Getting Started with Syncfusion^® Scheduler Component in Vue 3

25 Apr 202521 minutes to read

This article provides a step-by-step guide for setting up a Vite project with a JavaScript environment and integrating the Syncfusion^® Vue Scheduler component using the Composition API / Options API.

The Composition API is a new feature introduced in Vue.js 3 that provides an alternative way to organize and reuse component logic. It allows developers to write components as functions that use smaller, reusable functions called composition functions to manage their properties and behavior.

The Options API is the traditional way of writing Vue.js components, where the component logic is organized into a series of options that define the component’s properties and behavior. These options include data, methods, computed properties, watchers, lifecycle hooks, and more.

Prerequisites

System requirements for Syncfusion^® Vue UI components

Set up the Vite project

A recommended approach for beginning with Vue is to scaffold a project using Vite. To create a new Vite project, use one of the commands that are specific to either NPM or Yarn.

npm create vite@latest

yarn create vite

Using one of the above commands will lead you to set up additional configurations for the project as below:

1.Define the project name: We can specify the name of the project directly. Let’s specify the name of the project as my-project for this article.

? Project name: » my-project

2.Select Vue as the framework. It will creates a Vue 3 project.

? Select a framework: » - Use arrow-keys. Return to submit.
Vanilla
> Vue
  React
  Preact
  Lit
  Svelte
  Others

3.Choose JavaScript as framework variant to build this Vite project using JavaScript and Vue.

? Select a variant: » - Use arrow-keys. Return to submit.
> JavaScript
  TypeScript
  Customize with create-vue ↗
  Nuxt ↗

4.Upon completing the aforementioned steps to create the my-project, run the following command to install its dependencies:

cd my-project
npm install

cd my-project
yarn install

Now that my-project is ready to run with default settings, let’s add Syncfusion^® Scheduler component to the project.

Adding Syncfusion^® Vue packages

Syncfusion^® Vue component packages are available at npmjs.com. To use Syncfusion^® Vue components in the project, install the corresponding npm package.

This article uses the Vue Scheduler component as an example. To use the Vue Scheduler component in the project, the @syncfusion/ej2-vue-schedule package needs to be installed using the following command

npm install @syncfusion/ej2-vue-schedule --save

yarn add @syncfusion/ej2-vue-schedule

Import Syncfusion^® CSS styles

You can import themes for the Syncfusion^® Vue component in various ways, such as using CSS or SASS styles from npm packages, CDN, CRG and Theme Studio. Refer to themes topic to know more about built-in themes and different ways to refer to themes in a Vue project.

In this article, Material theme is applied using CSS styles, which are available in installed packages. The necessary Material CSS styles for the Scheduler component and its dependents were imported into the <style> section of the src/App.vue file.

<style>
  @import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css';
  @import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css';
  @import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-calendars/styles/material.css';
  @import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css';
  @import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css';
  @import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css';
  @import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-popups/styles/material.css';
  @import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-vue-schedule/styles/material.css';
</style>

Note: Scheduler component use other Syncfusion^® components too, the dependent component’s CSS references need to be added for using all the Scheduler functionalities.

Add Syncfusion^® Vue component

Follow the below steps to add the Vue Scheduler component using Composition API or Options API:

1.First, import and register the Scheduler component and its child directives in the script section of the src/App.vue file. If you are using the Composition API, you should add the setup attribute to the script tag to indicate that Vue will be using the Composition API.

Composition API (~/src/App.vue)
Options API (~/src/App.vue)
<script setup>
import { provide } from "vue";
import {
  ScheduleComponent as EjsSchedule, ViewsDirective as EViews, ViewDirective as EView,
  ResourcesDirective as EResources, ResourceDirective as EResource,
  Day, Week, WorkWeek, Month, Agenda
} from "@syncfusion/ej2-vue-schedule";

provide('schedule', [Day, Week, WorkWeek, Month, Agenda]);
</script>
<script>
import {
  Day,
  Week,
  WorkWeek,
  Month,
  Agenda,
  MonthAgenda,
  ScheduleComponent, ViewsDirective, ViewDirective
} from "@syncfusion/ej2-vue-schedule";

export default {
  name: "App",
  components: {
    'ejs-schedule' : ScheduleComponent,
    'e-views' : ViewsDirective,
    'e-view' : ViewDirective,
    'e-resources': ResourcesDirective,
    'e-resource': ResourceDirective
  }
}
</script>

2.In the template section, define the Scheduler component with the selectedDate, eventSettings properties and resources definition with dataSource property.

