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vuejs: v-on does not trigger function

I have an input component that should call a method getUserSearch when the user types, and update the variable v_on_search with the variable v_model_search value.
I am displaying the content with the variables: v_model_search and v_on_search to test, although only the v-model seems to be working.
<template>
<div>
<input type="text" placeholder="search here" v-model="v_model_search" v-on:oninput="getUserSearch()">
<p>{{v_model_search}}</p>
<p>{{v_on_search}}</p>
</div>
</template>
<script>
export default {
name: 'SearchBox',
data () {
return {
v_model_search: '',
v_on_search: ''
}
},
methods: {
getUserSearch ()
{
this.v_on_search = this.v_model_search
}
}
}
</script>

Try
v-on:input="getUserSearch()"
or shorter
#input="getUserSearch()"
Vue recognizes HTML events but they don't have the "on" prefix

Vue JS - Problem with computed property not updating

I am quite new with VueJS and I have been having trouble lately with some computed properties which do not update as I would like. I've done quite some research on Stack Overflow, Vue documentation and other ressources but i haven't found any solution yet.
The "app" is basic. I've got a parent component (Laundry) which has 3 child components (LaundryMachine). The idea is to have for each machine a button which displays its availability and updates the latter when clicked on.
In order to store the availability of all machines, I have a data in the parent component (availabilities) which is an array of booleans. Each element corresponds to a machine's availability.
When I click on the button, I know the array availibities updates correctly thanks to the console.log. However, for each machine, the computed property "available" does not update is I would want it to and I have no clue why.
Here is the code
Parent component:
<div id="machines">
<laundry-machine
name="AA"
v-bind:machineNum="0"
v-bind:availableArray="this.availabilities"
v-on:change-avlb="editAvailabilities"
></laundry-machine>
<laundry-machine
name="BB"
v-bind:machineNum="1"
v-bind:availableArray="this.availabilities"
v-on:change-avlb="editAvailabilities"
></laundry-machine>
<laundry-machine
name="CC"
v-bind:machineNum="2"
v-bind:availableArray="this.availabilities"
v-on:change-avlb="editAvailabilities"
></laundry-machine>
</div>
</div>
</template>
<script>
import LaundryMachine from './LaundryMachine.vue';
export default {
name: 'Laundry',
components: {
'laundry-machine': LaundryMachine
},
data: function() {
return {
availabilities: [true, true, true]
};
},
methods: {
editAvailabilities(index) {
this.availabilities[index] = !this.availabilities[index];
console.log(this.availabilities);
}
}
};
</script>
Child component:
<template>
<div class="about">
<h2>{{ name }}</h2>
<img src="../assets/washing_machine.png" /><br />
<v-btn color="primary" v-on:click="changeAvailability">
{{ this.availability }}</v-btn>
</div>
</template>
<script>
export default {
name: 'LaundryMachine',
props: {
name: String,
machineNum: Number,
availableArray: Array
},
methods: {
changeAvailability: function(event) {
this.$emit('change-avlb', this.machineNum);
console.log(this.availableArray);
console.log('available' + this.available);
}
},
computed: {
available: function() {
return this.availableArray[this.machineNum];
},
availability: function() {
if (this.available) {
return 'disponible';
} else {
return 'indisponible';
}
}
}
};
</script>
Anyway, thanks in advance !

Your problem comes not from the computed properties in the children, rather from the editAvailabilities method in the parent.
The problem is this line in particular:
this.availabilities[index] = !this.availabilities[index];
As you can read here, Vue has problems tracking changes when you modify an array by index.
Instead, you should do:
this.$set(this.availabilities, index, !this.availabilities[index]);
To switch the value at that index and let Vue track that change.

