
Here’s the explanation of the file structure generated by pnpm create vuetify
(updated version) and the roles of each file/directory:
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├── public/ # Static assets (copied directly to build output)
│ └── favicon.ico # Website favicon
│
├── src/ # Core source code directory
│ ├── assets/ # Static assets (processed by bundler)
│ │ └── vuetify.svg # Vuetify default logo
│ │
│ ├── components/ # Reusable Vue components
│ │ └── HelloWorld.vue # Example component
│ │
│ ├── layouts/ # Page layout components
│ │ └── Default.vue # Default layout (with navbar/footer)
│ │
│ ├── plugins/ # Vue/Vuetify plugin configurations
│ │ └── vuetify.js # Vuetify theme/component configuration entry
│ │
│ ├── pages/ # VUE components here are automatically converted into navigable routes (pages)
│ │ └── index.vue # Homepage
│ │
│ ├── router/ # Routing configuration
│ │ └── index.ts # Auto-routing setup
│ │
│ ├── stores/ # Pinia state management
│ │ ├── app.ts # App-specific store module
│ │ └── index.ts # Pinia store initialization
│ │
│ ├── styles/ # Vuetify style overrides
│ │ └── settings.scss # Custom theme/scss variables
│ │
│ ├── App.vue # Vue root component
│ ├── main.js # Application entry (initializes Vue instance)
│ └── routes.js # Legacy routing config (if manually configured)
│
├── .gitignore # Git ignore rules
├── index.html # HTML entry point
├── package.json # Project dependencies and scripts
├── pnpm-lock.yaml # Dependency lockfile (pnpm-specific)
├── README.md # Project documentation
├── vite.config.js # Vite build tool configuration
└── .eslintrc.cjs # ESLint code style rules (if enabled)
Key File Descriptions Link to Key File Descriptions
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vite.config.js
- Core Vite configuration: integrates Vuetify plugins, dev server settings, etc.
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src/plugins/vuetify.js
- Vuetify initialization: imports components/styles, defines themes/icons.
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src/layouts/Default.vue
- Global layout template with navigation components like
<v-app-bar>
.
- Global layout template with navigation components like
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src/pages/*.vue
- Page components that auto-generate routes (via file-based routing).
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src/router/index.ts
- Auto-routing configuration (if using file-based routing system).
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src/stores/*.ts
- Pinia state management modules and initialization.
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src/styles/settings.scss
- Custom SCSS variables to override Vuetify’s default styles.
Optional Features (Based on Setup Choices) Link to Optional Features (Based on Setup Choices)
tests/
- Unit test directory (if testing framework is selected).
tsconfig.json
- TypeScript configuration (if using TypeScript template).
This updated structure reflects modern Vuetify practices with auto-routing, Pinia state management, and SCSS customization capabilities, enabling rapid development of scalable applications.