feat(nuxt): add support for components/global (#6070)

Co-authored-by: Pooya Parsa <pooya@pi0.io>

docs/content/2.guide/3.directory-structure/4.components.md

@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ Alternatively, though not recommended, you can register all your components glob
   })
 ```
 
+::StabilityEdge{title="Automatic global components"}
+In the current version, components in `~/components/global` are not yet auto-registered.
+::
+
+You can also selectively register some components globally by placing them in a `~/components/global` directory.
+
 ::alert{type=info}
 The `global` option can also be set per component directory.
 ::

packages/nuxt/src/components/module.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { statSync } from 'node:fs'
-import { resolve, basename } from 'pathe'
+import { resolve } from 'pathe'
 import { defineNuxtModule, resolveAlias, addTemplate, addPluginTemplate } from '@nuxt/kit'
 import type { Component, ComponentsDir, ComponentsOptions } from '@nuxt/schema'
 import { componentsPluginTemplate, componentsTemplate, componentsTypeTemplate } from './templates'
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ function compareDirByPathLength ({ path: pathA }, { path: pathB }) {
   return pathB.split(/[\\/]/).filter(Boolean).length - pathA.split(/[\\/]/).filter(Boolean).length
 }
 
+const DEFAULT_COMPONENTS_DIRS_RE = /\/components$|\/components\/global$/
+
+type getComponentsT = (mode?: 'client' | 'server' | 'all') => Component[]
+
 export default defineNuxtModule<ComponentsOptions>({
   meta: {
     name: 'components',
@@ -23,14 +27,25 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<ComponentsOptions>({
   },
   setup (componentOptions, nuxt) {
     let componentDirs = []
-    const components: Component[] = []
+    const context = {
+      components: [] as Component[]
+    }
+
+    const getComponents: getComponentsT = (mode) => {
+      return (mode && mode !== 'all')
+        ? context.components.filter(c => c.mode === mode || c.mode === 'all')
+        : context.components
+    }
 
     const normalizeDirs = (dir: any, cwd: string) => {
       if (Array.isArray(dir)) {
         return dir.map(dir => normalizeDirs(dir, cwd)).flat().sort(compareDirByPathLength)
       }
       if (dir === true || dir === undefined) {
-        return [{ path: resolve(cwd, 'components') }]
+        return [
+          { path: resolve(cwd, 'components/global'), global: true },
+          { path: resolve(cwd, 'components') }
+        ]
       }
       if (typeof dir === 'string') {
         return {
@@ -65,7 +80,7 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<ComponentsOptions>({
         dirOptions.level = Number(dirOptions.level || 0)
 
         const present = isDirectory(dirPath)
-        if (!present && basename(dirOptions.path) !== 'components') {
+        if (!present && !DEFAULT_COMPONENTS_DIRS_RE.test(dirOptions.path)) {
           // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
           console.warn('Components directory not found: `' + dirPath + '`')
         }
@@ -90,28 +105,31 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<ComponentsOptions>({
       nuxt.options.build!.transpile!.push(...componentDirs.filter(dir => dir.transpile).map(dir => dir.path))
     })
 
-    const options = { components, buildDir: nuxt.options.buildDir }
+    // components.d.ts
+    addTemplate({ ...componentsTypeTemplate, options: { getComponents } })
+    // components.plugin.mjs
+    addPluginTemplate({ ...componentsPluginTemplate, options: { getComponents } })
+    // components.server.mjs
+    addTemplate({ ...componentsTemplate, filename: 'components.server.mjs', options: { getComponents, mode: 'server' } })
+    // components.client.mjs
+    addTemplate({ ...componentsTemplate, filename: 'components.client.mjs', options: { getComponents, mode: 'client' } })
 
-    addTemplate({
-      ...componentsTypeTemplate,
-      options
+    nuxt.hook('vite:extendConfig', (config, { isClient }) => {
+      const mode = isClient ? 'client' : 'server'
+      config.resolve.alias['#components'] = resolve(nuxt.options.buildDir, `components.${mode}.mjs`)
     })
-
-    addPluginTemplate({
-      ...componentsPluginTemplate,
-      options
-    })
-
-    nuxt.options.alias['#components'] = resolve(nuxt.options.buildDir, componentsTemplate.filename)
-    addTemplate({
-      ...componentsTemplate,
-      options
+    nuxt.hook('webpack:config', (configs) => {
+      for (const config of configs) {
+        const mode = config.name === 'server' ? 'server' : 'client'
+        config.resolve.alias['#components'] = resolve(nuxt.options.buildDir, `components.${mode}.mjs`)
+      }
     })
 
     // Scan components and add to plugin
     nuxt.hook('app:templates', async () => {
-      options.components = await scanComponents(componentDirs, nuxt.options.srcDir!)
-      await nuxt.callHook('components:extend', options.components)
+      const newComponents = await scanComponents(componentDirs, nuxt.options.srcDir!)
