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Creating a CRUD App with Laravel and Vue.js

In this tutorial we see together how to write the code of an example CRUD App, with Laravel and Vue.js.

La Single Page Application will allow us to complete a cycle of basic operations on DB: create, read, update and delete with Vue.js , Vue Routers and Laravel Framework .

Nowadays, the most popular JS frameworks are Angular JS and Vue JS. Angular JS and Vue JS are very user-friendly and most popular JS frameworks. It provides management of the entire project or application without refreshing the page and powerful jquery validation.

Vue comes pre-packaged with Laravel (along with Laravel Mix , an excellent authoring tool based on webpack ) and allows developers to start building complex single page applications without worrying about transpilers, code packages, source maps or other “dirty” aspects of modern frontend development.

Server requirements

Php 7.4

Laravel 8.x

MySQL

Install the Laravel project

First, open Terminal and run the following command to create a new laravel project:

composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel crud-spa

or, if you installed Laravel Installer as a composer global dependency:

laravel new crud-spa

Configure database details:

After installation Go to your project root directory, open the .env file and set the database details as follows:

DB_CONNECTION=mysql 
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1 
DB_PORT=3306 
DB_DATABASE=<DATABASE NAME>
DB_USERNAME=<DATABASE USERNAME>
DB_PASSWORD=<DATABASE PASSWORD>

Install npm dependencies

Run the following command to install the front-end dependencies:

npm install

After that, install view ,  vue-router  e vue-axios . Vue-axios will be used to call the Laravel backend API. Run the following command on the terminal:

npm install vue vue-router vue-axios --save

Create migration, model and controller

Create a category template, migration, and controller. Run the following command for that:

php artisan make:model Category -mcr

-mcr  this topic will create Model, Migration and Controller using single command synthesis.

Now, open the category migration file from databases / migration and replace the code into the function up() :

public function up()
{
    Schema::create('categories', function (Blueprint $table) {
        $table->bigIncrements('id');
        $table->string('title');
        $table->text('description');
        $table->timestamps();
    });
}

Migrate the database using the following command:

php artisan migrate

Now, open the Category.php template fromapp/Models  and edit the code in the file model Category.php :

<?php

namespace App\Models;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

class Category extends Model {

   use HasFactory;

   protected $fillable = ['title','description'];

}

?>

Next, open CategoryController.php and add the code in the index, store, update and delete methods as follows:

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use App\Models\Category;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;

class CategoryController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * Display a listing of the resource.
     *
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function index()
    {
        $categories = Category::all(['id','title','description']);
        return response()->json($categories);
    }

    /**
     * Store a newly created resource in storage.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function store(Request $request)
    {
        $category = Category::create($request->post());
        return response()->json([
            'message'=>'Category Created Successfully!!',
            'category'=>$category
        ]);
    }

    /**
     * Display the specified resource.
     *
     * @param  \App\Models\Category  $category
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function show(Category $category)
    {
        return response()->json($category);
    }

    /**
     * Update the specified resource in storage.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
     * @param  \App\Models\Category  $category
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function update(Request $request, Category $category)
    {
        $category->fill($request->post())->save();
        return response()->json([
            'message'=>'Category Updated Successfully!!',
            'category'=>$category
        ]);
    }

    /**
     * Remove the specified resource from storage.
     *
     * @param  \App\Models\Category  $category
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function destroy(Category $category)
    {
        $category->delete();
        return response()->json([
            'message'=>'Category Deleted Successfully!!'
        ]);
    }
}

Defifinish the Routes in web.php

now defifinish them routes in files web.php e api. php . Go to folder routes and open the web.php and api.php file and update the following routes:

routes/web.php

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<?php
 
Route::get('{any}', function () {
    return view('app');
})->where('any', '.*');

routes/api.php

<?php
 
Route::resource('category',App\Http\Controllers\CategoryController::class)->only(['index','store','show','update','destroy']);

Create a Vue app

In this step, go to the directory resources/views, create the file app.blade.php  and add the following code to app.blade.php:

