Nuxt 3 VS esbuild

- https://github.com/nuxt/framework: An intuitive framework for building web applications, built for the edge.

It uses Nuxi for Command line interface,

Note, the repo linked below, https://github.com/danielroe/nuxt-zero-js, was an experiment that I subsequently moved into Nuxt core: https://github.com/nuxt/framework/pull/7248. I plan to update it to test out per-route zero-JS via a route rule.

I asked this before on the Github discussion https://github.com/nuxt/framework/discussions/10073, but I haven't found an answer yet.

Also one I've reported a long time ago, that's still an issue today: If you start the Nuxt dev server without create the server/ folder, Nuxt isn't going to be able to read any of your server/api files. You have to create the folder and restart the dev server. Only then, it will start detecting your server files. This is an issue on both Windows and Linux.

Perhaps this thread can help you.

But there is a catch, nuxt.config does not allow functions in it. And it could be bother to mention this in every single page. Also, the later part is supposed to act like a Default or Fallback. Hmm.. Now what? Well, that where plugins system comes in. I can create a Plugin named title and add this logic there, which will be implemented on every page. Also, Nuxt devs mentioned this approach here.

I've found a matching issue with a solution I can use as a hotfix for now: https://github.com/nuxt/framework/issues/6648

https://github.com/nuxt/framework/issues/3587 (upstream Vue bug maybe?) https://github.com/nuxt/framework/issues/8634 https://github.com/nuxt/framework/issues/8611

This issue is where I started, and I noticed that in my project, setting the cookie header manually, or through a composable on the server-side doesn't actually set it in the browser (it doesn't show up in the developer tools). They've listed workarounds, but they're just that - the first link (when it comes back up, will show a messy composable you can write). Everything works fine with `axios` (instead of their built-in data fetching APIs), but the request seems to be executed twice on page load for some reason.

During my search for deploying Lambdas via GitHub actions, I came across a tutorial that utilized ncc for converting TypeScript and bundling. While ncc is effective, I discovered esbuild, which proved to be significantly faster and perfectly suited to my requirements.

The advent of esbuild, the native support for ES Modules in browsers, the widespread adoption of import map, the emergence of tools like Native Federation, and the Nx ecosystem all combine to forge a flexible and well-maintained Micro Frontend Architecture.

EsBuild is a relatively new, blazing-fast JavaScript bundler and minifier. It stands out for its high performance, significantly speeding up the build process in development pipelines.

Unlike Webpack, the Vite DevServer only compiles files when they are requested. It leverages ES module imports, which allow JS files to import other files without needing to bundle them together during development. When one file changes, only that file needs to be re-compiled, and the rest can remain unchanged. Project files are compiled with Rollup.js. Third-party dependencies in node_modules are pre-compiled using the ultra-fast esbuild bundler for maximum speed, and they are cached until the dependency version changes. Vite also provides a client script for hot module reloading.

Use esbuild to build the React code into a form executable on both the server and client sides.

The functions will bundle using esbuild. For that, it is required to install esbuild globally:

TSX is the newest and most improved version of our ts-node, using ESBuild to transpile TS files to JS very quickly. The most interesting part is that TSX was developed to be a complete replacement for Node, so you can actually use TSX as a TypeScript REPL, if you install it globally with npm i -g tsx, just run tsx in your terminal and you can write TSX natively. But what's even cooler is that you can load TSX for all TypeScript files using --loader tsx when you run your file. For example, let's say we have this file called index.ts:

esbuild plus Vite is out of developer preview and enabled by default, yielding 67%, 87%, 80% speed improvements for build time, hybrid build time and hybrid serve time respectively.

Bundling with esbuild

Besides Webpack, there are many other popular web bundlers available, such as Parcel, Esbuild, Rollup, and more. They all have their own unique features and strengths, and you should make your decision based on the needs and requirements of your specific project. Please refer to their official websites for details.