How to use external html templates in Components with Vue.js 2.0 in Laravel 5.3

Question

I am using the default Laravel 5.3 setup - a fresh install with default configuration for Vue.js 2.0.

With Laravel 5.1 and Vue.js 1.x, I could easily define components like and used browserify to compile.

Vue.component('test-component', require('./test-component');  

/*  test-component.js */
export default{
    template:require('./test-component.template.html')
}

/* test-component.template.html  */
<div class="test-component">
    <h1> Test Component <h1>
</div>  

However, with Vue 2, the default is webpack (although browserify is also available but could not get it working and webpack seems better). But I am not able to get the configuration working.

I have tried various configurations, finally I have this in my gulp.js file

const elixir = require('laravel-elixir');
require('laravel-elixir-vue-2'); 

var config = {

    module:{
        loaders:[
            {
                test: /\.html$/,
                loader: 'vue-loader'
            }
        ]
    }
};
elixir(mix => {
    mix.sass('app.scss')
       .webpack('app.js',null, null, config);
});  

Now I am not getting any errors while compiling gulp webpack however when I try to view the page in the browser, it doesn't show the component and has an error/warn in the console

vue.js?3de6:513[Vue warn]: invalid template option:[object Object] 
(found in component <test>)

vue.js?3de6:4085Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'child' of null(…)  

My app.js main entry file (default provided by Laravel)

require('./bootstrap');

Vue.component('test-component', require('./components/test-component'));

const app = new Vue({
    //el: '#app',
}).$mount('#app');  

What am I missing? Any pointers would be appreciated.

Answer 1

1. You have to use html-loader instead of vue-loader .

    npm install html-loader --save-dev 

2. Your gulpfile.js (need to change the loader ):

    const config = { module: { loaders:[{ test: /\\.html$/, loader: 'html' }] } }; elixir((mix) => { mix.sass('app.scss') .webpack('app.js', null, null, config); }); 

3. Your test-component.js (no changes, you're good to go):

    export default { template: require('./test-component.template.html') } 

4. Your test-component-template.html : (no changes, you're good to go)

    <div class="test-component"> <h1>Test Component Goes Here</h1> </div> 

Important

5. Here's how to define your component:

   • Using Default

      Vue.component('test-component', require('./test-component').default); 

   • Or, simply use ES2015 import

      import TestComponent from './test-component'; Vue.component('test-component', TestComponent); 

Answer 2

Try this in your gulp file:

 const elixir = require('laravel-elixir');
 require('laravel-elixir-vue-2');

 elixir(mix => {
     mix.webpack('app.js');
 });

And import your components like this:

import Test from './Components/Test.vue';

Vue.component('test', Test);