Integrating a Calendar into Your Vue Application with Vue2-Simple-Calendar
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Vue2-Simple-Calendar
Creating a calendar from the ground up can be quite challenging. Fortunately, numerous calendar components have been developed specifically for Vue applications. This article will guide you through the process of integrating the Vue2-Simple-Calendar component into your Vue project.
To begin using Vue2-Simple-Calendar, you can install it via NPM with the following command:
npm install vue2-simple-calendar
Alternatively, if you prefer Yarn, you can use:
yarn add vue2-simple-calendar
Next, you will need to include it in your project by modifying the main.js file:
import Vue from "vue";
import App from "./App.vue";
import vueCalendar from "vue2-simple-calendar";
import "./assets/calendar.css";
Vue.use(vueCalendar, {});
Vue.config.productionTip = false;
new Vue({
render: (h) => h(App)
}).$mount("#app");
In your App.vue, you will set up the component to display the calendar effectively.
Section 1.1: Setting Up Calendar Styles
To ensure your calendar has an appealing layout, you should include the following CSS styles in calendar.css:
.vue-calendar {
display: grid;
grid-template-rows: 10% 90%;
background: #fff;
margin: 0 auto;
}
.calendar-header {
align-items: center;
}
.header-left,
.header-right {
flex: 1;
}
.header-center {
flex: 3;
text-align: center;
}
.title {
margin: 0 5px;
}
.next-month,
.prev-month {
cursor: pointer;
}
.calendar-body {
display: grid;
grid-template-rows: 5% 95%;
}
.days-header {
display: grid;
grid-auto-columns: 14.25%;
grid-template-areas: "a a a a a a a";
border-top: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
border-left: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
}
.days-body {
display: grid;
grid-template-rows: auto;
}
.day-number {
text-align: right;
margin-right: 10px;
}
.day-label {
text-align: center;
border-right: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
}
.week-row {
display: grid;
grid-template-areas: "a a a a a a a";
grid-row-gap: 5px;
grid-auto-columns: 14.25%;
border-left: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
}
.week-day {
padding: 4px;
border-right: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
}
.week-day.disabled {
background-color: #f5f5f5;
}
.week-day.not-current > .day-number {
color: #c3c3c3;
}
.week-day.today > .day-number {
font-weight: 700;
color: red;
}
.events {
font-size: 12px;
cursor: pointer;
padding: 0 0 0 4px;
}
.events .event {
height: 18px;
line-height: 18px;
overflow: hidden;
white-space: nowrap;
text-overflow: ellipsis;
margin: 0 4px 2px 0;
color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);
background-color: #d4dcec;
}
.events .more-link {
color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.38);
}
This CSS establishes a grid layout for the calendar, utilizing the days-header and week-row classes to organize the calendar's structure.
Subsection 1.1.1: Utilizing Calendar Features
In your App.vue, incorporate the vue-calendar component to display your calendar. Important props include:
- show-limit: Sets the maximum number of events displayed per day.
- events: An array that contains the events to be shown.
- disable: Specifies days to be disabled.
- show-all: An event emitted when the "show more" link is clicked.
- day-clicked: An event triggered when a day is selected.
- event-clicked: An event activated when an event is selected.
- month-changed: An event emitted when the month is altered.
Chapter 2: Conclusion
The Vue2-Simple-Calendar provides a straightforward solution for integrating an event calendar into your Vue application.
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