Nuxt•4w ago

Dynamically add routes in runtime based on pinia store value

I want to dynamically add some protected admin routes on my app only for the admin user type. the admin user type is evaluated server side in a plugin. can i use router.addRoutes there? for my routes i dont use the file system routing but the router.options.ts method instead

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kapa.ai•4w ago

Hi @grip. I'm kapa.ai, your friendly support bot. I will try to answer your question by searching through the knowledge base. :wave: ---------------------- To dynamically add protected admin routes in a Nuxt 3 application based on a server-side evaluated user type, you can't directly use router.addRoutes as it's not available in Nuxt 3. However, you can achieve this functionality using a combination of the router.options.ts file and a plugin. Here's how you can approach this: 1. First, in your router.options.ts file, you can define your routes, including the admin routes:

import type { RouterConfig } from '@nuxt/schema'

export default {
  routes: (_routes) => [
    // Your regular routes
    {
      name: 'home',
      path: '/',
      component: () => import('~/pages/home.vue')
    },
    // Admin routes
    {
      name: 'admin',
      path: '/admin',
      component: () => import('~/pages/admin.vue'),
      meta: { requiresAdmin: true }
    }
    // Add more admin routes as needed
  ],
} satisfies RouterConfig

import type { RouterConfig } from '@nuxt/schema'

export default {
  routes: (_routes) => [
    // Your regular routes
    {
      name: 'home',
      path: '/',
      component: () => import('~/pages/home.vue')
    },
    // Admin routes
    {
      name: 'admin',
      path: '/admin',
      component: () => import('~/pages/admin.vue'),
      meta: { requiresAdmin: true }
    }
    // Add more admin routes as needed
  ],
} satisfies RouterConfig

2. Then, create a plugin to check the user type and handle route access:

export default defineNuxtPlugin(async (nuxtApp) => {
  const ipStore = useIpStore();

  // Add a global beforeEach guard
  nuxtApp.$router.beforeEach((to, from, next) => {
    if (to.meta.requiresAdmin && !ipStore.isAdminIp) {
      // Redirect non-admin users or show an error
      return next({ name: 'home' })
    }
    next()
  })
})

export default defineNuxtPlugin(async (nuxtApp) => {
  const ipStore = useIpStore();

  // Add a global beforeEach guard
  nuxtApp.$router.beforeEach((to, from, next) => {
    if (to.meta.requiresAdmin && !ipStore.isAdminIp) {
      // Redirect non-admin users or show an error
      return next({ name: 'home' })
    }
    next()
  })
})

This approach doesn't actually add or remove routes dynamically, but it controls access to the admin routes based on the user type. The admin routes are always defined, but they're only accessible to admin users. Remember to adjust the logic in the plugin according to how you're determining the admin status in your application. This solution is based on the information from Nuxt Custom Routing documentation (https://nuxt.com/docs/guide/recipes/custom-routing#router-options) and Stack Overflow post about Nuxt3 server-side variable (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/77554275). Note that this approach assumes you're using Pinia for state management. If you need to make changes to this setup or have more specific requirements, please let me know and I'll be happy to provide more tailored advice. ---------------------- Note: you can ask me a follow up question by @ mentioning me again :speech_balloon: ----------------------

kapa.ai•4w ago

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gripOP•4w ago

i dont want to add the routes to my router.options, as that would expose their urls and i dont want that. they are protected nonetheless but i dont want these urls exposed cant i use something like this

nuxtApp.$router.addRoute({
        path: '/admin',
        name: 'admin',
        component: '~/pages/a.vue',
      });
    }

nuxtApp.$router.addRoute({
        path: '/admin',
        name: 'admin',
        component: '~/pages/a.vue',
      });
    }

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kapa.ai•4w ago

Let me check the knowledge base for you again. One moment! :books: Sorry @grip, I seem to be having a bit of trouble. Don't worry though, I've pinged my support and they will try to fix me up! :technologist: Perhaps try again in 15mins?

gripOP•4w ago

@kapa.ai i dont want to add the routes to my router.options, as that would expose their urls and i dont want that. they are protected nonetheless but i dont want these urls exposed cant i use something like this nuxtApp.$router.addRoute({ path: '/admin', name: 'admin', component: '~/pages/a.vue', }); }

kapa.ai•4w ago

Let me check the knowledge base for you again. One moment! :books: ---------------------- I understand your concern about not wanting to expose the admin routes in the router.options.ts file. Unfortunately, the approach you suggested using nuxtApp.$router.addRoute() is not directly supported in Nuxt 3. However, there is an alternative method you can use to achieve dynamic route addition without exposing the routes in your router.options.ts. You can use the addRoute() method from the useRouter() composable in a plugin. Here's how you can do it: 1. Create a plugin file, for example, plugins/admin-routes.ts:

export default defineNuxtPlugin((nuxtApp) => {
  const router = useRouter()
  const ipStore = useIpStore()

  // Check if the user is an admin
  if (ipStore.isAdminIp) {
    // Add admin routes dynamically
    router.addRoute({
      path: '/admin',
      name: 'admin',
      component: () => import('~/pages/admin.vue'),
      meta: { requiresAdmin: true }
    })
    // Add more admin routes as needed
  }

  // Add a global navigation guard to check admin access
  router.beforeEach((to, from, next) => {
    if (to.meta.requiresAdmin && !ipStore.isAdminIp) {
      return next({ name: 'home' })
    }
    next()
  })
})

export default defineNuxtPlugin((nuxtApp) => {
  const router = useRouter()
  const ipStore = useIpStore()

  // Check if the user is an admin
  if (ipStore.isAdminIp) {
    // Add admin routes dynamically
    router.addRoute({
      path: '/admin',
      name: 'admin',
      component: () => import('~/pages/admin.vue'),
      meta: { requiresAdmin: true }
    })
    // Add more admin routes as needed
  }

  // Add a global navigation guard to check admin access
  router.beforeEach((to, from, next) => {
    if (to.meta.requiresAdmin && !ipStore.isAdminIp) {
      return next({ name: 'home' })
    }
    next()
  })
})

This approach allows you to: 1. Dynamically add admin routes only if the user is an admin. 2. Keep the admin routes hidden from the initial router configuration. 3. Still protect the routes with a navigation guard. The addRoute() method is part of the Vue Router API, which is accessible in Nuxt 3 through the useRouter() composable, as mentioned in the Nuxt useRouter documentation (https://nuxt.com/docs/api/composables/use-router#basic-manipulation). Remember to adjust the logic for determining admin status (ipStore.isAdminIp) according to your specific implementation. This solution keeps your admin routes hidden from the initial router configuration while still allowing you to add them dynamically for admin users. ---------------------- Note: you can ask me a follow up question by @ mentioning me again :speech_balloon: ----------------------

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