+      await nuxt.callHook('components:extend', newComponents)
+      context.components = newComponents
     })
 
     nuxt.hook('prepare:types', ({ references }) => {
@@ -129,7 +147,6 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<ComponentsOptions>({
       }
     })
 
-    const getComponents = () => options.components
     nuxt.hook('vite:extendConfig', (config, { isClient }) => {
       config.plugins = config.plugins || []
       config.plugins.push(loaderPlugin.vite({
@@ -138,7 +155,10 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<ComponentsOptions>({
         mode: isClient ? 'client' : 'server'
       }))
       if (nuxt.options.experimental.treeshakeClientOnly) {
-        config.plugins.push(TreeShakeTemplatePlugin.vite({ sourcemap: nuxt.options.sourcemap, getComponents }))
+        config.plugins.push(TreeShakeTemplatePlugin.vite({
+          sourcemap: nuxt.options.sourcemap,
+          getComponents
+        }))
       }
     })
     nuxt.hook('webpack:config', (configs) => {
@@ -150,7 +170,10 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<ComponentsOptions>({
           mode: config.name === 'client' ? 'client' : 'server'
         }))
         if (nuxt.options.experimental.treeshakeClientOnly) {
-          config.plugins.push(TreeShakeTemplatePlugin.webpack({ sourcemap: nuxt.options.sourcemap, getComponents }))
+          config.plugins.push(TreeShakeTemplatePlugin.webpack({
+            sourcemap: nuxt.options.sourcemap,
+            getComponents
+          }))
         }
       })
     })

packages/nuxt/src/components/scan.ts

@@ -62,8 +62,9 @@ export async function scanComponents (dirs: ComponentsDir[], srcDir: string): Pr
        */
       let fileName = basename(filePath, extname(filePath))
 
-      const mode = fileName.match(/(?<=\.)(client|server)$/)?.[0] as 'client' | 'server' || 'all'
-      fileName = fileName.replace(/\.(client|server)$/, '')
+      const global = /\.(global)$/.test(fileName) || dir.global
+      const mode = fileName.match(/(?<=\.)(client|server)(\.global)?$/)?.[1] as 'client' | 'server' || 'all'
+      fileName = fileName.replace(/(\.(client|server))?(\.global)?$/, '')
 
       if (fileName.toLowerCase() === 'index') {
         fileName = dir.pathPrefix === false ? basename(dirname(filePath)) : '' /* inherits from path */
@@ -103,16 +104,18 @@ export async function scanComponents (dirs: ComponentsDir[], srcDir: string): Pr
       const chunkName = 'components/' + kebabName + suffix
 
       let component: Component = {
+        // inheritable from directory configuration
+        mode,
+        global,
+        prefetch: Boolean(dir.prefetch),
+        preload: Boolean(dir.preload),
+        // specific to the file
         filePath,
         pascalName,
         kebabName,
         chunkName,
         shortPath,
-        export: 'default',
-        global: dir.global,
-        prefetch: Boolean(dir.prefetch),
-        preload: Boolean(dir.preload),
-        mode
+        export: 'default'
       }
 
       if (typeof dir.extendComponent === 'function') {

packages/nuxt/src/components/templates.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import { isAbsolute, relative } from 'pathe'
-import type { Component } from '@nuxt/schema'
+import type { Component, Nuxt } from '@nuxt/schema'
 import { genDynamicImport, genExport, genObjectFromRawEntries } from 'knitwork'
-import { upperFirst } from 'scule'
 
-export type ComponentsTemplateOptions = {
-  buildDir?: string
-  components: Component[]
+export interface ComponentsTemplateContext {
+  nuxt: Nuxt
+  options: {
+    getComponents: (mode?: 'client' | 'server' | 'all') => Component[]
+    mode?: 'client' | 'server'
+  }
 }
 
 export type ImportMagicCommentsOptions = {
@@ -25,11 +27,13 @@ const createImportMagicComments = (options: ImportMagicCommentsOptions) => {
 
 export const componentsPluginTemplate = {
   filename: 'components.plugin.mjs',
-  getContents ({ options }: { options: ComponentsTemplateOptions }) {
+  getContents ({ options }: ComponentsTemplateContext) {
+    const globalComponents = options.getComponents().filter(c => c.global === true)
+
     return `import { defineAsyncComponent } from 'vue'
 import { defineNuxtPlugin } from '#app'
 
-const components = ${genObjectFromRawEntries(options.components.filter(c => c.global === true).map((c) => {
+const components = ${genObjectFromRawEntries(globalComponents.map((c) => {
   const exp = c.export === 'default' ? 'c.default || c' : `c['${c.export}']`
   const comment = createImportMagicComments(c)
 
@@ -47,36 +51,45 @@ export default defineNuxtPlugin(nuxtApp => {
 }
 
 export const componentsTemplate = {
-  filename: 'components.mjs',
-  getContents ({ options }: { options: ComponentsTemplateOptions }) {