<template>
  <ejs-schedule height='550px' width='100%' :selectedDate='selectedDate' :eventSettings='eventSettings'>
    <e-views>
      <e-view option='Day'></e-view>
      <e-view option='Week'></e-view>
      <e-view option='WorkWeek'></e-view>
      <e-view option='Month'></e-view>
      <e-view option='Agenda'></e-view>
    </e-views>
    <e-resources>
      <e-resource field="OwnerId" title="Owner" name="Owners" :dataSource="ownerDataSource" textField="OwnerText"
        idField="Id" colorField="OwnerColor">
      </e-resource>
    </e-resources>
  </ejs-schedule>
</template>

3.Declare the values for the selectedDate, eventSettings and resources dataSource properties in the script section.

Composition API (~/src/App.vue)
Options API (~/src/App.vue)
<script setup>
const selectedDate = new Date(2023, 7, 8);
const eventSettings = {
  dataSource: [
    {
      Id: 1,
      Subject: 'Surgery - Andrew',
      EventType: 'Confirmed',
      StartTime: new Date(2023, 7, 10, 9, 0),
      EndTime: new Date(2023, 7, 10, 10, 0),
      OwnerId: 2
    },
    {
      Id: 2,
      Subject: 'Consulting - John',
      EventType: 'Confirmed',
      StartTime: new Date(2023, 7, 9, 10, 0),
      EndTime: new Date(2023, 7, 9, 11, 30),
      OwnerId: 3
    },
    {
      Id: 3,
      Subject: 'Therapy - Robert',
      EventType: 'Requested',
      StartTime: new Date(2023, 7, 8, 11, 30),
      EndTime: new Date(2023, 7, 8, 12, 30),
      OwnerId: 1
    }
  ]
};
const ownerDataSource = [
  { OwnerText: "Nancy", Id: 1, OwnerColor: "#ffaa00" },
  { OwnerText: "Steven", Id: 2, OwnerColor: "#f8a398" },
  { OwnerText: "Michael", Id: 3, OwnerColor: "#7499e1" }
];
</script>
<script>
data: function () {
    return {
      selectedDate: new Date(2023, 7, 8),
      eventSettings: {
        dataSource: [
          {
            Id: 1,
            Subject: 'Surgery - Andrew',
            EventType: 'Confirmed',
            StartTime: new Date(2023, 7, 10, 9, 0),
            EndTime: new Date(2023, 7, 10, 10, 0),
            OwnerId: 2
          },
          {
            Id: 2,
            Subject: 'Consulting - John',
            EventType: 'Confirmed',
            StartTime: new Date(2023, 7, 9, 10, 0),
            EndTime: new Date(2023, 7, 9, 11, 30),
            OwnerId: 3
          },
          {
            Id: 3,
            Subject: 'Therapy - Robert',
            EventType: 'Requested',
            StartTime: new Date(2023, 7, 8, 11, 30),
            EndTime: new Date(2023, 7, 8, 12, 30),
            OwnerId: 1
          }
        ]
      },
      ownerDataSource: [
        { OwnerText: "Nancy", Id: 1, OwnerColor: "#ffaa00" },
        { OwnerText: "Steven", Id: 2, OwnerColor: "#f8a398" },
        { OwnerText: "Michael", Id: 3, OwnerColor: "#7499e1" }
      ]
    }
  },
</script>

Here is the summarized code for the above steps in the src/App.vue file:

Composition API (~/src/App.vue)
Options API (~/src/App.vue)
<template>
  <ejs-schedule height='550px' width='100%' :selectedDate='selectedDate' :eventSettings='eventSettings'>
    <e-views>
      <e-view option='Day'></e-view>
      <e-view option='Week'></e-view>
      <e-view option='WorkWeek'></e-view>
      <e-view option='Month'></e-view>
      <e-view option='Agenda'></e-view>
    </e-views>
    <e-resources>
      <e-resource field="OwnerId" title="Owner" name="Owners" :dataSource="ownerDataSource" textField="OwnerText"
        idField="Id" colorField="OwnerColor">
      </e-resource>
    </e-resources>
  </ejs-schedule>
</template>

