The ModuleContainer class

• Source: core/module.js

All modules will be called within context of ModuleContainer instance.

Tapable plugins

We can register hooks on certain life cycle events.

nuxt.moduleContainer.plugin('ready', async moduleContainer => {
  // Do this after all modules where ready
})

Inside modules context we can use this instead:

this.plugin('ready', async moduleContainer => {
  // Do this after all modules where ready
})

Methods

addVendor (vendor)

Deprecated as vendor isn't used anymore

Adds to options.build.vendor and apply unique filter.

addTemplate (template)

• template: String or Object
  • src
  • options
  • fileName

Renders given template using lodash template during build into project buildDir (.nuxt).

If fileName is not provided or template is string, target file name defaults to [dirName].[fileName].[pathHash].[ext].

This method returns final { dst, src, options } object.

addPlugin (template)

• template: Object properties (src, options, fileName, mode).

Registers a plugin using addTemplate and prepends it it to plugins[] array.

this.addPlugin({
  src: path.resolve(__dirname, 'templates/foo.js'),
  fileName: 'foo.server.js' // [optional] only include in server bundle
  options: moduleOptions
})

Note: You can use mode or .client and .server modifiers with fileName option to use plugin only in client or server side. (See plugins for all available options)

If you choose to specify a fileName, you can configure a custom path for the fileName too, so you can choose the folder structure inside .nuxt folder in order to prevent name collisioning:

{
  fileName: path.join('folder', 'foo.client.js'), // will result in `.nuxt/folder/foo.client.js`
}

addServerMiddleware (middleware)

Pushes middleware into options.serverMiddleware .

extendBuild (fn)

Allows easily extending webpack build config by chaining options.build.extend function.

extendRoutes (fn)

Allows easily extending routes by chaining options.build.extendRoutes function.

addModule (moduleOpts, requireOnce)

Async function

Registers a module. moduleOpts can be a string or an array ([src, options]). If requireOnce is true and the resolved module exports meta, it prevents registering same module twice.

requireModule (moduleOpts)

Async function

Is a shortcut for addModule(moduleOpts, true)

Hooks

We can register hooks on certain life cycle events.