Vue.compile is not a function

I am using Vuejs 2 (webpack-simple template) and I would compile template before render it. Below my code : App.vue

<template>
    <div id="app">
        <h1>{{ msg }}</h1>
    </div>
</template>
<script>
    export default {
        name: 'app'
    }
</script>

main.js

import Vue from 'vue'
import App from './App.vue'

const res = Vue.compile(App)
const vm = new Vue({
    el: '#app',
    data: {
        msg: 'hello'
    },
    render: res.render,
    staticRenderFns: res.staticRenderFns
})

But when I start the server I got this error : __WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0_vue___default.a.compile is not a function . Can you please help me to make it work ?

[LinusBorg]

So, If I keep just the content inside the <template> tag in my ‘App’ component, is there any way to get its content as String in main.js ?

No. The whole point of vue files is to keep everything in one place. Why do you want an App.vue component if you only want the template string?

I don’t really understand what you are trying to do, or why, despite your explanation. Sorry 😦

Maybe save it as .html and install html-loader to do template: require('html!./main.html')

[LinusBorg]

import Vue from 'vue'imports the runtime-only build, which does not have the compiler.

https://vuejs.org/guide/installation.html#Standalone-vs-Runtime-only-Build

I will adjust the template to include the standalone build version by default.