How to call functions declared out of a Vuejs instance? - javascript

This is a pseudocode to illustrate my question. When the script is run, it will encounter the error func1 is not defined. How can I go about this?
app.js
require ('./helper');
new Vue ({
el: "#app",
created: function () {
func1()
}
});
helper.js
module.exports = function () {
$.notify('Hi', {
position: "bottom right",
className: "success"
});
};
Thanks in advance!

You might have to save the imported function to a variable in your app.js file. It depends on what bundler you use (e.g. browserify or webpack or else). Functions declared outside of the parameter object you are passing to Vue should be accessible:
// app.js
var func1 = require('./helper');
new Vue ({
el: "#app",
created: function () {
func1();
}
});
In your helpers.js, you need a reference to jQuery. You can either include the library (jQuery and $ will be available globally on the window object) or like in the example below, install it from https://www.npmjs.com/package/jquery and bundle it with your own code.
// helper.js
var $ = require('jquery');
module.exports = function () {
$.notify('Hi', {
position: "bottom right",
className: "success"
});
};

If you want to call this function in more than one component's created method, you can create a mixin, which then will be passed to specific component.
//YourMixin.js
new Vue({
created: function () { ... }
})
//Component
let mixin = require('YourMixin')
new Vue({
mixins: [mixin],
...
})

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I get the following error when running the triggerEvent method:
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In your app.js file, change const app = new Vue({ to window.app = new Vue({.
Then within your <script> tags, change it to this.
<script>
window.app.unsaved = true;
window.app.triggerEvent(null, 'models', null);
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this is my simple code:
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window.Vue = require('vue');
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Your plugin1.js file should look like this:
export default {
install: function (Vue, options) {
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I have a very basic Vue.js app that looks like this:
index.html (just the <body> for succinctness)
<div id="root"></div>
main.js
var config = {
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Property or method "config" is not defined on the instance but referenced during render. Make sure to declare reactive data properties in the data option.
(found in root instance)
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You can try to define your app as follows:
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el: '#root',
template: '<div>{{ config.title }}</div>',
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If you are just trying to pass the App Name in as a hard-coded string you can do something like this:
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With your html like this:
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<div v-html="whosapp"></div>
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Which will pass the value of input to the whosapp div.
But, if you're looking for something more dynamic, this would be the way to go:
With the same html as above...
var nameMyApp = new Vue({
el: '#root',
data: { input: 'My App' },
The initial value is set to My App, which is what will display if not changed through a function call on the method.
methods: {
update: function(name) {
this.input = name;
}
},
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computed: {
whosapp: function () {
return this.input
}
}
})
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I hope this is what you're looking for.

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The vueTest function in utils is trying to load the Vue instance into the body tag:
const vm = new Class({
replace: false,
el: 'body'
})
return vm
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I'm trying to build a simple app in vue and I'm getting an error. My onScroll function behaves as expected, but my sayHello function returns an error when I click my button component
Property or method "sayHello" is not defined on the instance but
referenced during render. Make sure to declare reactive data
properties in the data option. (found in component )
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template: '<div><button v-on:click="sayHello()">Hello</button></div>'
});
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I feel like the answer is really obvious but I've tried searching and haven't come up with anything. Any help would be appreciated.
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But for a few specific circumstances (mainly props) each component is completely isolated from each other. Separate data, variables, functions, etc. This includes their methods.
Thus, test-item has no sayHello method.
You can get rid of the warning by using .mount('#app') after the Vue instance rather than the el attribute.
Check the snippet below;
var app = new Vue({
data: {
header: {
brightness: 100
}
},
methods: {
sayHello: function() {
console.log('Hello');
},
onScroll: function () {
this.header.brightness = (100 - this.$el.scrollTop / 8);
}
}
}).mount('#app');
Please note; the following might not be necessary but did it along the way trying to solve the same issue: Laravel Elixir Vue 2 project.

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