The Easiest Way to Use TypeScript with Laravel, Inertia, and Vue

If you’re a developer working with Laravel, Inertia, and Vue, you may be interested in using TypeScript to enhance your development process. TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript that adds static typing to the language, providing improved code quality and better tooling support. Here’s how you can easily integrate TypeScript into your Laravel, Inertia, and Vue projects.

Install TypeScript

The first step is to install TypeScript in your project. You can do this using npm by running the following command:

npm install --save-dev typescript

Configure TypeScript

Once TypeScript is installed, you’ll need to create a tsconfig.json file in the root of your project to configure TypeScript. Here’s a basic example of what your tsconfig.json file might look like:

{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "target": "es5",
    "module": "commonjs",
    "strict": true
  }
}

Install Required Packages

In addition to TypeScript, you’ll need to install some additional packages to facilitate the use of TypeScript with Laravel, Inertia, and Vue. You can do this using npm as well:

npm install --save-dev ts-loader vue-class-component

Update Your Webpack Configuration

To integrate TypeScript into your webpack build process, you’ll need to update your webpack configuration to use the ts-loader for TypeScript files. Here’s an example of how you might update your webpack configuration:

module.exports = {
  // ... other webpack config options
  module: {
    rules: [
      // ... other rules
      {
        test: /.tsx?$/,
        loader: 'ts-loader',
        exclude: /node_modules/,
      },
    ],
  },
  resolve: {
    extensions: ['.ts', '.tsx', '.js', '.jsx'],
  },
};

Use TypeScript with Laravel, Inertia, and Vue

Once you’ve completed the steps above, you can start using TypeScript in your Laravel, Inertia, and Vue project. You can create TypeScript files (with a .ts extension) alongside your JavaScript files, and TypeScript will seamlessly integrate with your existing codebase.

By following these steps, you can easily integrate TypeScript into your Laravel, Inertia, and Vue projects, enhancing your development process and improving the quality of your code. Happy coding!