How can I reduce imports from entry.js file?
My entry.js file is loaded with over 300 imports
most of them - I dont really need to site load.
is there any way to reduce it?
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To reduce the number of imports from your entry.js file in a Nuxt project, you can leverage Nuxt's experimental feature to extract asyncData handlers into separate chunks. This helps with code splitting and ensures that only the necessary code is loaded when needed, rather than bundling everything into the entry file.
Here's how you can enable this feature:
With this enabled, handler functions from useAsyncData and useLazyAsyncData will be moved into dynamically imported chunks. This means that your entry.js will no longer include all those handlers by default, reducing its size and the number of imports loaded on initial site load.
Important: This feature is recommended for static builds with payload extraction enabled, where data does not need to be re-fetched at runtime. It is especially useful for sites that are pre-rendered and do not require dynamic data fetching on the client side. For more details and an example of how the transformation works, see the official pull request description: extract asyncData handlers to chunks.
If you are seeing excessive imports due to auto-imports or other configuration, you may also want to review your auto-import settings and only include what you need, but the main solution for reducing entry.js imports is the experimental chunk extraction feature described above.
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@kapa.ai its only related to
useAsyncData which I dont useLet me check the knowledge base for you again. One moment! :books:
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Thank you for clarifying that you do not use useAsyncData. Based on the knowledge sources provided, the main documented method for reducing imports in the entry.js file is the experimental feature that extracts asyncData handlers into separate chunks, which, as you noted, is only relevant if you use useAsyncData or useLazyAsyncData extract asyncData handlers to chunks.
Beyond this, the knowledge sources do not provide explicit information or alternative features for reducing the number of imports in entry.js for other types of code or general imports. There is mention of improvements in chunk stability and import mapping to avoid unnecessary cache invalidation when only a small part of the codebase changes, but this does not directly address reducing the number of imports in entry.js itself use importmap to increase chunk stability.
If your entry.js is large due to auto-imports or other configuration, the knowledge sources do not contain specific guidance or features for customizing or limiting these imports outside of the asyncData handler extraction. I'm sorry, but there's no information in the provided sources about reducing general imports in entry.js beyond the asyncData-related feature.
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