[Question] Does SSR with Vue really need a build? (i.e. Handle component files like Ts-Node)

Since SSR is essentially just rendering a “snapshot” of the initial state of the HTML generated by components, shouldn’t it be possible to handle component files in a similar way to how ts-node deals with .ts files?

Essentially we could use require.extensions to convert .vue files to es modules, add a .ts extension and then handle them with ts-node… giving us the ability to use Vue components without the hassle of a build.

I know, for some reason, Node says not to use this but it’s a critically useful feature when implemented carefully (as with ts-node)

[frandiox]

@arpowers Very interesting idea. It could be useful at least for development in order to have a local SSR environment that doesn’t require build watching, like what you mentioned in another issue.

In production, however, I think a build would still be better at least for short-lived environments such as serverless functions or workers. Maybe it could be fine for Node servers 🤔

[yyx990803]

Closing for #1290