layers a comprehensive guide
The docs for nuxt3 sucks. The subject is complex, the guides too short or non existent, ton of caveats trying to deploy them.
The alternative, i believe, is understand what layers are built on. What features of vue are nuxt layers built on?
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I understand your frustration with the Nuxt 3 documentation on layers. While the documentation may have room for improvement, I'll try to provide a clearer explanation based on the available information.
Nuxt layers are not built directly on Vue features, but rather on Nuxt's own architecture and some underlying tools. Here's a breakdown of what Nuxt layers are built on:
1. Nuxt's Directory Structure: Layers utilize Nuxt's opinionated directory structure to extend default files, configs, and more. This is explained in the Layers documentation (https://nuxt.com/docs/getting-started/layers).
2. Configuration Loading: Layers use unjs/c12 (https://github.com/unjs/c12) for configuration loading and extends support, as mentioned in the Going Deeper section (https://nuxt.com/docs/guide/going-further/layers#going-deeper).
3. Configuration Merging: unjs/defu (https://github.com/unjs/defu) is used for merging configurations from different layers.
4. Remote Source Support: unjs/giget (https://github.com/unjs/giget) is used to support remote git sources for layers.
5. Auto-imports: Nuxt's auto-import feature is heavily used in layers, allowing components, composables, and utilities to be used across the application without explicit imports. This is detailed in the Auto-imports documentation (https://nuxt.com/docs/guide/concepts/auto-imports).
6. File-based Routing: Layers can extend the routing system, which is based on the directory structure in the
pages/ folder, as explained in the Views documentation (https://nuxt.com/docs/getting-started/views).
It's important to note that while layers are a powerful feature of Nuxt, they are not directly built on Vue features. Instead, they leverage Nuxt's architecture and conventions to provide a way to extend and reuse partial Nuxt applications.
For a more comprehensive understanding, you might want to check out these resources:
1. Authoring Nuxt Layers (https://nuxt.com/docs/guide/going-further/layers)
2. Getting Started with Layers (https://nuxt.com/docs/getting-started/layers)
These documents provide more details on how layers work, their use cases, and how to create and publish them.
If you're encountering specific issues with deploying layers, it might be helpful to consult the Nuxt community forums or GitHub issues for more targeted assistance.
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@IsaacR943 Layers are not really Vue-specific. They are built on various https://github.com/unjs/ packages like https://github.com/unjs/c12
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I will read the unjs docs and resolve my questions with gpt or kapa
Layers is one of the features in my opinion set nuxt apart from others. However my main concerns are:
- required additional optimization to 'deflate' the project
- breaking changes in nuxt 4 (btw everyone is waiting for this update ❤️ )