<!doctype html>
<html lang="{{ str_replace('_', '-', app()->getLocale()) }}">
    <head>
        <meta charset="utf-8">
        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
        <meta name="csrf-token" value="{{ csrf_token() }}"/>
        <title>Laravel Vue CRUD App</title>
        <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Nunito:200,600" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
        <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.0.0-beta1/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" integrity="sha384-giJF6kkoqNQ00vy+HMDP7azOuL0xtbfIcaT9wjKHr8RbDVddVHyTfAAsrekwKmP1" crossorigin="anonymous">
        <link href="{{ mix('css/app.css') }}" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet"/>
    </head>
    <body>
        <div id="app">
        </div>
        <script src="{{ mix('js/app.js') }}" type="text/javascript"></script>
    </body>
</html>

Create component for Vue app

In this step, go to the folder resource/js, create the folder components  and create the files as follows:

  • View app
  • Welcome.vue
  • Category/List.vue
  • Category/Add.vue
  • Category/Edit.vue

app. vue  it is the main file of our Vue app. Defiwe will finish router-view  in that file. All paths will appear in the file app. vue  .

Open the file Welcome.vue and update the following code in that file:

<template>
    <div class="container mt-5">
        <div class="col-12 text-center">
            <h1>Laravel Vuejs CRUD</h1>
        </div>
    </div>
</template>

Open the App.vue file and update the code as follows:

<template>
    <main>
        <nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-dark bg-dark">
            <div class="container-fluid">
                <router-link to="/" class="navbar-brand" href="#">Laravel Vue Crud App</router-link>
                <div class="collapse navbar-collapse">
                    <div class="navbar-nav">
                        <router-link exact-active-class="active" to="/" class="nav-item nav-link">Home</router-link>
                        <router-link exact-active-class="active" to="/category" class="nav-item nav-link">Category</router-link>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </nav>
        <div class="container mt-5">
            <router-view></router-view>
        </div>
    </main>
</template>
 
<script>
    export default {}
</script>

So, open up resource / js / components / category / List.vue  and add the following code in the file:

<template>
    <div class="row">
        <div class="col-12 mb-2 text-end">
            <router-link :to='{name:"categoryAdd"}' class="btn btn-primary">Create</router-link>
        </div>
        <div class="col-12">
            <div class="card">
                <div class="card-header">
                    <h4>Category</h4>
                </div>
                <div class="card-body">
                    <div class="table-responsive">
                        <table class="table table-bordered">
                            <thead>
                                <tr>
                                    <th>ID</th>
                                    <th>Title</th>
                                    <th>Description</th>
                                    <th>Actions</th>
                                </tr>
                            </thead>
                            <tbody v-if="categories.length > 0">
                                <tr v-for="(category,key) in categories" :key="key">
                                    <td>{{ category.id }}</td>
                                    <td>{{ category.title }}</td>
                                    <td>{{ category.description }}</td>
                                    <td>
                                        <router-link :to='{name:"categoryEdit",params:{id:category.id}}' class="btn btn-success">Edit</router-link>
                                        <button type="button" @click="deleteCategory(category.id)" class="btn btn-danger">Delete</button>
                                    </td>
                                </tr>
                            </tbody>
                            <tbody v-else>
                                <tr>
                                    <td colspan="4" align="center">No Categories Found.</td>
                                </tr>
                            </tbody>
                        </table>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
</template>

<script>
export default {
    name:"categories",
    data(){
        return {
            categories:[]
        }
    },
    mounted(){
        this.getCategories()
    },
    methods:{
        async getCategories(){
            await this.axios.get('/api/category').then(response=>{
                this.categories = response.data
            }).catch(error=>{
                console.log(error)
                this.categories = []
            })
        },
        deleteCategory(id){
            if(confirm("Are you sure to delete this category ?")){
                this.axios.delete(`/api/category/${id}`).then(response=>{
                    this.getCategories()
                }).catch(error=>{
                    console.log(error)
                })
            }
        }
    }
}
</script>

Next, open  resource /js/components/category/Add.vue  and update the following code in the file:

<template>
    <div class="row">
        <div class="col-12">
            <div class="card">
                <div class="card-header">
                    <h4>Add Category</h4>
                </div>
                <div class="card-body">
                    <form @submit.prevent="create">
                        <div class="row">
                            <div class="col-12 mb-2">
                                <div class="form-group">
                                    <label>Title</label>
                                    <input type="text" class="form-control" v-model="category.title">
                                </div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="col-12 mb-2">
                                <div class="form-group">
                                    <label>Description</label>
                                    <input type="text" class="form-control" v-model="category.description">
                                </div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="col-12">
                                <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Save</button>
                            </div>
                        </div>                        
                    </form>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
</template>

