DataSource Overview

The DataSource is an abstraction for using local data arrays of JavaScript objects or remote data services which return JSON, JSONP, oData, or XML.

The DataSource wrapper components play a central role in practically all web applications that are built with the Kendo UI Wrappers for Vue suite.

Installation

To initialize the DataSource wrapper components, utilize any of the following approaches:

• Use the ref attribute
• Use an internal slot element
• Use the CDN service
• Use Webpack

Using the ref Attribute

The following example demonstrates how to initialize the DataSource components by referencing the DataSource with the ref attribute.

Using an Internal slot Element

The following example demonstrates how to initialize the DataSource components by referencing the DataSource as an internal slot element.

Initializing with Webpack

1. Install Kendo UI and add a theme.

   Copy Codenpm install --save @progress/kendo-ui
   npm install --save @progress/kendo-theme-default

2. Install the Kendo UI DataSource package for Vue.

   Copy Codenpm install --save @progress/kendo-datasource-vue-wrapper

   The package also exports the following wrappers for individual components:

   • DataSource
   • HierarchicalDataSource
   • GanttDataSource
   • GanttDependencyDataSource
   • PivotDataSource
   • SchedulerDataSource
   • TreeListDataSource

3. Import the Kendo UI packages to the App component. If you use the Kendo UI components more than once in your application, add all Kendo UI-related files to the main.js file. If you use the Kendo UI components once in your application, add the Kendo UI-related files the component where they will be referred.

   Copy Codeimport '@progress/kendo-ui'// This will import the entire Kendo UI library
   // As an alternative, you could import only the scripts that are used by the utility:
   // import '@progress/kendo-ui/js/kendo.data' // Imports only the DataSource script and its dependencies
   
   import '@progress/kendo-theme-default/dist/all.css'
   
   import { DataSource,
   		HierarchicalDataSource,
   		GanttDataSource,
   		GanttDependencyDataSource,
   		PivotDataSource,
   		SchedulerDataSource,
   		TreeListDataSource,
   		DataSourceInstaller } from '@progress/kendo-datasource-vue-wrapper'
   
   Vue.use(DataSourceInstaller)
   
   new Vue({
       el: '#app',
       components: {
           DataSource,
   		HierarchicalDataSource,
   		GanttDataSource,
   		GanttDependencyDataSource,
   		PivotDataSource,
   		SchedulerDataSource,
   		TreeListDataSource,
   		DatasourceInstaller
       }
   })

Suggested Links

• Get Started with the DataSource
• Get Started with the HierarchicalDataSource
• Get Started with the GanttDataSource
• Get Started with the GanttDependencyDataSource
• Get Started with the PivotDataSource
• Get Started with the SchedulerDataSource
• Get Started with the TreeListDataSource