Overview

This article introduces Nuxt Time, a library for Nuxt 3 that provides SSR/SSG-safe rendering of any date/time. It prevents hydration mismatch on the client and respects the browser locale. The library allows you to easily render a spec-compliant time element in your Nuxt app.

Features

• SSR/SSG-safe rendering: Nuxt Time ensures that the rendering of date/time is safe for server-side rendering (SSR) and static site generation (SSG).
• Prevents hydration mismatch: It prevents any mismatch between the server-rendered content and the client-side hydration, ensuring consistent behavior.
• Respects browser locale: The library respects the user’s browser locale and renders the date/time accordingly.
• Renders semantic time element: Nuxt Time renders a spec-compliant <time> element, ensuring semantic HTML structure and accessibility.

Installation

To install Nuxt Time, you can follow these steps:

1. Install the npm package:

   npm install nuxt-time
   

2. Add the library to your Nuxt configuration file (nuxt.config.js):

   // nuxt.config.js
   export default {
     modules: ['nuxt-time'],
   }
   

Summary

Nuxt Time is a useful library for Nuxt 3 that provides SSR/SSG-safe rendering of date/time. It ensures consistent behavior between server-side rendering and client-side hydration. The library respects the user’s browser locale and renders a semantic <time> element. Install and use Nuxt Time to easily handle date/time rendering in your Nuxt application.