vuejs passing array of checkboxes to parent template is only passing one value

I looked at potential dupes of this, such as this one and it doesn't necessarily solve my issue.
My scenario is that I have a component of orgs with label and checkbox attached to a v-model. That component will be used in combination of other form components. Currently, it works - but it only passes back one value to the parent even when both checkboxes are click.
Form page:
<template>
<section>
<h1>Hello</h1>
<list-orgs v-model="selectedOrgs"></list-orgs>
<button type="submit" v-on:click="submit">Submit</button>
</section>
</template>
<script>
// eslint-disable-next-line
import Database from '#/database.js'
import ListOrgs from '#/components/controls/list-orgs'
export default {
name: 'CreateDb',
data: function () {
return {
selectedOrgs: []
}
},
components: {
'list-orgs': ListOrgs,
},
methods: {
submit: function () {
console.log(this.$data)
}
}
}
</script>
Select Orgs Component
<template>
<ul>
<li v-for="org in orgs" :key="org.id">
<input type="checkbox" :value="org.id" name="selectedOrgs[]" v-on:input="$emit('input', $event.target.value)" />
{{org.name}}
</li>
</ul>
</template>
<script>
import {db} from '#/database'
export default {
name: 'ListOrgs',
data: () => {
return {
orgs: []
}
},
methods: {
populateOrgs: async function (vueObj) {
await db.orgs.toCollection().toArray(function (orgs) {
orgs.forEach(org => {
vueObj.$data.orgs.push(org)
})
})
}
},
mounted () {
this.populateOrgs(this)
}
}
</script>
Currently there are two fake orgs in the database with an ID of 1 and 2. Upon clicking both checkboxes and clicking the submit button, the selectedOrgs array only contains 2 as though the second click actually over-wrote the first. I have verified this by only checking one box and hitting submit and the value of 1 or 2 is passed. It seems that the array method works at the component level but not on the component to parent level.
Any help is appreciated.
UPDATE
Thanks to the comment from puelo I switched my orgListing component to emit the array that is attached to the v-model like so:
export default {
name: 'ListOrgs',
data: () => {
return {
orgs: [],
selectedOrgs: []
}
},
methods: {
populateOrgs: async function (vueObj) {
await db.orgs.toCollection().toArray(function (orgs) {
orgs.forEach(org => {
vueObj.$data.orgs.push(org)
})
})
},
updateOrgs: function () {
this.$emit('updateOrgs', this.$data.selectedOrgs)
}
},
mounted () {
this.populateOrgs(this)
}
}
Then on the other end I am merely console.log() the return. This "works" but has one downside, it seems that the $emit is being fired before the value of selectedOrgs has been updated so it's always one "check" behind. Effectively,I want the emit to wait until the $data object has been updated, is this possible?

Thank you so much to #puelo for the help, it helped clarify some things but didn't necessarily solve my problem. As what I wanted was the simplicity of v-model on the checkboxes populating an array and then to pass that up to the parent all while keeping encapsulation.
So, I made a small change:
Select Orgs Component
<template>
<ul>
<li v-for="org in orgs" :key="org.id">
<input type="checkbox" :value="org.id" v-model="selectedOrgs" name="selectedOrgs[]" v-on:change="updateOrgs" />
{{org.name}}
</li>
</ul>
</template>
<script>
import {db} from '#/database'
export default {
name: 'ListOrgs',
data: () => {
return {
orgs: []
}
},
methods: {
populateOrgs: async function (vueObj) {
await db.orgs.toCollection().toArray(function (orgs) {
orgs.forEach(org => {
vueObj.$data.orgs.push(org)
})
})
},
updateOrgs: function () {
this.$emit('updateOrgs', this.$data.selectedOrgs)
}
},
mounted () {
this.populateOrgs(this)
}
}
</script>
Form Page
<template>
<section>
<h1>Hello</h1>
<list-orgs v-model="selectedOrgs" v-on:updateOrgs="updateSelectedOrgs"></list-orgs>
<button type="submit" v-on:click="submit">Submit</button>
</section>
</template>
<script>
// eslint-disable-next-line
import Database from '#/database.js'
import ListOrgs from '#/components/controls/list-orgs'
export default {
name: 'CreateDb',
data: function () {
return {
selectedOrgs: []
}
},
components: {
'list-orgs': ListOrgs
},
methods: {
updateSelectedOrgs: function (org) {
console.log(org)
},
submit: function () {
console.log(this.$data)
}
}
}
</script>
What the primary change here is I now fire a method of updateOrgs when the checkbox is clicked and I pass the entire selectedOrgs array via the this.$emit('updateOrgs', this.$data.selectedOrgs)`
This takes advantage of v-model maintaining the array of whether they're checked or not. Then on the forms page I simply listen for this event on the component using v-on:updateOrgs="updateSelectedOrgs" which contains the populated array and maintains encapsulation.

