tessl install https://github.com/secondsky/claude-skills --skill nuxt-productiongithub.com/secondsky/claude-skills
Nuxt 4 production optimization: hydration, performance, testing with Vitest, deployment to Cloudflare/Vercel/Netlify, and v4 migration. Use when: debugging hydration mismatches, optimizing performance and Core Web Vitals, writing tests with Vitest, deploying to Cloudflare Pages/Workers/Vercel/Netlify, or migrating from Nuxt 3 to Nuxt 4. Keywords: hydration, hydration mismatch, ClientOnly, SSR, performance, lazy loading, lazy hydration, Vitest, testing, deployment, Cloudflare Pages, Cloudflare Workers, Vercel, Netlify, NuxtHub, migration, Nuxt 3 to Nuxt 4
Review Score
98%
Validation Score
13/16
Implementation Score
100%
Activation Score
100%
Hydration, performance, testing, deployment, and migration patterns.
1. Abort Control for Data Fetching
const controller = ref<AbortController>()
const { data } = await useAsyncData(
'users',
() => $fetch('/api/users', { signal: controller.value?.signal })
)
const abortRequest = () => {
controller.value?.abort()
controller.value = new AbortController()
}2. Async Data Handler Extraction
3. Enhanced Error Handling
1. Enhanced Chunk Stability
2. Lazy Hydration
<script setup>
const LazyComponent = defineLazyHydrationComponent(() =>
import('./HeavyComponent.vue')
)
</script>| Change | v3 | v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Source directory | Root | app/ |
| Data reactivity | Deep | Shallow (default) |
| Default values | null | undefined |
| Route middleware | Client | Server |
| App manifest | Opt-in | Default |
Load references/hydration.md when:
Load references/performance.md when:
Load references/testing-vitest.md when:
Load references/deployment-cloudflare.md when:
| Cause | Example | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Non-deterministic values | Math.random() | Use useState |
| Browser APIs on server | window.innerWidth | Use onMounted |
| Date/time on server | new Date() | Use useState or ClientOnly |
| Third-party scripts | Analytics | Use ClientOnly |
Non-deterministic Values:
<!-- WRONG -->
<script setup>
const id = Math.random()
</script>
<!-- CORRECT -->
<script setup>
const id = useState('random-id', () => Math.random())
</script>Browser APIs:
<!-- WRONG -->
<script setup>
const width = window.innerWidth // Crashes on server!
</script>
<!-- CORRECT -->
<script setup>
const width = ref(0)
onMounted(() => {
width.value = window.innerWidth
})
</script>ClientOnly Component:
<template>
<!-- Wrap client-only content -->
<ClientOnly>
<MyMapComponent />
<template #fallback>
<div class="skeleton">Loading map...</div>
</template>
</ClientOnly>
</template>Conditional Rendering:
<script setup>
const showWidget = ref(false)
onMounted(() => {
// Only show after hydration
showWidget.value = true
})
</script>
<template>
<AnalyticsWidget v-if="showWidget" />
</template><script setup>
// Lazy load heavy components
const HeavyChart = defineAsyncComponent(() =>
import('~/components/HeavyChart.vue')
)
// With loading/error states
const HeavyChart = defineAsyncComponent({
loader: () => import('~/components/HeavyChart.vue'),
loadingComponent: LoadingSpinner,
errorComponent: ErrorFallback,
delay: 200,
timeout: 10000
})
</script>
<template>
<Suspense>
<HeavyChart :data="chartData" />
<template #fallback>
<LoadingSpinner />
</template>
</Suspense>
</template><script setup>
// Hydrate when visible in viewport
const LazyComponent = defineLazyHydrationComponent(
() => import('./HeavyComponent.vue'),
{ hydrate: 'visible' }
)
// Hydrate on user interaction
const InteractiveComponent = defineLazyHydrationComponent(
() => import('./InteractiveComponent.vue'),
{ hydrate: 'interaction' }
)
// Hydrate when browser is idle
const IdleComponent = defineLazyHydrationComponent(
() => import('./IdleComponent.vue'),
{ hydrate: 'idle' }
)
</script>// nuxt.config.ts
export default defineNuxtConfig({
routeRules: {
// Static pages (prerendered at build)
'/': { prerender: true },
'/about': { prerender: true },
// SWR caching (1 hour)
'/blog/**': { swr: 3600 },
// ISR (regenerate every hour)
'/products/**': { isr: 3600 },
// SPA mode (no SSR)
'/dashboard/**': { ssr: false },
// Static with CDN caching
'/static/**': {
headers: { 'Cache-Control': 'public, max-age=31536000' }
}
}
})<template>
<!-- Automatic optimization with NuxtImg -->
<NuxtImg
src="/images/hero.jpg"
alt="Hero image"
width="800"
height="400"
loading="lazy"
placeholder
format="webp"
/>
<!-- Responsive images -->
<NuxtPicture
src="/images/product.jpg"
alt="Product"
sizes="sm:100vw md:50vw lg:400px"
:modifiers="{ quality: 80 }"
/>
</template>bun add -d @nuxt/test-utils vitest @vue/test-utils happy-dom// vitest.config.ts
import { defineVitestConfig } from '@nuxt/test-utils/config'
export default defineVitestConfig({
test: {
environment: 'nuxt',
environmentOptions: {
nuxt: {
domEnvironment: 'happy-dom'
}
}
}
})// tests/components/UserCard.test.ts
