This document discusses modernizing a Vue Storefront 1 project. It recommends using the Capybara theme instead of the default theme, employing parent-child theming via Webpack instead of copying files. It also suggests ways to improve build performance such as skipping SSR compilation. Additional topics covered include staying up to date with the latest changes, using Storybook for components, and considering the Composition API and GraphQL.

1. Modernizing Vue Storefront 1
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2. Jisse Reitsma
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3. Jisse Reitsma
Owner of Yireo
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4. Jisse Reitsma
Owner of Yireo
Extension developer
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5. Jisse Reitsma
Owner of Yireo
Extension developer
Trainer of developers
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6. Jisse Reitsma
Owner of Yireo
Extension developer
Trainer of developers
3x Magento Master
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7. Jisse Reitsma
Owner of Yireo
Extension developer
Trainer of developers
3x Magento Master
Organizer of Reacticon and MageTestFest
3 times Reacticon
2 times MageTestFest
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8. Reacticon 4
Frontend developer conference
Magento Hyva Themes, PWA Studio, Vue Storefront 1
Shopware PWA and other headless alternatives
Discussions, talks, hangouts, fun
June 14th-18th 2021
Free attendance
Slack space
YouTube livestream
See reacticon.org 
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9. Vue Storefront 1 On-Demand training
9.5 hours of videos
300+ pages of text
More coming up
Additional topics on VSF1
Also new courses on Magento PWA Studio, VSF Next and more
See yireo.com/vue 
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10. What about Vue Storefront Next?
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11. What about Vue Storefront Next?
Nuxt.js based
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12. What about Vue Storefront Next?
Nuxt.js based
Supported platforms
CommerceTools
Shopify (thanks to Aureate)
Shopware (as Shopware PWA)
...
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13. What about Vue Storefront Next?
Nuxt.js based
Supported platforms
CommerceTools
Shopify (thanks to Aureate)
Shopware (as Shopware PWA)
...
No Magento support
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14. What about Vue Storefront Next?
Nuxt.js based
Supported platforms
CommerceTools
Shopify (thanks to Aureate)
Shopware (as Shopware PWA)
...
No Magento support
But Vue Storefront 1 is not dead yet
Thanks to Filip Jedrasik
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15. Capybara
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16. Capybara
Do not use Default Theme
Use Capybara
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17. Capybara
Do not use Default Theme
Use Capybara
Do not copy an entire theme
Use parent/child theming
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18. Capybara
Do not use Default Theme
Use Capybara
Do not copy an entire theme
Use parent/child theming
Add Storefront UI elements where you want
VSF Next is based on Storefront UI too
Presentational components will keep on working (mostly)
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19. Parent & Child theming
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20. Parent & Child theming
Do not copy les
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21. Parent & Child theming
Do not copy les
Use Webpack!
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22. Parent & Child theming
Do not copy les
Use Webpack!
Example: yireo-training/vsf-yireo-theme
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23. Parent & Child theming
Do not copy les
Use Webpack!
Example: yireo-training/vsf-yireo-theme
Based on yireo/vsf1-webpack-inheritance-plugin
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24. Slow compilation?
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25. Slow compilation?
Skip SSR compilation
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26. Slow compilation?
Skip SSR compilation
Use Webpack!
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27. Slow compilation?
Skip SSR compilation
Use Webpack!
Example: yireo-training/vsf1-local-webpack
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28. Override speci c les
Do not hack the core
Use Webpack!
File src/themes/capybara/webpack.config.js
...
const mergedConfig = merge(
{
resolve: {
alias: { 'src/modules/client': `${themeRoot}/config/modules` }
}
},
config,
clientConfig
);
...
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29. Stay up to date
VSF1 is still optimized with small releases
Keep an eye on Github repos
Small xes matter
Copy changes manually, cherrypick commits
Do not just patiently wait for a new o cial release
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30. Use Storybook
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31. Use Storybook
Draft a simple style tile (or mood board or whatever)
Plain Vue app without dynamic behaviour
Add Storefront UI as a Node dependency
Add all HTML / CSS output and make sure it looks good
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32. Use Storybook
Draft a simple style tile (or mood board or whatever)
Plain Vue app without dynamic behaviour
Add Storefront UI as a Node dependency
Add all HTML / CSS output and make sure it looks good
Move Vue components into Storybook
Maintain your own UIComponents along-side your VSF project
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33. Composition API
Install the Composition API plugin for Vue 2
Add your own composables for logic
Local state
Vuex bindings
GraphQL calls
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34. Other considerations
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35. Other considerations
A theme is just some HTML and CSS
Use Tailwind, Material, whatever
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36. Other considerations
A theme is just some HTML and CSS
Use Tailwind, Material, whatever
Separate logic from output
Presentational vs stateful components
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37. Other considerations
A theme is just some HTML and CSS
Use Tailwind, Material, whatever
Separate logic from output
Presentational vs stateful components
Tryout the GraphQL binding
Switch from ElasticSearch to GraphQL (SF Query Builder)
But beware of the performance!
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38. Other considerations
A theme is just some HTML and CSS
Use Tailwind, Material, whatever
Separate logic from output
Presentational vs stateful components
Tryout the GraphQL binding
Switch from ElasticSearch to GraphQL (SF Query Builder)
But beware of the performance!
Use the new Storefront API instead of VSF1 API
Some integration of Apollo Server (with GraphQL caching support)
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39. Thanks
@jissereitsma
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