<script>
export default {
    name:"add-category",
    data(){
        return {
            category:{
                title:"",
                description:""
            }
        }
    },
    methods:{
        async create(){
            await this.axios.post('/api/category',this.category).then(response=>{
                this.$router.push({name:"categoryList"})
            }).catch(error=>{
                console.log(error)
            })
        }
    }
}
</script>

Next, open  resource /js/components/category/Edit.vue  and update the following code in the file:


<template>
    <div class="row">
        <div class="col-12">
            <div class="card">
                <div class="card-header">
                    <h4>Update Category</h4>
                </div>
                <div class="card-body">
                    <form @submit.prevent="update">
                        <div class="row">
                            <div class="col-12 mb-2">
                                <div class="form-group">
                                    <label>Title</label>
                                    <input type="text" class="form-control" v-model="category.title">
                                </div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="col-12 mb-2">
                                <div class="form-group">
                                    <label>Description</label>
                                    <input type="text" class="form-control" v-model="category.description">
                                </div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="col-12">
                                <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Update</button>
                            </div>
                        </div>                        
                    </form>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
</template>

<script>
export default {
    name:"update-category",
    data(){
        return {
            category:{
                title:"",
                description:"",
                _method:"patch"
            }
        }
    },
    mounted(){
        this.showCategory()
    },
    methods:{
        async showCategory(){
            await this.axios.get(`/api/category/${this.$route.params.id}`).then(response=>{
                const { title, description } = response.data
                this.category.title = title
                this.category.description = description
            }).catch(error=>{
                console.log(error)
            })
        },
        async update(){
            await this.axios.post(`/api/category/${this.$route.params.id}`,this.category).then(response=>{
                this.$router.push({name:"categoryList"})
            }).catch(error=>{
                console.log(error)
            })
        }
    }
}
</script>

DefiFinish the path to the CRUD app in Vue Router

Now, you have to defifinish the Vue routes, and to do this go to the folder  resource / js , create the file route.js  and update the following code in the file:

const Welcome = () => import('./components/Welcome.vue' /* webpackChunkName: "resource/js/components/welcome" */)
const CategoryList = () => import('./components/category/List.vue' /* webpackChunkName: "resource/js/components/category/list" */)
const CategoryCreate = () => import('./components/category/Add.vue' /* webpackChunkName: "resource/js/components/category/add" */)
const CategoryEdit = () => import('./components/category/Edit.vue' /* webpackChunkName: "resource/js/components/category/edit" */)

export const routes = [
    {
        name: 'home',
        path: '/',
        component: Welcome
    },
    {
        name: 'categoryList',
        path: '/category',
        component: CategoryList
    },
    {
        name: 'categoryEdit',
        path: '/category/:id/edit',
        component: CategoryEdit
    },
    {
        name: 'categoryAdd',
        path: '/category/add',
        component: CategoryCreate
    }
]

Here we have used components slow loadingJS View manages the loading of components in a way lazy with paths, so on the DOM you can load components only when they are needed through paths.

Include Vue.js dependencies in app.js

Now you need to add all paths, vue-axios and other dependencies.

resource / js / app.js

require('./bootstrap');
import vue from 'vue'
window.Vue = vue;

import App from './components/App.vue';
import VueRouter from 'vue-router';
import VueAxios from 'vue-axios';
import axios from 'axios';
import {routes} from './routes';
 
Vue.use(VueRouter);
Vue.use(VueAxios, axios);
 
const router = new VueRouter({
    mode: 'history',
    routes: routes
});
 
const app = new Vue({
    el: '#app',
    router: router,
    render: h => h(App),
});

Update webpack.mix.js

webpack.mix.js

const mix = require('laravel-mix');

/*
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 | Mix Asset Management
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 |
 | Mix provides a clean, fluent API for defining some Webpack build steps
 | for your Laravel applications. By default, we are compiling the CSS
 | file for the application as well as bundling up all the JS files.
 |
 */

mix.js('resources/js/app.js', 'public/js')
    .postCss('resources/css/app.css', 'public/css', [
        //
    ]).vue();

Run the development server

Open terminal and run this command:

npm run watch
php artisan serve

apri localhost:8000 no browser.

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