Vue Component Refactoring

Vue Component Refactoring Skill

Use when encountering Vue SFCs exceeding 500 lines (especially 1000+ line "monster" files).

Trigger Conditions

• Single .vue file exceeds 500 lines
• 50+ methods/functions in one <script> block
• Mixed API styles (Options API + Composition API in same file)
• Multiple responsibilities in one component (data, UI, interaction, API calls)

Refactoring Protocol

Phase 1: Blueprint-First Analysis (NO CODE CHANGES)

1. Read the full file and map its structure:

   • Template line range
   • Script line range
   • Style line range
   • Count: functions, refs, computeds, watches, console.logs

2. Identify logical boundaries for extraction:

   • Data/Grid generation → useComponentData.js
   • Status/State calculations → useComponentStatus.js
   • Click/Interaction handlers → useComponentInteraction.js
   • Drag/Drop/Animation → useComponentDrag.js
   • API calls → keep in interaction composable or separate useComponentApi.js

3. Identify UI sub-components:

   • Complex popup → ComponentPopup.vue
   • Repeated v-for items → ComponentItem.vue
   • Complex cards → ComponentCard.vue

4. Design Props/Emits flow:

   • Parent → Child: data, state flags, configuration
   • Child → Parent: @confirm, @cancel, @update:show, custom events

5. Output blueprint and wait for [APPROVE] before coding.

Phase 2: Step-by-Step Execution

Order of creation:

1. composables/useComponentData.js — data generation
2. composables/useComponentStatus.js — computed state
3. composables/useComponentInteraction.js — event handlers
4. composables/useComponentDrag.js — (if applicable)
5. UI sub-components (popups, cards, items)
6. Final: Rewrite main component's <script> section

File creation pattern (use Python scripts for bulk creation):

import os
BASE = os.path.expanduser("~/project/src/composables")
os.makedirs(BASE, exist_ok=True)
with open(os.path.join(BASE, 'useComponentData.js'), 'w') as f:
    f.write(content)

Phase 3: Main Component Rewrite

Strategy: Replace ONLY the <script> section, preserve <template> and <style> unchanged.

# Extract sections
template = lines[:script_start]
style = lines[style_start:]

# Create new script with composable imports
new_script = '''<script setup>
import { useComponentData } from '../composables/useComponentData'
import { useComponentStatus } from '../composables/useComponentStatus'
// ... more imports

const props = defineProps({...})
const emit = defineEmits([...])

const { ... } = useComponentData(props)
const { ... } = useComponentStatus()

// Keep template-referenced functions/refs here
defineExpose({...})
</script>'''

# Combine
new_content = f'{template}\n{new_script}\n{style}'

Phase 4: Verification

1. Syntax balance check:

   open_braces = script_content.count('{')
   close_braces = script_content.count('}')
   assert open_braces == close_braces
   

2. Template ref audit:

   • Extract all variable references from template ({{ var }}, :prop="var", v-if="var")
   • Verify each referenced variable exists in the new script

3. Critical checks:

   • defineExpose preserved (for parent component access)
   • provide/inject pairs preserved
   • All event handlers wired correctly
   • Props types match original

Pitfalls

• DO NOT change template logic in first pass — preserve DOM structure, only replace script
• DO NOT delete business logic — API parameters, role checks, type judgments must remain
• Watch for uni.$emit/$on — ensure event bus calls are preserved or migrated properly
• cloneDeep usage — if drag/drop uses deep clone, keep it in the drag composable
• provide/inject — keep in main component, don't move to composables
• Mixed API style — if original uses data() + methods(), convert ALL to Composition API (ref/computed) in the refactor
• console.log cleanup — remove debug logs during refactor (use conditional logger if needed)

Target Structure After Refactor

components/
├── ComponentName.vue          [~300 lines] main assembly layer
├── ComponentPopup.vue         [~100-300 lines] extracted popup
└── ComponentCard.vue          [~100-200 lines] extracted card
composables/
├── useComponentData.js        [~100-250 lines]
├── useComponentStatus.js      [~150-400 lines]
├── useComponentInteraction.js [~150-450 lines]
└── useComponentDrag.js        [~100-200 lines] (optional)

Success Metrics

• Main component reduced to <400 lines
• Each composable has single responsibility
• All template refs resolve correctly
• Business logic unchanged (verified by test or manual check)
• Zero console.log remaining in production code