Build a minimal prototype for Vue server-side rendering (SSR) of special pages in MediaWiki
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	Catrope
	Jan 31 2025, 8:47 PM

Description

Build a prototype with a limited scope:

Only special pages are supported, through class MySpecialPage extends VueSSRSpecialPage
The entire special page (minus the skin chrome) must be rendered by a single .vue file (which can require() other .vue files for code organization). Vue SSR special pages can't output any additional HTML or render multiple separate components.
The Vue component code being SSRed can require() other .vue files and can load Codex, but other modules (like mediawiki.* utility modules) don't have to be supported
The SSR service lives in the MediaWiki repo for now, and accesses .vue files through the file system. This may not be suitable for real-world use and may eventually have to change, but it's good enough for a prototype.

Related Changes in Gerrit:

	Subject	Repo	Branch	Lines +/-
	Vue SSR Service proof-of-concept	mediawiki/core	master	+3 K -2

Mentioned In: T322163: Decide which server rendering methods to use in which cases
T385336: Prototype common UI patterns with Vue SSR

Change #1114077 had a related patch set uploaded (by Catrope; author: Eric Gardner):

[mediawiki/core@master] [WIP] Vue SSR Service proof-of-concept

CCiufo-WMF triaged this task as High priority.Feb 3 2025, 4:46 PM

Remaining questions/explorations:

Handle CSS without a FOUC, and render any CSS at all when JS is disabled
Should we use Vite, or switch to Rollup? Can we support CJS .vue files with either?

CCiufo-WMF closed this task as Resolved.Mar 3 2025, 4:49 PM