Inertia Vue Development

When to Apply

Activate this skill when:

• Creating or modifying Vue page components for Inertia
• Working with forms in Vue (using <Form> or useForm)
• Implementing client-side navigation with <Link> or router
• Using v2 features: deferred props, prefetching, or polling
• Building Vue-specific features with the Inertia protocol

Documentation

Use search-docs for detailed Inertia v2 Vue patterns and documentation.

Basic Usage

Page Components Location

Vue page components should be placed in the resources/js/pages directory.

Page Component Structure

Important: Vue components must have a single root element.

Client-Side Navigation

Basic Link Component

Use <Link> for client-side navigation instead of traditional <a> tags:

Link with Method

Prefetching

Prefetch pages to improve perceived performance:

Programmatic Navigation

Form Handling

Form Component (Recommended)

The recommended way to build forms is with the <Form> component:

    <input type="email" name="email" />
    <div v-if="errors.email">{{ errors.email }}</div>

    <button type="submit" :disabled="processing">
        {{ processing ? 'Creating...' : 'Create User' }}
    </button>

    <div v-if="wasSuccessful">User created!</div>
</Form>

Form Component With All Props

    <button type="submit" :disabled="processing">
        {{ processing ? 'Saving...' : 'Save' }}
    </button>

    <progress v-if="progress" :value="progress.percentage" max="100">
        {{ progress.percentage }}%
    </progress>

    <div v-if="wasSuccessful">Saved!</div>
</Form>

Form Component Reset Props

The <Form> component supports automatic resetting:

• resetOnError - Reset form data when the request fails
• resetOnSuccess - Reset form data when the request succeeds
• setDefaultsOnSuccess - Update default values on success

Use the search-docs tool with a query of form component resetting for detailed guidance.

    <button type="submit" :disabled="processing">
        Submit
    </button>
</Form>

Forms can also be built using the useForm composable for more programmatic control. Use the search-docs tool with a query of useForm helper for guidance.

useForm Composable

For more programmatic control or to follow existing conventions, use the useForm composable:

    <input type="email" v-model="form.email" />
    <div v-if="form.errors.email">{{ form.errors.email }}</div>

    <input type="password" v-model="form.password" />
    <div v-if="form.errors.password">{{ form.errors.password }}</div>

    <button type="submit" :disabled="form.processing">
        Create User
    </button>
</form>

Inertia v2 Features

Deferred Props

Use deferred props to load data after initial page render:

Polling

Automatically refresh data at intervals:

WhenVisible (Infinite Scroll)

Load more data when user scrolls to a specific element:

    <WhenVisible
        v-if="users.next_page_url"
        data="users"
        :params="{ page: users.current_page + 1 }"
    >
        <template #fallback>
            <div>Loading more...</div>
        </template>
    </WhenVisible>
</div>

Server-Side Patterns

Server-side patterns (Inertia::render, props, middleware) are covered in inertia-laravel guidelines.

Common Pitfalls

• Using traditional <a> links instead of Inertia's <Link> component (breaks SPA behavior)
• Forgetting that Vue components must have a single root element
• Forgetting to add loading states (skeleton screens) when using deferred props
• Not handling the undefined state of deferred props before data loads
• Using <form> without preventing default submission (use <Form> component or @submit.prevent)
• Forgetting to check if <Form> component is available in your Inertia version