
Issue number: resolves #28774 --------- <!-- Please do not submit updates to dependencies unless it fixes an issue. --> <!-- Please try to limit your pull request to one type (bugfix, feature, etc). Submit multiple pull requests if needed. --> ## What is the current behavior? <!-- Please describe the current behavior that you are modifying. --> There are two issues causing Ionic Vue apps to not behave as intended with certain versions of Vue: 1. In Vue 3.3 a [breaking change shipped](https://github.com/vuejs/core/issues/9916) that changes the default behavior of the `watch` inside of IonRouterOutlet to be a shallow watcher instead of a deep watcher. This caused the router outlet to not consistent re-render. While the change was later reverted by the Vue team, they expressed that the change [may re-land in a future minor release](https://github.com/vuejs/core/issues/9965#issuecomment-1875067499). As a result, we will need to account for this inside of Ionic. 2. In Vue 3.2 a [custom elements improvement shipped](https://github.com/vuejs/core/blob/main/changelogs/CHANGELOG-3.2.md#3238-2022-08-30) that changed how custom elements are referred to in VNodes. ## What is the new behavior? <!-- Please describe the behavior or changes that are being added by this PR. --> - The affected `watch` call now is now explicitly a deep watcher. This change is backwards compatible as well as forward compatible with upcoming Vue changes. - Updated IonTabs to account for the new VNode behavior for custom elements. Ionic still supports version of Vue that do not have this improvement, so we need to account for both behaviors for now. I also added a tech debt ticket to remove the old checks when we drop support for older versions of Vue. - Updated E2E test dependencies. During this update some of our tests needed to be updated to account for newer versions of Vue/Vitest. Overall I was able to simplify a lot of our tests as a result. I plan to add renovatebot to these E2E test apps, but I will handle that in a separate PR. ## Does this introduce a breaking change? - [ ] Yes - [x] No <!-- If this introduces a breaking change: 1. Describe the impact and migration path for existing applications below. 4. Update the BREAKING.md file with the breaking change. 5. Add "BREAKING CHANGE: [...]" to the commit description when merging. See https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/blob/main/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md#footer for more information. --> ## Other information <!-- Any other information that is important to this PR such as screenshots of how the component looks before and after the change. --> Dev build: `7.6.6-dev.11705526292.1bc0acb5` Note: Both of the issues cause tests to fail when using the latest dependencies in the Vue E2E test app. However, I need to use the latest dependencies so I can demonstrate that my changes do fix the reported issues. As a result, I have both fixes in the same PR.
Vue E2E Test Apps
Ionic Framework supports multiple versions of Vue. As a result, we need to verify that Ionic works correctly with each of these Vue versions.
Syncing Local Changes
The Vue test app supports syncing your locally built changes for validation.
- Build the
core
,packages/vue
, andpackages/vue-router
projects usingnpm run build
. - Build the Vue test app.
- Navigate to the built test app directory (e.g.
packages/vue/test/build/vue3
). - Install dependencies using
npm install
. - Sync your local changes using
npm run sync
.
From here you can either build the application or start a local dev server. When re-syncing changes, you will need to wipe the build cache in node_modules/.cache
and restart the dev server/re-build.
Test App Build Structure
Note
Please confirm your current directory as
packages/vue/test
before proceeding with any of the following commands.
Unlike other test applications, these test apps are broken up into multiple directories. These directories are then combined to create a single application. This allows us to share common application code, tests, etc so that each app is being tested the same way. Below details the different pieces that help create a single test application.
apps - This directory contains partial applications for each version of Vue we want to test. Typically these directories contain new package.json
files, jest.config.js
files, and more. If you have code that is specific to a particular version of Vue, put it in this directory.
base - This directory contains the base application that each test app will use. This is where tests, application logic, and more live. If you have code that needs to be run on every test app, put it in this directory.
build - When the apps
and base
directories are merged, the final result is put in this directory. The build
directory should never be committed to git.
build.sh - This is the script that merges the apps
and base
directories and places the built application in the build
directory.
Usage:
# Build a test app using apps/vue3 as a reference
./build.sh vue3
How to modify test apps
To add new tests, components, or pages, modify the base
project. This ensures that tests are run for every tested version.
If you want to add a version-specific change, add the change inside of the appropriate projects in apps
. Be sure to replicate the directory structure. For example, if you are adding a new E2E test file called test.e2e.ts
in apps/vue3
, make sure you place the file in apps/vue3/tests/e2e/test.e2e.ts
.
Version-specific tests
If you need to add E2E tests that are only run on a specific version of the JS Framework, replicate the VersionTest
component on each partial application. This ensures that tests for framework version X do not get run for framework version Y.
Adding New Test Apps
As we add support for new versions of Vue, we will also need to update this directory to test against new applications. The following steps can serve as a guide for adding new apps:
- Navigate to the built app for the most recent version of Vue that Ionic tests.
- Update the application to the latest version of Vue.
- Make note of any files that changed during the upgrade (
package.json
,package-lock.json
, etc). - Copy the changed files to a new directory in
apps
. - Add a new entry to the matrix for
test-core-vue
in./github/workflows/build.yml
. This will allow the new test app to run against all PRs. - Commit these changes and push.