<script setup>
import { provide } from "vue";
import {
  ScheduleComponent as EjsSchedule, ViewsDirective as EViews, ViewDirective as EView,
  ResourcesDirective as EResources, ResourceDirective as EResource,
  Day, Week, WorkWeek, Month, Agenda
} from "@syncfusion/ej2-vue-schedule";

provide('schedule', [Day, Week, WorkWeek, Month, Agenda]);

const selectedDate = new Date(2023, 7, 8);
const eventSettings = {
  dataSource: [
    {
      Id: 1,
      Subject: 'Surgery - Andrew',
      EventType: 'Confirmed',
      StartTime: new Date(2023, 7, 10, 9, 0),
      EndTime: new Date(2023, 7, 10, 10, 0),
      OwnerId: 2
    },
    {
      Id: 2,
      Subject: 'Consulting - John',
      EventType: 'Confirmed',
      StartTime: new Date(2023, 7, 9, 10, 0),
      EndTime: new Date(2023, 7, 9, 11, 30),
      OwnerId: 3
    },
    {
      Id: 3,
      Subject: 'Therapy - Robert',
      EventType: 'Requested',
      StartTime: new Date(2023, 7, 8, 11, 30),
      EndTime: new Date(2023, 7, 8, 12, 30),
      OwnerId: 1
    }
  ]
};
const ownerDataSource = [
  { OwnerText: "Nancy", Id: 1, OwnerColor: "#ffaa00" },
  { OwnerText: "Steven", Id: 2, OwnerColor: "#f8a398" },
  { OwnerText: "Michael", Id: 3, OwnerColor: "#7499e1" }
];
</script>

<style>
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-calendars/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-popups/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-vue-schedule/styles/material.css';
</style>
<template>
  <ejs-schedule height='550px' width='100%' :selectedDate='selectedDate' :eventSettings='eventSettings'>
    <e-views>
      <e-view option='Day'></e-view>
      <e-view option='Week'></e-view>
      <e-view option='WorkWeek'></e-view>
      <e-view option='Month'></e-view>
      <e-view option='Agenda'></e-view>
    </e-views>
    <e-resources>
      <e-resource field="OwnerId" title="Owner" name="Owners" :dataSource="ownerDataSource" textField="OwnerText"
        idField="Id" colorField="OwnerColor">
      </e-resource>
    </e-resources>
  </ejs-schedule>
</template>

<script>
import {
  Day,
  Week,
  WorkWeek,
  Month,
  Agenda,
  MonthAgenda, ScheduleComponent, ViewsDirective, ViewDirective, ResourcesDirective, ResourceDirective
} from "@syncfusion/ej2-vue-schedule";

export default {
  name: "App",
  components: {
    'ejs-schedule': ScheduleComponent,
    'e-views': ViewsDirective,
    'e-view': ViewDirective,
    'e-resources': ResourcesDirective,
    'e-resource': ResourceDirective
  },
  data: function () {
    return {
      selectedDate: new Date(2023, 7, 8),
      eventSettings: {
        dataSource: [
          {
            Id: 1,
            Subject: 'Surgery - Andrew',
            EventType: 'Confirmed',
            StartTime: new Date(2023, 7, 10, 9, 0),
            EndTime: new Date(2023, 7, 10, 10, 0),
            OwnerId: 2
          },
          {
            Id: 2,
            Subject: 'Consulting - John',
            EventType: 'Confirmed',
            StartTime: new Date(2023, 7, 9, 10, 0),
            EndTime: new Date(2023, 7, 9, 11, 30),
            OwnerId: 3
          },
          {
            Id: 3,
            Subject: 'Therapy - Robert',
            EventType: 'Requested',
            StartTime: new Date(2023, 7, 8, 11, 30),
            EndTime: new Date(2023, 7, 8, 12, 30),
            OwnerId: 1
          }
        ]
      },
      ownerDataSource: [
        { OwnerText: "Nancy", Id: 1, OwnerColor: "#ffaa00" },
        { OwnerText: "Steven", Id: 2, OwnerColor: "#f8a398" },
        { OwnerText: "Michael", Id: 3, OwnerColor: "#7499e1" }
      ]
    }
  },
  provide: {
    schedule: [Day, Week, WorkWeek, Month, Agenda, MonthAgenda]
  }
};
</script>

<style>
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-calendars/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-popups/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-vue-schedule/styles/material.css';
</style>

Run the project

To run the project, use the following command:

npm run dev

yarn run dev

The output will appear as follows:

vue3-js-composition

Refer the sample Vue 3 using Composition API Scheduler getting started

For migrating from Vue 2 to Vue 3, refer to the migration documentation.

Getting Started with Syncfusion® Scheduler Component in Vue 3

Prerequisites

Set up the Vite project

Adding Syncfusion® Vue packages

Import Syncfusion® CSS styles

Add Syncfusion® Vue component

Run the project

See also

Getting Started with Syncfusion^® Scheduler Component in Vue 3

Adding Syncfusion^® Vue packages

Import Syncfusion^® CSS styles

Add Syncfusion^® Vue component