The documentation for v-model in form binding still applies to custom components, as in:
v-model is essentially syntax sugar for updating data on user input
events...
https://v2.vuejs.org/v2/guide/forms.html#Basic-Usage and
https://v2.vuejs.org/v2/guide/components-custom-events.html#Customizing-Component-v-model
So in your code
<list-orgs v-model="selectedOrgs"></list-orgs>
gets translated to:
<list-orgs :value="selectedOrgs" #input="selectedOrgs = $event.target.value"></list-orgs>
This means that each emit inside v-on:input="$emit('input', $event.target.value) is actually overwriting the array with only a single value: the state of the checkbox.
EDIT to address the comment:
Maybe don't use v-model at all and only listen to one event like #orgSelectionChange="onOrgSelectionChanged".
Then you can emit an object with the state of the checkbox and the id of the org (to prevent duplicates):
v-on:input="$emit('orgSelectionChanged', {id: org.id, state: $event.target.value})"
And finally the method on the other end check for duplicates:
onOrgSelectionChanged: function (orgState) {
const index = selectedOrgs.findIndex((org) => { return org.id === orgState.id })
if (index >= 0) selectedOrgs.splice(index, 1, orgState)
else selectedOrgs.push(orgState)
}
This is very basic and not tested, but should give you an idea of how to maybe solve this.

Using sync modifier between Parent and Grandchildren Vue 2

Problem
Let's say I have a vue component called:
Note: All vue components has been simplified to explain what I'm trying to do.
reusable-comp.vue
<template>
<div class="input-group input-group-sm">
<input type="text" :value.number="setValue" class="form-control" #input="$emit('update:setValue', $event.target.value)">
<span>
<button #click="incrementCounter()" :disabled="disabled" type="button" class="btn btn-outline-bordercolor btn-number" data-type="plus">
<i class="fa fa-plus gray7"></i>
</button>
</span>
</div>
</template>
<script>
import 'font-awesome/css/font-awesome.css';
export default {
props: {
setValue: {
type: Number,
required: false,
default: 0
}
},
data() {
return {
}
},
methods: {
incrementCounter: function () {
this.setValue += 1;
}
}
}
</script>
Then in a parent component I do something like this:
subform.vue
<div class="row mb-1">
<div class="col-md-6">
Increment Value of Num A
</div>
<div class="col-md-6">
<reuseable-comp :setValue.sync="numA"></reuseable-comp>
</div>
</div>
<script>
import reusableComp from '../reusable-comp'
export default {
components: {
reusableComp
},
props: {
numA: {
type: Number,
required: false,
default: 0
}
},
data() {
return {
}
}
</script>
then lastly
page_layout.vue
<template>
<div>
<subform :numA.sync="data1" />
</div>
</template>
<script>
import subform from '../subform.vue'
export default {
components: {
subform
},
data() {
return {
data1: 0
}
}
}
</script>
Question
So, how do I sync a value between reusable-comp.vue, subform.vue, and page_layout.vue
I'm using reuseable-comp.vue is many different places. I'm using subform.vue only a couple times in page_layout.vue
And I'm trying to use this pattern several times. But I can't seem to get this to work. The above gives me an error:
Avoid mutating a prop directly since the value will be overwritten whenever the parent component re-renders. Instead, use a data or computed property based on the prop's value. Prop being mutated: "numA"

