Vue 3.5 & Composables

20. Vue 3.5 Core Primitives & Composables

Analyze Vue 3.5 reactive prop destructuring without toRefs, typed template references, SSR-safe ID generation, and modular composable lifecycles.

vue35-composables.vue
<script setup lang="ts">
import { watchEffect } from 'vue';

// Vue 3.5 Reactive Prop Destructure (Preserves signals without toRefs)
const { count = 0, label = 'Telemetric Metric' } = defineProps<{
  count?: number;
  label?: string;
}>();

// Vue 3.5 SSR-safe ID & Template References
const elementId = useId();
const inputRef = useTemplateRef<HTMLInputElement>('inputField');

watchEffect(() => {
  console.log(`[Vue 3.5] ${label}: ${count} (ID: ${elementId})`);
});
</script>

<template>
  <div :id="elementId" class="p-6 border rounded-2xl bg-white dark:bg-slate-900">
    <h4 class="text-lg font-bold">{{ label }}</h4>
    <p class="text-base text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-300 mt-2">Value: {{ count }}</p>
  </div>
</template>

Vue 3.5 Core Primitives & Composables

Vue 3.5 enhances the Composition API with compiler improvements for prop destructuring, SSR-safe element IDs, and typed template references.

  • Reactive Prop Destructuring: Destructuring defineProps() directly retains full reactivity without requiring toRefs() or toRef() boilerplate.
  • useId(): Generates unique, stable element IDs across server rendering and client hydration to prevent accessibility mismatches.
  • useTemplateRef(): Strongly typed DOM ref bindings that decouple variable names from template string literals.
Vue 3.5 Reactive Destructure Simulator Vue 3.5 Compiler
Simulated Vue 3.5 Component State SSR useId() = v-id-109
Destructured Prop:

Active Edge Isolates

Reactive Value:

42