# Nuxt Toolbox Template ## Build Setup ```bash # install dependencies $ npm install # serve with hot reload at localhost:3000 $ npm run dev # build for production and launch server $ npm run build $ npm run start # generate static project $ npm run generate ``` ## Deploy to Netlify --- Want to deploy immediately? Click this button [![Deploy to Netlify Button](https://www.netlify.com/img/deploy/button.svg)](https://app.netlify.com/start/deploy?repository=https://github.com/netlify-templates/nuxt-toolbox) To deploy using the Netlify cli: ```bash npm install netlify-cli -g # to install the Netlify CLI tool globally netlify init # initialize a new Netlify project & deploy ``` It will use the information from the included Netlify configuration file, [`netlify.toml`](./netlify.toml), to set up the build command as `npm run generate` to create a static project and locate the build project in the `dist` directory. The `init` process will also set up continuous deployemnt for your project so that a new build will be triggered & deployed when you push code to the repo (you can change this from your project dashboard: Site Settings/Build & deploy/Continuous Deployment). You can also use `netlify deploy (--prod)` to manually deploy and `netlify open` to open your project dashboard. > 💡 we only have so many keystrokes to give, use `ntl` shorthand for `netlify` or make [an alias of your own](https://www.netlify.com/blog/2020/04/12/speed-up-productivity-with-terminal-aliases/) to save hours...of accumulated miliseconds ### Running Locally You can use `netlify dev` from the command line to access project information like environment variables as well as - test functions - test redirects - share a live session via url with `netlify dev --live` - [and more](https://cli.netlify.com/netlify-dev/) :) ### Deployment Resources - [CLI docs](https://docs.netlify.com/cli/get-started/) - [File-based Netlify Configuration](https://docs.netlify.com/configure-builds/file-based-configuration/) - [Netlify Dev Overview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL_gtVZ_79Q&t=812s) - [Netlify Edge, CDN deployment](https://www.netlify.com/products/edge/) ## Redirects --- In the [`netlify.toml`](./netlify.toml) configuration file there is an example of how to implement redirects. Redirects can be used to do many things from redirecting Single Page Apps more predictably, redirecting based on country/language to leveraging On-Demand Builders for [Distributed Persistant Rendering](https://www.netlify.com/blog/2021/04/14/distributed-persistent-rendering-a-new-jamstack-approach-for-faster-builds/). In the example we'll be using redirects to have a shorter endpoint to Netlify functions. By default, you call a Netlify function when requesting a path like `https://yoursite.netlify.com/.netlify/functions/functionName`. Instead, we'll redirect all calls from a path including `/api` to call on the Netlify functions. So the path will be `https://yoursite.netlify.com/api/functionName`, a lot easier to remember too. ### Example ```toml [[redirects]] from = "/api/*" to = "/.netlify/functions/:splat" status = 200 force = true ``` First we create a section in the `.toml` for the redirect using `[[redirects]]`. Each redirect should have this line to start the redirect code, and the redirects will be executed in the order they appear in the `.toml` from top to bottom. The bare minimum needed is the `from` and `to`, letting the [CDN](https://www.netlify.com/blog/edge-cdn-serverless-cloud-meaaning) know when a route is requested, the `from`, forward it on to another path, the `to`. In the example, we also added an 'Ok' status code, 200, and set the `force` to true to make sure it _always_ redirects from the `from` path. There are many ways to use redirects. Check out the resouces below to learn more. ### Redirect Resources - [Redirect syntax and configuration](https://docs.netlify.com/routing/redirects/#syntax-for-the-netlify-configuration-file) - [Redirect options](https://docs.netlify.com/routing/redirects/redirect-options/) - [Creating better, more predicatable redirect rules for SPAs](https://www.netlify.com/blog/2020/04/07/creating-better-more-predictable-redirect-rules-for-spas/) - [Redirect by country or language](https://docs.netlify.com/routing/redirects/redirect-options/#redirect-by-country-or-language) - [On-Demand Builders](https://docs.netlify.com/configure-builds/on-demand-builders/) ## Serverless Functions With Netlify, you can build out server-side code without having to setup and maintain a dedicated server. Inside of our default folder path, [`netlify/functions`](./netlify/functions) you can see an example of the format for JavaScript functions with the [`joke.js`](./netlify/functions/joke.js) file. The function format expects a function named `handler` to be exported. This will be the function that will be invoked whenever a client makes a request to the generated endpoints. The endpoint's format is followed as `/.netlify/functions/joke`. So whenever the site is deployed, if you go to `https:///.netlify/functions/joke` you will see a random joke! > Side note: In our example, we're using `import` to include data from another location and `export const const handler` to let our function be consumed by Netlify. We're able to do this because of [esbuild](https://esbuild.github.io). This is a bundler configuration we set in our `netlify.toml` under `[functions]`. ### Serverless Functions Resources There is quite a bit you can do with these functions, so here are some additional resources to learn more! - [Netlify Function Format](https://docs.netlify.com/functions/build-with-javascript/#synchronous-function-format) - [Build Netlify Functions with TypeScript](https://docs.netlify.com/functions/build-with-typescript/) - [Event-triggered Functions](https://docs.netlify.com/functions/trigger-on-events/) - [What are Background Functions](https://www.netlify.com/blog/2021/01/07/what-are-background-functions/) - [Netlify Functions - Examples](https://functions.netlify.com/examples/) - [Using esbuild as your bundler for new ECMAScript Features](https://www.netlify.com/blog/2021/04/02/modern-faster-netlify-functions/)