Vue Mount Wrapper Component
This challenge asks you to create a reusable Vue component, a "Mount Wrapper," that simplifies the process of mounting a Vue component within a specific DOM element. This is particularly useful when you need to dynamically mount and unmount components, or when you want to encapsulate the mounting logic within a dedicated component for better organization and reusability.
Problem Description
You need to build a Vue component called MountWrapper that accepts a component as a prop and a target element selector as a prop. The MountWrapper component should:
- Accept
componentandtargetSelectorprops: Thecomponentprop will be a Vue component instance (or constructor). ThetargetSelectorprop will be a CSS selector string representing the DOM element where the component should be mounted. - Mount the component on creation: When the
MountWrappercomponent is created (mounted), it should find the element matching thetargetSelectorand mount the providedcomponentinto that element. - Unmount the component on destruction: When the
MountWrappercomponent is destroyed (unmounted), it should unmount the component that was previously mounted. - Handle invalid target selectors: If the element specified by
targetSelectordoes not exist in the DOM when theMountWrapperis mounted, it should log an error to the console and not attempt to mount the component. - Handle invalid component prop: If the
componentprop is not a valid Vue component, it should log an error to the console and not attempt to mount anything.
Expected Behavior:
- The
MountWrappercomponent should dynamically mount and unmount the provided component based on its lifecycle. - The component should gracefully handle cases where the target element is not found or the component prop is invalid.
- The component should not interfere with other parts of the application.
Examples
Example 1:
Input:
- MountWrapper component with prop: component = MyComponent, targetSelector = '#app'
- MyComponent is a simple Vue component that displays "Hello, World!"
Output:
- MyComponent is mounted within the element with the ID 'app'.
- The element with ID 'app' now contains the output of MyComponent ("Hello, World!").
Example 2:
Input:
- MountWrapper component with prop: component = AnotherComponent, targetSelector = '.container'
- AnotherComponent is a Vue component.
- The element with class 'container' is removed from the DOM after the MountWrapper is mounted.
Output:
- The MountWrapper attempts to mount AnotherComponent into '.container'.
- Because '.container' no longer exists, an error is logged to the console.
- AnotherComponent is not mounted.
Example 3:
Input:
- MountWrapper component with prop: component = null, targetSelector = '#my-element'
Output:
- An error is logged to the console indicating that the component prop is invalid.
- No component is mounted.
Constraints
- The
targetSelectorprop must be a string. - The
componentprop must be a valid Vue component (either a constructor or an instance). - The component should be lightweight and efficient, minimizing unnecessary DOM manipulations.
- Error messages should be clear and informative.
- The component should be compatible with Vue 3.
Notes
- Consider using
document.querySelectorto find the target element. - Use
vue-demi'smountandunmountfunctions for mounting and unmounting the component. You'll need to install it:npm install vue-demi - Think about how to handle potential errors during the mounting and unmounting process.
- Focus on creating a clean, reusable, and well-documented component.
- The
MountWrappercomponent should not render any content itself; it's purely a mounting container.