+  // components.[server|client].mjs'
+  getContents ({ options }: ComponentsTemplateContext) {
     return [
       'import { defineAsyncComponent } from \'vue\'',
-      ...options.components.flatMap((c) => {
+      ...options.getComponents(options.mode).flatMap((c) => {
         const exp = c.export === 'default' ? 'c.default || c' : `c['${c.export}']`
         const comment = createImportMagicComments(c)
-        const nameWithSuffix = `${c.pascalName}${c.mode !== 'all' ? upperFirst(c.mode) : ''}`
 
         return [
-          genExport(c.filePath, [{ name: c.export, as: nameWithSuffix }]),
-          `export const Lazy${nameWithSuffix} = defineAsyncComponent(${genDynamicImport(c.filePath, { comment })}.then(c => ${exp}))`
+          genExport(c.filePath, [{ name: c.export, as: c.pascalName }]),
+          `export const Lazy${c.pascalName} = defineAsyncComponent(${genDynamicImport(c.filePath, { comment })}.then(c => ${exp}))`
         ]
       }),
-      `export const componentNames = ${JSON.stringify(options.components.map(c => c.pascalName))}`
+      `export const componentNames = ${JSON.stringify(options.getComponents().map(c => c.pascalName))}`
     ].join('\n')
   }
 }
 
 export const componentsTypeTemplate = {
   filename: 'components.d.ts',
-  getContents: ({ options }: { options: ComponentsTemplateOptions }) => `// Generated by components discovery
+  getContents: ({ options, nuxt }: ComponentsTemplateContext) => {
+    const buildDir = nuxt.options.buildDir
+    const componentTypes = options.getComponents().map(c => [
+      c.pascalName,
+      `typeof ${genDynamicImport(isAbsolute(c.filePath) ? relative(buildDir, c.filePath) : c.filePath, { wrapper: false })}['${c.export}']`
+    ])
+
+    return `// Generated by components discovery
 declare module 'vue' {
   export interface GlobalComponents {
-${options.components.map(c => `    '${c.pascalName}': typeof ${genDynamicImport(isAbsolute(c.filePath) ? relative(options.buildDir, c.filePath) : c.filePath, { wrapper: false })}['${c.export}']`).join(',\n')}
-${options.components.map(c => `    'Lazy${c.pascalName}': typeof ${genDynamicImport(isAbsolute(c.filePath) ? relative(options.buildDir, c.filePath) : c.filePath, { wrapper: false })}['${c.export}']`).join(',\n')}
+${componentTypes.map(([pascalName, type]) => `    '${pascalName}': ${type}`).join(',\n')}
+${componentTypes.map(([pascalName, type]) => `    'Lazy${pascalName}': ${type}`).join(',\n')}
   }
 }
-${options.components.map(c => `export const ${c.pascalName}${c.mode !== 'all' ? upperFirst(c.mode) : ''}: typeof ${genDynamicImport(isAbsolute(c.filePath) ? relative(options.buildDir, c.filePath) : c.filePath, { wrapper: false })}['${c.export}']`).join('\n')}
-${options.components.map(c => `export const Lazy${c.pascalName}${c.mode !== 'all' ? upperFirst(c.mode) : ''}: typeof ${genDynamicImport(isAbsolute(c.filePath) ? relative(options.buildDir, c.filePath) : c.filePath, { wrapper: false })}['${c.export}']`).join('\n')}
+
+${componentTypes.map(([pascalName, type]) => `export const ${pascalName}: ${type}`).join(',\n')}
+${componentTypes.map(([pascalName, type]) => `export const Lazy${pascalName}: ${type}`).join(',\n')}
+
 export const componentNames: string[]
 `
   }
+}

packages/schema/src/config/_adhoc.ts

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export default {
         return { dirs: val }
       }
       if (val === undefined || val === true) {
-        return { dirs: ['~/components'] }
+        return { dirs: [{ path: '~/components/global', global: true }, '~/components'] }
       }
       return val
     }

test/basic.test.ts

@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ describe('pages', () => {
     expect(html).toContain('Composable | template: auto imported from ~/components/template.ts')
     // should import components
     expect(html).toContain('This is a custom component with a named export.')
+    expect(html).toContain('global component registered automatically')
+    expect(html).toContain('global component via suffix')
 
     await expectNoClientErrors('/')
   })

test/fixtures/basic/components/WithSuffix.global.vue

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<template>
+  global component via suffix
+</template>

test/fixtures/basic/components/global/TestGlobal.vue

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<template>
+  global component registered automatically
+</template>

test/fixtures/basic/pages/index.vue

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
     </NuxtLink>
     <SugarCounter :count="12" />
     <CustomComponent />
+    <component :is="`test${'-'.toString()}global`" />
+    <component :is="`with${'-'.toString()}suffix`" />
   </div>
 </template>