import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
import { mountSuspended } from '@nuxt/test-utils/runtime'
import UserCard from '~/components/UserCard.vue'
describe('UserCard', () => {
it('renders user name', async () => {
const wrapper = await mountSuspended(UserCard, {
props: {
user: { id: 1, name: 'John Doe', email: 'john@example.com' }
}
})
expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('John Doe')
expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('john@example.com')
})
it('emits delete event', async () => {
const wrapper = await mountSuspended(UserCard, {
props: { user: { id: 1, name: 'John' } }
})
await wrapper.find('[data-test="delete-btn"]').trigger('click')
expect(wrapper.emitted('delete')).toHaveLength(1)
expect(wrapper.emitted('delete')[0]).toEqual([1])
})
})// tests/components/Dashboard.test.ts
import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest'
import { mountSuspended, mockNuxtImport } from '@nuxt/test-utils/runtime'
import Dashboard from '~/pages/dashboard.vue'
// Mock useFetch
mockNuxtImport('useFetch', () => {
return () => ({
data: ref({ users: [{ id: 1, name: 'John' }] }),
pending: ref(false),
error: ref(null)
})
})
describe('Dashboard', () => {
it('displays users from API', async () => {
const wrapper = await mountSuspended(Dashboard)
expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('John')
})
})// tests/api/users.test.ts
import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
import { $fetch, setup } from '@nuxt/test-utils/e2e'
describe('API: /api/users', async () => {
await setup({ server: true })
it('returns users list', async () => {
const users = await $fetch('/api/users')
expect(users).toHaveProperty('users')
expect(Array.isArray(users.users)).toBe(true)
})
it('creates a new user', async () => {
const result = await $fetch('/api/users', {
method: 'POST',
body: { name: 'Jane', email: 'jane@example.com' }
})
expect(result.user.name).toBe('Jane')
})
})# Build and deploy
bun run build
bunx wrangler pages deploy .output/public// nuxt.config.ts
export default defineNuxtConfig({
nitro: {
preset: 'cloudflare-pages'
}
})// nuxt.config.ts
export default defineNuxtConfig({
nitro: {
preset: 'cloudflare-module'
}
})# wrangler.toml
name = "my-nuxt-app"
compatibility_date = "2025-01-01"
compatibility_flags = ["nodejs_compat"]
[[d1_databases]]
binding = "DB"
database_name = "my-database"
database_id = "xxx-xxx-xxx"
[[kv_namespaces]]
binding = "KV"
id = "xxx-xxx-xxx"// nuxt.config.ts
export default defineNuxtConfig({
nitro: {
preset: 'vercel'
}
})// nuxt.config.ts
export default defineNuxtConfig({
nitro: {
preset: 'netlify'
}
})bun add @nuxthub/core// nuxt.config.ts
export default defineNuxtConfig({
modules: ['@nuxthub/core'],
hub: {
database: true, // D1
kv: true, // KV
blob: true, // R2
cache: true // Cache API
}
})// Usage in server routes
export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
const db = hubDatabase()
const kv = hubKV()
const blob = hubBlob()
// Use like regular Cloudflare bindings
const users = await db.prepare('SELECT * FROM users').all()
})# .env (development)
API_SECRET=dev-secret
DATABASE_URL=http://localhost:8787
# Production (Cloudflare)
wrangler secret put API_SECRET
wrangler secret put DATABASE_URL
# Production (Vercel/Netlify)
# Set in dashboard or CLI{
"devDependencies": {
"nuxt": "^4.0.0"
}
}// nuxt.config.ts
export default defineNuxtConfig({
future: {
compatibilityVersion: 4
}
})# Create app directory
mkdir app
# Move files
mv components app/
mv composables app/
mv pages app/
mv layouts app/
mv middleware app/
mv plugins app/
mv assets app/
mv app.vue app/
mv error.vue app/// If mutating data.value properties:
const { data } = await useFetch('/api/user', {
deep: true // Enable deep reactivity
})
// Or replace entire value
data.value = { ...data.value, name: 'New Name' }// v3: data.value is null
// v4: data.value is undefined
// Update null checks
if (data.value === null) // v3
if (!data.value) // v4 (works for both)// WRONG
const width = window.innerWidth
// CORRECT
if (import.meta.client) {
const width = window.innerWidth
}
// Or use onMounted
onMounted(() => {
const width = window.innerWidth
})// WRONG - Different on server vs client
const id = Math.random()
const time = Date.now()
// CORRECT - Use useState for consistency
const id = useState('id', () => Math.random())
const time = useState('time', () => Date.now())<!-- WRONG -->
<AsyncComponent />
<!-- CORRECT -->
<Suspense>
<AsyncComponent />
<template #fallback>
<LoadingSpinner />
</template>
</Suspense>Hydration Mismatch:
window, document, localStorage usageClientOnly or use onMountedMath.random(), Date.now(), crypto.randomUUID()Build Errors:
rm -rf .nuxt .output node_modules/.vite && bun installDeployment Fails:
nitro.preset matches targetTests Failing:
@nuxt/test-utils is installedenvironment: 'nuxt'mountSuspended for async componentsVersion: 4.0.0 | Last Updated: 2025-12-28 | License: MIT