.

Passing Data

You can also pass data to the template using slots:

Use v-slot="..." to access the data on <DefineTemplate>
Directly bind the data on <ReuseTemplate> to pass them to the template

<script setup>
import { createReusableTemplate} from 'vue-reuse-template'

const [DefineTemplate, ReuseTemplate] = createReusableTemplate()
</script>

<template>
  <DefineTemplate v-slot="{ data, msg, anything }">
    <div>{{ data }} passed from usage</div>
  </DefineTemplate>

  <ReuseTemplate :data="data" msg="The first usage" />
  <ReuseTemplate :data="anotherData" msg="The second usage" />
  <ReuseTemplate v-bind="{ data: something, msg: 'The third' }" />
</template>

TypeScript Support

createReusableTemplate accepts a generic type to provide type support for the data passed to the template:

<script setup lang="ts">
import { createReusableTemplate } from 'vue-reuse-template'

// Comes with pair of `DefineTemplate` and `ReuseTemplate`
const [DefineFoo, ReuseFoo] = createReusableTemplate<{ msg: string }>()

// You can create multiple reusable templates, a unique `name` will be assigned automatically
const [DefineBar, ReuseBar] = createReusableTemplate<{ items: string[] }>()
</script>

<template>
  <!-- With `createReusableTemplate` you don't need to set `name` -->
  <DefineFoo v-slot="{ msg }">
    <!-- `msg` is typed as `string` -->
    <div>Hello {{ msg.toUpperCase() }}</div>
  </DefineFoo>

  <ReuseFoo msg="World" />

  <!-- @ts-expect-error Type Error! -->
  <ReuseFoo :msg="1" />
</template>

Optionally, if you are not a fan of array destructuring, the following usage is also legal:

<script setup lang="ts">
import { createReusableTemplate } from 'vue-reuse-template'

const TemplateFoo = createReusableTemplate<{ msg: string }>()
</script>

<template>
  <!-- With `createReusableTemplate` you don't need to set `name` -->
  <TemplateFoo.define v-slot="{ msg }">
    <!-- `msg` is typed as `string` -->
    <div>Hello {{ msg.toUpperCase() }}</div>
  </TemplateFoo.define>

  <TemplateFoo.reuse msg="World" />
</template>

Passing Slots

It's also possible to pass slots back from <ReuseTemplate>. You can access the slots on <DefineTemplate> from $slots:

<script setup>
import { createReusableTemplate } from 'vue-reuse-template'

const [DefineTemplate, ReuseTemplate] = createReusableTemplate()
</script>

<template>
  <DefineTemplate v-slot="{ $slots, otherProp }">
    <div some-layout>
      <!-- To render the slot -->
      <component :is="$slots.default" />
    </div>
  </DefineTemplate>

  <ReuseTemplate>
    <div>Some content</div>
  </ReuseTemplate>
  <ReuseTemplate>
    <div>Another content</div>
  </ReuseTemplate>
</template>