Okay I found a solution that worked.
In subform.vue, we change:
data() {
return {
numA_data : this.numA
}
}
So we now have reactive data to work with. Then in the template, we refer to that reactive data instead of the prop:
<reuseable-comp :setValue.sync="numA_data"></reuseable-comp>
Then finally we add a watcher to check if the reactive data gets changed, and then emit to the parent:
watch: {
numA_data: function(val) {
this.$emit('update:numA', this.numA_data);
}
}
Now all values from grandchildren to parent are synced.
Update (4/13/2018)
I made new changes to the reusable-comp.vue:
I replaced where it says 'setValue' to 'value'
I replaced where it says 'update:value' to 'input'
Everything else says the same.
Then in subform.vue:
I replaced ':setValue.sync' to 'v-model'
v-model is two way binding, so I made use of that where it needed to be. The sync between the parent-child (not child to grandchild), is still using sync modifier, only because the parent has many props to pass. I could modify this where I could group up the props as a single object, and just pass that.

vuejs prototype array not being watched

in my vuejs program i am trying to make a global instance of an alert/notification system. This would be at the rootmost instance of the app. and then my plan was to push to an array of objects and pass that through to the component.
This only half works.
in my app.vue i have
<template>
<div id="app">
<alert-queue :alerts="$alerts"></alert-queue>
<router-view></router-view>
</div>
</template>
in my main.js i have
exports.install = function (Vue, options) {
Vue.prototype.$alerts = []
}
and my alert_queue.vue is
<template>
<div id="alert-queue">
<div v-for="alert in alerts" >
<transition name="fade">
<div>
<div class="alert-card-close">
<span #click="dismissAlert(alert)"> × </span>
</div>
<div class="alert-card-message">
{{alert.message}}
</div>
</div>
</transition>
</div>
</div>
</template>
<script>
export default {
name: 'alert',
props: {
alerts: {
default: []
}
},
data () {
return {
}
},
methods: {
dismissAlert (alert) {
for (let i = 0; i < this.alerts.length; i++) {
if (this.alerts[i].message === alert.message) {
this.alerts.splice([i], 1)
}
}
}
}
}
</script>
I can add to this list now by using this.$alerts.push({}) and i can see they are added by console.logging the results.
The problem is that the component doesn't recognise them unless i manually go in and force it to refresh by changing something in code and having webpack reload the results. as far as i can see, there is no way to do this programatically.... Is there a way to make prototype components be watched like the rest of the application?
I have tried making the root most file have a $alerts object but when i use $root.$alerts.push({}) it doesn't work because $root is readonly.
Is there another way i can go about this ?

You could make $alerts a Vue instance and use it as an event bus:
exports.install = function (Vue, options) {
Vue.prototype.$alerts = new Vue({
data: {alerts: []},
events: { ... },
methods: { ... }
})
}
Then in your components you might call a method this.$alerts.addAlert() which in turn pushes to the array and broadcasts an event alert-added. In other places you could use this.$alerts.on('alert-added', (alert) => { ... }
Other than that, I think this is a good use case for Vuex, which is pretty much designed for this: https://github.com/vuejs/vuex

Properties defined on Vue.prototype are not reactive like a Vue instance's data properties.
I agree that, in most cases, Jeff's method or using Vuex is the way to go.
However, you could simply set this.$alerts as a Vue instance's data property and then updating that property (which would be reactive) would, by association, update the global $alerts array:
Vue.prototype.$alerts = ['Alert #1'];
Vue.component('child', {
template: `<div><div v-for="i in items">{{ i }}</div></div>`,
props: ['items'],
})
new Vue({
el: '#app',
data() {
return {
globalAlerts: this.$alerts,
}
},
methods: {
addToArray() {
this.globalAlerts.push('Alert #' + (this.globalAlerts.length + 1));
}
}
})
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/vue/2.4.1/vue.min.js"></script>
<div id="app">
<child :items="$alerts"></child>
<button #click="addToArray">Add alert</button>
</div>